Serials Review

Dear School of Drama Faculty, Staff, and Students,

During the Spring Quarter, I advised you that an anticipated cut to the University Libraries materials budget would require a review of our journal, database, and other subscriptions with the aim of reducing our continuing obligations by up to $2 million annually. We are now nearing the end of this review and have linked a list of proposed cancellations to the Libraries Serials and Electronic Resources Review website at: http://www.lib.washington.edu/cms/serialsreview2009. The list, which is accessible to the UW community via NetId login, includes all the titles being considered for cancellation by the UW Seattle campus libraries, excluding Health Sciences. There is also a link to proposed Health Sciences cancellations.

The list can be sorted in title or broad disciplinary order, and it is searchable by title. There is a feedback mechanism where you may comment on titles you feel are essential or desirable to keep. The deadline for feedback is October 10.

Thank you for your help in this important task. If you have any questions about the 2009 Serials and Electronic Resources Review, feel free to contact me directly.

Angela Weaver
5-3693
aw6@u.washington.edu

Arts Programs in Academia Are Forced to Nip Here, Adjust There

Arts Programs in Academia Are Forced to Nip Here, Adjust There
By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: August 10, 2009
New York Times

Students at public and private colleges and universities around the country will find arts programs, courses and teachers missing when they descend on campuses this fall.

Rethinking Gender Bias in Theater

Rethinking Gender Bias in Theater

By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: June 24, 2009
New York Times

A yearlong research project, conducted by a Princeton economics student, both confirms and upends assumptions about bias in the playwriting business.

Not Excited About the Tonys

The Tony Award nominations were announced today with a few surprises (mostly of the "Why weren't they nominated" variety) and very little excitement on my part.

Lynn Nottage Wins 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Lynn Nottage was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her play, Ruined, which was inspired by Mother Courage. Ruined is currently playing an extended engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Stage I at City Center. The play opened on February 10, and MTC is currently offering tickets through May 10. Read more about the play and the Pulitzer Prize at Broadway.com

New Portrait of Shakespeare Emerges

In a Time Magazine article, Stanley Wells, professor emeritus of Shakespeare Studies at Birmingham University and one of the world's most distinguished Shakespeare scholars, says he has identified a new portrait of the Bard.

Desktop Article Delivery

Desktop article delivery from the UW Libraries and beyond... at no cost for current UW students, faculty and staff

I want to let you know about a special pilot project the Libraries is conducting this spring that faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and staff will find useful.

From March through June, the UW Libraries will be piloting a service thatwill provide desktop delivery of journal articles. Libraries staff will pull and scan journal articles from print volumes held by the UW Libraries and deliver them electronically to your desktop free of charge. The purpose of the pilot is to gather data about the actual demand and costs for such a service. At the end of the academic year the results will be evaluated and we'll determine if a permanent pull and scan service is feasible. Of course, our budget situation for the coming year is uncertain at this point, but we think it's important to gather the data now so that we'll be in a position to make a decision in the future.

More information about the pilot project is available at http://www.lib.washington.edu/ill/pilot.html