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Mary Aycock Published in Library Resources & Technical Services

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Mary Aycock recently had a book review published by Library Resources & Technical Services in the July 2008 issue. She reviewed the title “Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals” by Charles Bailey, a noted expert in the study of electronic scholarly publishing. An online version of Bailey’s title can be found at: http://www.digital-scholarship.org/oab/oab.htm Check it out to see a quote from Mary’s book review.

Sharing Rides With Other MU Employees

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With an employer as big as MU, you’d think someone would be thinking about carpooling, in these pricey-gas times. Well, someone is. The Health Sciences HR Department has created U-Pool, a ride-sharing communication forum originally for MU Health Care clinical specialists, but open to all UM employees. Sign in with your Username, to see who’s carpooling from your town or your part of Columbia. Add your name and e-mail to the site to let others in your area know you may be interested in carpooling. There’s a space for your work start and end times, too, so you can ride with people with hours like yours. http://jobs.muhealth.org/upool.

Bonus video links: Elaine Swann’s Carpool Etiquette tips: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gYTiTDKDof8 (serious)

Carpooling Glory http://youtube.com/watch?v=hm0UX4uli7E&feature=related (carpooling like a madman)

–Greener MU Libraries Task Force


MU Libraries Celebrate Karen Darling, Winner of Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award

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On Thursday, July 17, a party was held in honor of Karen Darling. Te Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) selected Karen, head of acquisitions, to receive the 2008 Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award. The award was presented on Sunday, June 29, at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the 2008 American Library Association (ALA) meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

The Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award, sponsored annually by Harrassowitz, is given to a librarian to recognize contributions and outstanding leadership in the field of acquisitions and includes a $1,500 gift.

Competency Level Increase Recognition

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Congratulations to Laura Buck for successfully qualifying for a competency level increase. Laura moves to LIS I, Level 4.

To qualify, Laura demonstrated a level of consistency and quality in her work that met the criteria for advancement. Thirty-one library employees have now realized a competency level increase since implementation of the program. To learn more about the MU Libraries’ LIA/LIS Classification/Compensation/ Competency plans, go to http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/classification/reclassification.htm.