I am pleased to report that David de Lorenzo, associate director of the Bancroft Library and head of Bancroft Technical Services, has just published "A Legacy of Leadership: Edward Miner Gallaudet and the Columbia Institution, 1857-1864" in A Fair Chance in the Race of Life: The Role of Gallaudet University in Deaf History (pp. 22-32. Ed. Brian H. Greenwald and John Vickrey Van Cleve. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2008). David began his career at Gallaudet as University Archivist and head of special collections.

The Columbia University was the precursor of Gallaudet University, the first institution in America dedicated to the higher education of the deaf. Edward Miner Gallaudet was only 20 years old when he was appointed as its superintendent. David traces the qualities of his leadership in four crucial areas as he guided the infant institution through its formative years.

Charles Faulhaber
The Bancroft Library

James H. Spohrer, librarian for Germanic collections, has been selected as the Townsend Library Fellow for 2009-10. His fellowship funds will be used to supoprt research and acquisitions for an exhibit of Dutch Clandestine books, currently scheduled to be on display in Doe Library's Bernice Layne Brown Gallery in 2010. Congratulations, Jim!

Julie Lefevre joined the staff of the IGS Library on March 16, 2009. Julie is uniquely qualified to contribute to the full range of library activities, from web management to digital collections to public services. She comes to IGS from the Internet Archive in San Francisco, where she organized and managed digital library projects, including a book-scanning operation at NRLF. Before becoming a librarian, Julie worked in the high-tech sector as a technical writer and course developer. Please join me in welcoming Julie Lefevre to the Berkeley Library community.

Nick Robinson
IGS Library

The Library welcomes Allan Urbanic to his appointment as Head of Research and Collections for International and Area Studies in the Doe/Moffitt Libraries as of December 1, 2008. Allan has been an integral part of the Berkeley Library community since arriving as Librarian for Slavic and East European Collections in 1986. For the past two years, Allan has also served as the interim department head for International and Area Studies. While we explore our options for supporting Slavic and East European Studies, Allan will continue the selection responsibilities on an interim basis. Allan earned an A.B. in Russian from Boston College, an M.L.S. from Simmons College, and a Ph.D. in Russian Literature from Brown University. His office will remain in 438 Doe Library and his email is aurbanic@library. Please join me in congratulating Allan on this new position.

Elizabeth Dupuis
AUL for Educational Initiatives
Director, Doe/Moffitt Libraries

On behalf of LAUC-B, I am pleased to announce that the following librarians achieved promotion to the rank of full Librarian in 2008:

--Jack von Euw
--Susan Gabarino
--Susan Koskinen
--Kathryn Neal
--David Sullivan

I am also pleased to announce that the following Librarians achieved career status in 2008:

--Teresa Mora
--Kathryn Neal
--Jesse Silva
--Teresa Stanton

Congratulations to all! And thanks to the hard-working members of CAPA who made it all possible!

Corliss Lee
LAUC-B Chair, 2008-09