Library Welcomes New Circulation Services Coordinator

Dale Stewart

We are happy to announce that Dale Stewart has joined the Doherty Library as the evening Circulation Services Coordinator. His primary responsibilities will involve supervision and management of the circulation department during evenings and nights, Monday-Friday. Dale’s previous library experience includes three years working in the preservation department of the Harvard Law Library. Dale is a graduate of the University of Texas Studio Arts program and he works on a variety of art projects in his studio at the Commerce Street Artist’s Warehouse. Please join us in welcoming Dale to UST!

Rachel

Doherty Library Acquires Paintings

Elkins Foundation Gift Results in New Art for Doherty Library

The Doherty Library recently purchased two oil on canvas paintings by Eva Carter. The acquisition was made possible by a generous gift from the Elkins Foundation. The works hang side by side on the south wall of the western side of the main lobby. One is titled “Turning Point” (below, on the left) and the other “Emerald” (below, on the right).

The two paintings are representative of Ms. Carter’s abstract expressionist style. ArtNews characterizes her work as “impulsive, wild, and brimming with movement and emotion, yet they [are] too well composed to be completely spontaneous” (December 2004, p.150). With “Turning Point,” Carter “seems to sculpt with color, creating a triple dimensionality through warm advancing reds and whites, contrasted against cool, receding creams and beiges. Every square inch of the canvas has purpose and integrity, cajoling viewers to participate in the forces of energy that seem to pulse before their very eyes.” ( Focus/Santa Fe, January 2005 issue, p.1013). “Emerald” has a similar effect on the viewer, exerting energy and emotion using olive and beige tones. The two works compliment each other nicely, and their abstract style compliments the mid-century modern architecture of the library. We are fortunate to have such fine art displayed at Doherty library.

Eva Carter has had several art exhibitions in Santa Fe and also Charleston, South Carolina and other venues.

 Jim & Rachel

Czech Exhibit at Doherty Library

Czech Heritage Exhibit October 8th – November 5th

Explore the unique history, geography, folkways & handicrafts of the Czech Republic this month at the Doherty library. The Czech Heritage exhibit is on display from October 8, 2007 to November 5, 2007. Exhibit creator Rev. Paul Chovanec has recently returned from a tour of the country and brought with him many new and interesting items from his visit. Artifacts and text are grouped thematically to highlight nature, science & technological innovation, scenic travel & tourism, arts & humanities, and finally Texas-Czech heritage.

Link to the Czech Heritage Society of Texas

Link to Father Chovanec’s church, St. Justin Martyr Catholic Community

Rachel

Research Consultations @ the Reference Desk

Professional Help, On Demand

You’ve seen us in library classes and you’ve seen us at the desk answering questions, but did you know Doherty librarians also offer custom, in-depth research consultations? Any UST student can request a one-on-one consult with a reference librarian. A professional librarian will spend 45 minutes to an hour with you — helping you fine-tune your research strategies, gather sources appropriate for your projects, advising you about access to outside resources, etc. If you need help getting started or have hit a dead end — or are anywhere in between — we can help. We might even come up with a few ideas you haven’t thought of! Students working on their capstone project, senior thesis or master’s thesis may especially want to take advantage of this service. Call the reference department at 713-525-2188 or email reference@stthom.edu to set up an appointment. Remember that we always caution students to begin their research early and this is no exception: When setting your appointment, please give us at least a few day’s lead time to gather sources and conduct preliminary research before our meeting.

Mary, Rachel and Lisa

The Greenwood Endowment for Children’s Literature

The Patrick Spann Greenwood Children’s Literature Collection

Does it seem strange for an academic library to have an extensive collection of children’s books? Not to UST education majors seeking curriculum materials for their coursework! Since the 1970’s, the Greenwood endowment has supported the acquisition of material in children’s literature and other materials in the areas of general education and human development related to the curricula offered by the School of Education. The Greenwood collection was made possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Freeman in memory of their grandson, Patrick Spann Greenwood (1970-1972). Books in the Collection can be recognized by their distinctive memorial bookplate.  A large part of the Collection is found in the children’s literature area of the library’s book stacks (that’s the PZ’s on the 2^nd floor of Doherty). All the children’s books are available for check-out by UST students, faculty and staff. Other materials — general education and human development — are shelved where appropriate throughout the library. UST Education majors as well as all students and library patrons past, present and future benefit greatly from this simple act of generosity by the Freemans.

Rachel

The Quill’s Quote for Today

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero