SERIALST (and ACQNET) and my career as a librarian pretty much started off
together and the list was so helpful. I didn't know Birdie personally, but
knew who she was because of SERIALST. How wonderful that she had such a
significant positive impact on people who didn't know her.
Lauren
--
Lauren Corbett
Director of Resource Services, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
336-758-6136
On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:27 PM, <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> As I stated on the NASIG fb page..Can you imagine our lives without
> Serialst??? While the younger generation has always had Serialst, I
> remember how groundbreaking it was and HOW much it helped serial and
> collection development/acquisitions librarians. We could easily ask
> questions, find out/share info and network outside of the few conferences
> we could attend annually (or in many cases-conferences they could never
> afford TO attend. Birdie will be sorely missed in our profession as a
> friend and a visionary.. Please extend my sympathies to her family and
> friends and co-workers.
>
>
>
> Anne
>
>
>
> Anne E. McKee, M.L.S.
>
> Program Officer for Resource Sharing
>
> GWLA
>
>
>
> *From:* acqnet-l-bounces_at_lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:
> acqnet-l-bounces_at_lists.ibiblio.org] *On Behalf Of *
> acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 4:37 PM
> *To:* acqnet-l
> *Subject:* [ACQNET-L] Announcement regarding Birdie MacLennan
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> I am passing this information forward from our friends over on SERIALST:
>
>
>
> Dear SERIALST subscribers,
>
>
>
> We are stunned and saddened to have to announce the death of Birdie
> MacLennan, the founder and listowner of SERIALST. Birdie died yesterday,
> after a very brief illness, at the age of 57. We will send more details as
> they become known.
>
>
>
> Please feel free to send remembrances to the list.
>
>
>
> Yours in sorrow,
>
> Stephen Clark
>
> Ann Ercelawn
>
> Bob Persing
>
> SERIALST associate moderators
>
>
>
>
> ===========================================================================================================================================================================================
>
> I also want to take the opportunity personally to echo much of what people
> have said elsewhere - realizing that some of you do read SERIALST and
> others do not. I've known Birdie for almost my entire career and she
> started SERIALST about the time several other well-known listserves began -
> notably AUTOCAT and ACQNET-L - these were the pioneers of Internet
> discourse for technical services in the early days (COLLDEV-L came along
> not too long afterwards as did others). I recall meeting Birdie for the 1
> st time at a NASIG conference shortly after the initial launch of
> SERIALST and she was overwhelmed with the way people treated her like a
> rock star! We were very curious about these new communication channels
> and how we could use them. They were and still are for many of us a
> staple of our daily work. Today we totally take them for granted, but
> there are people behind the scenes making them happen. Birdie was one of
> them for many years.
>
>
>
> Birdie's pioneering spirit was manifested in a quiet but friendly
> demeanor. She was never boastful or proud, and only too willing to help
> others always. Other words her friends have used to describe her include
> laid-back, kind, gentle, but also enthusiastic, passionate and an early
> adopter and innovator. Her mastery of the French language and
> contributions to US/Canadian and international relations was well known and
> well respected. She had a lovely smile and a cheerful demeanor that belied
> her dedication to the causes she felt strongly about. She was active in
> ALA, IFLA and NASIG and probably other associations but these are the ones
> I knew her through.
>
>
>
> I don't pretend here to offer a comprehensive overview, I am strictly
> writing off-the-cuff in order to get this out to you all. I know there are
> conversations happening in organizations that Birdie contributed to in
> order to find an appropriate way to honor her- those conversations are
> just beginning as we try to process this sad news. But I know she deserves
> recognition and feel sure we will figure something out.
>
>
>
> Information about arrangements will be shared when they are known, and if
> you were friends with her on Facebook, it is still up and the memories are
> flowing in, and there are also postings on SERIALST and the NASIG listserve
> if you are a member there. (I plan to submit my remarks here also to
> SERIALST)
>
>
>
> Sadly yours,
>
> Eleanor Cook
>
>
>
>
>
> Eleanor I. Cook
>
> Assistant Director for Discovery & Technology Services
>
> Academic Library Services -- Joyner Library
>
> East Carolina University
>
> East Fifth Street
>
> Greenville, NC 27858
>
> 252-328-2598
>
> 252-328-4834 fax
>
> cooke_at_ecu.edu
>
>
>
>
>
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