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Home Back Issues Kaleidoscope Search InsideCUL	Print this page Kudos This month's Kudos go to Kristine Alpi, Stuart Basefsky, Lance Heidig, Peter Hirtle, and Pat Viele. Full article > Events CUL librarians and staff marched in the procession at President Skorton's inauguration. More Events > Shorts What's happening around CUL. Full article > September 2006 Feature Articles A Tribute to Ross Atkinson Ross Atkinson, Deputy University Librarian at Cornell University, passed away at the age of 60 on March 8, 2006, after a long and arduous illness. No one who knew him was surprised by the courage, the dignity, and the resolute commitment to his family and his profession that accompanied him through his last difficult years. Full article > Destined for the Dumpster? Ann Beyer Because of space reallocations, the Fine Arts Library recently found itself with a large quantity of unused shelving. No, it wasn’t the latest compact shelving, nor was it a newer version of the old stuff, the kind with attached sides. It was very basic and fairly simple to assemble and did not have an intended use anywhere in CUL. Regardless, it was perfectly functional. Maybe someone could use it. Full article > CUL’s Role in Teaching and Learning Recently, Sarah Thomas received a survey sent to all Association of Research Libraries (ARL) directors from the Task Force on Library Roles for Teaching and Learning. The survey asked that each library submit a brief description of its efforts and the activities of its librarians in these new roles. The response that CUL prepared was so impressive in the initiative it has shown that Sarah felt the staff should share in seeing our accomplishments. Full article > Get It! Cornell: Recent Improvements in CUL’s “Find” Services Marty Kurth Over the past year, CUL staff from a wide cross-section of functional groups have collaborated to improve two of CUL’s banner services, Find Databases and Find Articles. Full article > Suggestion Box Your ideas, questions, concerns, and comments are welcome. Including your name is optional, but encouraged. Name (optional) E-mail (optional)