History of Medicine Associates Sponsor Lecture

Richard C. Baker, a book conservator in private practice in St. Louis, will be the speaker. The title of his lecture is “Saving Little Known Moments in American History.” He will discuss the treatment and historical significance of items he has treated over the years, which includes the first item printed in America: The Oath of a Freeman, (1637). Also included in this discussion is a 1760 manuscript of a poem by an African-American, documents from the transfer of the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clarke’s journals. Mr. Baker has provided conservation services for numerous books in the UAMS History of Medicine collection, and In addition to the lecture, Mr. Baker will provide conservation estimates for books that audience members bring to the lecture.

Margaret Johnson,
Head, Historical Research Center

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New Service Available

1. Select the Library Catalog at www.libcatalog.uams.edu
2. Select: Patron Information (Checked Out Items, Renewals)
3. Enter your name: First Name Last Name (e.g., Jane Smith)
4. Enter your UAMS badge number with the 21732000 prefix + number.
5. Click on the line listing the number of items currently checked out.
6. Choose to "Renew All" or "Renew Selected Items" by clicking on the boxes.
7. The new due date will appear.

Books may be renewed two times after the orginial checkout if the items have no holds. Journals cannot be renewed.

Please contact the Circulation Desk by e-mail at LibraryCirculation@uams.edu or by phone at 686-5980 for assistance.

UAMS Library Weekend Hours to Change

Weekend hours at the UAMS Library will be different beginning May 18, 2003. At the request of Library users, the hours have been redistributed to allow for more open time on Saturday and a few hours less on early Sunday afternoons. The total number of hours the Library will be open will not change.

This action reflects users' continuing requests for longer hours on Saturday, supported by the gate-counts and usage statistics for the weekend hours. Those numbers do show that the number of people using the library on Saturday afternoons is indeed high, and that the amount of usage early Sunday afternoons (between noon and 2pm) is extremely low.

Beginning Sunday, May 18, 2003, the weekend hours for the Library will be:

Saturday 9 am - 6 pm
Sunday 2 pm - 12 Midnight

We hope this adjustment in hours will be a welcome change for our patrons.

Libby Ingram,
Head of Circulation