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MU Libraries Chamber Music Series, December 3

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MU Libraries and the University of Missouri School of Music
present
Chamber Music at Noon
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ellis Library Colonnade
Noon

PROGRAM
Fantasia for violin and harp, Op. 124 (1907), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
performed by Siri Geenan, violin; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) , Claude Debussy
I. Pastorale (1862-1918)
II. Interlude
III. Finale
performed by Steve Geibel, flute; Leslie Perna, viola; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Employment Updates

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Effective 11/24/08, Geoff Stumbaugh begins his appointment in a full-time LIA position in Access Services, ILL-Lending.

Tyler Dwyer, LIA, starts in Access Services as a night supervisor at the Ellis Library Circulation/Reserve Desks. Tyler was a former student assistant supervisor for Circulation.

The Charleston Conference on Acquisitions, Collection Development and Digital Futures

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Presentation Invitation – The Charleston Conference on Acquisitions, Collection Development and Digital Futures

The Staff Development Committee invites you to a presentation by Anne Barker, Sarah Cron & Ann Riley on their attendance at the fall Charleston Conference. Each will present an overview of a hot topic or two discussed at the conference. The session will be held on Dec. 3, from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., in room 4F51-A Ellis. Please come and join us. RSVP’s are not required. Release time is available with supervisor approval.

Healthy for Life Announcements

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  • Healthy Holiday Eating class will be held Tuesday, Dec 12th at noon in the General Services Building break room. This class will provide healthy recipes and tips for making your favorite recipe healthier. Space is limited, so contact Kate Walker at WalkerJa@missouri.edu to sign up! Cost is $4. Please see attachment for more information.
  • Want to learn how to dance?! Classes for West African Dance, Tango, and Salsa are a great way to stay in shape over the winter months. Country Line Dance will be starting in January 2009. For a minimal fee of $2, employees can get fit, learn a new skill, and have a blast! Please see the attachments for dates and locations.
  • Come join us for Noon Time Meditation every Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:15-12:45pm. Tuesday sessions are held in the Heinkel Building, Room 145, and Wednesday sessions are located in the University Hospital Medical School, Room MA3060.
  • Did you know…Mizzou Recreation Complex has club sports available for employees?! More information coming soon!

Congratulations to the Catalog Department – again!

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Just a couple of weeks ago the Catalog Department announced that it has achieved independent status as NACO contributors of series authority records to the OCLC authority file. Shortly after that, we received notice that we had achieved independent status for personal name headings as part of our larger NACO membership. NACO (Name Authority Cooperative) is a program sponsored by the Library of Congress. A goal of this program is to provide for “the timely creation and maintenance of authoritative, cost-effective … authority records by knowledgeable catalogers at many institutions around the world.”

In February, eleven members of the Catalog Department and Anselm Huelsbergen participated in 4.5 days of NACO training. Following training our work was under review by a Library of Congress designated reviewer to ensure that we know what we are doing. Our independent status means that we’ve passed! We now belong to a select group. While thousands of libraries around the world contribute bibliographic records to WorldCat, there are under 250 NACO participating institutions and projects.

Congratulations are especially due to Mary Aycock who coordinated the effort in the Catalog Department.

Amanda Sprochi and Wayne Sanders also participate in NACO work via other projects.