| Librarians Broaden MSU Libraries' International Focus | |||
| MSU Libraries has reaffirmed its commitment
to international studies and programs by hiring new librarians in international
and area studies fields.
Mary Jo Zeter has joined the staff as the new Latin American and Caribbean studies bibliographer and resource person. Terri Tickle will serve the same roles for Russian and East European studies.
Both librarians came to Michigan State University from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and are working on cooperative projects with their counterparts at the University of Michigan. Zeter has recently traveled to Mexico and Cuba and plans additional purchasing and contact-making trips. Michael Seadle, newly appointed Digital Services and Copyright Librarian, has also taken over Germanic studies. He is heavily involved with the German Resources Project of the Association of Research Libraries, serving as coordinator of the project's Digital Libraries Working Group. Other librarians in the international arena are Michael Unsworth, bibliographer for Canadian studies and assistant director of the Canadian Studies Centre, and Joseph Lauer, head of the Africana Library and coordinator for international and area
studies support. A second Africana librarian is currently being recruited to replace the recently retired Onuma Ezera. The MSU Libraries has long supported Michigan State University's commitment to international studies and programs. Reflecting the history and importance of the African Studies Center at MSU, the Libraries' Africana collection is one of the largest in the nation, with approximately 200,000 volumes. MSU Libraries also provides significant support for other MSU National Resource Centers, including the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Center for Advanced Study of International Development/ Women in Development (CASID/WID), and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), as well as for other areas of interest and activity such as Asian studies, Canadian studies, Russian and East European studies, and various thematic programs. The Libraries work closely to assure full access to international scholarly resources in both traditional and electronic formats. -Talbott Huey |
