Title
Preview
Creation Date
6-11-2013
Description
Oral history conducted by Lisa Miller regarding Michael Binder's life and work at WKU as well as information regarding the Margie Helm Library and Cravens Graduate Center & Library.
- 0:00-6:13 early life, education, library experience, early jobs
- 6:13-14:00 New York City College, Defense Intelligence Agency Library, University of Pittsburgh doctoral program, University of Virginia-Wise, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- 14:00-15:30 WKU University Libraries deanship, WKU administration, Earl Wassom
- 15:30-21:00 Riley Handy, Special Collections, Kentucky Museum
- 21:00-28:30 libraries at WKU Glasgow, WKU Owensboro, WKU Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox, website, institutional repository, Southern Kentucky Bookfest, Topper Info Portal, PRIMO
- 28:30-31:00 Kentucky Virtual Library
- 31:00-37:36 funding for library resources, budget inflation line
- 37:36-41:20 challenged materials
- 41:20-51:30 death of librarian, Nicholas Sparks, authors' receptions, Kentucky Virtual University, WKU Glasgow library opening
- 51:30-end ghosts
Keywords
Western Kentucky University, University Libraries (WKU), Margie Helm Library (WKU), Health & Physical Education Building (WKU)