Spring 2009 - OHIO University Libraries

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Spring 2009

LEARNING AROUND
THE CLOCK
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LEARNING COMMONS
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HIGH SPEED HELP
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ROYAL DISCOVERIES
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E.W. SCRIPPS PAPERS
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PROFILE OF
A PRESIDENT
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WRITING CENTER
SUCCESS
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OUR DONORS
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Credits
Dean of Libraries: Scott Seaman
Editor: Kate Mason
Co-Editor: Student Assistant, Meredith Barnett
Design:
• Design: University Communications and Marketing
• Graphic Design Manager: Peggy Sattler
• Design Intern: Katherine Davis
• Student Assistant, Collections Access: David Black
Photography:
• Graduate Intern: Alysia Burton
• Student Assistant, Visual Resources: Sherry DiBari
• Graduate Intern: Kristin Heinichen
Contributing Writers: Meredith Barnett, Chad Boeninger, Janet Carleton, Don Dudding,
Marne Grinolds, Kate Mason, Sherri Saines, Jeff Shane, and Paul Shovlin.
About the cover:
Our cover depicts the spine of a 1482 treatise on canon law, Supplemenum Summae Pisanellae,
revealing the exposed “gatherings.” In this case, “gatherings” refers to an assemblage of sheets
of folded paper, sewn together to make the sequential pages of a book. This technique was an
important innovation in the history of bookmaking. Today, “gatherings” holds another meaning
for students and librarians—Alden Library has become the campus gathering place for students
to complete collaborative assignments and projects.
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From the Dean
of the Libraries
This year, the staff at the Ohio
University Libraries will celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the opening of the Vernon
R. Alden Library. Although the University
Libraries have been housed in many
buildings on campus, none have had the
presence or capacity of Alden. Another
important milestone in the Libraries’ 190-
year history also occurs in 2009 with the
acquisition of our three-millionth volume.
This is truly a testament to our rich and
growing collections.
In the nearly two centuries it took to acquire
three million volumes, and especially
over the last forty years, the Libraries
have undergone extraordinary change.
We have moved from a print world in
which information was scarce and highly
organized to a networked world in which
information is ubiquitous and uncontrolled.
The way we access knowledge and
information has also changed, and Ohio
University Libraries have adapted to
these changes. Book collections remain
important, but electronic journals and
databases now comprise well over half
of our acquisitions. Though quiet study
spaces still remain in Alden Library, our
most heavily used areas are those for group
study and collaborative work. Librarians still
staff the reference desk but, increasingly,
questions come through Skype, instant
messaging, e-mail, and Facebook.
Dean Scott Seaman
such rich traditions, librarians so focused
on the future, and students who regard
Alden Library as a center for academic
and social support. We look forward to
celebrating our 40th anniversary and
adding our three-millionth volume. Equally
important, though, we look forward to
continuing to offer resources for discovery,
a virtual hub, a late-night place to study,
and countless other resources students,
faculty, and the community use at Alden
Library. In the future, we will continue
to adapt and evolve to meet the needs
of the Ohio University community, while
maintaining a reputation for dedicated staff
and innovative services.
Sherry DiBari
As the new Dean of Ohio University
Libraries, I am proud to join a library with
Scott Seaman,
Dean of Ohio University Libraries
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L EARNIN G
Around the Clock
By Sherri Saines
Ohio University student Abby Shoaf poses on the floor of the Learning Commons at
Vernon R. Alden Library. It is not uncommon for Shoaf to take cat naps at the library while
studying and working on her computer until the wee hours of the morning.
Kristin Heinichen
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Sleep isn’t necessarily the highest thing on my priority
list,” says one of Alden’s late-night regulars, senior Abby
Shoaf. A transfer student from Pickerington, Ohio, Abby
discovered the Learning Commons, the library’s second floor
hub filled with computers, study rooms and cozy corners for
studying, soon after beginning her studies as a social work
major at Ohio University. As a night owl, it was a “huge
relief” to find a place open and inviting 24 hours a day, five
days a week. She calls the second floor her safe haven, the
place where she “doesn’t fall asleep.” It’s free, it’s quiet
enough, and it offers minimal distractions with a pleasant
buzz of community.
The Learning
Commons’
Café Bibliotech
sold the following
during 2008:
Cups of coffee
and espresso:
21,887
“I can say I’m going to study in my room, but I just get
distracted,” says Abby, so she comes to Alden many nights,
usually from about 11:30 to about 2 am – if not all night – to
get her work done.
She thinks the set-up here “shows attention to what the
young adult community needs,” calling the Commons
surprisingly “functional and open.” She doesn’t have a
printer at home, or a really comfortable chair, and those
things are here in abundance. Because she is a transfer
student on a five-year plan, she has used several other college
libraries. She says Alden is the biggest, most functional and
most accessible library in which she has worked. The others
“haven’t tried as hard to work with the students” to make a
library all it could be.
The Café Bibliotech is also a big draw for this coffee lover.
The fact that the coffee is Fair Trade is a bonus, not to
mention that it is cheaper than at other cafés.
Abby notes the Commons staff has been extremely kind and
helpful. They showed her how to use the catalog to find
a book of Spanish verb conjugations, for example. Derek
Malone, overnight supervisor, even helped her figure out
how to use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
(SPSS) software.
“As many times as I bug him, he’s always nice to me,” she
says. The overnight staff does get to know the late nighters;
it seems owls flock together and a community evolves. Abby
even confesses that some of those all-nighters were more
about socializing than studying.
Muffins, croissants
and slices of
banana bread:
8,060
Cans of “Red Bull ® ”:
4,950
37% of
“Red Bull ® ”
was sugar-free
The library fills many niches for many different student
needs, and the overnight world of the Learning Commons
is its own comfortable place for some Ohio University
students with nocturnal leanings. Like many students, Abby
acknowledges how important Alden Library is to her. Abby’s
only suggestion for improvement is to have more floors open
all night!
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L EARNING COMMON S
A Study in Success
The Learning Commons has never been empty. “Fall quarter
2007, finals week: at 1 a.m., there were 400 students sitting at
108 computers, 29 study tables, 52 sofa seats, 70 group study
room chairs, 49 café seats, 47 extra chairs—and 45 huddled
around their laptops and books on the floor!”
–Cathy Sitko, Reference Dept.
A typical afternoon in the Learning Commons.
Kristin Heinichen
Scott Ketner, 20, a sophomore, studies
German Language and Culture inside
the Learning Commons of Alden Library.
Alysia Burton
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Thank you to all the donors who made the Learning Commons possible.
In the Learning
Commons:
Classes offered
about library
resources in 2008:
1,159
Media Library
items borrowed
last year in 2008:
87,331
Shannon Lee (left), 21, and a junior, studies accounting with freshman
Jermain Onye, 19 inside the Learning Commons of the Alden Library.
Alysia Burton
Times that all
50 laptops were
loaned during fall
quarter 2008:
9,470
Caylee Heiremans
eats at Café
Bibliotech
while studying for
her upcoming class.
Kristin Heinichen
Reference
questions answered
since 2004:
269,163
Writing Center
sessions held
in 2008:
4,284
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Chad Boeninger holds his
Webcam camera, which is one
way he transfers information
and instruction to those seeking
troubleshooting, tutorials and
reference services. Boeninger
is a Reference & Instruction
Librarian, web manager
and Business & Economics
Bibliographer at Vernon R.
Alden Library.
High-Speed
Put the Library on Your Buddy List
BY CHAD BOENINGER
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[14:10] student: i have a question
[14:11] ohiolibref: ok
[14:11] ohiolibref: how can i help you
[14:11] student: i found an article i want to print but there is no option to view the
aritcle or view pdf
[14:11] student: and when i click on find it, it says there is no print article found
[14:11] ohiolibref: hmmm, it may only be in print. what is the article?
[14:12] student: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=109&sid=d5f156bf-e918-4-
fca-97cb-7dc3306849ae%40sessionmgr109
[14:13] ohiolibref: you are correct. not only is this not in full text, but we do not have a print copy
[14:13] student: so there’s no way to see it?
[14:13] ohiolibref: that is the one problem with databases. we have lots of what is in the database
in print or electronic, but some stuff we don’t
[14:13] ohiolibref: i would say no, unless you can find it on google...sometimes that can happen
[14:13] student: alright. thanks
[14:14] ohiolibref: i bet you can find other things though
[14:14] ohiolibref: have you had luck with other resources?
[14:16] student: i’ve only looked on the databases
[14:16] ohiolibref: ok. there should be plenty to find in databases, although i don’t know
what your topic is!
[14:16] student: Liberian Environment
[14:17] student: its harder than it sounds, everything is about the war in liberia
[14:17] ohiolibref: so, environmental issues in liberia
[14:18] student: ya
[14:18] ohiolibref: do you have a sec? i can try a search too
[14:18] student: ya
[14:20] ohiolibref: i only searched on ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE and ENVIRONMENT COMPLETE
[14:20] ohiolibref: and i searched
[14:20] ohiolibref: Liberia* and environ* (liberia, liberian, environment, environmental, etc.)
[14:21] ohiolibref: i got about 70 hits, some look helpful
[14:21] student: ok i’ll try that
[14:21] ohiolibref: if that doesn’t help also try a database called
[14:22] ohiolibref: PAIS (you need to get it via INFOTREE)
[14:22] ohiolibref: Public Affairs Info System (it might have stuff too)
[14:22] student: ok i didn’t know about that
[14:22] ohiolibref: but it helps to truncate (environ*)
[14:22] ohiolibref: is all this making sense?
[14:23] student: yes
[14:23] student: i got the whole 3 day library lesson last week
[14:23] student: it was good timing for this project
[14:23] ohiolibref: excellent. please come back if you need more help, or stop by ref
desk 2nd floor
[14:23] ohiolibref: so you found the library session helpful?
[14:24] student: yes
[14:24] student: SO much more info than google if you know how to use it
[14:24] ohiolibref: i’m glad. sometimes if feel like we are speaking in tongues. you are
my star student today!
[14:24] student: haha cool
Help:
[14:25] ohiolibref: can I keep your transcript? seriously
Kristin Heinichen
“Hi, is
real librarian?” a message from
a student reads on the computer screen.
“Yes, I’m a librarian, how
can I help you?” the librarian
types back.
this a
Thus begins another reference transaction
between a librarian and a patron via
instant messaging (IM). Since 2005, the
Alden Library Reference Department has
answered more than 13,000 questions
through its instant messaging service.
The department started the service
in July 2005 to make librarians more
available to patrons. As many college
students prefer instant messaging as a
means of communication, offering the
option for reference service proved to
be a no-brainer. Along with the services
at the reference desk, over the phone,
and via email, the IM service allows
students instant contact with a librarian.
The service is booming, largely because
librarians are available during every hour
the Learning Commons is open.
“We’re proud of the fact that we have
one of the most active virtual reference
programs in the state, perhaps in the
country,” boasts Reference Department
Head Wanda Weinberg. “Because we
staff the service 134 hours a week, we
often have more questions at night than
during the day.”
Students appreciate this service because
they can talk to a librarian anonymously,
they don’t have to approach what can be
an imposing desk, and they don’t have to
leave the computer station where they are
working. No matter if students are on
the 6th floor of Alden, at their parents’
house in Cleveland, or studying abroad in
Italy, the service instantly connects them
with an expert who is able to help them
with research.
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The
E.W. Scripps
Papers
By Janet Carleton
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Edward Willis Scripps (1854 – 1926)
was one of America’s pioneering
newspaper publishers, a man with
the “heart of a dirt farmer, the
soul of a poet and the flaming brain
of a crusading newspaper publisher,”
according to Vance Trimble, who penned
The Astonishing Mr. Scripps: The Turbulent
Life of America’s Penny Press Lord.
Despite being a respected correspondent
to high-ranking political and intellectual
figures, Scripps preferred to keep a low
public profile, relying instead upon his
newspapers to speak for him.
In 1988, Charles E. Scripps donated his
grandfather E.W. Scripps’
personal and business
papers, as well as other
documents received
by Scripps from family,
friends, business associates,
and employees to Ohio
University Libraries. Over
the next two years, library
staff spent an enormous
amount of time processing
and making the collection
available, celebrating its
public opening in 1990.
Recently, the library has
undertaken the task of
digitizing the collection to
make it available for future generations.
Thanks to these efforts, the legacy of
E.W. Scripps—whose work changed
American journalism—can now live on
into the new digital age.
Availability
Scripps had many interests beyond
newspapers, and his correspondence
offers a rich glimpse into the issues of
the time. Housed in the Robert E. and
Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives and
Special Collections on the fifth floor of
Alden Library, the E.W. Scripps Papers
“It is my belief
that the greatest
assistance is
rendered society
by that business
organization of
publicity which
is called the
daily paper.”
— E. W. Scripps
contain his correspondence on topics
from politics to science to projects for
the public good, such as charities, parks
and preserves, roads, and public works.
Although the Scripps Papers provide
a rich treasure trove of information
for researchers, faculty and students, it
became apparent after their acquisition
that the fragile nature of the paper, along
with increased usage, was causing wear
and tear. To meet these challenges,
Alden Library began charting a course
of action to ensure protection of this
invaluable resource for future generations
by establishing a digitization program.
The term digitization, in
this instance, describes
a multi-faceted process
which includes selecting
materials, securing
funding, conducting
background research,
ensuring copyright
clearance, capturing
images, managing files,
creating user interfaces,
and doing outreach.
The digitization of
cultural heritage materials
is a labor-intensive
business. Capturing
high-quality images from fragile materials
handled in a secure environment requires
skill and an eye for color to replicate,
as closely as possible, the experience of
viewing the original document. The
most challenging, and arguably the most
important piece of the puzzle, is creating
the “metadata,” the descriptive terms that
enable users to locate and sort through
specific online material.
Digitization is becoming increasingly
important in libraries across the country.
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“Cultural heritage institutions always try
to balance the needs of our users with
the needs of the collections,” says Laurie
Gemmill, digital manager at the regional
library network PALINET. “However,
our users are no longer asking whether
our collections are available online, they
[are] simply presuming the collections are
available to them online 24/7… Many
users want to use the materials in person
but many more… only find and use
materials if they are online.”
The Importance of the Collection
Maintaining a digital online presence
for the Scripps Papers fills dual
responsibilities: access and preservation.
In addition to the convenience, online
digitization offers accessibility for
remote researchers through a simple
web search, with an added bonus to
the user to “zoom in” on an image for
up-close details. Online digital presence
also preserves the fragile collection
by decreasing the wear and tear on
documents caused by multiple handlings.
“Having the digital resources available to
access all of Scripps’ information is helpful
for everything from understanding what’s
going on in the news media today to
what the Scripps organization is doing,”
said undergraduate journalism major
Chelsea E. Toy.
“It’s important to be able to access this
type of correspondence for our day-today
work.”
Currently, there are 1,200 documents
online, primarily letters and memos
penned by Scripps, but this only
represents a small portion of the print
collection—many thousand remain to be
digitized. A small number of photographs
of the Scripps family have been added for
visual interest.
The E.W. Scripps Papers is thought to
be the only publicly-accessible archive
documenting the inner workings of a
major newspaper publishing business.
His papers are significant for more than
journalistic purposes, though: Scripps
was an innovator who influenced public
policy, funded scientific research and
emerged as a champion of the working
man. The collection stands as a treasury
from one of America’s pioneering public
figures. Providing digital online access to
this collection, though a great challenge
for Ohio University Libraries, is an
important one. Perhaps Scripps, himself a
man who devoted his life to the business
of information, would be humbled to
see his illustrious work surviving into the
digital age.
To view the online collection visit:
http://media.library.ohiou.edu/scripps
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Profile of a President
By Kate Mason
When I was first asked to write
a profile on Dr. Greg Kremer, President of
the Friends of the Libraries, I envisioned
him flying by on his early morning bike
commute from his Coolville Ridge home.
He rides for fun too, and when he
does, like on his memorable trip to the
Continental Divide, Dr. Kremer likes to hop
on his mountain bike and ride for hours.
“The overall experience is what excites
me,” he said. “The way you ride a trail is
not to look at the obstacles, but focus on the
best path through them.”
Dr. Greg Kremer
Kristin Heinichen
Off the trail, Dr. Kremer is a global and
local community builder. He is an active
member of the Green Build Committee for
Habitat for Humanity and an Executive
Committee member of the Sierra Club,
as well as the President of the Friends—
libraries being one of his passions.
With a chuckle, Dr. Kremer fondly recalls
how as a young boy, he and his mom went
to the library for “our weekly jaunt to the
city to grab a bag of books,” he said. “I
still love to wander into the Fine Arts section
to open my perspective.” In his next breath,
he links the past with the present, speaking
about the importance of libraries and his
involvement today as the president of
the organization.
“(Our) most important role is one of
advocacy and awareness-building,”
he said. “(We) do whatever we can to
engage others to become a Friend of
the Libraries.”
This, however, is only a small glimpse
inside the life of Dr. Kremer, chair of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
and the department’s car specialist.
I discovered that Greg really loves
cars, which inspired him to become a
mechanical engineer.
“I grew up with vehicles of all kinds, first
bikes which I took apart and put back
together,” he said, “and as I got up to the
level of cars, I learned how to fix them. A
lot of us guys like things that go fast.” Dr.
Kremer is currently working with graduate
student Todd Steigerwalt on a prototype
ammonia-fueled vehicle.
Whether in the classroom or on the trail,
Dr. Kremer seeks awe-inspiring journeys.
In 2006, while mentoring Ohio University
students participating in Engineers Without
Borders, Dr. Kremer and his contingent
spent three weeks in Ghana building
duplex housing to attract new teachers to
the region, and in 1992, he and his cousin
Matt took a hiking trip to Long’s Run Peak
in Colorado. One photo from the trip on
his website has a caption that reads, “All
work and no play is not good at all.” It
seems to be a motto by which Dr. Greg
Kremer lives.
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Urangkhathat Thetsana (palm leaf manuscript)
Royal DiScoverieS
Spotlighting Two Volumes from the David K. Wyatt Thai Collection
By Jeff Shane with photos by Kristin Heinichen
In 2005, Ohio University Libraries purchased the private library
collection of Cornell University historian David K. Wyatt.
Consisting of roughly 15,000 volumes, about half of which are
written in Thai, the collection includes standard works on Thailand
and Southeast Asia, Thai royal chronicles, the diaries and letters of
beloved monarch King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910), and an extensive array
of monographs, memoirs, and cremation volumes. The Wyatt Collection is a
vast treasure-trove of rare books and historical documents on Thailand.
‘Atsatronomi (1875), part of the collection, is among the rarest of Thai
books, one of only three known copies in existence. It is a Thai translation
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The David Wyatt Collection is housed in the Hwa-Wei Lee Center
for International Collections on the first floor of Alden Library.

of the text Elements of Astronomy (1867).
What is most striking about ‘Atsatronomi
is not its sophistication, or the accuracy of
its translation, but what it reveals about the
intellect of the Siamese ruler, King Mongkut,
who commissioned its translation. Mongkut
was anything but the self-important and
uncultured monarch portrayed in Rodgers
and Hammerstein’s flight of fancy, The
King and I. Mongkut was a consummate
man of letters, who was not only a gifted
linguist, philosopher, and astrologer, but
also an astronomer. In the words of one
visitor, Mongkut possessed all the scientific
“instruments which might be found in the
study or library of an opulent philosopher in
Europe.” In fact, it was King Mongkut who
predicted with astonishing precision the solar
eclipse of 1868, much to the chagrin of the
visiting delegation of European astronomers,
who hoped, no doubt, to prove the
King wrong.
Also part of the Wyatt Collection is the
commemoration volume Chotmaihet ruang
rap Phraya Sawetkunchon. Originally penned
in 1812 on dried palm leaves, as was formerly
the custom, this volume chronicles the capture
Phrabat Somdet Phra Chomklao Chao Krung Sayam
Prachum Phongsawadan
of the first white elephant during the
reign of King Phutthalœtla (1809-1824).
The Asian elephant has occupied a central
position in Thai culture for centuries,
regarded as a noble creature and a
symbol of strength, virility and wisdom.
The rare white (albino) elephant is of a
higher order still. According to Buddhist
beliefs, a white elephant, being the
preferred abode of transmigrating souls,
is sacred. Possession of a white elephant
was considered a badge of distinction,
and historically, only the Siamese King,
the highest of the earth-bound celestial
beings, could lay claim to one. King
Phutthalœtla is believed to have possessed
six white elephants, and his most prized
elephant, Phraya Sawetkunchon, the
subject of this book, was given a royal
title and served with all the pomp and
magnificence befitting such a
majestic beast.
These are just two of the many treasures
to be found in the Wyatt Collection,
housed on the first floor of Alden Library.
Many more riches await scholars and
students of Thailand, all thanks to the
late David K. Wyatt who entrusted us to
care for and preserve his extraordinary
collection.
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Student Writing
Center Success Story
In the fall of 2006, Ohio University
graduate student Talinn Philips and
the two of us, Paul Shovlin and Don
Dudding, completed our doctoral
exams and suddenly found ourselves
confronted with the same problem: writing
our dissertations. Fortunately for us, we
were able to take advantage of a graduate
student writing group, one of Alden
Library’s programs through the Student
Writing Center, and began
to meet regularly, both in
person and virtually, to
pound out each chapter.
The Student Writing Center
has been organizing student
writing groups for the
last five years. There are
usually three to five groups
per year, although groups
routinely shift and change.
Our particular group formed
because the three of us
were familiar with each
other, both personally and
professionally, from our
work in the Rhetoric and
Composition program in the
English Department. Other
groups consist of students
from different disciplines.
By Paul Shovlin and Don Dudding
week the group would focus on the latest
submission and offer helpful comments
concerning anything from basic style to
key disciplinary issues. Talinn was working
on an ethnographic study of international
students’ use of the Student Writing
Center’s tutoring services. Don focused
his work on classical rhetoric and theorized
a pedagogy that put students first. Paul
developed a critical pedagogy essentially
Over the next few months,
the group changed, as some
members left and others
were added, but it eventually
solidified and kept the same
membership for two years.
The rules for the writing
group were simple. On a
rotating basis, each member
of the group agreed to take
a turn submitting writing,
whether it was a page or
an entire chapter. Each
Kristin Heinichen
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ased on the integration of advanced
technologies in writing classes.
Perhaps even more important than
the writing feedback was the sense of
community that developed among the
group members. Knowing that people
were struggling with the same issues
of juggling work, family, personal and
professional obligations helped make a
difficult process bearable.
“Of course it was valuable to have other
intelligent and competent writers looking
over our work,” explains Don. “But the
feeling that we were sharing our lives with a
group of people that we could be open with
enabled us to be completely
frank about the changes we
suggested for each other.”
For Paul, writing for the group helped
him to be more productive. He says, “The
writing process for a dissertation can drag
on and on. Sometimes, it can feel like you
are so far removed from your audience that
you lose touch. Writing for people that were
going to meet with me and discuss what
I was writing caused me to become more
engaged with the process.”
Opportunities offered by the online writing
environment, where students can meet
virtually and work on their writing, were
vital to this group’s success.
Don says, “I work 45
minutes south of the Athens
campus, and another group
member had to drive in
from Columbus. So, if we
didn’t have this electronic
alternative, it would have
been nearly impossible for us
to meet and submit as often
as we did.”
In the spring of 2008,
Talinn became the first
member of the group to
finish her dissertation and
her degree. Since then, the
group has remained socially
connected and continues to
offer each member support,
but is no longer meeting
on a weekly basis. Don and
Paul plan on finishing their
degrees before June 2009.
The road to completing a
dissertation can be a bumpy
one. But having good
companions and support
from the Student Writing
Center makes the trip a
little easier.
Don Dudding and Paul Shovlin in Alden’s Faculty Commons.
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OHIO UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
thanks its 2008 donors for their extraordinary support:
A & G Media Group LLC Gerard Raymond Ackerman Akron Association of O. U. Women Dr.
Vernon R. Alden Melinda Armistead Penny D. Arsenault Athens Civitan Club Dr. George W.
Bain & Dr. Nancy R. Bain Janice M. Baskey Mark C. Baughman Ann J. Baxter Nancy Beres
Shirley Baxter Berndsen Janet Betcher Bruce Alan Bindas & Keely Jeanne Bindas Sheppard
Black & Peggy S. Black Rt. Rev. William G. Black David P. Bloom & Carolyn H. Bloom Mary
Christine R. Bogar Dr. Adam Bors & Ada L. Smalley Bors Kenneth L. Brier Dr. Catherine L.
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