A comment form for library staff is now available on the staff Web page. Comments are anonymous and will go the Library Management Team.
A comment form for library staff is now available on the staff Web page. Comments are anonymous and will go the Library Management Team.
4/1/1985, Karen Eubanks
4/2/1990, Katy Dodson
4/5/1976, Alan Bloom
4/6/1998, Libby Myre
4/7/1994, Michaelle Dorsey
4/10/2000, Terri Hall
4/10/2006, Michelle Berry
4/15/2002, Jim Cogswell
4/16/2007, Cathi Veach
4/20/2005, Alex Hopkins
Goodbye to Michael Salmons, System Support Analyst, LTS. Michael accepted a position with the Missouri Secretary of State office with duties that focus on web development.
When Jim Cogswell first started as Director of Libraries in April of 2002, he made it a point to meet with all the employees of MU Libraries for one-on-one “get to know you” sessions so that he and the staff could get acquainted. After he completed this effort he wanted to make sure he met new employees soon after they began working for us so that he could become acquainted with them and to personally welcome them to MU Libraries.
As I was recently scheduling some of these meetings with new employees, it was brought to my attention that an employee has worked here for five years and never had a one-on-one meetings with Jim.
I would like to invite all employees who have never had a “getting to know you” meeting with Jim to please contact me at ellismw@missouri.edu (or call 882-9169) so that we can schedule one.
Also, if any MU Libraries employees would like to meet with Jim as a follow-up, please contact me (by using the email or phone number above) and I will get you on his calendar.
Thanks,
Mark
April 17th, 2008
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: Library Instruction Room 1
Presenters: Ann Riley, Wayne Sanders and Kate Anderson
The University of Missouri is developing an institutional repository using the open source DSpace software. The installation is called MO-Space, and is patterned after successful efforts at other research institutions. Open to all campuses of the University system, but focusing on MU presently, MO-Space aims to preserve and provide open access to scholarly products of the University. Several task forces and committees have been involved, a pilot was developed, and much work still needs to be done to populate the repository. An important element is finding grey literature, born digital items and other things not accessible in commercial databases. Harvard College’s faculty vote to encourage faculty to deposit their research in open access sources is encouraging also. The process of expanding MO-Space is developing. Come learn how this important effort in the preservation of scholarship is going at MU.
Some sites to help explain this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_repository
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/committees/institutionalrepository/DigInstRep.htm
and a few examples
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/
http://www.library.cornell.edu/iris/dpo/cds.html
Release time for staff to attend this program is available with supervisor approval.
As winter turns into spring, tornado season once again appears over the horizon. Take a look at the following information to be prepared for when a tornado occurs at home.
Keep alert for tornado conditions during thunderstorms. These include:
The civil alert sirens will sound in the event of a tornado warning. During this time, avoid windows and proceed to the basement or under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench), or cover yourself with a mattress or sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor above (pianos, refrigerators, waterbeds, etc.) and do not go under them. They may fall through a weakened floor and crush you.S pecific tips based on your living conditions may be found online at http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html
If you have any questions or concerns about this information, feel free to contact the security office.
The Maneater, April 1, 2008
http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/4/1/library-deficits-deepen