CUL in the News
Shelf Life: a weekly Cornell Chronicle column about recent happenings at the Library
December 2010
Collaboration: Social networking seeks critical mass (Nature, Dec. 15)
VIVO: What's driving the data (Information Today, December issue)
Robert Trent Jones collection, spanning 70 years of famed golf course designer's history, comes to Cornell (Cornell Chronicle, Dec. 7)
CornellCast: Eric Acree on Staff Notes (CornellCast, Dec. 3)
Food and Fiber fun at Mann (Cornell Daily Sun, Dec. 1)
November 2010
Spreading the word: Publishing Initiatives Caucus promotes law librarianship through writing (AALL Spectrum, November issue)
Robert Trent Jones legacy comes to Cornell University Library (Peter Scott's Library Blog, Nov. 16)
East Hill Notes: Kroch Library serving as archive for Ithaca institution (Ithaca Journal, Nov. 12)
Open data, open minds highlight SPARC digital repository meeting (Library Journal, Nov. 11)
Things to Do: Mann Local Food & Fiber Fair (Cornell Chronicle, Nov. 11)
Alumnus' wife donates 300 cookbooks to Statler's Nestle Library (Cornell Daily Sun, Nov. 11)
Olin Library fire safety project continues to close floors (Cornell Daily Sun, Nov. 11)
The growing Google Books corpus (DuraSpace blog, Nov. 10)
An update on taking up a collection for arXiv (Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 9)
300 cookbooks enrich library's collection (Cornell Chronicle, Nov. 4)
New buy-it link on WorldCat.org connects consumers to library content on Amazon (OCLC, Nov. 2)
October 2010
USDA adopts Cornell-develooped VIVO to network scientists (Cornell Chronicle, Oct. 28)
MLK Community Build prepares book distribution (Ithaca Times, Oct. 26)
Library to contribute 300,000 books to repostory (R&D Magazine, Oct. 25)
Cornell University Library contributes 300,000 books to HathiTrust repository (Cornell Chronicle, Oct. 25)
'Paper has a memory': Library hosts book artist Pfeiffer (Cornell Chronicle, Oct. 22)
HathiTrust's copyright detectives (Library Journal, Oct. 21)
Cornell University Library joins the HathiTrust with a donation of 300,000 items (ResourceShelf, Oct. 20)
Ithaca eatery archived (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Oct. 19)
Four very different futures imagined for research libraries (Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 19)
Moosewood donates manuscripts to university (Cornell Daily Sun, Oct. 15)
Moosewood donates papers to Cornell (Ithaca Independent, Oct. 13)
Moosewood collection finds a permanent home (Ithaca Journal, Oct. 13)
Moosewood collection finds permanent home at Cornell's Library (Cornell Chronicle, Oct. 12)
Noted book artist to speak, assemble at CU Library (Cornell Chronicle, Oct. 12)
Rethinking library linking: Making OpenURL better with data, data and more data (American Libraries, Oct. 4)
USDA agencies to join scientific networking system (USDA, Oct. 4)
September 2010
Syracuse iSchool and Cornell University Library launch eScience mentorship program (iSchool News, Sept. 30)
Art historian strives to rescue plaster cast collection (Ezra magazine, fall issue)
Mark Twain open house at Cornell University (Ithaca Journal, Sept. 28)
Digital humanities initiatives inform new approaches to research, art, media (Cornell Chronicle, Sept. 23)
Cornell and Columbia libraries collaborate (Cornell Daily Sun, Sept. 23)
Creating new digital collections (ECN magazine, Sept. 21)
Grants create digital collections of plaster casts and more (Cornell Chronicle, Sept. 21)
In a tough market, University aims to streamline production (Cornell Daily Sun, Sept. 21)
2CUL program takes another step toward collaborative collection development (Library Journal, Sept. 16)
2CUL announcement (ResourceShelf, Sept. 17)
Cornell and Columbia libraries to jointly develop Slavic collections (Cornell Chronicle, Sept. 16)
Labor history digitizes (ILR News Center, Sept. 8)
ECornell writes the book on new print/Web scholarly publishing model (Cornell Chronicle, Sept. 7)
Engineering Library to relocate text volumes and expand digitally (Cornell Daily Sun, Sept. 1)
Hotel and Management libraries' print collections will consolidate with ILR (Cornell Daily Sun, Sept. 1)
August 2010
In the Finger Lakes, enjoying a master's vision (New York Times, Aug. 30)
Mann Library becomes 'SITE' of sustainability (Cornell Daily Sun, Aug. 25)
Hotel, Johnson libraries to move print collections to ILR (Cornell Chronicle, Aug. 12)
Brushes with genius: Faculty members recall Barbara McClintock at library panel discussion (Cornell Chronicle, Aug. 9)
Trading spaces: Science libraries confront print's decline (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Aug. 6)
Alumni can access online databases (Cornell Alumni Magazine, July/August 2010)
July 2010
101 Best Websites of 2010 (Family Tree Magazine/Best History Sites, July 27)
Two working examples of a database and library using QR codes (ResourceShelf, July 15)
Collection development during the downturn: lessons from Cornell (Library Journal, July 15)
Winefairy chats with Evan Earle of Cornell U's Wine Archives (VinVillage Radio, July 8)
Stanford ushers in the age of bookless libraries (NPR, July 8)
June 2010
Engineering Library's electronic access to be emphasized as physical collection moves (Cornell Chronicle, June 29)
VIVO Utilizing Scopus Custom Data (PR Newswire, June 24)
Copyright videos with Peter Hirtle, John Saylor, Fiona Patrick (CU Copyright Information Center, June 23)
Lights, camera, action! The filming of "Wild Bill" Donovan's Nuremberg Legacy (The Competitive Edge, June 16)
Podcast: Remembering Mark Twain, a conversation at Quarry Farm (WSKG's Off the Page, June 8)
Mann showcases scientifically accurate glass sea life sculptures (Cornell Chronicle, June 7)
Information Competency Institute equips faculty with new teaching skills (Cornell Chronicle, June 3)
Student-designed Mann Library landscape chosen for sustainability test (Cornell Chronicle, June 2)
Got Ovid? Classical knowledge base will assist in citing ancient texts (Cornell Chronicle, June 2)
Mysterious Journey of Ezra Sutton's Stolen 1879 Boston Contract (Hauls of Shame, June 2)
Most Beautiful College Libraries (Campus Grotto, June 1)
May 2010
Conference draws international social scientists (Cornell Chronicle, May 24)
Infrared photos of CU on display (Ithaca Journal, May 20)
Six researchers win library's Zwickler research grants (Cornell Chronicle, May 19)
Learn to preserve documents, photos at the Ithaca library (Ithaca Journal, May 8)
Know your food by raising it yourself (Albany Times-Union, May 8)
Celebrating Preservation Week @ your library (American Library Association, May 7)
East Hill Notes: Twain business (Ithaca Journal, May 7)
Entomology collection to be centralized in Mann (Cornell Daily Sun, May 5)
Entomology Library to consolidate with Mann Library (Cornell Chronicle, May 3)
Ask a Librarian... for cake (American Libraries, May issue)
Exploring Mark Twain (American Libraries, May issue)
April 2010
Exhibition and lecture highlight Twain's life in letters and business (Cornell Chronicle, April 26)
Mark Twain events at Cornell (Elmira Star-Gazette & other local papers, April 20)
Graduating seniors earn library's top award (Cornell Chronicle, April 19)
TOCLC report suggests libraries face major risks (Library Journal, April 15)
Twain 100th anniversary exhibition opens April 23 (Cornell Chronicle, April 15)
For Cornell library, "The Time of the Singing of the Birds" has come (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 2)
FCU trivia buff recounts live mascot, fictional Cornell rascals and the gian pumpkin prank (Cornell Chronicle, April 1)
March 2010
Human resource: Student workers among library's most valuable resource (Ezra magazine, spring issue)
Library now comes pocket sized (Ezra magazine, spring issue)
Grants available for new digitization projects (Cornell Chronicle, March 30)
Library, university press launch German studies book series (Cornell Chronicle, March 30)
Mobile site and iPhone app make Cornell Library portable (Cornell Chronicle, March 15)
Video: A.D. White's architectural photos on Flickr (CyberTower, March)
Alumni donate collection of Corneliana to Library (Cornell Daily Sun, March 11)
University library, press and faculty partner to publish new book series (Resource Shelf, March 5)
2CUL universities awarded grants for humanities study (ARL eNews, March issue)
Mann book talk features discussion on wastewater treatment (Cornell Daily Sun, March 1)
Gift from 1930s chemist provides insight into plight of women scientists (Cornell Chronicle, March 1)
February 2010
Kheel archivist focuses on International Ladies Garment Workers Union collection (Cornell Chronicle, Feb. 24)
2CUL schools to examine libraries' role in supporthing Ph.D. humanities students (Resource Shelf, Feb. 23)
Kenney counts on faculty to help move library forward (Cornell Chronicle, Feb. 23)
Bike sharing program offers students a free ride (Cornell Daily Sun, Feb. 18)
Cornell seeks sustainable arXiv support (American Libraries, Feb. 18)
Whalen donates scrapbooks to help preserve Cornell past (Cornell Chronicle, Feb. 18)
Cornell students unveil iPhone app for campus library users (eSchoolNews, Feb. 16)
Computer science students to unveil Library's iPhone application (Cornell Daily Sun, Feb. 16)
GPO and Cornell University pilot open government initiative (GPO release, Feb. 10)
Cornell to display Gettysburg Address (Ithaca Journal, Feb. 1)
Cornell Books: Legacy of a singular scientist-leader (Ezra magazine, winter 2010)
January 2010
In hard times, sharpen focus on mission, Cornell's president advises (Library Journal, Jan. 31)
Cornell calls for shared support of arXiv repository (Library Journal, Jan. 28)
Podcast: arXiv funding (Digital Campus, Jan. 28)
Net widens funding for arXiv (Physics World, Jan. 26)
University Library seeks financial support for its repository Web site (Cornell Daily Sun, Jan. 25)
Library seeks support from other institutions from arXiv (Cornell Chronicle, Jan. 25)
Cornell establishes collaborative business model for arXiv (Digital Koans, Jan. 21)
Cornell Library proposes new arXiv model (Resource Shelf, Jan. 21)
Cornell Library proposes new model to keep arXiv going (Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 21)
arXiv grows up, adopts subscription-like model (The Scholarly Kitchen, Jan. 21)
arXiv support (Nature, Jan. 20)
arXiv seeks donations (Nature's The Great Beyond blog, Jan. 19)
Scholars scratch hip-hop archives (Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 17)
Cornell puts 80,000 public domain books online (New York History blog, Jan. 5)
New approaches to archival publishing (ArchivesNext, Jan. 4)
