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Librarians Embedded in Learning Communities |
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Mrs. Barbara Van Hooser and Mr. Fletcher Moon will participate in the Learning Communities Program for first-year, first-generation students. During the Fall 2010, Mrs. Van Hooser will be embedded in ENGL 1010, DSPM 0850, MGMT 1000, ENGL 1010, PSYC 2010 and ASOR 1002 courses. Mr. Moon will be embedded in DSPM 0800, DSPW 0800 and AEAO 1000. Both librarians will also participate in courses offered in the Spring of 2011. Mrs. Van Hooser will be supporting ENG 1020, MATH 1110, ENGL 1020 and COMM 2200. Mr. Moon will be supporting ENGL 1010 and DSPM 0850 courses. |
| Library Dean Elected to A Third Term in Tennessee Library Association Board |
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Dr. Yildiz B. Binkley will be serving as a board member and the co-chair of the Tennessee Library Association History and Archives Committee. |
| Library Dean Elected for the Incoming Chair of NALA ( Nashville Area Library Association) |
| Dr. Yildiz B. Binkley will serve as the chair of NALA in 2011-2012. Tennessee State university is the founding member of NALA which was established in 1995. It is the first resource sharing consortium in Tennessee. |
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Assistant Director of Collection Management Re-Appointed to Choice Editorial Board |
| Ms. Glenda Alvin will resume her duties as CHOICE editorial board member for another year. The board serves in an advisory capacity to the Editor and the Publisher on the Choice programs under ACRL ( American College and Research Libraries). |
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Assistant Director of Collection Management is on Program Committee |
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| Ms. Glenda Alvin will again serve on the Charleston Conference on Issues on Books and Serials Acquisitions Program Committee this year. | |||||||||
| Assistant Director of Public Services Continues Scanning Project | |||||||||
| Dr. Murle Kenerson has completed the scanning of the Undergraduate Catalogs from 1967/1970 to 2007/2009 which was uploaded on the Library’s Web page by Mr. Phil Yan, Library’s webmaster. Dr. Ke | |||||||||
| Assistant Director of Collection Management Appointed to ACRL Program Committee | |||||||||
| Ms. Glenda Alvin will work with the African American Studies Librarian Section of ACRL. | |||||||||
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| Photo Curtesy by Ms Loretta Divens | |||||||||
| DO YOU KNOW? |
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JUPITER HAMMON or PHILLIS WHEATLEY- Who is America's First Published African-American Poet? |
| According to some, a slave by the name of Jupiter Hammon is the first published African-American poet. He was born in October 17, 1711 to slave parents. Because he was very bright, he was taken into the house to do house work where he was taught to read and use the library. His first published work which was an 88 line broadside titled " An Evening's Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries" was composed by Mr. Hammon on Christmas Day, December 25, 1760 in Hartford, Connecticut and published in 1761. Other works, including " A Winter Piece" followed through 1787 and an addresses to Phillis Wheatley and "to the Negroes in New York State". According to George Wallace, the original of Jupiter Hammon's 1760 work is located in the New York Historical Society. His works include "An Essay on the Ten Virgins" 1779 and his final published work " An Address to the Negroes of the State of New York" 1787. In this publication, Hammon states that younger slaves should seek their freedom but he believed that his freedom would come in the next world-judgement day. |
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If you would like to read more about Jupiter Hammon please check your online catalog. You may also check netlibrary for electronic books. There are at least six books related to Jupiter Hammon. You can also check databases such as JStore and Project Muse for articles. |