Friends is published twice annually by the
Friends of Tufts Library
We welcome letters and suggestions.
Correspondence should be sent to:
Jo-Ann Michalak, Editor
Director of Tisch Library
Professors Row, Medford, MA 02155
617-627-3345;
jo-ann.michalak@tufts.edu
Graphic Design:
Lynda Gutowski (J61) Publications, Arlington, MA
A message from the Chair…
Once again I have the pleasure to update you on the many Friends events planned for the coming year. It may not seem possible but this year the Friends of Tufts Libraries will top our successful and well-received events last year on Tufts' 150th Anniversary! The Friends will present four, possibly five, Authors Talks, all by well-known authors-two alumni, Christopher Golden, A89, and Anita Shreve, G68, and two faculty, Joseph Hurka and Dr. Nicholas Dodman. See the Calendar of Friends Events in this issue for a list of all events and dates.
In addition, in response to frequent requests, especially of recent graduates who want to continue access to the many electronic databases they used while they were students, the Friends of Tufts Libraries and the Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA) are working very hard to bring you "The Alumni and Friends Virtual Library" in January 2003. See the box below for more information on this free service for Friends.
Last year, the Friends continued their tradition of contributing significantly to the financial well being of Tufts libraries. From July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002, the Friends raised over $1,386,000 in cash and new commitments to support library acquisitions, operating expenses, library construction, and book endowments. The names of all 254 Friends appear within this newsletter. We are so very grateful for such generous support.
Your continued participation in the life of Tufts libraries benefits everyone associated with Tufts. Thank you for being a Friend!
The Tisch Library has developed an information literacy program for first year students (piloted in fall 2001 with English I classes), upper-level undergraduates (piloted in spring 2002 with faculty teaching discipline-specific courses), and graduate students (to be piloted fall 2002 with faculty teaching research methodology courses). The goals are to teach students to assess the information needed, to access information efficiently and effectively, to evaluate information and its sources critically, to use information effectively, and to access and use information legally and ethically while they are students and throughout their careers. The program will be revised based on faculty and student feedback.
This past year the Tisch Library significantly increased its collections by adding electronic resources in the humanities and the arts based on faculty focus group feedback. Faculty expressed the desire for the library to provide access to primary source electronic databases so that they can incorporate them into their teaching and into their students' research. Friends donations were used to provide these primary source databases.
A demonstration and dinner was held May 1, 2002, to celebrate the completion of the Mystic Watershed Collaborative Clearinghouse, a Web resource to develop greater awareness and understanding of the important environmental problems in the Mystic watershed as well as to provide links to the numerous research projects conducted by Tufts faculty and students and community-based organizations on various aspects of the watershed. Creation of the website was funded in part with a grant from the Berger Family Technology Transfer Endowment, which is awarded annually to teams of Tisch librarians working with faculty to create digital library products. In addition, the Clearinghouse supports Tufts' goal to help restore the Mystic River to fishable and swimmable conditions by 2010. The website is located @ www.tufts.edu/tie/mwc/resources/about_mwcc.html.
The Tisch Library has been notified of a new bequest entitled the Curtis and Eunice M. Campbell Book Fund established to purchase economics books for the library.
On May 31, 2002, Dr. John T. Harrington, Dean of the Medical School, announced the appointment of Eric Albright as the new Health Sciences Library Director, effective August 7, 2002. He joins Tufts with 12 years of library experience at the University of Chicago John Crerar Library, Northwestern University's Galter Health Sciences Library and most recently at Duke University Medical Center Library. He has published two articles and more than 90 reviews in publications such as JAMA, Library Journal and Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. Eric Albright's appointment resulted from a national search that attracted an excellent pool of candidates. As the Health Sciences Library (HSL) Director, Eric will be responsible for overall leadership, administration and program development during a time of rapid and exciting changes in the role of libraries in medical education, research, and practice. Please join us in welcoming Eric and his family to the Tufts community.
Beginning Monday, July 29 through August 30, the Health Sciences Library is undergoing construction to create additional small group study rooms on the 7th floor. The rooms will be used for curriculum support and for open study when not scheduled. The new study rooms are being wired for network connections, Internet access and nomadic computing.
2003 will mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Webster Veterinary Library, and a number of events are planned to celebrate. Early this summer the library sponsored a Faculty Technology Showcase, featuring academic applications of technology that have been developed by veterinary school faculty. Nineteen workstations in the computer laboratory were set up to demonstrate a wide array of programs, all innovative examples of the uses of technology to enhance the learning experience. Guests and fellow faculty had the opportunity to discuss the programs while indulging in delicious ice cream sundaes. Webster Library staff manage the Grafton campus' Health Sciences Database initiative, the award winning multimedia and digital curricular database, and assist faculty with the uses of other web-based teaching tools. Other library events will include an Information Fair, an Authors Talk, tours during the Veterinary School's annual open house, and a special exhibit from the Seaverns equine book collection.
October 18, 2002 - Shadows on the Hill,
The award-winning author of such novels as Strangewood and The Ferryman, Christopher Golden is perhaps best known for his books based on the hit television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His mystery series Body of Evidence is set on a fictional version of the Tufts campus. He is currently working on a new novel entitled The Boys Are Back in Town, as well as Doctor Fate, a comic book series for DC Comics. An exhibit also entitled Shadows on the Hill is displayed in Tisch Library lobby August 26-October 20, 2002, containing the author's works as well as books from Tisch's collections on modern and classic vampires. More information at www.christophergolden.com.
"The riveting novel from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author."
"The Ferryman is a compulsive read…."
-Booklist on The Ferryman
"The first day at college, my professor dropped dead. The second day, I assisted at his autopsy…."
-Amazon editorial review, quoting from Bodybags
Joseph Hurka, lecturer in the English Department, received the 19th annual Pushcart Editor's Book Award for Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father, which intersperses a gripping family history with a father's anti-Communist fight, his imprisonment by the Czech authorities, his escape in the early '50s, his employment as a spy for the U.S. government and his eventual reunion with his son and family.
"Hurka's singular effort has helped reestablish the memoir as an important tool of discovery."
-Sean Patrick Lyons, Boston Globe
"An enduring love song from a son to his heroic father. Immensely moving."
-Andre Dubus, who nominated the author for the Pushcart Award.
| Calendar Of Friends Events | |
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Continuing through Aug. 31, 2003 Tisch Library, Medford campus |
Due to popular demand, the display of 40 enlarged and framed photographs covering Tufts’ 150 years continues in the Reference corridor in Tisch Library. Themes include: student life, academic life, campus and community activism, Tufts traditions and Tufts on fire. |
Continuing through Jan. 10, 2003 Tisch Library Medford campus |
Also as a result of popular demand, an exhibit highlighting the personal stories of the V-12 graduates of Tufts College, which is the third in a series of exhibits on the V-12/NROTC program and the changes it brought to the Tufts campus, continues in the corridor to the Dranetz Tower. |
September 12-15, 2002 Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA |
The third annual Tufts Animal Expo conference for those interested in veterinary medicine and animal care includes an education program and trade show. For more information, please visit the conference web site @ www.tuftsanimalexpo.com |
September 28, 2002 10am - 3pm Grafton campus |
Attend the Tufts Veterinary School Open House on the Grafton campus including tours, working dog demonstrations, miniature horses, veterinary exhibits and more. More information and directions to campus @ www.tufts.edu/vet/openhouse/index.html. |
October 18, 2002 3:30 - 4:45 Hirsh Reading Room Tisch Library Medford campus |
Friends and Parents Weekend Authors Talk entitled Shadows on the Hill by Christopher Golden, A89. Christopher, who is best known for his books based on the hit television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is currently working on a new novel entitled The Boys Are Back in Town, as well as Doctor Fate, a comic book series for DC Comics. Book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore follows talk. Exhibit from Tisch’s collections as well as the author’s works mounted in Tisch Library lobby August 26–October 20, 2002. Friends are invited to join the Parents Reception in Alumnae Lounge 5–6pm. |
TBA Vet Library Grafton |
Friends Authors Talk to be announced. As soon as information is available, it will be posted on www.library.tufts.edu/friends/events.html |
November 7, 2002 3:30 - 4:30 pm Austin Room Tisch Library Medford campus |
Friends Authors Talk by Joseph Hurka, lecturer in the English Department and author of Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father, winner of the Pushcart Editors’ Book Award. Book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore follows talk. Exhibit on the author in Tisch Library lobby October 21–January 9, 2003. |
January 10 - August 31, 2003 Corridor to Dranetz Tower Tisch Library Medford campus |
An exhibit highlighting the stories of Tufts V-12/NROTC graduates who went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam. This is the fourth and last in a series of exhibits on the V-12/NROTC program and the changes it brought to the Tufts campus. |
February 21, 2003 Vet Library Grafton campus |
Mark your calendars now for the all day Veterinary Information Fair featuring animal health information and management tools. |
April 1, 2003 3:30 - 4:30 pm Hirsh Reading Room Tisch Library Medford campus |
Friends Authors Talk by Anita Shreve, G68, who will read from the book she is currently writing and Sea Glass, A Novel, published in spring 2002. Book signing sponsored by Tufts University Bookstore follows talk. Exhibit in Tisch Library lobby Jan. 10–April 5, 2003. The second Gordon Prize to a mathematics major who has demonstrated a love of reading, literature and poetry will be awarded before the Authors Talk. |
April 11, 2003 10:30 - 11:30am Walk starts on patio in front of Tisch Library Medford campus |
The third Tufts Poetry Walk will celebrate the Tufts Poet tradition of teaching the craft of poetry and also being a poet. The tradition began with John Holmes, professor of English from 1930–1962, and has continued on to Deborah Digges, the current Tufts Poet. The Poetry Walk will tour sites around the Medford campus, where poems will be read aloud. Sponsored by Tisch Library and the English Department. Rain location: Hirsh Reading Room in Tisch Library. |
April 30, 2003 3:30 - 4:30pm Vet Library Grafton campus |
Friends Authors Talk by Dr. Nicholas Dodman entitled If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People. Dr. Dodman, who founded the animal behavior clinic at Tufts Veterinary School fifteen years ago, is the author of four best-selling books. Because of his compelling style and obvious affection for animals, he has been referred to as the “heir apparent” to James Herriot. |
May 17, 2003 10am - 5pm Tisch Library Medford campus |
Open House for Friends and Alumni provides the opportunity for self-guided tours of Tisch Library all day with guided tours only between 2–4 pm. Come and see what’s new at the library. |
May 17, 2003 Noon - 4pm Digital Collections and Archives Tisch Library Medford campus |
Open House from noon–4 pm provides an opportunity to view archival materials from Tufts’ collections. |
Recognition List of Tufts Fund & Capital Donors
This list recognizes Tufts alumni, parents and friends who so generously made gifts to support Tufts libraries-
Tisch, Ginn, Health Sciences and Webster-from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002.
Director's Circle ($1,000,000 +)
Mr. Jonathan M. Tisch, A76
Library Associates ($10,000-$99,999)
Dr. Jeremy Ingalls Estate J32, G33, H65
Reader's Forum ($5,000-$9,999)
Mr. Curtis Campbell A29
Mrs. Eunice Campbell J30
Mr. George F. Kennard E46
Mrs. Marjorie E. Kennard J46
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pasculano AP87
JoAnn Giffuni Wellner, Esq. J63
Mrs. Betty M. Zamparelli J47
John F. Zamparelli, Esq. A47
Best Friend of the Library ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous Alum
Mrs. Albert H. Imlah H81
Mrs. Jewel Jackson J50
Mr. Warren E. Jackson E46
Ms. Virginia A. Loeb J75, AP04
Mr. Mark K. Nichols FR71, F73
Mrs. John S. Solakian J60
Mr. James D. Sperling A74, AP04
Librarian's Circle ($1,500-$2,499)
Mrs. Deborah P. Burns AP83, JP84
Mr. Matthew J. Burns A57, AP83, JP84
Mr. Peter C. Colarusso A69, AP95, AP98
Mrs. Janet McNulty Comey J66, G90, AP96
Mrs. Barbara Hally AW45
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Pratt
Ms. Eleanor R. Short A88
Mr. Gerald T Stanewick AP03
Ms. Sondra A. Szymczak J59
Benefactor ($1,000-$1,499)
Mr. Robert W. Barry A63
Mr. Bruce H. Bernstein A73, EP02
Barry S. Keogh, D.D.S. A84
Mr. Kit Kung JP05
Dr. David L. Larson FR57, F58
Jack M. Matloff, M.D. M58, G76
Mr. David A. Metzner FR82
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mohr
Mr. and Mrs. Jeswald W. Salacuse
Mr. John A Seaverns
Dr. Lawrence R. Shapiro A58, JP85
Paul P. Talmo, D.M.D. A52, D56, JP87
Mrs. Helene Ryan Warrener
Sponsor ($500-$999)
Mrs. Mehdi Ali A64, AP90, AP93
Prof. Laura Gavrelis Blomquist J52
Ms. Robyn L. Gittleman G69, AP85
Prof. Sol Gittleman AP85
Mrs. Margaret H. Harrison AW42
Mrs. Mary L. Komidar
Dr. and Mrs. Sik H. Kwan MP98
Ms. Esther R. Newberg
Mr. Shijuro Ogata FR55
Seth C. Paparian, D.M.D. D86
Mr. John W. Rogers A47
Mrs. Marilyn P. Rogers J47
Dr. and Mrs. N. Paul Rosman
Ms. Carolyn A. Scheer J70
Mr. Stephen J. Thome FR98
Mrs. Maron L. Waxman J61
Patron ($250-$499)
Ms. Joanne P. Acford J77
Robert Aranson, M.D. M80
Mr. Glenn R. Bell E74, JP06
Mrs. Judy M. Bell A73, JP06
Mr. Alan C Billotte A51
Mr. Stephen P. Burgay A78
Mrs. Rita C. Chung JP02
Ms. Karlynn S. Cory E94
Mr. Joseph C. Donnelly A62
Ms. Myrna Goldman
Mr. Winslow S. Hill E47, E45
Ms. Lynne C. Maloney J88, FR93
Ms. Madeline B. Mann J78, R78
Mr. George J. Marotta E46, E45
Ms. Barbara E. Marks J64
Maryse Robert, Ph.D. FR91, F95, F92
Charles Safran, M.D. M80, A74, G74
Dianne Sequoia, D.V.M. V87
Mr. J.D. Sloan
Mrs. Pamela Tripp-Melby J70
Mr. R. Miles Uhrig, Jr. A51, G52
Laura and Jacob Walters AP02
Mr. Thomas E. Watkins A60
Mr. Alan S. Weil A79
Esther M. Wilkins, D.M.D. D49, K66
Contributor ($100-$249)
Ms. Melinda Ailes
Ms. Devra N. Baum
Mr. Richard D. Bunker E45
Mr. Carl J. Carlsen A72
Ms. Lynne M. Cavanaugh J70
Dr. Carl Q. Christol Jr. FR36
Mr. Allan B. Cole
Mrs. Kathy Cowley J73
Mr. Michael P. D'Ambrosio FR73, F74
Robert V. Dandrow, Jr., M.D. A47, M51
Dr. Carole S. Davison J56, FR57, F62
Dr. Corinne M. Demas J68
Ms. Katrina C. Destree FR95
Ms. Rita K. Donahue
Ms. Michele E. Drohan J86
Paul J. Durda, Ph.D. L75
Dr. Lorraine D. Eyde J53
Mr. Russell J. Figueira A68, F81, FR78
Mr. Malcolm Freiberg
Mr. Tack C. Fu E91, G93
Mrs. Adele J. Golden G72
Ms. Margaret Gooch
Ronald A. Grant, M.D. A59
Mrs. Allan S. Greenberg J63, FP92
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Grossman JP03
Ms. Vicki Hanes-Siarnacki G79, JP05
Thomas K. Hicks, M.D. MP86
Ms. Linda Verdun Hirsch J69
Mrs. Shirley B. Howard J46
Ms. Mary E. Keenan J58, G59
Rev. Richard G. Kimball A56, AP95
Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. Klempner
Mr. Harold E. Kolling FR43
Mrs. Maryann C. Kowalski J71
William F. Leahey, M.D. A64, M68, JP02
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leanza JP02
Ms. Mary F. Lowe FR74, F75, F78
Mrs. Marcia A. MacClary J63
Mr. Robert B. Maidman A73
Ms. Elizabeth S. Meade
Mr. Peter T. Middleton A69
Mr. Arthur F Morgan E47, E45
Thamus J. Morgan, D.V.M., M.S. V94
William H. Mott, IV, Ph.D. FR93, F95
Mr. Robert L. Muise A54
Mrs. Katherine M. Mulhern J50
Mr. Eugene R. Nigro A52
Ms. Matoula A. Papas J77
Dr. Alicia Sue Peller J76
Mrs. P. Ann Peterson J70
Mr. W. A. Peterson III E68, G74
Ms. Susan R. Posner
Ms. Carolyn M. Reich
Robert Rudy, D.M.D. D70
Mrs. Susan Scott J70, JP99, JP02
Jack W. Siarnacki, D.D.S. A71, G80, JP05
Mrs. Amy Karig Sommer J74, J73
Ms. Katherine Staack
Mrs. Ilene Stellar J70
Mrs. Anne A. Thompson FR61
Mr. John M. Turner FR98
Mr. Stephen Tutelian, Jr. A47
Dr. Frederick Van Poznak A46
Ms. Julie A. Wang E84
Mrs. Rolly Weinberg
Dr. Victor J. Wilson A48, G49
Prof. Donald J. Winslow A34, G35
Mrs. Donald G. Wood E71, EP04
William F.H. Yee, M.D. M77, A73
Ms. Rona L. Zlokower
Ms. Barbara S. Zoob
Friend ($25-$99)
Ms. Sonja Bachmann FR99
Mrs. Edna C. Beaton J48, AP83
Ms. Susan Bentley J66, EP88
Mr. Frank T. Carlson A53
Ms. Susan T. Caulfield J80
Ms. Amy Coletta FR00
Mr. John S. Corcoran
Peter M. Cournoyer, D.V.M. V89
Mr. G. Warren Darling A55, C60
Mr. Jeremy A. Day F94, FR94
Dr. Johanna T. Dwyer
Mrs. Emily M. Eddy J45
Mrs. Belle Gross Frank J76
Lt.Col. Raymond H. Fredette A49, FR50
Dr. Deborah Freile J84
Mr. Robert J. Friedman A46
Mr. Andrew A. Gates A88
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Glick
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goessling
Ms. Marcia K. Goldsmith J55, JP84
Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. Gordon
Mr. David A. Granoff A50
Ms. Elizabeth S. Gulesian G67
Mary Habosian J59, G61
Dr. Ira J. Hanauer
Mrs. Karen Hanauer J63
Ms. Donna Harkavy J77
David S. Hays, M.D. A41, M94
Frederick Herman, Ph.D. FR49, F51, F54
Mrs. Diane Bernstein Homer J72, AP00, AP05
Marc J. Homer, M.D. AP00, AP05
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O. Hunter JP99
Mrs. Nancy A. Jackson J52
Ms. Bibiana Kacianova FR01
Dr. and Mrs. Wishwa N. Kapoor JP97
Mr. Alexander J. Karkota G69
Mr. Stanley D. Katz A69
Mr. Fred Kersten
Ms. Helen R. Kessler G76
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Knight EP03
Barbara J. Korry, D.V.M. V85
Mr. Mark T. Krone G93
Friend (continued)
Mrs. Dilys E. Lande J56
Mr. Peter W. Lande FR53
Mr. William G. Legrow A42
Ms. Leah Lipton
Ms. Lisa M. Llorente T80
Dr. Nan J. Lowerre AP94
Mr. Chih-Pin Lu A86
Mr. Lennart A. Lundberg E39, G41
Mr. Gregory D. Malz A97
Kathleen A. Mayzel, M.D. J74
Kathryn A. McCarthy, Ph.D. J45, G46
Dr. Peter F. Merenda A45, G48
Dr. Stephen Mark Miller A87
Mr. Mark I. Mishkin A95
Ms. Ella H. Munro J35
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Nadelman
Jean Spence Nagle J58
Ms. Sara B. Narins J95
Mrs. Louis A. Norton S64, AP87
Pamela J. W. Nourse, M.D. M87
Mrs. Constance Jahn Oura J44
Mr. Charles J. Owen, Jr. E46
Mrs. Janet Walsh Owen J46
Mrs. Frank W. Penniman J39, G40
Mr. Alfred C. Pfeiffer A48, A46
Dr. Nancy A. Potter J46, G47
Ms. Poppy B. Quattlebaum FR59
Mrs. Joseph Quinn J51
Mr. George Raftopoulos A87
Mr. Morris H. Rapoport A45
Miss Barbara R. Ruchames G73
Ms. Sandra Smeltzer Russell G73
Ms. Laurie Sabol
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Sanchez AP79, AP00
Ms. Debra K. Sands AP05
Ms. Nicole Sayres FR00
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Schiff Ph.D. JP04
Ms. Julianna C. Short J94
Alycia C. Smith, D.V.M. V92
Mr. Alvaro M. Sousa A51, JP85
Mrs. Susan M. Szabelski E76
Frederick C. Turner, Ph.D. FR62, F63, F65
Ms. C. June Tow J62
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick von Pechmann EP99
William H. Wainwright, Ph.D. FR65, F67, F72
Mrs. Pauline L. White JP94
Capt. Donald R. Woolever, M.D. A88
Mr. Troy Brannen Wray FR00
Other Gifts
Mrs. Harriet Barsalou J42
Mrs. Esther F. Borrelli T79
Paul R. Borrelli, M.D. M82, A78
Mr. Lowell V. Hammer FR54
Ms. Anna Kung
Ms. Catherine J Paladino J82
Ms. Jaime I. Roth J98
Mr. Donald H. Tamis A67
Mrs. Nancy B. Tamis J68
Mr. Scott F. Waterman A91
Ms. Susan M. Williams J94, FR00
Mr. R. Scott Zimmerman FR91
Lifetime Members (gifts of endowments in support of Tufts Libraries)
Mr. Constantine Alexander, A63
Mr. Robert W. Barry, A63
Ms. Barbara Barry
Mrs. Lucille Cesari, J52
Dr. Albert Cohen, M42
Mr. John K. Crossman, A84
Mr. Winslow H. Duke, A53
Mrs. Edward P. Fitch, J37
Mrs. Barbara Hally
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Lainoff, AP84
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Measer, AP93
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Newhouse, AP82
Mr. Daniel F. Pritzker, A81
Dr. and Mrs. Mathew Ross, A38, M42
Ms. Suki Sandler, J66
Mr. Harold M. Scott, Jr., AP74
JoAnn Giffuni Wellner, Esq., J63
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Willis, EP77
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If your name has been listed incorrectly, please call 1-800-326-4001.
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