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THE EDITOR'S UPDATE
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Editor's Update
Greetings! The April edition of the LTS Connection presents
several initiatives that demonstrate our commitment to
advancing Lehigh through innovative services, resources, and
events: our recent Symposium on Teaching and Learning, the
announcement of a...read
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Symposium on Teaching and Learning Highlights Faculty
Innovations
On April 5th, the Office of Faculty Development and
the Lehigh Lab hosted the 2012 Symposium on Teaching and
Learning. The purpose of the event was to highlight campus
innovations in teaching and learning through presentations,
informal dialogue, and community building. The half-day
program included a kick-off by Provost Pat Farrell, the
presentation of the...read
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New Alfred P. Sloan Data Curation Fellowship
This summer, LTS will welcome a new Data Curation
Fellow. Lehigh is one of six partner institutions along with
Indiana University, McMaster University, Purdue University,
University of California Los Angeles, and University of
Michigan of the Council on Library and Information Resources
(CLIR) and its partner program, the Digital Library
Federation...read
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Lehigh Senior, Karen Timmerman, Wins Student Research Prize
A paper written by Karen Timmerman, a senior in the
department of International Relations, was selected for the
2012 Libraries Student Research Prize. The annual award,
sponsored by Library and Technology Services and the Friends
of the Libraries, recognizes excellence in undergraduate
scholarship and the use of library and research resources.
Karen received...read
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Distance Education Marks Twenty Years at Lehigh
Twenty years ago, Lehigh University entered the relatively
new academic world of distance education by delivering
graduate degrees to students at partner companies such as
Air Products, Merck, Alcoa, Kodak, and Exxon using -- at the
time -- a sophisticated satellite delivery system. Real-time
classes from Lehigh’s campus were “beamed” into company
classrooms and students at each location would “attend”
along with their campus peers...read
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Lehigh Alumna presents vision for Digital Repository in
Cloud
Michele Kimpton, BS Mechanical Engineering, ‘84, visited
Lehigh University on April 12th. Kimpton, a recognized
leader in cloud computing and institutional repositories,
gave two campus addresses: one on "Building Community
Clouds for Access and Preservation" and the other on
“Preserving the Scholarly Record"...read
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LTS Welcomes New Staff
Since July 2011, the following staff
have joined Library and Technology Services. We’re proud to
have them as part of the LTS family. Jeff Deschler, Database
Application Consultant, Client Services...read
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In Celebration of 40 years of Service in LTS: Judy McNally
Judy McNally is retiring from Lehigh after serving in
several different positions within LTS. Judy began as a
cataloging librarian and then moved to head of Cataloging
and currently is the Team Leader for Technical Services.
Judy is a wonderful mentor and knowledgeable librarian. She
enjoyed teaching staff and is a very effective supervisor.
Judy is always willing to...read
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In Memoriam: Richard Greenwood
Rick Greenwood, Electronic Technician, Distance Education,
left us very suddenly on September 15, 2011. Just 41, Rick
was one of our talented technicians, joining our DE family
in 2009 when he retired...read
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In Memoriam: Gail Kriebel
Gail Kriebel, Team Leader, Lending Services,
was an affable and dedicated leader for 25 years in LTS.
Gail began as a research librarian and later became head of
Circulation and finally Team Leader for Lending Services.
She enjoyed...read
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