UMKC Friends of the Library

The UMKC Friends of the Library celebrated their 42nd anniversary year in 2007. The UMKC University Libraries could not have grown without the support and goodwill of its friends in the community throughout the years. The Friends of the Library is a membership organization dedicated to providing needed community support to strengthen collections and services of the university libraries. Since their founding in 1965, the Friends of the Library have provided significant funding for UMKC library collections through the Friends Annual Gifts and through the individual gifts and bequests made by their members. Your contributions benefit all people who use the Dental Library, Health Sciences Library, Marr Sound Archives, Miller Nichols Library, Music/Media Library, and the Special Collections.

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Why support the UMKC University Libraries? What do the Friends of the Library do?

• Fund the purchase of materials for use by students, faculty, and the community that are not available in any other area library.
• Encourage an awareness in the community of the importance of a strong university library to the prosperity of the community.
• Sponsor programs of wide interest that contribute to the cultural life of the city.
• Hold regular book sales, providing inexpensive books to students and income to support the Libraries' collections.
• Encourage gifts, endowments, and bequests to the Libraries to memorialize or honor individuals, and to build services and collections.
• Recruit more Friends' members to build a strong community support group for the city's university library.
• Partner with the UMKC University Libraries to position the Dental, Health Sciences, Miller Nichols, and Music/Media Libraries for the future.

Programs and Privileges for FOL Members

Members are notified and invited to all Friends events, including the Annual All-Member Meeting and the Used Book Sales.

Members may request book-borrowing privileges at the Miller Nichols Library for up to 5 books at a time. (Not all books circulate.) Otherwise, to the extent allowed by the IRS, your annual Friends membership may be all or partially deductible. For more information about annual membership categories, dues, and arrangements, please call (816-235-1531).

Volunteers are always welcome to assist with pricing and sorting items for the used book sales or to offer services in areas like the Marr Sound Archives, Special Collections or Access Services. Jan Beets chairs the Book Sale Committee. 

Members receive the Friends' newsletter The Bookmark and are invited to submit articles or story ideas. Friends also receive a University-wide publication, Perspectives.

Volunteers are being sought for photography at Friends events, developing and printing shots, or organizing and identifying photos from Friends functions. Film and development costs are reimbursed. 

Each year a Selections Committee meets to evaluate proposals from UMKC faculty. These proposals recommend materials to be added to the University Libraries' collections. Annually, the Friends spend over $30,000 for the selected items. Volunteers from the Friends serve on this committee. Steve Paul chaired the 2007 committee. Nona Bolling chaired the committee in 2006. 

Finally, many all-University programs, such as travel opportunities or membership in the Swinney Recreation Center, are open to members of constituent groups such as the Friends. 

Interested in joining the Friends? For membership details, call 816-235-1531.

UMKC Friends of the Library

Officers Dan Bradbury, President, 2007-2009 Dr. Jane Greer, First Vice President for Programs, 2007-2009 Anita K. Parran, Second Vice President for Membership, 2007-2009 Gary White, Treasurer, 2007-2009 Melva J. Brownlee, Secretary, 2007-2009 Trudie M. Hall, Past President, ex-officio, 2007-2009 Advisors Sharon L. Bostick, Dean of Libraries Bonnie Postlethwaite, Associate Dean of Libraries Martha J. Atlas, Director of Development Patrick Bickers, Monographic Acquisitions Librarian and The Bookmark Editor

Board Members Margaret Arthurs Oliver Burnette Sylvia Farnsworth Julie R. Gray Mark S. Laverentz Cathy Le Michael Ong Nathan A. Orr L. Rudolf (Rudy) Papenfuhs Steve Paul Mary D. Taylor Dan L. Weaver

First Friday Book Sales
Spring 2008

Your donated used books can make the next sale happen! To make a donation, please call 816-235-1682. We will be happy to provide you with acknowledgement of your tax-deductible gift to the Friends of the Library. Please call 816-235-1682 or 816-235-1531 for directions and to schedule time to drop off donated books when unloading assistance is available at loading dock, Northwest corner of Miller Nichols Library.

Friends of the Library
Annual Gift to the UMKC University Libraries

This year marks the 41st Annual Gift of the UMKC Friends of the Libraries. This year’s gift supports the UMKC University Libraries and the UMKC community with the purchase of over $30,000 in new library resources. Since 1966, the cumulative amount of the Annual Gifts exceeds $1.16 million dollars.

When the Friends call for proposals, they consistently receive many more submissions than funds permit. This year was no exception, with thirty-eight proposals received, totaling nearly $78,000.

The Selections Committee gives careful consideration to each proposal, and in some cases, recommends partial funding of proposals. Twenty-two proposals were selected for funding by the Selections Committee on March 2. This year, as in previous years, one of the Friends stepped forward to individually fund a proposal beyond the $30,000 available:

• Mr. Steve Paul, 2006-2007

The Annual Gift is made possible through membership dues and book sale proceeds. Thank you all for your continued support and membership.

Today the Friends of the Library Selections Committee presents to the membership the choices that make up the 2007 gift, the 41st Annual Gift to the UMKC University Libraries.

AREA STUDIES

• 8 documentary films supporting various disciplines. Carol Koehler, Associate Professor and Daven Gee, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences. $1514.

• 5 electronic titles in Black Studies, Communications, and LGBT Studies. Gloria Tibbs, Information Commons Specialist, Reference Department, University Libraries. $1297. Partially funded for $970.

• 2 sets of monographs in Latin American History (50 titles). Viviana L. Grieco, Assistant Professor of History, College of Arts & Sciences and Patrick M. Bickers, Monographic Acquisitions Librarian, Acquisitions Dept., University Libraries. $4004.60. Partially funded for $2000.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

• The Collected Works of Marx and Engels (51 vols.). Erik Olsen, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences. $1113.04.

HISTORY

• 6 books and 66 films on Latin America and Latino history. Viviana L. Grieco, Asst. Professor of History, College of Arts & Sciences. $1955.58. Partially funded for $1000. (Original request: $2454.27.)

• The History of Parliament series in 4 sets (13 vols.), covering 1386-1690. Linda Payne and Jim Falls, Associate Professors, History, College of Arts & Sciences. $700. Partially funded for $300.

HUMANITIES

• 24 monographs in Critical Thinking. Carol Koehler, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, College of Arts & Sciences and Diane Hunter, Head of Reference Services and Library Instruction, Reference Department, University Libraries. $883.63. Partially funded for $600. (Original request: $997.58).

• The Grove Centenary Editions of Samuel Beckett in 4 volumes, and The Cambridge History of Irish Literature (2 vols.). Stephen John Dilks, Associate Professor of English and Irish Literature, College of Arts & Sciences. $370. ($270 from Friends of the Library, $100 from Friends member Steve Paul.)

• "International Kierkegaard Commentary" series (18 vols.). Clancy Martin, Asst. Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences. $815.

  MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES

• The Porphyrin Handbook (20 vols.), to support life sciences research Ann Smith, Professor, Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences. $8925. Partially funded for $4275.

• 3 monographs on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Eric Petersen, Reference Librarian and Phyllis Schmidt, Reference Specialist, Reference Department, University Libraries. $219.95.

MUSIC/MEDIA

• 5 books, 1 CD-ROM, and 4 DVDs to support new course: Introduction to World Music. Sarah Tyrell, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Conservatory of Music and Dance and Laura Gayle Green, Music/Media Librarian, Music/Media Library, University Libraries. $405.51. (Original request: $564.46).

• 15 monographs to support music therapy and related programs. Deanna Hanson-Abromeit, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy, Conservatory of Music and Dance. $434.75.

• 20 scores, 38 recordings of John Cage's music to support the Barr Institute of American Music and the seminar "American Mavericks." One book is also included. David D. McIntire and Ben Stonaker, Research Fellows, Barr Institute of American Music, Conservatory of Music and Dance. $1323.47. Partially funded for $650.

• 178 scores & 103 recordings for graduate band conducting. Steven D. Davis, Director of Bands, Conservatory of Music and Dance. $4529.80. Partially funded for $1688. (Original request: $6398.55).

REFERENCE

• Resources for College Libraries (7 vols.). Melissa Muth, Reference Coordinator; Chris Le Beau, Reference Librarian, Reference Department, University Libraries. $895.

• Encyclopedia of American Folklife . Diane Hunter, Head of Reference Services and Library Instruction, Reference Department, University Libraries. $359.

• Several proposals submitted by members of the Reference Staff for resources from Gale's Virtual Reference Collection were collectively selected to receive partial funding.  The proposals will be prioritized by the Reference Department and include 8 titles on History and Religious Studies ; 3 Business titles; 5 general Reference titles; American Men and Women of Science , 23rd ed.; the Encyclopedia of Disability ; Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television , vols. 62-71; the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ; 7 titles in the Social Sciences; and 8 titles in world politics and public policy.  An additional 2 print encyclopedia sets of Statistics were included.  The total cost of these materials would be $33,293.  The Friends have partially funded this proposal for $10,000 .

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Handbook of the Philosophy of Science (vols. 1-8 of 16 vols.), 2006-2008. Diane Hunter, Head of Reference Services and Library Instruction and Melissa Muth, Reference Coordinator, Reference Department, University Libraries. $1575. Partially funded for $775.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• 7 titles in cognitive psychology. Eric Petersen, Reference Librarian and Phyllis Schmidt, Reference Specialist, Reference Department, University Libraries. $691.12.

• 3 titles in psychophysiology. Diane Filion, Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences; Phyllis Schmidt, Reference Specialist and Eric Petersen, Reference Librarian, Reference Department, University Libraries. $403.

• 3 books supporting Counseling Psychology. Eric Petersen, Reference Librarian and Phyllis Schmidt, Reference Specialist, Reference Dept., University Libraries; Nancy Murdock, Professor and Chair, Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education. $109.85.

• 8 films on aging, death and dying. Linda M. Breytspraak, Director, Center on Aging Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology and School of Medicine. $510.95. Partially funded for $510.95. (Original request: $834.95).

A Special Invitation for You

Many worthwhile proposals submitted in 2007 could not be funded, or were only partially funded. If you are interested in privately sponsoring a proposal in whole or in part, please contact Brenda Dingley for more information:

Brenda Dingley
Assistant Director for Technical Services
University Libraries
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235-2226
URL: library.umkc.edu

Friends of the Library 2007 Selections Committee Members

• Chair
  Mr. Steve Paul
  
• Members
  Dr. Jane Greer
  Dr. Charles Wurrey
  Mr. Michael Ong, Esq.
  
• Advisors
  Dr. Sharon L. Bostick, Dean of Libraries
  Ms. Martha J. Atlas, Director of Development
  Ms. Brenda Dingley, Assistant Director for Technical Services
  Mr. Patrick Bickers, Monographic Acquisitions Librarian and The Bookmark Editor

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For membership information in the UMKC Friends of the Library, or to find out more about the events presented by the Friends of the Library, or for information on where to drop off book donations, call 816-235-1531. Relay Missouri: 1-800-735-2966 (TT) / 1-800-735-2466 (voice).