This time of year along with the cold weather is making me want to turn on the oven and make something delicious to eat. If you are also in the mood to bake or roast some yummy treats this weekend, stop by the main floor of Coe library and check out our cookbook display. As the holidays approach, we are preparing to move all of the books from the Library Annex to the main stacks at Coe, including the cookbooks.

Some of my favorites are on the display… but I’m always looking for new cookbook recommendations.  What are your favorites?

The 6th edition of the APA style manual caused a stir this fall when numerous errors and inconsistencies were revealed in the new edition. After publishing an 8 page list of corrections, APA is now issuing replacement copies to anyone who purchased the flawed 1st printing of the 6th edition.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education:

Cumulative outrage finally carried the day. The association has just announced that it will “recycle” remaining softcover copies of the sixth edition. Anyone who gets in touch with the association between November 2 and December 15 and asks for a replacement will receive a free copy of the emended second printing, according to Rhea Faberman, director of communications. (She recommends that people contact the APA’s service center to submit those requests.)

“We heard loud and clear that there was disquiet about the number of errors in the book,” Ms. Faberman told me. “We understand that, although perfection is difficult to achieve, it is a style manual and therefore the bar is very high in terms of getting it right.”

If you purchased a copy of the 6th edition and would like a free, more accurate copy, here is the contact information for the APA Service Center:

Mailing address: American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Telephone: (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5500M
Contact the Service Center, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The collections continue to move in Coe Library this week and next. The latest collection moves are outlined below and are current for October 28th but more books will continue to move through the week. As always please ask at any service desk if you would like help finding anything in Coe Library! Also new this week, the sculpture “Rolling Flower” by James Surls is installed (photo above). Stop by Level 3 to take a look up through the flower.

* Journals (recent bound volumes): call numbers A’s – PN 4’s are on the new shelving on level 1 west.

* Circulating collection of books: A’s – DK 265’s are on the new shelving and PR 7 – 3423’s have been relocated on level 4 central.

* Theses: moved from level 3 central to level one west.

* Folios: moved from level 3 central to level one west, except for Science folios.

* Current periodicals: moved from 121/123 to new display shelving on level one central.

* Newspapers: moved to new display shelving on level one central (some overflow on bookcarts).

The renovations of Coe Library are nearly finished – the dedication ceremony is scheduled for November 19th! We would love to know what you think about the new library.

Surveys in Coe reveal that students think it is everything from “awesome” and “really well done” to “confusing” and “too open”.  What do you think?  Tell us in the comments!

In our continuing efforts to open all the renovated areas of Coe Library and put everything in its right place, the current periodicals moved this week. You can now  find the latest issues of print journals on Level 1 Central of Coe Library (moved from their former location in the two small rooms on Level 1). Look for print newspapers to move to the same area early next week..  Now you can settle into our fancy new furniture and read the latest articles in style.

If you can’t find something, please ask at any of the service desks on Levels 1 or 2 and we will be happy to help you locate it!

Coe Library is thrilled to install a new work from artist James Surls and pleased to host him for a talk and reception on Saturday October 24th. This event is free and open to the public. From the University of Wyoming Art Museum:

Nationally known, Colorado-based artist James Surls will present an Art Talk on Saturday, October 24 at 1 pm at Coe Library. His Art Talk will be followed by a reception to celebrate the installation of his new piece, Rolling Flower, in Coe Library. Surls created the piece specifically for the new library wing. With the installation of his metal and wood sculpture, the focus on public and community continues in Laramie.

And from Time Magazine: “Surls sculpture is infused, at the start, with a real sense of fright: the noonday demon lurking in the woodpile.”

Join us in welcoming James Surls and in viewing Rolling Flower in its new home at Coe Library. See the work below:

Thank you to all the folks who created the UW Libraries’ float and rode through the cold snowy streets of Laramie on Saturday morning! The float was a runner-up in the “best use of theme category”.

It is with great sadness that the Libraries announce the passing of a dear friend, Emmett Chisum. As the Emeritus Librarian, Emmett was known to generations of students for his assistance in W.R. Coe Library and the American Heritage Center. A historian who could recall countless details about local history, Emmett was instrumental in establishing Wyoming history collections at UW and was devoted to documenting the history of the University.

Chisum joined the UW Libraries in 1958 as a reference librarian and went on to serve as a research historian with the American Heritage Center. He was a constant presence at Coe Library for many years, arriving at 8 a.m. on the dot each morning, stopping to feed the squirrels and chat with library faculty and staff on the way to his office.

In 2008 Chisum pledged a million dollar endowment in support of a new Special Collections reading room. Visitors may now enjoy his generosity at the Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections Reading Room on the 3rd floor of the renovated Coe Library.

The Laramie community and the University of Wyoming benefited greatly from Emmett’s expertise and service and he is remembered fondly by his many colleagues and friends.

Services will be Friday, October 9, 2:00, Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home in Laramie.