6A = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003
Campus survey calls for improvements at Watson
By Jessica Hood
jhood@kansan.com
kansas staff writer
A new coffee shop in Watson Library could draw more students to study there.
A coffee shop was just one of the improvements endorsed by students, faculty and staff in a survey sent out by library staff last semester.
The survey was sent to 2,500 students and 900 faculty and staff members via e-mail to find out what people would like to see changed at Watson Library. Paper copies of the survey were also
available at the three service desks in Watson Library, said Bill Myers, director of library development.
A total of 948 surveys were returned.
The coffee shop received support from 66 percent of undergraduate students and 43 percent of graduate students. Myers said.
Kent Miller, library facilities officer, said library officials have met with the Kansas Union's food service about the possibil-
"It is somewhat difficult to study where I live. Being able to go to the library and actually work on an assignment in Word would be
great.
Laura Johnson
Overland Park junior
ity of adding an outpost at Watson, but no decisions have been made.
The effort to add more work
stations with Microsoft Office is also underway.
Six new work stations with the software will each be added to Watson and Anschutz libraries. A number of existing work stations in the libraries will also be upgraded, including the 25 work stations in the Watson Clark Instruction Center, Myers said. The Watson Clark Instruction Center is located behind the reference desk on the third floor of Watson Library.
The libraries added some new features last fall to aid students. The library catalog was enhanced to include the table of contents
information for books published in 2002 and later. The libraries also added additional journals and databases, a reference chat service, electronic reserves and a new digital library system.
The funding for these improvements comes from both the tuition enhancement money and Kansas University Endowment Association Parent Campaign for Libraries, Miller said. Representatives do not know how much the new facilities would cost and did not disclose a dollar amount for facilities already added.
Laura Johnson, Overland Park junior, said she didn't use the
library much but the changes could affect that.
"I know lots of people that enjoy the coffee shop environment to study," said Johnson. "Adding one to Watson could definitely increase the number of students that chose the library as a study place."
The additional work stations are also appealing to Johnson.
"It is somewhat difficult to study where I live," Johnson said. "Being able to go to the library and actually work on an assignment in Word would be great."
Female dean proud to be at Watson Library
By Kelley Weiss
kweiss@kansan.com
kansan staff writer
Watson Library had not had a female dean in 75 years until Stella Bentley took the job in April.
Bentley has extensive experience in library management and was the dean of libraries at Auburn University before coming to the university of Kansas in 2002.
Carrie Watson was the first female dean at Watson Library, and the building was named for her. After Watson left the dean
position, 75 years passed before another woman was appointed. Bentley said it was a good feeling to work in a library named after a woman and to know that she was the first woman to take the position in so long.
"Very early on we had a female director and it is nice to be working at a library that is named after the first female director here," Bentley said.
Kent Miller, library facilities officer, has worked in the KU libraries for 38 years and has seen several deans come and go. Six male deans
have passed through Watson Library in the last 58 years, Miller said. Even though many librarians are women, not many have been in high management positions, Miller said. A noticeable increase in female leadership in libraries across the country has occurred in the last couple of years. Miller is pleased with what Bentley has been able to do so far and said she came at a good time.
"Stella is a very good leader for these times in the life of the KU library." Miller said.
Mary Roach, co-assistant dean
of technical services, became the assistant dean position in the fall of 2002. Roach also noted that librarians are primarily women, but in the past the majority of management had been men. Roach said Bentley had brought some excellent skills from her previous library experiences and was glad to see a woman dean.
"The field is dominated by women and it's nice to see a woman in a leadership position," Roach said.
Edited by Melissa Hermreck
Kelley Weiss/Kansan
Stella Bentley took the position of dean of Watson library in April. Bentley was the first woman appointed to this position in 75 years and she said she enjoyed being in a woman in a top management position. Bentley's 25 years of experience working in libraries has helped her improve the library system, she said.
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