News: University of Houston Jenkins Library

The William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library welcomed a new full-time employee this summer. Jackie Rocha now serves as the Evening Supervisor and Reserves Manager. Ms. Rocha is a former UH employee who recently received a Bachelor’s in Mass Communication from Texas State University.

The other full-time staff members both received campus service awards at the end of the Spring semester. Yolanda Rodriguez was named Employee of the Year for the entire UH Libraries system. Catherine Essinger received the Staff Service Award for the College of Architecture. Catherine Essinger also attended the Texas Library Association’s TALL Texans Leadership Institute last May and was recently appointed to TLA’s Leadership Development Committee.

The Jenkins Library’s Web site, catalog, and printing system were redesigned in August. The library system has installed print management software to help alleviate excessive paper waste. Printing will no longer be free to all library users. Patrons not affiliated with UH will now pay eleven cents per printed page. The website and catalog may undergo slight revision based on user feedback. To view their current incarnations, visit http://info.lib.uh.edu/aa/index.html and http://library.uh.edu.