Thursday, November 3. 1977
University Daily Kansan
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Spencer Library uninviting, too difficult, critics say
Staff Writer
Bv MARY-ANNE OLIVAR
The Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas is one of the best libraries of its kind between the East and West Coastes, but some users complain that its restrictive use of materials and an unpleasant atmosphere are a turn-off to the public.
According to Thomas R. Smith, professor of geography, who said Spencer was one of the best libraries between the two coasts, he noted that there is an atmosphere prevents people from using it.
The atmosphere of Spencer's entrance
is so cold, so antiseptic, the place just isn't inviting," he said this week.
Nugent, University archivist, said the way the first floor entrance was set up was one of the reasons Spencer was underused.
SPENCER'S ENTRANCE is different from those of other building on campus, he said.
Someone entering Spencer has to walk the length of a room before he finds a receptionist behind a fence, he said. Nugent was referring to a wooden partition that separates the public from the library facilities.
Another reason Spencer is underused, Nugent said, is the lack of signs welcoming people into the building or specifying Spencer's facilities.
Smith, in a recent letter complaining about such problems at Spencer, has offered a solution he says could take care of Spencer's cold reception.
"They should put a Jayhawk, in a place everybody could see it, welcoming people to work."
and 200,000 manuscripts, which also are very old.
Spencer Library, a gift from Helen Foreman Spencer to KU, was opened in November 1968. The Special Collections have about 150,000 volumes of rare books
The Kansas Collection, on the second floor of Spencer, has about 70,000 volumes of books about Kansas. The collection gives a sense of the region's history and of Kansas from the 1830s to the present.
THE ARCHIVES houses University
Records and the library. Libraries has about 175,000 items which includes over 3,500 books.
NEA president to speak on educational goals
John Ryor
The speech, at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Room, is open to the public.
John Royr, president of the National Education Association (NEA) will speak in the Kansas Union tonight on the impact of NEA programs and objectives on schools of
As the first president to serve a two-year term, Ryos had led the NEA in such actions as the endorsement of the Carter-Mondale ticket in 1976, which marked the first time in NEA history that the teachers' group endorsed a presidential candidate.
NEA delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions outnumbered every other labor group, according to the Associated Press.
The priorities of Ryor's administration are to improve working conditions and economic status for teachers and to increase federal funding of education so that the government will assume one-third of the total cost.
A Michigan native, Ryor holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and history and a master's degree in mathematics from Western Michigan University. He is the Mathematics teacher at Springfield High School Battle Creek, Mich., for the last eight years.
Ryder met with Kansas City area teachers yesterday at the Regents Center, Overland Park.
Spencer's appearance is not the only reason students are turned off, according to a study.
Musical fairy tale opens tonight
Staff Writer
A familiar fairy tale will be retold with a
touch of the Mattress, "opening
at hamilton at Hahnanger."
ByLYNN KIRKMAN
The musical is based on the story of "The Princess and the Pea," as told by a minstrel who says he can tell the true story because he was there. The result is a whimsical entertainment, the fall production of the Hashinger Theatre.
THE PLAY is set in a mythical kingdom where there is much unhappiness because no one will be permitted to marry until a bride can be found for Daanless. Prospective bridges must pass a test devised by the queen, Cynthia Vasil, Newton, Mass., sophomore, who makes the tests impossibly difficult. The student is played in hervious activities by the Wizard, played by Scott Childers, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore.
"Mattress" was presented on Broadway as a vehicle for Carol Burnett, who played the Princess Wennifred, a girl from the swampland who comes to test for the hand of the king. Her production, Wennifred will be played by Kelli Murphy, Overland Park sophomore, and Daintess by Philip Cummings, Topea freshman, Rod Lathim, Santa Barbara, Calif., sophomore, will play the minstrel.
"AXY is set in a mythical kingdom
The queen's ban on marriages has made life particularly difficult for Lady Larkin, Joni Richardson, El Dorado freshman, and Sir Harry, John Rodgers, Agra sophomore. They are expecting an addition to the family and wish to marry as soon as possible.
The royal family is completed by the king, Dael Waxman, Overland Park sophomore, who cannot speak. A prophecy says he will remain mute until the mouse devours the dragon and then one in the kingdom can understand. The king is generally accompanied by the jester,
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"Mattress" is being directed by Catherine Rogers, program coordinator for Hassinger Hall. Judith Deines, Wakeeen junior, is the choreographer of two honors, Lawrence junior, the choreographer.
the production is Jeanine Gilmam, Topeka junior.
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According to a survey that was conducted in spring 1976, library users said they disliked the restrictive use of books and the prevailing atmosphere of suspicion.
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Survey-takers said regulations and staff enforcement of the rules made it an imminent threat.
After the user registers, a librarian shows him how to fill in a call slip and how to use the card catalog, which is different from Watson Library's system. Once the user has filled in his book needs, a librarian brings the books to him and specifies the special library rules.
Someone who wants to use the library must first register in the department he
BOOKS MUST BE placed on a sloping book stand while be read and pencils, rather than pens, must be used to take notes.
ACCORDING TO MASON, some
experience from understandings
Spencer learn from understandings
Alexandra Mason, Spencer librarian, said students were puzzled by the rules at first.
But once they see the books, she said, they understand their value and are eager to take them.
Nugent said that perhaps some staff members in Speech Therapy must also perform their function should be
"They may feel they have to protect the books from the patrons," Mason said.
But some staff members are overzealous, Nagent said.
Mason said that because most of the materials in the Special Collections were very old, measures librarians took to preserve the materials were justified.
A frequent misconception is thinking that students are open to graduate students and faculty early.
"I don't know whether they haven't worked with library patrons enough to understand their use," he said. "It might help if everybody had a spend a little time in public service desks (such as the circulation and reference department) Watson to see how it is to serve patrons."
a few disciplines, mainly at the graduate level.
However, according to a fall 1974 survey, only limited numbers of faculty and students reportedly used the building because Spencer's materials related to only
According to the same survey, Spencer was criticized for being a costly and less often used facility than the rest of the library system, which was suffering
Spencer is open to everybody.
About $300,000, or about 10 per cent of the University library funds, was spent on university books.
"The general library system will not be improved by lowering the support given to it."
Mason said Watson and branch libraries needed help, but she did not recommend using Spencer funds to improve the other libraries.
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