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Marvin Leavy

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Creation Date

6-24-2013

Description

Oral history conducted by Lisa Miller regarding Marvin Leavy's life and work at WKU as well as information regarding the Margie Helm Library and Cravens Graduate Center & Library.

  • 0:00-4:00 Leavy's background, education, teaching career & transition to librarianship
  • 4:00-6:00 coming to WKU, job description, librarians & Cravens Graduate Center & Library
  • 6:00-8:40 reference services centralization
  • 8:40-9:30 Earl Wassom, library director
  • 9:30-10:30 Margie Helm and Sara Tyler
  • 10:30-14:00 library employees
  • 14:00-20:00 job experiences and collection development
  • 20:00-26:00 technology advances
  • 26:00-30:00 technology transitions
  • 30:00-31:00 Government Documents
  • 31:00-41:00 major projects and renovations, Cravens Commons
  • 41:00-45:00 campus support of the library
  • 45:00-49:00 memorable events, NOTIS, Kentucky Virtual Library
  • 49:00-53:00 ghosts, faculty evaluation process
  • 53:00-end work processes, computer, meetings

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Keywords

Western Kentucky University, Margie Helm Library (WKU), University Libraries (WKU), Health & Physical Education Building (WKU)

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