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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Celebration of Service 2008
Check out Student Corner for a post about the Celebration of Service.
Caution! Hazardous Substances: Recognizing and Deflecting Toxic Personalities in the Library Workplace
May 15, 2008 – Caution! Hazardous Substances: Recognizing and Deflecting Toxic Personalities in the Library Workplace
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Place: 4th floor conference room
Presenter: Ann Riley
More than just difficult people and management dilemmas, toxic work situations occur in many ways. The term toxic was first used with this definition in the late 1980s in business literature by author Peter Frost, and denotes an ongoing work situation that is painful, personally difficult and uncomfortable through a special combination of factors. Through an online survey taken by almost 3000 library employees in five states in late 2006, the authors of this presentation (Bennett; Freire; Riley) investigated how prevalent these situations are in libraries and what forms they take. The authors also offer some positive suggestions for handling the situations, and include case studies for group discussion. (This presentation was given at the 2007 ACRL Conference to an overflow crowd.)
Release time is available for this program with supervisor approval.
– Staff Development Committee
June DeWeese Honor Tapped at This Year’s Tap Day
Tap Day recognizes the exemplary performance of students in academic and non-academic arenas. Students are selected based on their academic, leadership and service achievements. Each honorary also “honor taps” faculty and/or staff members whom they feel have significantly contributed to the experience of students at MU.
On Friday, April 18, June DeWeese was tapped into LSV, a secret honorary dedicated to promoting and improving the status of women. LSV is the only organization of its kind on any college campus.
To see video of Tap Day, visit
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/2008/04/18/v-mus-81st-annual-tap-day/player/
June is the last hooded person in a deep purple robe.
Earthquake Procedures
In lieu of the recent earthquake in Illinois, Ellis Library Security would like to remind you of our earthquake procedures.
When an earthquake occurs, do not panic. Quickly find shelter under a desk or in a door frame until the quaking subsides. Security will make an announcement on the public address system that will indicate whether or not evacuation is necessary. Even if an evacuation is not announced, take care when moving through the building. Bookshelves may have toppled, windows may be broken, etc. Do not use the elevators. If you notice electrical damage (frayed wires, sparks, etc.), please contact security immediately. Any small fires you encounter can be put out with the nearest fire extinguisher using the PASS system – Pull the pin, Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle and Sweep the nozzle. Larger fires should be addressed by activating the nearest pull station and contacting security. Also, please do not call family members or friends at this time. The telephone lines need to remain clear for emergencies.
In the event of an evacuation after an earthquake, follow standard evacuation procedures and be sure to check in with your departmental supervisor. If you notice anyone trapped or in need of medical assistance, inform your supervisor and they will contact security. Also report any injuries you may have sustained. Keep in mind that aftershocks do occur, so be prepared. Security will notify your department heads when it is safe to return to the building or if the building is closing for the day.
Library Representative Assembly Proposal
The MU Librarians and Archivists Council and Director Jim Cogswell charged a committee in October to look at designing a group to serve some of the same functions as the past Library Council. The committee has produced a draft plan for a new group, tentatively called the Library Representative Assembly, that would address the communication function of Library Council. The proposed assembly would have a monthly meeting for representatives elected from their departments to share reports and ideas and hear news from the Director. Each meeting would provide time for a question and answer session, and at various times library committees would also be asked to give reports. Elected representatives would be expected to go back and share information from the meetings with their departments. Please come to either one of the planned sessions, to be offered May 7 at 11 am and May 8 at 2 pm, both in 4F51A, and share your response and reactions to the proposal, which will be distributed before the meeting and available on the library web site. After collecting comments and taking time for revision, the committee will send the proposal back to the Librarians and Archivists Council and the Director for further action.
Ann Campion, Assistant Director of Technical Services
New Posts, April 14-18
Goodbye to Heather Mulikey and Christina Lindsey
- Heather, LIA, HSL-Technical Services, has left to pursue other employment opportunities.
- Christina, OSS II, Administration, is relocating to Texas.
National Library Week Thanks
Thank you to everyone who made the party on Wednesday such a huge success. Patrons really enjoyed the cupcakes, punch, pencils and Post-it notes. Several people exclaimed “I love the library” when they were told we were celebrating National Library Week.
Special thanks to the staff members who helped us hand out refreshments: Mary Claire Amann, Jack Batterson, Felicity Dykas and Colleen Smith. Thanks also to the Security Staff for helping with set up, keeping cupcake eaters in the designated areas and getting ice from the staff lounge. Thanks to Dustin Hoffmann for taking pictures.
–Communications Committee (Adrienne Arden, Goodie Bhullar, Shannon Cary, June DeWeese, Michaelle Dorsey, Rebecca Graves and Gena Scott)
Ellis Library Electronic Document Delivery Service
The MU Libraries will retrieve and photocopy periodical articles, book chapters, proceedings, technical reports, government documents and any part of other printed publications held in the MU Libraries. Once copied the material will be available online via ILL@MU. All copying will be done in accordance with copyright laws and guidelines. This service, previously provided by the Ellis Library Copy Service, is now provided by the Interlibrary Borrowing Department in Ellis Library.
Additional information and the forms to use for this service are available at:
Cost of Service:
- Active and retired University of Missouri Faculty/Staff, and currently enrolled Students:
- $5.00 per citation for the first 10 pages, plus $0.10 per page for everything over 10 pages.
- Non-affiliated. A Non-Affiliated person is one who is not an actively employed faculty or staff person, a currently enrolled student or a retired faculty or staff person at the University of Missouri in Columbia. :
- $15.00 per citation for the first 10 pages, plus $0.10 per page for everything over 10 pages.
- Include all billing information with the request. An invoice will be sent to you at the end of the month.
- First time request use this form and an account will be created for you.
- Some U.S. government publications, such as those available through the U. S. Department of Energy and National Technical Information Service, will have additional charges to meet those regularly charged by the government agencies and will also include a service charge for our work. Charges will vary depending upon the charges by those agencies. We will provide the costs to patrons before beginning copying to determine that they are acceptable.