Departmental Newsletter, Winter 2003
- NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
HEAD
- by Julia Kornegay
- Since my arrival at the end of August, I have spent
most of my time getting to know our faculty, staff
and students, and meeting with growers, commodity
associations and other groups. I have been from one
side of the state to the other visiting apple, strawberry,
sweetpotato, cucumber, melon, wine grape, nursery
crop, and organic farming experimental trials and
production fields, and that is just the beginning!
There are a lot more programs to visit and people
to meet. I have been amazed and impressed
at the depth and breadth of the activities
of our department, which is, without a doubt, one
of the premiere horticulture departments in the world!
- There have been several faculty changes since September.
Sylvia Blankenship was appointed
interim associate dean of administration in CALS.
David Monks replaced Sylvia as assistant
department head. Jonathan Schultheis
took on the duties of department extension leader.
Dennis Werner will be stepping down
as graduate program director, and will be replaced
by John Dole effective March 1. Thanks
to Dennis for all his work with the graduate students.
Steve Mcartney joined the department
as a new assistant professor in November. Steve will
do research and extension work on apples as part of
the regional apple program of NC State, Univ. Georgia,
Univ. Tennessee, and Clemson.
- In October the department completed our 2004 Compact
Plan and outlined six strategic initiatives
to be emphasized in the coming years. These include:
- Horticulture for the Urban Environment
- Plant Breeding in Horticulture Science
- Horticulture Distance Education (Certificate
and MHS Programs)
- Horticulture Genomics and Biotechnology
- Development of New Crops, Value-Added Products,
and Agricultural Enterprises
- Increased External Funding for Horticulture
- The Hort Council had their annual
meeting at the JC Raulston Arboretum in December with
representatives of 16 associations attending. Ms.
Erica Upton Peterson, executive vice president of
the North Carolina Agribusiness Council, was the invited
speaker. Each commodity association and the Horticultural
Science department gave reports of their annual activities.
After lunch, the Hort Council toured Kilgore Hall
and the new USTL greenhouses and teaching labs being
built for horticulture from the university bond referendum
funding.
 DEPARTMENTAL
HIGHLIGHT
- by Todd Wehner
- Food Safety: The safety of our
food supply is a responsibility shared by consumers,
producers, sellers and handlers. Consumers have long
trusted that food handlers, including producers, processors
and preparers, will use procedures ensuring that food
products come to the consumer clean, safe, and ready
to eat. This view changed dramatically in recent years
in response to terrorist activity and foodborne disease
outbreaks. Because many kinds of fresh produce implicated
in disease outbreaks are grown in the South (ie. leafy
greens, onions, carrots, celery, melons, berries and
tomatoes), southern growers are faced with the question:
"How do I know your produce is safe to eat?"
- See the related story in Perspectives at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/magazine/spring03/clean.htm
- Drs. Doug Sanders
and Dennis Osborne, (Horticultural Science)
and Donn Ward (Food Science) direct
a regional integrated research, teaching and extension
program providing fresh produce food safety training
and certification for southern industry, retail, grower
and other commercial and non-commercial fresh produce
handlers. Forty two cooperators, including at least
one each from Horticultural Science and Food Science
departments in each of the 11 southern states create
and deliver (a) fresh produce food safety education,
analysis, assessment, and communication of risk; (b)
applied research relating sources, incidence and control
measures for foodborne microbial pathogens; and (c)
coordination with national integrated food safety
programs and resources. This work is facilitated through
a network of 150 county Agents in the region. NCSU
Horticulture agents involved are Darrell E. Blackwelder,
Diane Ducharme, Mac Gibbs, Bill Hanlin, Bill Jester,
Billy Little, Allan Thornton, Wick Wickliffe and Taylor
Williams.
- New user-developed agricultural
risk management curricula, materials and self-assistance
systems are helping preserve conventional,
sustainable, small-scale, minority- and women-owned
fresh produce farming systems in all states touched
by this project. The ultimate effect of such an approach
is a national impact in that safe southern produce
moves to market throughout the country, again validating
consumer trust in the industry.
- See the Food Safety site at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/hsfoodsafety.html
- INTERESTING WEB SITES
- by Mary Peet
- Mary Peet is collecting information on interesting
web sites for Horticultural Scientists (please send
her the web addresses you find interesting). Here
is the winter installment.
- As the Research Vice-President of ASHS, I have been
impressed by the new features added to the ASHS
website (http://www.ashs.org/)
through the hard work of Dan Lineberger and Tim Rhodus.
Those of you who have not explored the ASHS website
recently are missing valuable resources and member
benefits. There is online abstract submission
and conference information, now including
the ability to search for specific events, such as
working group business meetings during the Centennial
Conference. Did you know there is a calendar (http://www.ashs.org/news/calendar.php)
with links for ASHS and related events and deadlines?
For people who cannot keep track of phone numbers,
there is a link (http://www.ashs.org/leaders/index.html)
for telephone and email contacts
for Headquarters staff, Board members, ASHS committees
and working groups. Amazingly, most of the information
is up-to-date! Check to see if your information is
up-to-date by logging into the members only
section. Login is fairly simple, but you will need
your membership number the first time. After logging
in, you can update your member profile, search the
directory for other members by either name or area
of expertise (to find reviewers!), access the online
newsletter, and sign up for the various committee
and working group listservs.
- In the publications area, you can
submit manuscripts online, find author guidelines
and editor information, and search the archives for
citations and abstracts. You can also browse the Table
of Contents. Check out the two NCSU sweetpotato articles
in the November 2003 issue of the ASHS Journal! Subscribers
can also view full text articles. We are working on
offering full text electronic access to libraries,
and this feature should be available some time in
2004.
- Check out the resources area as
well (http://www.ashs.org/resources.html)!
This section contains links to plant ID and teaching
resources. The ASHS image database is not working
yet, but check out the link to PlantFacts. The OSU
PlantFacts Search Engine indexes over 59,000 pages
of Extension publications from 46 different university
and government institutions across the United States
and Canada. In addition, they have search engines
for images, a library of videos, a glossary, as well
as links to Departmental homepages. Check it out without
going through the ASHS link at http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/web/fs/list.html,
and next time you see him, thank Tim Rhodus at Ohio
State for all his hard work!
- PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
- FACULTY NEWS
- by David Monks
- Faculty News
 Pat
Lindsey's summer design studio class
designed a 1 acre garden for the Good Samaritan
Inn in Durham (a homeless shelter for women and
children), and installed it this fall and winter.- Mary Peet served August 20
as a member of the review panel for the USDA-ARS
Air Quality Research Unit on the NCSU campus.
She also traveled to Providence, RI to give a
talk on 'Yield and quality responses of horticultural
crops to CO2 and temperature' at the Symposium
on Impacts of Climate Change on Horticulture:
Setting a Research and Education Outreach Agenda.
The Symposium was very well-attended, and has
been the basis of articles in Science News and
the Boston Globe.
 Mary
Peet participated in CSREES review of
the Horticulture Department at Michigan State
University led by Tom Bewick, National Program
Leader for Horticulture. She had the distinction
of being the only returning team member from the
previous review in 1989. The MSU program, faculty
and facilities were very impressive, but there
were many concerns about whether vacant positions
in floriculture and postharvest physiology would
be filled, whether faculty would be switched to
academic year appointments, and whether there
would be support staff cuts. Most technicians
and graduate students are already grant-supported,
but there were fears that key greenhouse and bookkeeping
staff would also be cut.- Steve Clouse recently finished
a term as guest editor of the Journal of Plant
Growth Regulation. His responsibility was publishing
a special issue on brassinosteroids with seven
invited reviews covering biosynthesis, signal
transduction, physiology and agricultural applications
of this important plant hormone.
- NC State University IR-4 Field Research Center
(Roger Batts, David Monks) will
be hosting the IR-4 Southern Region's annual meeting
in Wilmington, NC. The meeting is on August 17
with a tour and discussion of specialty crops'
pest management tools on August 18, 2004. This
tour is scheduled to include pickling cucumbers,
sweetpotatoes, muscadine grape vineyards and blueberries.
 Elzbieta
Kozik (on far left in photo) completed
her research as a visiting scientist with Todd
Wehner on chilling resistance in cucumber,
and returned to the Vegetable Crops Research Institute
in Skierniewice, Poland. Cooperative research
will continue.
- Faculty Awards
- Wayne
Buhler received the Early Career Award,
Xi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary
Extension Fraternity. Presented November 21, 2003.
- David Monks received the Visionary
Leadership Award from Xi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma
Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity. Presented
November 21, 2003.
- Roger Batts received the 2003
IR-4 Meritorious Service Award at the IR-4 Southern
Region Annual Meeting in Key Largo, FL for outstanding
service to minor crop growers in North Carolina
and the nation by identifying critical pest control
needs and developing field data required for the
expansion of pest control registrations.
- Tom Ranney received the Distinguished
Achievement Award for Nursery Crops from the ASHS
Nursery Working Group, 2003.
- Brian Whipker, Todd Cavins, James Gibson,
C. Warfield, R. Cloyd and Wayne Buhler
received the ASHS Outstanding Extension Publication
Award (category of Primarily Visual Award for
2002) for their Pictorial Guide for Poinsettia
Disorders.
- Nancy Creamer was awarded the
Sustainable Agriculture Activist of the Year,
at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Associations
annual conference in Rock Hill, SC.
 Dr.
Joe Love
- From the December 2003 issue of the NCCFGA Bulletin
48(6)1, 4-5.
- For the second time this year the greenhouse
industry in North Carolina has lost a teacher
and a friend. Dr. Joseph William Love,
Sr. passed away unexpectedly on September
13, 2003. Joe is remembered as a person deeply
committed to the NC greenhouse industry. Mike
Renfrow of Cyn-Mar Greenhouse in Pine Level said
"Joe was a walking encyclopedia of information
and had an instant memory of anything he read".
In recognition of Dr. Love's contributions to
the greenhouse industry, the North Carolina Commercial
Flower Growers' Association began the Dr. Joseph
W. Love Flower Grower of the Year Award in 2002.
- Dr. Love was born in Monroe, Louisiana
on October 1, 1931 to William M. and Mildred B.
Love. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was
a veteran of the Korean War. He then attended
Louisiana State University for his Bachelors degree
and Ohio State University for his Masters and
PhD. He joined the faculty at North Carolina State
University in 1963. He retired in 1989.
- Joe is survived by his wife of 48 years,
Harriette Pritchard Love; son Joseph
W. Love, Jr. and his wife Carol Heroy Love of
Wake Forest; daughter, Tracy Snotherly of Raleigh;
grandsons, Bryce Cameron Snotherly, Joseph W.
Love, III and Andrew Richard Love. Interment was
at Montlawn Memorial Park. For anyone desiring
to write Ms. Love a note, the address is 3704
Eakley Court, Raleigh, NC 27606.
- It seems appropriate to recall all the contributions
of Dr. Love during his career
at North Carolina State University. Below is an
article which Dr. Roy Larson wrote for the June
2001 NCCFGA Bulletin upon the establishment of
the Dr. Joseph W. Love Flower Grower of the Year
Award.
- In 1963 funding was made available for the establishment
of a floriculture extension specialist position
in the Department of Horticultural Science at
North Carolina State University. Until then one
person had the responsibilities for both nursery
and floriculture crops. Forecasts indicated that
in the very near future there would be a substantial
increase in the numbers and economic values of
both industries. The forecasts were correct, except
perhaps no one realized how great those increases
would be. Dr. Joseph W. Love was the first person
selected for the floriculture position.
- Joe had received his PhD degree
from the Ohio State University in 1962 and Dr.
D. C. Kiplinger was his advisor. His first position
was at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New
Jersey, where he was the involved in Floriculture
Teaching and Research. When the Floriculture Extension
Specialist position at N. C. State became available
Joe applied, was offered the position, and retired
after over 25 years of outstanding service.
- "Service" is the appropriate word
to use in describing the philosophy
of Joe Love as a floriculture extension specialist.
No grower was ever rebuked by him for a telephone
call late in the evening, or on a Saturday or
Sunday. His office door was always open for growers
with a problem, students seeking advice on job
opportunities, or sales representatives who wanted
his opinion on a new product, a new variety, or
information on plant culture. On many occasions
a grower would call Joe with a desperate plea
for help. There were no digital cameras for the
grower to show the crop electronically so Joe
would go to the individual's greenhouse and almost
always correctly assess the problem and recommend
the proper action needed.
- Many of the people now leaders in the industry
were just children when Joe would visit the family
business. They witnessed the way Joe helped their
parents, and how welcome he was on the premises.
Many of the people now in floriculture industry
were members of the intercollegiate flower
judging teams which Joe coached for many
years. That activity wasn't in Joe's job description,
but he saw great value in teaching students how
to judge quality in products they might someday
be producing for selling. The team members would
meet in the evening and on Saturday morning so
Joe could fulfill his other responsibilities.
The North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers'
Association generously helped fund the trips the
students took to the judging contests.
- His original assignment was 100% extension,
but Joe developed a new course
in the department, HS 440 Greenhouse Operations
and Management, to supplement the production courses.
Joe had every student develop a greenhouse plan
as if they were going into the business, and when
some of the students decided to start their own
operation they used that model to get a bank loan.
Joe's tremendous ability to remember almost everything
he saw or read made his information current and
accurate.
- Joe conducted applied pioneering research
on the use of growth regulators to control height
and flowering of floriculture crops, the use of
slow-release fertilizer, and pine bark media.
He also was involved in the publication of poinsettia
and azalea manuals, initiated the Holiday Plant
Day which was first held in Raleigh in December,
but later was held in Shelby, Asheville, Wilmington,
Smithfield, Charlotte and other locations. The
annual Flower Growers' Short Course also was Joe's
responsibility, and he was Chairman of the Bedding
Plant Growers annual conference when it was held
in Raleigh.
- When Joe retired in 1989, the
Association made him an Honorary Life Member.
Naming the Grower of the Year Award as the Joseph
W. Love Award is a verification of his outstanding
service to growers.
- Joseph W. Love's Achievements
- President, Southern Region, American Society
for Horticultural Science, 1986-87
- Recipient of the Henry M. Covington Extension
Award, 1988
- Recipient of the Paul Ecke, Sr. Award in
1983 and 1984 when his intercollegiate flower
judging teams won first place in the national
competition
- Recognized by Pi Alpha Xi National in 1991
for his devotion to students and teaching
and dedication to floriculture
- Developed a new course in the department,
HS 440, which covered greenhouse operations
and management
- Honorary Life Membership in the North Carolina
Commercial Flower Growers' Association in
1989.
- STAFF NEWS
- by Barb Amos
- We have been fortunate to fill two of our vacant
technical positions. On November 1st Dr. Luz
Reyes replaced Kirk Creel
as technician with Doug Sanders. Luz transferred from
a postdoctoral position working with sweetpotato with
Sylvia Blankenship.
- On January 1st Jon Roethling will
transfer from a time-limited arborist position into
the technical position at the Arboretum formerly occupied
by Mitzi Hole.
- Marie Hall has retired as a secretary
with the vegetable crops group in the department.
She began work in April, 1998.
- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
- by Bryce Lane
- We had our fall graduation ceremonies
on Wednesday, December 17 in the York Auditorium of
the Ruby McSwain Education Center at the JC Raulston
Arboretum. There were 3 students who received Master
of Horticulture degrees, 4 Master of Science degrees,
and 2 PhD degrees. We had 21 students receive BS degrees.
A catered luncheon followed the ceremony.
- Also recognized at graduation was Ms. Debbie Hamrick
who received the NC State Horticultural Science
Outstanding Alumnus Award. Debbie spoke at
the ceremony, and encouraged our graduates to pursue
their passion, and to do something that was fun. She
indicated that they were leaving school with a firm
foundation in their horticultural education, and to
use that to pursue their dreams.
- GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- by Dennis Werner and Rachel McLaughlin
- Graduate student news
- Gabriele Gusmini, Nihat Guner and Tammy
Ellington gave an overview of Todd Wehner's
cucumber and watermelon breeding facilities at
HFL greenhouses on November 9 for NJHA students.
The students were in Raleigh for the annual conference
organized by Larry Bass.
- Graduating students
- Four graduate students finished their graduate
programs since August, 2003. We appreciate their
contributions to the Department and wish them
all the best in their future professional pursuits.
- Lane Greer completed her PhD
program and will begin her new position as a faculty
member at Mississippi State University. Lane worked
on post-harvest life of woody cut flowers for
her PhD thesis. Lane was advised by Dr. John Dole.
We will miss her humor and jokes!!!!
- Tania Guzman completed her
MS program. Tania studied virus incidence and
symptomology in cultivated blackberry. Tania was
advised by Dr. Gina Fernandez.
- Megan Weddington finished her
MS program. Megan conducted an economic and cost
analysis of various segments of the floriculture
industry. Megan was advised by Dr. John Dole.
- Tina Wilkinson finished her
MHS program in the area of Landscape Horticulture.
She conducted a study of legibility analysis at
the JC Raulston Arboretum. Tina was advised by
Dr. Pat Lindsey.
- Graduate student awards
- Amy Williams, graduate student
(MS candidate) with Paul Nelson, won Honorable
Mention for one of her entries in the photo contest
for NCSU employees held at the Student Center
on Monday, September 29 during Employee Appreciation
Week 2003.
- Denise McKinney, graduate student
with Nancy Creamer, received a grant from the
Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) for
'sorghum-sudangrass grown as a summer cover crop
for organic no-till vegetable production and organic
hay'.
- Erin Nagle (PhD student with
John Williamson and Mason Pharr) received the
Master's Student of the Year Award for 2002 from
the Crop Science Department. Erin is working on
aspects of mannitol metabolism in plants, and
hopes to obtain a position with a significant
teaching component after getting her degree. In
addition to the usual science and technology courses,
Erin is studying teaching methodologies.
- GRADUATE STUDENT FEATURE
- Horticultural Science graduate students have been
busy this fall semester, holding their portion of
the line in the department in regards to teaching
and research. For many graduate students, this is
the first time budget cuts have trickled
down and affected their duties, with TA's absorbing
more class time and responsibilities than normal in
this time of reduced academic teaching budgets. Essentially,
no outside help was brought in for the larger undergraduate
courses, thus increasing the number of laboratory
sections and size. However, the graduate students
rolled up their sleeves and tackled the challenge
head-on, doing their best to maintain the academic
excellence expected by our undergraduate students.
- On the research front, RA's have
continued to maintain active research programs in
the laboratories, often burning the proverbial midnight
oil. Horticulture research is not unique in its ability
to bridge basic and applied science, but the balance
is often hard to maintain in a department with such
close ties to our agricultural constituents and industry.
It was interesting to hear this problem addressed
by Dr. Ahmed H. Zewail, the 1999
Noble Laureate in Chemistry, when he spoke to NC State
University at the 2003 L.H. Thomas Physics Lecture
Series on October 31. Here is a person who holds the
Linus Pauling Chair as professor of chemistry and
physics at the California Institute of Technology,
a Noble Laureate who invented femtochemistry, discussing
the pressure from outside forces (and funding sources)
to have product oriented, and applicable research!
- Graduate student research encompasses
all aspects of horticulture, from molecular analysis
of floral meristem genes in butterfly bushes and genomic
studies in sweetpotato, to breeding disease resistant
cucumbers and improved ornamentals for North Carolina,
to best management practices for NC nurseries, to
cut flower and classical floriculture research. Our
horticulture constituents in NC would be proud of
the research our graduate students are conducting
here in the department, and we encourage you to view
our research on the web (see individual Graduate Student
links under the People link on our department web
page).
- The Graduate Students have also donated their time
to the honors horticultural service fraternity, Pi
Alpha Xi. The PAX fall plant sale was a great
success, grossing $35,631 for a net profit of $12,408.
This profit will carry the fraternity over into next
spring, supporting such functions as the PAX initiation
banquet (February 13) and seed money for the spring
plant sale (April 17-18), so mark your calendars!
- NEWS FROM AROUND NORTH CAROLINA
- Horticultural Crops Research Station (Castle
Hayne)
- by Susan Rooks
- Robbie Brogden, former superintendent
of the Castle Hayne station, is now superintendent
of the Clinton station; congratulations!
- Mike Mainland has added the
following to his Christmas wish list: one new
Castle Hayne superintendant.
- The 38th Annual Open House of the North
Carolina Blueberry Council will be coming
up on January 13th and 14th. The meeting will
be held at the Sampson Agri-Exposition Center
in Clinton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 24
and Hwy 701 business.
- JC Raulston Arboretum (Raleigh)
- by Bob Lyons
- The JC Raulston Arboretum has always been a
laboratory for our undergraduate students but
this semester has been particularly rich in individual
student participation. Two students, Jessica
Kohls and Regan Fuqua, are currently
pursuing Internal Learning Experiences (ILE) under
the tutelage of JCRA staff members. Two other
students nearing the completion of their degrees,
Sara Millar and Donna Phillips,
are working limited hours following very successful
summer internships, and four undergrads comprise
our latest group of new student assistants. These
four, Judy Morgan-Davis, Andy Mackintosh,
Seneca Toms, and Jeff Jones have been
hired on a part-time basis to assist in virtually
all facets of JCRA activities. They always work
under the guidance of our staff and often interact
with volunteers and the general public. We think
that it is a real privilege to work at the JCRA
and we consider ourselves very fortunate to have
such talented students within our ranks!
- LCPTRS-Cunningham Research Station (Kinston)
- by Bill Jester
- Sandy Barnes, superintendent
of the Raymond P. Cunningham Research Station
and the Lower Coastal Plain Research Station,
retired at the end of November. Sandy has been
part of the Research Station family for 38 years.
A luncheon was held on December 8 to honor Sandy,
his dedication to his job, and the excellent work
that he has performed over the years for NCSU
and the NCDA. The guests of honor were Sandy,
his wife Carolyn, son Jeff and his wife Julie,
and Sandy's granddaughter Katie. The meal was
provided by the staff and employees of the Research
Station. Sandy indicated at the luncheon that
he had enjoyed his work and the people he had
worked with over the years, but that 38 years
was enough time for one career, and it was time
to move on to something else.
- Bill Jester held a lettuce
meeting in December at Cunningham Research Station
involving 15 growers and a salad plant buyer from
New Jersey. The meeting was conducted to educate
growers on best production practices, and to share
the results of Bill's lettuce research from the
last several years. At least 50 acres of contract
lettuce will be grown by these growers in 2004.
Lettuce research has been supported by Golden
LEAF and the Specialty Crops Program.
- Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension
Center (Fletcher)
- by Tom Ranney
- (Note: the editor cannot verify the accuracy
of this story). Winter has settled in here in
the mountains with occasional snow and school
closing already thus far. The chair lift and toboggan
run are nearly completed in the orchard and the
hot tub in the headhouse is now fully operational
(remember: maximum of 12 people). For the rest
of the winter, we will all be cutting back to
4-hour days so we have time to spend the Holiday
Bonus that was awarded to all the off-campus faculty
and staff. All is well.
- Small Fruit Program (Morganton)
- by Andy Allen
 This
year's wine grape harvest at the Upper Piedmont
Research Station evaluated cultivars for North
Carolina. Here is a photograph of Merlot.
- Vernon James Research and Extension Center
(Plymouth)
- by Mark Clough
- Mark Clough and Craig Yencho
went to northern Maine to the annual USDA potato
breeders harvest in September.
- Hurricane Isabel hit the James
Center, causing damage of around $400,000. Thankfully,
there was no structural damage, but the conference
center was rendered unusable.
- In November Mark Clough and Craig Yencho
attended a grower meeting in Elizabeth City to
discuss new varieties from the potato breeding
program, and an online database on the program’s
website. The database contains all major clones
and named varieties screened by the program since
1995.
- HORTICULTURE FACILITIES
- by David Monks
- Kilgore Hall is getting a face
lift. It is being cleaned and painted, and new
windows are being installed. The project
should be completed by January. Chairs in the entrance
foyer that were used by students in Dr. Fantz's plant
identification labs were also replaced. .
- We recently were able to upgrade Classroom
103 by replacing the chairs and tables. It
now looks great, and will be more useful for teaching
and more comfortable for our students.
- A break room for faculty and staff
is being developed in 123 Kilgore. It will provide
a place for refreshments and informal discussions.
- We are moving to the new greenhouses,
new classrooms and headhouse at USTL. Moving into
the building is expected to begin on December 18.
A few weeks later, we will be moving the plants into
the greenhouse.
- ELSEVIER JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
- by Mary Peet
- Here is an update on the contract between
Elsevier and the Triangle Research Library Network
(TRLN) for Science Direct access. The Triangle
Research Library Network and Elsevier were not able
to reach an agreement on the 3-year renewal of Science
Direct. The current contract expires at the end of
this month, and after that time 203 of the current
712 Elsevier titles will no longer be available to
TRLN users in either print or electronic versions.
Back issues should be available in both formats, however,
and the NCSU library will purchase electronic access
for most of the 509 titles they are retaining. They
are also implementing faster document delivery processes
for articles held at the other triangle libraries.
The reasons behind this decision were discussed last
Monday at a meeting before the faculty meeting, but
for those unable to attend, the information is available
on a link from the NCSU Library homepage: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/colmgmt/elsevier/.
You will need to enter your unity ID and password
to access this site.
- Although the loss of Science Direct
is unfortunate, Harvard, Cornell, the University of
Wisconsin, the University of California system and
Stanford have also refused to sign. You will still
be able to obtain full text access to many journals
either directly through the library list of electronic
journals or from Web of Science where you can click
on the link “Find Text at NCSU” to go
more or less directly to the article.
- In the event that the current, bundled package of
Elsevier electronic journals is not renewed, one of
the options for NCSU will be to reexamine all of its
Elsevier journal subscriptions (both print and electronic)
and cancel those found to be less essential. We have
analyzed these titles using many criteria and have
compiled two lists. You will find links to them on
this update page. The first is a list of proposed
cancellations and the second is the list
of titles we will be retaining: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/colmgmt/elsevier/
- Suzanne Weiner is requesting that you forward
this information on to your colleagues and send
her your concerns and comments:
- Suzanne Weiner, NCSU Libraries
- Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
- Phone: 515-7110, Fax: 513-1108
- For some good news, exciting new library
projects are taking place as part of a $9.2
million Phase I renovation of the ground and first
floors of the East Wing of DH Hill Library. All major
utilities will be upgraded, and 450 new seats will
be created. In addition, renovations will include
a Special Collections Reading Room, a new gallery
and conservatory for exhibits, better distribution
of study and computer seating, and other improvements
in library accommodations. Renovations should be completed
some time in 2006, and will provide both a dramatically
different appearance and better access for students
to library resources.
- WISH LIST
- by Julia Kornegay
- For Kilgore Hall
- 50 conference room (stackable) chairs
- stove and extraction hood
- digital camera (4-5 Mpixels)
- For the greenhouses
- two golf carts with back utility beds
- wireless network hubs (802.11b or g)
- For the graduate student office
- double-sided printer
- flatbed scanner
- six replacement computers (Win, Mac)
- computer desks and chairs (8 - 10)
- OTHER NOTES
- by Todd Wehner
- We would like to include more photographs
in our web site and newsletter. Please send me images
of things in your area that would be of common interest.
- DEPARTMENTAL NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
- Editor / Webmaster: Todd
Wehner
- Printing / Mailing: Rachel
McLaughlin
- Newsletter Design: Anne
Spafford
- Administrative News: Julia
Kornegay
- Honors / Awards: Rachel
McLaughlin
- Faculty News / Facilities: David
Monks
- Staff News: Barb Amos
- Undergraduate News: Bryce
Lane
- Graduate News: Dennis Werner
and Rachel McLaughlin
- Graduate Student Feature: Richard
Olsen
- Interesting Web Sites: Mary
Peet
- Location News: Bob Lyons
(Arboretum), Susan Rooks (Castle
Hayne), Tom Ranney (Fletcher), Bill
Jester (Kinston), Andy Allen
(Morganton), Mark Clough (Plymouth)
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