As a thank-you for completing the survey, you have the option of entering a drawing for one of four prizes including a DVD player, George Foreman Champ Grill, and two gift certificates to the Regent Bookstore. To enter, fill out the survey and then the prize eligibility form. Your survey answers will remain anonymous and are in no way connected to the prize drawing. Winners will be announced the first week in May.

The survey has now ended--thanks to all who participated!

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Films on the Life of Christ
by Don Gantz, Special Collections Assistant

Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is the latest in a long line of films depicting the life of Jesus. Beginning in 1890, these films have often sparked the kind of controversy that continues to surround The Passion. Special Collections recently received a rare 16mm print of a silent film entitled The World's Greatest Passion Play - The Life of Christ. The film was produced in France around 1914 by Felix Alland and has English subtitles. It was given to the library's Film Research Center by Dave Stevenson of Manchester, New Hampshire in honor of the Reverend Earl Benjamin Robinson.

The library general collection has another silent film, From the Manger to the Cross, on a more accessible and less delicate format, VHS. Directed by Sidney Olcott and released in 1912, it was the first important religious film produced by a U.S. company. One of the first films to be shot on location, From the Manger to the Cross grossed over $1 million for the Kalem Company (that's 1912 dollars) and is said to be the best film version of the story until DeMille's 1927 The King of Kings. For more on these and other important religious films, reference The Bible on Film: a Checklist, 1897-1980.

 

See the related Caviezel video interview article in the February 2004 issue of Library Link.

 

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What DO They Do?: Periodicals
by Paulette Thompson, Periodicals Supervisor

The Periodicals Department consists of Paulette Thompson, Pearl Combs, and Corina Kojack. Together, they work to provide the best service possible in the periodicals area, which includes journals, newspapers, abstracts and indexes, serials, and microforms. They are also responsible for the binding of student theses, dissertations, and portfolios.

Paulette has worked in the library for almost 18 years and has 1 son who is a junior in college. Paulette is responsible for the overall supervision of the department. As each new journal request is submitted by a librarian, she begins the ordering process. Once the journal is received in the library, Paulette prepares the journal to be placed in Current Periodicals located in the Reference Area of the library. The University Library presently has 1,343 current print subscriptions.

Pearl has 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters) and has worked at Regent for 8 years (3 ½ in Periodicals). Pearl is in charge of checking in each journal that is received on a daily basis, as well as newspapers, microforms and any other items received through the Periodicals Department. This information appears in the “latest received” boxes under each journal title in the library catalog. Pearl checks in an average of 1,200 periodicals each month. She prepares new issues to be placed on the current shelves each day and also maintains the journals, abstracts and indexes, and newspapers.

Corina is currently a student approaching May graduation. She has been in the library for 2 years and is happily married with 2 kitties. Corina is in charge of claiming missing periodicals or overdue issues that do not come as scheduled. This is an ongoing problem as publishers often do not publish as scheduled or change the frequency of the publication without notice. Corina also oversees the periodicals binding process, sending approximately 100 journals to the bindery each month.

In addition to her periodical duties, Corina prepares student theses and dissertations that are submitted to the Library for binding. This involves checking to make sure that each student has provided pertinent information, such as a title page, abstract, and sign off page, as well as ProQuest/UMI forms when applicable. Often, students fail to provide all of the pages and sign off sheets. This slows down the ProQuest/UMI process, as they will not process a thesis or dissertation without first notifying the Library of the problem.

Tuesday, April 20 is National Library Workers' Day—the next time you are looking for a journal, think of Paulette, Pearl, and Corina—your Periodicals Department hard at work.

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Did You Know...

...there are now weekly virtual announcements available from the University Library? To watch, just turn up your speakers and click the "PSA" icon on the library home page (www.regent.edu/general/library). Every week a new notice will be posted detailing special library events, services or resources. Check back often to find out what we are doing for you!

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