SULAIR News

Question: What resources does Stanford offer for Medieval Studies? I am considering Stanford for grad school.

Answer: Green Library has a Medieval Studies Room and by clicking on the link you can view a Short Title List of books shelved in it.

SULAIR staff are invited to attend a talk by Professor Emeritus Herant Katchadourian on his new book Guilt: The Bite of Conscience on Monday, December 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at McCaw Hall, Arrillaga Alumni Center (

SULAIR staff are cordially invited to attend an event in honor of Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Dr. Serageldin will give two talks on Wednesday, December 2, 2009:

The New Library of Alexandria: A Beacon of Knowledge at 2:00 pm
For a Better Dialog Between the West and Muslims at 4:30 pm

Please join us on Thursday, December 3rd, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Cubberley Education Library in a celebration of our newly renovated space. There will be light refreshments in our new Instruction Room at the end of the South Reading Room.

SULAIR has the following new positions this week:

Software Engineer/Java Developer for Digital Library Systems and Services, Digital Library Infrastructure and Preservation Repository (#36405)
Digital Archivist (#36243)

As of 16 November, Vaden Health Center now has sufficient stock to administer seasonal flu vaccines at its Monday clinics to all members of the Stanford community, not just those at high risk of complications from influenza. Vaden offers the vaccines for free to students, faculty, staff and retirees, and to spouses and domestic partners for $24. Vaccines are available on Mondays through Dec. 14, except Nov. 23, from 3 - 6 p.m.

Please note that these shots immunize against seasonal flu and not H1N1. Please also note that seasonal flu shots are recommended, not mandatory, for staff.

Question: I am preparing to perform research on the Endangered Species Act in New Mexico. I understand that the library holds state documents for California, however, I was wondering if they hold any documents for New Mexico (regarding the ESA). I greatly appreciate your assistance.

Please join us in congratulating Bill O'Hanlon who completed his Masters in Library & Information Science at San Jose State University last spring and receives his diploma in December. Bill holds an M.A. in History from San Francisco State University and afterward taught briefly in the Redwood City School district. Before getting his masters at SFSU, Bill was employed at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center both as a principal precision surveyor and supervisor for fifteen years. He eventually returned to SLAC as an archives assistant in 1998.

SULAIR has the following new position this week:

Collections Consolidation Specialist, Physics Library (#36354)

This year's Winter close will run from Monday, December 21, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010. The following dates have been designated as University holidays:

• Thursday, December 24, 2009
• Friday, December 25, 2009
• Friday, January 1, 2010