I am excited to share the 500th issue of the Purdue University Libraries staff newsletter with all of you! It has been quite a journey for the newsletter and myself. In the fall of 1992 I was asked to transition from writing descriptions of media deposited into the film library to editing an all staff newsletter. The first issue of Inside Scoop was printed on August 2, 1993 and it has been a steady stream of publications since then. The newsletter has gone through a few transitions, from a printed monthly publication to twice monthly back to monthly and finally to an every other week electronic version. The name was changed from Inside Scoop to INSIDe in January 2007 to reflect the Libraries changing culture as we began to live out the promises we made to all our key constituents and stakeholders.

Serving as the newsletter’s editor has been a major part of my 38 years in the Libraries. I’ve learned many new skills, patience and flexibility. I have the opportunity to meet authors, astronauts, alumni, donors and students who all have helped to move the Libraries forward. Most of all, I have the honor and joy of meeting and photographing all of you who make the Libraries the success story that it is.

Over the years, INSIDe has highlighted many of your successes, your transitions into new roles, your growth, our students, our preservation of the past, our passing of coworkers, recipes and most importantly your willingness to teach lifelong learning skills to Purdue’s students and faculty. It is your willingness to share your Libraries’ related stories that has allowed the newsletter its successful run.

There are many folks who have inspired and helped me along the way, but in reality I could not do my job without each of you. I thank you all and I look forward to the continued opportunity of sharing your stories of success through INSIDe.

Jim Mullins, dean of Libraries said, "As Libraries, communication is what we are all about, sharing information and helping others. This couldn't be accomplished without communicating amongst ourselves. Our staff newsletter throughout its life and its various names, has made that possible, and behind it, has been the steady voice and hand of Teresa Brown. We owe her a heartfelt thank you, as we look forward to the next 500 issues!"

Purdue University has partnered with The Children's Museum of Indianapolis to supply 12 artifacts related to Purdue astronauts for the "Beyond Spaceship Earth" exhibition.

The ongoing exhibit features the story of space exploration from NASA's Project Mercury, which sent the first astronauts into space, to the International Space Station. As part of the "Indiana Astronaut Wall of Fame" portion of the exhibit artifacts are on loan courtesy of the Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center and Purdue University Libraries.

The items on loan include Janice Voss' report card; Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom's 1960 appointment calendar; Eugene Cernan's selection letter for astronaut training; slide rules used by Richard Covey and Guy Gardner; Mark Brown's "Jet Propulsion for Aerospace Applications" textbook; a photograph from the Apollo 11 mission that Brown kept on his dorm wall as a student; a U.S. flag flown aboard Gemini 8 mission crewed by Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott; Jerry Ross' STS-135 (final Space Shuttle Program mission) Astronaut Support Personnel Checklist; Roy Bridges Jr.'s Space Lab 2 (STS-51-F) cloth mission patch; Donald E. Williams's NASA medical certification for spaceflight laminated identification card; and a model of a lunar landing module with a mounted plaque inscribed "Neil A. Armstrong." For more information on the items, visit the Flight and Space Archives website.

The "Beyond Spaceship Earth" exhibition also will include a re-creation of portions of the International Space Station and a one-of-a-kind, immersive space object experience called the "Schaefer Planetarium & Space Object Theater." The theater will be an area where real space vehicles and equipment, a dynamic light-and-sound experience and key artifacts will help tell stories of missions, astronauts and events throughout the history of space exploration. It will open with the NASA Mercury capsule, the Liberty Bell 7, on display. Grissom, a Purdue graduate, piloted this spacecraft in 1961 on America's second manned space flight.

Information provided by Tracy B. Grimm, Barron Hilton Archivist for Flight and Space Exploration, 49-62941 and Megan Huckaby, writer, Office of Marketing & Media, 49-61325.

Purdue University’s Libraries, with the Center for Instructional Excellence, International Programs, and Office of Diversity and Inclusion are proud to present:

Faces and Spaces of Information Literacy: With International Students in Mind
with
Dr. Hilary Hughes
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Brisbane, Australia

Tuesday, August 2, 2016
8:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
STEW 278

International students bring richly varied knowledge and capabilities to study at their host universities. However, settling into an unfamiliar learning environment can be challenging for anyone. Librarians and educators play a vital role in the transition and ongoing academic success of international students through culturally-aware information literacy education. This support enables international students to thrive by developing their familiarity with the faces and spaces of the new university and its particular academic approaches and information-using conventions.

Culturally-aware information literacy education, like any vibrant learning process, can raise dilemmas for librarians and educators. So in this workshop we shall share puzzles, ideas, and strategies for enhancing the experience of information literacy learning in culturally diverse higher education contexts. The inclusive informed learning principles that underpin the workshop ensure that the outcomes will support international and domestic students alike.
The workshop will present a values-based approach to information literacy education, with a particular focus on enhancing the learning experience and outcomes of international students. It will foster participation in a mix of discussion, problem-solving, and snapshot presentations related to:

• Who and what you or your library values (or does not value) in your approach to information literacy education and the implications for supporting international students
• Dilemmas that you or your library experience in supporting international students’ information literacy education
• Designing international-friendly spaces for information literacy learning
• Innovative information literacy theory and practice

Using a flipped learning approach, two readings you will receive before the workshop will offer you an informed perspective for participation.

Registration Fee: $45 (waived for Purdue Faculty and Staff but registration is required)
Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, July 26, 2016

For more information about the program, please contact Sharon Weiner at sweiner@purdue.edu.

Aly Edmondson’s name was randomly drawn from all those who were SMILED upon in June. She received a $25 Von’s Book Shop gift certificate.

All faculty, administration and staff are invited to send a note of appreciation for a kindness or thoughtfulness given, assistance provided to or by a Libraries, Press or Copyright Office colleague.

To learn more about how to participate in our SMILE Program, please visit and bookmark this page on the Libraries intranet: http://intranet.lib.purdue.edu/display/HR/SMILE+Program/

Rightsizing — Chemistry Library

Staff in chemistry library continue to make progress with its rightsizing project. Becky Hunt reports that they have finished the spreadsheets for the monographs, journals, and the chemistry repository for round one, and are currently finishing up on the reference section. They continue to do reclassification of monographs and reference books and have completed some transfers to HSSE with the anticipation of having more later on. Re-shelving will start later this week. 

Amber Davis (Senior, Industrial Engineering Technology) has been working very hard this summer with the withdrawal/transfer project and always has a smile on her face.