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December 2006

Conservation Librarian Presents in Japan
By Kazuko Hioki
In November 2006, I traveled to Japan to give talks on preservation and to visit several
preservation programs at the research libraries and archives. Here is a little about this trip.
I gave a talk entitled, “Preservation Program at the University of Kentucky Libraries:
Environmental Control Project and Disaster Planning“ for the employees at the National
Diet Library (NDL) in Tokyo (comparable to the Library of Congress). The NDL has the
biggest preservation program with 21 full time staff and in-house conservation labs in Japan,
while only a couple of libraries and archives have
preservation departments. (More than 58 research
libraries have preservation programs with full time
preservation staff in the U.S. ) Although the preservation
activities at the NDL have been focused on conservation
treatment of damaged items, its focus is expanding to
preventive measures. The NDL was particularly interested
in the environmental monitoring project and disaster
planning at the University of Kentucky Libraries. One of
the participants from the facility maintenance department
Presentation at the National
said that he was encouraged by the development of the
Diet Library in Tokyo.
close collaboration between the UK libraries’ preservation
department and physical plant staff, and he hoped to see
similar improvement at the NDL. In addition to 57 participants from the NDL in Tokyo, the
staff at the Kansai branch in Kyoto shared this talk via distance network.
When I first learned that even the prestigious Kyoto University Libraries (KUL) did not have
a preservation department with full time staff, I was stunned. (Kyoto University is
comparable to Harvard or Yale. The Harvard Libraries have 88 preservation staff!) A
librarian of the KUL asked me to join their book repair workshop. Eight to ten librarians
and staff meet voluntarily every Tuesday after work at 6 pm to learn book repair and other
preservation issues. None of them have formal preservation trainings, so they learn by
themselves from internet resources and printed manuals. This small group of people has to
take care of damaged library books and moldy storage books, although no library
employees are officially charged with any kind of preservation responsibilities. The only
noticeable preservation activities at the KUL are to send some special collections items to the
private conservation studios for treatment. The libraries do not have a budget or system to
use a library binding service to repair damaged general collections. The KUL’s situation is
not uncommon to the Japanese libraries.
The highlight of this trip was a visit to the Archives of the
Imperial House Agency. These Archives are originally
established in the 8th century, that collects, preserves, and
researches the Emperor’s official and historical documents.
They are located in the Imperial Palace, the residence of the
Emperor of Japan, which is on the ground of Edo Castle built
in 1457, but most of the buildings were lost to fires and
earthquakes.

Moat, Castle wall, and Nijyu
Bridge to Imperial Palace.
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Inside of the Archive
storage.

Built in 1992, the current Archive storage is a four story building with one
basement. There is no air-conditioning system, because the environment is
controlled by natural ventilation and a sophisticated insulation and multileveled vapor barrier system. The walls, ceilings and roof were made with
high-tech materials and cypress, one of the best moisture-control materials.
The windows and doors are carefully designed to create good ventilation.
Sophisticated dust-proof filters are installed in the windows and doors and,
in addition, shoes are prohibited on the inside to achieve a cleaner
environment. Every artifact is stored in the individual wooden boxes to
create a stable micro environment. Preventing the high levels of humidity
and a stuffy indoors resulting in mold infection is a major concern (Japan is
a monsoon climate), and it is achieved with careful manual control. The
Archives staff check the outside temperature and relative humidity several
times a day and open and close the windows based on those observations.
They also continue the traditional custom called bakusho; they take every
item out of the boxes for airing to inspect and prevent mold once a year
before the rainy season in June.

I also visited the conservation lab of the Archives of the Imperial House
Agency. The conservators practice traditional Japanese paper conservation.
For instance, one of the treatments for 12th century documents involved
ordering special paper from the hand-made Japanese paper craftsman, dying
the paper using traditional natural dye from plants, soot, and dirt, and
repairing damages using the dyed paper and cooked Japanese paste.

Conservation Lab

A group of archive students of the Tokyo
Gakugei University and I visited one of the municipal archives, the
Matsumoto City Archives in the Nagano prefecture where the 1998
Winter Olympics were held. It was a three-hour trip by express train
from Tokyo. The area is famous for the mountainous landscape
(Japanese Alpine) and soba noodle cuisine. So, I
Neighborhood of Matsu- tried a soba noodle bowl at the noodle stand on
moto City Archives.
Matsumoto train station platform while I was
waiting for the train. It was cheap, quick
(7minutes to order and finish), and delicious.

Archives of the local municipal entity are relatively new in Japan. Only 29 prefectures out of 47 and 7
major cities out of 13, including Matsumoto city have established official archives. The Matsumoto
City Archives were established in 1998. In the late 1980s the city had been conducting the
historiographic project, and the officers and citizens found that official and historical documents that
were kept in local village offices were neglected or at risk of loss. Local governments worked with
researchers to establish the Archives to save the documents and make them accessible. The Archives
house over 27,000 historical documents and 74,000 administrative city documents.

Kazuko at the Matsumoto
City Archives building.

Matsumoto City Archives
building.

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Collection Storage.

* News To Use

Spot Bonus Award Winner
Kathie Farmer of the Database Integrity Unit was recently awarded a spot bonus
award.
Before Kathie became a library employee in technical services she maintained the
microform reader/printers in Young Library. When the reader/printers on the second floor were
replaced, Kathie was asked to evaluate the old equipment to see what needed to be kept. Kathie spent
time evaluating the equipment and advised on parts that should be retained. Kathie's willingness to
lend a hand saved the staff in R & E a great deal of time in determining the disposition of the
equipment. Congratulations on a job well done!

EDC Tour of the King Library Press
In celebration of the King Library Press’ 50th anniversary, the Employee
Development Committee (EDC) sponsored a fascinating tour of the King
Library Press on October 26th. With our gracious and multi-talented host,
Paul Holbrook, staff was afforded a rare glimpse into the workings of the
printing presses and the complex history of the King Library Press’ printing
accomplishments. The tour was not only very informative, but also
interactive and hands-on as the participants were allowed to handle and
experience the different formats and textures involved in the various
printing techniques. Each printing is truly a work of art, and for those of you
looking for a really unique and special holiday gift, pay a visit to the King
Library Press located in the basement of King. They have a wide selection of beautiful numbered
pieces that are both affordable and exceptional pieces of art.

New Engineering Library Blog
Watch for updates and current information about Shaver Engineering Library
at  .
Check their blog for the latest information on the library renovation, new databases,
journals and books. They will also be posting a reserves ready list for Spring 2007. As reserves are
processed and available for check-out, the blog will be updated. There is also a history of the
engineering library and many pictures.

UK Libraries, School of Library and Information Sciences Alumni Receive Torch of
Excellence Awards
The University of Kentucky Libraries and the School of Library
and Information Sciences (SLIS) in the College of
Communications and Information Studies is proud to announce
their two recipients of the 2006 Torch of Excellence Awards
presented at the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Constituent Group’s
16th annual Homecoming Awards Banquet held Nov. 3 at
Lexington's Radisson Plaza Hotel. The Libraries and SLIS' award
recipients are Helen Frye of Danville, Ky., and Ruth Gaylord of
Lexington.

From L to R: Helen Frye, guest
speaker Frank X Walker, and
Ruth Gaylord.

The Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Constituent Group takes
nominations from each college annually for both the Torch of
Excellence Awards and Torch Bearer Awards. The Torch of
Excellence honors alumni who have succeeded nationally,
statewide and locally. Those honorees then “pass on” their faith, determination, hard work and
academic excellence to current undergraduate students who have shown those same qualities. The
undergraduate students then become “torch bearers” for their colleges.
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The King Library Press Marks its 50th Anniversary with
November Celebration
On Friday November 17, the Press hosted a dinner featuring Dr. Alice
Prochaska, head of the Yale University Libraries, former head of
Special Collections at the British Library, London, and former VicePresident of the Royal Historical Society.
The following day the Press held its Fall Book Arts Seminar. Three outstanding figures from
the field of graphic arts made presentations in the Niles Gallery. The speakers included
Andrew Hoyem, dean of American fine press printers, from the Alion Press in San Francisco;
Carol Blinn, long distinguished for her handsome work at Warwick Press in Easthampton,
Massachusetts; and Steve Miller, director of the MFA program in the Book Arts at the
University of Alabama.

Bad Weather Bags Now Available
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Howling Winds???
No longer a problem for the
Libraries' circulating materials! Thanks to the Libraries' recent
purchase of protective plastic bags, available in two sizes, staff
at all of the Libraries' circulation desks can now hand out badweather bags along with the charged materials. These logocustomized bags are designed to do double duty -- promote
the UK Libraries while protecting the Libraries' valuable
materials!

Comings and Goings
Mary Schleifer has accepted the position of Library Technician for Acquisitions/
Serials. Mary has 16 years of library experience and is currently working on her
master degree in library science. Mary recently completed her assignment with
Oral History and begin working in Acquisitions on November 27th. We are looking
forward to working with Mary.
Amy Osborne has accepted the position of Head of Public Services effective December 1. Following a national search, Amy’s selection was an obvious
choice. We’re delighted she will be moving into this new role.
Sarah Glassmeyer will start on December 1 as a Law Reference Librarian. Sarah
previously held the position of Reference Librarian at the University of Dayton
School of Law. She earned her JD from the University of Cincinnati and her MLS
from Indiana University.

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* Spotlight Series
This Spotlight features Lew Bowling who has retired after 18 years of
employment at the UK Libraries

Lew Bowling, Special Formats Unit
Lew Bowling will be retiring from the University of Kentucky Libraries at the end of
December after 18 1/2 years. Currently, Lew is a member of the Special Formats Unit
(SFU) and has been working with the Rare Book Collection, Cortot Collection and the
Sheet Music Collection all housed in the Special Collections Library. Lew began his
career at UK as a Music Librarian, and has worked as a cataloger in various areas
before moving to SFU.
Lew and his wife Aviva (Vivian) have two children, Danny (26) and Aaron (22).
Vivian is an admissions officer in the UK Graduate School. She also teaches violin
and Hebrew. Danny is a graduate student at UK in Technical Theatre. He is an
assistant production director at the Singletary Center and does freelance lighting and
scene design. Aaron is a senior at UK pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre/
Acting and a BA in Spanish. He is currently spending the semester in Spain through
the UK Study Abroad Program.
Lew was born in Petersburg, WV to Lewis Paul Bowling and Kathryn Stitely Bowling. He lived in Petersburg
through the end of WWII. He also lived in Franklin, IN; Camden, NJ; Magnolia, NJ; and Hot Springs, SD while
growing up. He has a younger brother, Jim, living in Kearney, NE.
Lew has received several graduate degrees, including a BA (cum laud) in Music Education and History/Political
Science from Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS. His graduate degrees include a Masters of Music in Theory and
Composition and a Doctor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition/Musicology, both from the University
of Northern Colorado. He received his Master of Arts degree in Library and Information Science from the
University of Iowa. He has additional course work from several other colleges and universities.
Lew had a varied career before joining the UK Libraries. He taught high school music and history in Williamsburg,
KS, taught instrumental music in Poplar, MT, taught GED math for Fort Peck Tribes, MT, taught instrumental
music for the Kent Music School in Gravesend, England. He also taught ESL for the American Ulpan, Tel Aviv,
Israel. He was a part time instructor in music at UNC, taught music, political science and education at Southeast
Community College in Fairbury, NE. He was a library assistant at the University of Iowa Music Library.
Lew’s activities outside of work are focused in the arts and entertainment field. He has been a semi-pro musician
for the last 50 years by playing saxophone, clarinet, and piano in a variety of jazz and dance bands. He has played
clarinet in community and semi-pro orchestras in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Kentucky. During the last two
years, he and his wife have been playing Israeli pop music at Natasha’s Café accompanied by son Danny on the
cello and Harold Sherman on the piano. He also plays piano at Natasha’s Café on Piano Wednesdays.
Lew is active in the local theatre community. He is currently playing Scrooge in the Lexington Children’s Theatre
production of A Christmas Carol. He began his acting career in grade school and continued through high school.
At the age of 37, he became active in community theatre in Nebraska for approximately 10 years. Since 2004, Lew
has performed with the Studio Players, the Lexington Shakespeare Festival, Woodford County Theater, the
Balagula Theatre, the Fantastical Theatricals, the Lexington Ballet, and the Actors Guild Readers Theatre. His son
Danny designs sets for SCAPA musicals, and Lew helps out as a scene painter. He has even had a painting
exhibited with the Lexington Art League.
After his retirement from UK, Lew will be doing more theatre and music performance and painting and will
probably take some classes at UK. He and Vivian plan to do more traveling as well. Then there are always those
fix-up projects on the house he’s been putting off.
We wish Lew much happiness and success in his retirement.
***Please watch your email for details of Lew’s retirement party which will be held in January 2007.

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* Tech Talk
By Stacey Greenwell, Head, Desktop Support

All Bloglines Edition
I have mentioned Bloglines in past columns, but it never hurts to repeat the important things. If you
aren’t already reading news, library blogs and other feeds in an aggregator, consider Bloglines, a free
web-based aggregator: http://www.bloglines.com
Setup
It takes just minutes to get an account. Once you have set up the account, you can subscribe to feeds
highlighted by Bloglines (under the Directory tab) or you can search for feeds directly (under the
Search tab). Most likely you will want to add the URLs of feeds you discovered elsewhere (under the
Feeds tab, click on Add, then paste in the URL and click Subscribe).
Finding Feeds
Many indexes of library and technology blogs exist if you are looking for feeds in a particular area.
Past editions of this column include “Blog of the Month” entries, so consider subscribing to those as
well. Two feeds to check out for sure are UK Libraries News and the Shaver Engineering Library
Blog.
In general, keep in mind that a growing number of websites include RSS feeds for news, commentary,
and other information. In fact, most of your favorite Bloglines subscriptions will probably originate
serendipitously from something you read in email or while web browsing. This is going to be tough,
but in anticipation of someone asking me anyway, my personal top 5 blogs/RSS feeds:

Library Related

Technology Focused

Tame the Web
Information Wants to Be Free
Librarian In Black
ALA Tech Source Blog
The Kept-Up Academic Librarian

Crabby’s Corner
New York Times Technology
PC Magazine New Product Reviews
Gizmodo
Palm Addicts

Fun Stuff
Using RSS is a great way to keep up with news headlines as well as in-depth commentary. RSS is an
excellent professional development tool (I would not be able to look at a fraction of what I do if I had
to visit individual websites on a daily basis!) but it also has a fun side.
As we approach the holiday season, consider using the Package Tracking feature to keep up with all
of those online purchases. Under the Feeds tab, click on Add, then choose Package Tracking. If you
have a valid UPS, DHL, or FedEx tracking number, you can add a feed for the package to keep track
of its status.
Enjoy the library comic strip, Unshelved? Subscribe via RSS and that’s one less email in your Inbox
every day. Same goes for Word a Day. And if you like puppies, kittens, and other adorable animals,
consider subscribing to one of many blogs featuring a daily dose of cuteness. And that’s just the
beginning…now if Bloglines could just help you find more time to read all of this stuff.
Note from the author
As you may know, I will be taking on the position of Interim Director of Willie T’s Information
Commons. I am very excited about the project and see enormous potential for this merging of
traditional library service and technology service. Since I will also be continuing with many of my IT
duties until February 1, I will be especially busy for the coming months. As a result, I have made the
decision to suspend the writing of this column for some time. I enjoy writing and I’ve heard that at
least some of these 24 columns were useful, but I need to focus on the many, many other tasks at
hand. And who knows, maybe this column will come back as a blog one day soon.

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Adventszeit
bells
Boxing Day
candles
carols
Christmas
dreidel
eggnog
elves
erst
Festival of Lights
gifts
gold
goose
grin
Habari Gani
hail
Hanukkah
holly
hugs
hymn
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Kinara
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Kwanzaa
Las Posadas
latkes
mazao
Menorah
Mishumaa
mistletoes
mkeka
Nadal
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New Year’s Eve
Noel
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piñatas
plum pudding
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Santa Claus
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* Newsletter Staff

What’s Coming Up?
Dec. 1 Appalachia in the Bluegrass: The Red State Ramblers
Niles Gallery, 12:00 p.m.
Dec. 8 Kentucky SOLINET Users Group Fall meeting Thomas &
King Leadership and Conference Center, Georgetown College.
Program and registration information are available on the KSUG
website at: .

Editor: Jessica Hughes
Jessica.hughes@uky.edu
257-0500 x 2159
Cindy Cline

cdcline@uky.edu
257-9421
Laura Hall

lehall1@email.uky.edu
257-0500 x 2119
Cheri Daniels

cheri.daniels@uky.edu
257-0500 x 2080

Wow!!!
Congratulations to Laura Davison of the Medical Center Library in the Research and Education Department for being the 2006/2007 President of the Kentucky Library Association.

Dennis Davenport
dennis.davenport@uky.edu
257-2758
Deirdre Scaggs
deirdre@uky.edu
257-3653
Columnists:
Donors: Kazuko Hioki, Reinette
Jones

Spotlight: Cindy Cline
Tech Talk: Stacey Greenwell

Did You Know?
HR Programs are developed to
better educate staff on how to
perform their jobs better. One
of the perks is through completing specified workshops,
staff can earn Certificates in
various fields of education.
The classes are offered in both
workshop form and in an
online tutorial format. Schedules and times for the workshops are on the schedule portion of HR’s website  .
Visit the HR Training & Development’s “My Training”
page at . It
is a powerful, easy-to-use, integrated training management
system where you can view offerings, register for classes,
cancel your registration, view and print your own schedule
and transcript, and verify your
eligibility for certificates. The
new system will also provide
you with confirmations of all
transactions (registrations and
cancellations) and even e-mail
you with a reminder before your
class!

Reporters:
Agriculture Information Center:
Dennis Davenport
Chemistry/Physics Library:
Cheri Daniels
Design Library: Cheri Daniels
Education Library: Laura Hall
Engineering Library:
Dennis Davenport
Equine Research Library:
Dennis Davenport
Fine Arts Library: Deirdre Scaggs
Geological Sciences and Map Library: Deirdre Scaggs
Health Information Library:
Cindy Cline
IDRC: Deirdre Scaggs
KY Transportation Center:
Dennis Davenport
Law Library: Cheri Daniels
Math Library: Dennis Davenport
Medical Center Library:
Cindy Cline
Medical Center AV Library
Cindy Cline
Special Collections & Digital Programs: Deirdre Scaggs
Young Library: Laura Hall
Web Site/ Graphics:
Dennis Davenport
Newsletter submissions are due
by the 15th of the month.

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