We know it's the end of the semester, and you're busy. REALLY busy. But check out this prestigious award that the library gives to the two best E&D research projects. It's easy to apply for the award, and you've already done the work! The deadline to apply is May 18.

Watzek Library is proud to announce the James J. Kopp First-year Research Awards. Two first-year students who submit research projects produced in the spring 2013 semester of E&D, which exemplify excellence in the discovery and use of library and scholarly resources, will win this award. We will also award an honorarium of $200 each to the winners.

Find out more about the award and apply right here.

Need some evening research assistance? Watzek librarians will be available at the Reference Desk, from 7 to 9 pm, April 28-May 1 and May 5-9.

For more information about getting help from our research experts, check out all the ways to contact a librarian for assistance right here.

Tonight, Thursday Feb 7 starting at 6pm, Interlibrary Loan will not be available for a few hours. If you are trying to make requests please wait until later in the evening. We apologize for the inconvenience this system improvement may cause. If you have any questions please contact ill@lclark.edu.

Watzek Library will be closed Saturday, December 22 through Tuesday, January 1 for Winter Break. We wish you all a holiday of comfort and joy!

To get the latest on Watzek Library hours, please check our library hours calendars.

Image: Nuthouse by Will Cotton, 2007 (via http://www.willcotton.com/)

And the winner of a brand new Kindle Fire is Anya Walker (LC 2015)! Congratulations to Anya and a big thanks to the 403 of you who completed our e-book survey this semester. With your input, we look forward to shaping the e-book collection at Watzek!

For more information about e-books at Watzek, please visit one of the following pages:

• E-book collections
• E-readers
• E-books FAQ

Following a national search, Elaine Hirsch has been named Associate Director of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. She had been serving as Interim Associate Director since 2010.

Elaine came to Lewis & Clark from Texas A&M University in 1998 as a Reference Librarian. In that position she served as liaison to the Graduate School and to several departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. To strengthen the library's ties to the Lewis & Clark student body, Elaine founded the Watzek Student Advisory Committee and established library participation in New Student Orientation. In 2007 Elaine was promoted to Library Advancement Coordinator. In that role she continued her work with the Graduate School and cultivated the library's relationship with Institutional Advancement. She also managed a variety of library events and outreach activities including the annual Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service.

In November 2010 Elaine was appointed Interim Associate Director. In this capacity she has been responsible for budgeting, space planning, and oversight of library Public Services. As Interim Associate Director, Elaine has led planning for a shared service point, overseen space renovation projects, initiated new library marketing activities, and developed innovative collaborations with the division of Student Life.

Elaine received her Master of Library Science from Indiana University. Her professional interests include library public services, library advancement and outreach, and the historical and sociocultural development of children’s and young adult literature.

Joanna Haney, Watzek Library's Coordinator of Research Services, retires this month after 24 years of service at Lewis & Clark. Joanna first joined the library in September 1988 as a half-time Reference Librarian and has been the collection development and liaison librarian for Biology, Chemistry and Physics since the mid- 1990s. She currently serves as the library liaison to Religious Studies, Counseling Psychology and Psychology as well.

As Coordinator of Research Services, Joanna oversees the library’s reference desk where librarians interact with students to assist them with research questions.  Joanna is known for her commitment to high standards of service at the reference desk, a Watzek Library tradition.

Joanna has been instrumental in the library’s provision of online resources, beginning with her mediation of Dialog database searches in the early 1990s. For a decade and a half Joanna has managed the library’s extensive list of research database subscriptions and served as the library’s representative to the Electronic Resources program of the Orbis Cascade Alliance.

A reception for Joanna will be held on Thursday, December 13 from 3 to 5 pm in Gregg Pavilion. We invite the entire campus community to attend.

Need some evening research assistance? Watzek librarians will be available at the Reference Desk, from 7 to 9 pm, Dec 2-6 and Dec 9-11.

For more information about getting help from our research experts, check out all the ways to contact a librarian for assistance right here.

The Summit system is scheduled for an upgrade on Tuesday, November 27th. The Summit request button will be missing in the catalog from midnight until around noon. You will still be able to browse the catalog and make requests via Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Watzek Library will close Wednesday, November 21, at 5pm and will reopen Saturday, November 24, at 11am. Our advice for the holiday: remember to save room for pie.

For the latest on Watzek building hours, check out Library hours.