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Blueprints: Falvey LibraryContents: November 2000
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John F. Andrews fields questions from the audience of the first Falvey Distinguished Lecture of the academic year. |
To raise funds for the statue the Booths planned a production of "Julius Caesar" for November 1864: John Wilkes Booth played the part of Antony, Edwin played Brutus and Junius, Jr., the part of Cassius. This was the only time that the Booth brothers acted together. The gala night reaped $4000 for the statue.
John Wilkes Booth regarded Lincoln as a tyrant who was abrogating the U.S. Constitution. Mr. Andrews traced the strong anti-authoritarian sentiment in the Booth family from the original John Wilkes, lord mayor of London in the 1770s. However, most members of the Booth family were for the North; this split loyalty was common to many families during the Civil War.
During the war, John Wilkes Booth performed in many southern cities and became involved in a failed plot to abduct Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators planned to kill Lincoln, Vice-President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward as acts of war. After shooting Lincoln and jumping to the stage at the Ford Theater, Booth shouted "sic semper tyrannis," the motto of Virginia.
As Andrews noted, a Shakespearean twist is that Lincoln read Shakespeare extensively and would speak at length about the tragedies and historic plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard II and King Lear. In that fateful April of 1865 Lincoln quoted from Macbeth:
"Duncan is in his grave;
After life’s fitful fever he sleeps well.
Treason has done his worst: nor steel nor poison,
Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing.
Can touch him further." 3, 2, 26
Lincoln, a few days before his assassination, had a dream in which he heard subdued sobs, but could see no one until he went into the East Room of the White House where he saw a catafalque surrounded by soldiers. When he asked who had died, a soldier said that it was the assassinated President. Mr. Andrews surmised that though Lincoln dismissed his and others’ forebodings, he may have been willing to submit to fate, as expressed in Hamlet "There’s a divinity that shapes our ends," as an expiation for the Civil War casualties.
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During the question and answer period moderated by Fr. Peter Donohue, head of the theatre department, Mr. Andrews mentioned that Ken Burns had used some of his ideas in the documentary on the Civil War. Again, Mr. Andrews emphasized that John Wilkes Booth saw his own actions against Lincoln as acts of war though there may have been some elements of sibling rivalry. After the war Edwin Booth produced "Julius Caesar," which had the longest run up to that time, often playing Brutus himself. |
After a brief welcome by Dr. James L. Mullins, University librarian, Dr. L.W. Irwin,
English department, introduced Mr. Andrews, pointing out some of his many accomplishments,
such as editing the Shakespeare Quarterly and a 19 volume annotated set of
Shakespeare’s complete works. In 1987, Mr. Andrews founded The Shakespeare Guild, a
nonprofit organization with the goal of fostering a deeper appreciation of the
world’s greatest writer.
Mr. Andrews also spoke about the Gielgud Award presented by the Shakespeare Guild to
outstanding performers such as Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Zoe Caldwell, Judi Dench and
Kenneth Branagh. He has lectured widely in the United States, Canada, England and Japan.
In June at the British Embassy in Washington, Mr. Andrews was inducted into the Order of
the British Empire.
It’s too hot! It’s too cold! Are there jobs in the Library? Is there money
for ...? Would you write a letter to ...? What is the policy on ...? How much vacation
time am I entitled to this year? Next year? My office key doesn’t work! Can we get a
check cut and sent out in two days? We need to buy ... . Can we get a price quote on that
by next week?
These are just a few questions, comments or cries that are heard almost every day in the Administrative Office of Falvey Library. Although the administrative office of a library is somewhat unique (more about that later), it also bears a strong resemblance to the administrative office in any organization.
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(left to right) Dr. James L. Mullins, University librarian and director;
Betty Ruddock, coordinator of services; and Mary Heyman, administrative office secretary. |
The Administrative Office of Falvey is staffed by Elizabeth (Betty) Ruddock, coordinator of services; Mary Heyman, secretary; and Dr. James L. Mullins, University librarian and director. Through this office passes all of the paperwork supporting the Library’s operations including personnel action forms, management of the budget, annual reports and evaluations, facility work orders, purchase requisitions and planning documents. While it can be argued that the work performed in this office is not necessarily "library" work, it is definitely the work that enables and supports the work of the entire library staff in the performance and provision of library services and resources.
Betty Ruddock, as coordinator of services, is the Library’s contact person with many other offices on campus including Purchasing, the Business Office, Bursar, Facilities, Safety and Security, Academic Affairs, Human Resources, Catering, Payroll ... and the list could go on! Many of the questions detailed above fall primarily within the scope of her responsibilities. Betty is probably as well known outside the Library as within.
Mary Heyman as secretary is the primary contact between the Library’s departments and their student assistants. "Mrs. Heyman" is the person that students are directed to see if they want a job in the Library. It is up to her to match students’ availability with the needs of the various departments. She also keeps us informed by the weekly transmission of Falvey Update, the electronic newsletter that informs the library staff of events, minutes of meetings, and birthdays.
The University librarian and director, who reports to the vice president for academic affairs, has the responsibility to plan, administer and lead library services toward a vision determined as appropriate for the information and research needs of the Villanova community in accordance with academic library standards, consistent with changing technology, and use patterns and needs of library users. In collaboration with faculty and librarians, the University librarian evaluates the services, programs, resources and facilities that provide or support the provision of library services. He must be committed to building and providing access to a wide range of information resources in book, digital, serial, media or manuscript formats.
The University librarian must strengthen the information literacy instruction program for students while overseeing the services and equipment offered and maintained by Instructional Media Services supporting classroom instruction. As the senior library administrator he represents and is an advocate for the information needs of the faculty and students at Villanova University at the Deans Council, and represents Villanova within library consortia and professional meetings. The University librarian promotes and represents Falvey Library to the Villanova community.
Although the Falvey Administrative Office does not come into regular contact with students and faculty, the services and support that it provides enable all of the other Falvey departments to provide the excellent level of service and resources that typifies Falvey Library.
This article concludes the series describing the activities and functions of the many Falvey departments.
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Bogside artist Thomas Kelly and Dr. Ellen Bonds discuss one of the large
paintings on exhibit. Mr. Kelly spoke to Dr. Bonds=
Literary Experience and Core Humanities classes. |
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by Susan Markley
The health care provided for women has never achieved the level of care provided for men, but this situation is even more pronounced when the women suffer from physical disabilities, according to a panel of four professors from the College of Nursing, at the October 10 Faculty Research Talk given at Falvey Memorial Library. The panel discussed this sensitive issue, focusing on studies done by Villanova faculty under a three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation.
In an overview of the grant project, "Health Promotion for Women with Disabilities," Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer reported that women with physical disabilities encounter numerous barriers to receiving general and reproductive care from their health care providers. With this in mind, three goals emerged for the project: to determine the best ways to improve this health care and provide more information to these women to enable them to better cope with their situations; to increase the sensitivity of health care providers to the health-related needs of women with disabilities, and to increase the level of knowledge available through more research and studies.
Professors Nancy Sharts-Hopko and Maureen Sullivan reported on their study of women with multiple sclerosis and how a lack of exercise and some medications used to treat MS lead to the increased risk of low bone density, osteoporosis and fractures. Most of these women had some knowledge of their condition and the personal risks involved, but they reported almost no information was forthcoming from their health care provider. While many tried to take some preventive measures, such as hormone replacement therapy, most felt a lack of control over the disease.
Professor Smeltzer provided additional information from her study "Bone Mineral Density in Women with Disabilities." She reported that osteoporosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women after menopause. Health care providers do not spend enough time on general health issues of these women, focusing instead on the disease itself. Also, they are not recommending to these patients the importance of bone density testing, the need for greater activity and other preventive strategies. Dr. Smeltzer recommended that financial barriers to bone density testing be eliminated by health policies and legislation.
And finally, in another disturbing report, Dr. Linda Copel discussed her study on partner abuse of physically disabled women. Many physically disabled women face numerous barriers when seeking shelter and help from abusive partners, which in turn often produced symptoms of anxiety and depression in these women. The partner abuse they face includes verbal, physical, emotional and sexual attacks. Often these women blame themselves, resulting in further loss of self-confidence and lower self-esteem. This produces more chaos and turmoil in their lives and an inability to "move on." One of Dr. Copel’s conclusions is that health care providers must become aware of these situations and provide greater help for these women, along with their medical treatment, if the women are ever to improve their conditions.
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(left to right) Drs. Maureen Sullivan, Suzanne Smeltzer, Nancy Sharts-Hopko and Linda Copel presented a panel discussion on health promotion for women with disabilities at the Falvey Faculty Research Talk October 10. |
Susan Markley is head of the Periodical Department.
 Jutta Seibert, reference and cataloging librarian. |
In late September, Jutta Seibert became the newest librarian at Falvey, filling a reference/cataloging position. Jutta comes to us from a reference position at Magill Library at Haverford College (where her husband is a French professor). Prior to Haverford, she served as an intern in the Reference Department at the Van Pelt Library of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Jutta is a native of Germany and attended the University of Bayreuth, achieving a masters in cultural anthropology. After arriving in this country, she earned her masters in library and information science at Drexel University.
Jutta and her husband have one son, an avid fan of the Harry Potter books.
During her rare moments of free time, she enjoys gardening and reading.
 Charlotte Scheld, systems application technician |
Charlotte Scheld joined Falvey in October as the new Systems application technician. Previously a customer service manager at Baker Hughes, an industrial chemical company, Charlotte recently graduated from the Chubb Institute. Her responsibilities at Falvey include maintaining the hardware and software systems, such as the Web pages, the Endeavor system, and the pc workstations.
Frank Palmarino began his position as audio-visual technician in Instructional Media
Services within Falvey in October. Frank’s primary responsibility will be maintaining
the multimedia classrooms on the University campus. Previously with Total Video Products,
Frank has facilitated multimedia classroom installations at universities throughout the
area. Frank lives in Drexel Hill with his wife and seven children.
 Frank Palmarino, audio-visual technician, Instructional Media Services |
 Jean Burke, evening supervisor, Reserve Room |
Two new employees in the Reserve Room will be sharing the evening supervisor position. Jean Burke, a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, comes to Falvey from Aramark Corporation. Michael Scott, who also works in the Bryn Mawr College bookstore, received his bachelor’s degree from Rosemont and plans to pursue his masters in library and information science at Drexel University.
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Darren Poley and Teresa Bowden are new members of the Falvey Library VQI Enhancement Team. They began their two-year term in September, replacing Jacqueline Mirabile who served on the team for the past seven years. Other Falvey ET members are Luisa Cywinski, Chris Foster, Laura Hutelmyer and Kathy O’Connor. |
Two new databases Falvey subscribes to can be found on the Falvey home page under
E-resources by Subject / English and via the alphabetical database list.
The Oxford English Dictionary, the leading authority on the history and development of the English language, is available online and that in addition to searching for definitions you can search approximately 2.5 million quotations.
Columbia Granger’s Index to Poetry includes 13,000 poems in full text, and
250,000 poetry citations, in addition to commentaries, bibliographies, notes on form, and
a glossary.
by Laura Hutelmyer
On October 17, Falvey Library VQI Enhancement Team sponsored a brown bag lunch with Jim Kane, Assistant Director of Human Resources. Benefit questions, submitted ahead of time by the staff, were sent to Jim so he could focus on these specific concerns.
Jim provided valuable information and literature on annuities and retirement contributions. He also emphasized the importance of building a bank of sick days and how this relates to short term and long term disability. Jim explained why taxes are withheld for employees taking graduate classes and why the University offered early retirement packages in the past. After the lunch, Jim took the time to answer personal questions. The brown bag lunch proved to be a fun and informal way to tackle some difficult questions pertaining to the many benefits offered at Villanova University.
Also contributing to this issue of Blueprints: David Burke, Louise Green, Laura Hutelmyer, James Mullins, Judith Olsen, Sue Ottignon, Linda Saboe and Jacqueline Smith.
Photo credits: Bernadette Dierkes, Steve Dixon and Joe Houser.
