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Job Vacancies

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Library Information Assistant – 100% FTE, (M– F, 8 – 5), $9.05 per hour. Access Services, Shelving, Ellis Library. The complete job description is available at https://jobs.missouri.edu/vacdetails.php?vac=1012341.

Government Documents Librarian – Ellis Library. The complete job description is available at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/hr/job_ads/Gov-Docs_full_ad-2008.htm.

Office Support Staff III, Admin, has been moved to ‘Hold’ status; a short list of candidates will be identified from among the copious applications submitted.

Fire Demonstration at Speakers Circle on Sept. 10

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There will be a live burn of a mock dorm/apartment room at Speakers Circle on September 10 at approximatley11:50 a.m., which will last from 3-5 minutes. A fire crew and truck will be on standby and will extinguish the fire. The outside air to Ellis Library and surrounding buildings will be shut off, but there still may be some smoke that gets into the buildings.

For more information about this project, visit Campus Firewatch.

Meet Three Cups of Tea Author Greg Mortenson at Ellis Library

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The MU Libraries will host a reception for Greg Mortenson at Ellis Library in the First Floor Colonnade on Tuesday, September 16 from 3-4 p.m. Please join us for refreshments and an opportunity to meet the fascinating author and subject of this year’s Mizzou Reads book. If you already have the book and would like him to sign it, please bring it with you. For more information, contact Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or 882-4703.

Opening Reception for Alley Oop 75th Anniversary Exhibition, Sept. 10

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Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the syndication of the comic strip Alley Oop with an exhibition drawing from The V.T. Hamlin Collection and The Comic Art Collection. The exhibit will explore the evolution of the strip, as well as its place in the history of the comic art medium and American culture. Personal photographs, correspondence, original artwork, daily and Sunday strips from as far back as 1933, books and various other ephemera will be on display.

For more information, visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/alleyoop75th.htm.

Promotion Announcements

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Congratulations to Kate Anderson, Gary Cox, Amanda Sprochi and Karen Witt on their promotions. Kate moves to Librarian III, Gary moves to Archivist II, and Amanda and Karen move to Librarian II. Their new titles are effective September 1, 2008.

This official validation by professional colleagues and the University administration recognizes performance and accomplishment and gives us opportunity to thank and applaud our colleagues for their contributions.

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The Promotion Committee reminds those considering applying for promotion this year that the deadline for receiving dossiers is October 1. Details of the promotion process can be found in “A Governance System for Librarians and Archivists at the University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries.” Members of the 2008/2009 Promotion Committee are Kate Anderson (Chair), Trenton Boyd, Rachel Brekhus, Janice Dysart and Anselm Huelsbergen. Dossiers can be submitted to any member of the committee. We are happy to encourage the professional development of our colleagues and look forward to hearing from you.

Job Vacancies

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Library Information Assistant – 100% FTE, (M– F, 8 – 5), $9.05 per hour. Access Services, Shelving, Ellis Library. The complete job description is available at https://jobs.missouri.edu/vacdetails.php?vac=1012341.

Government Documents Librarian – Ellis Library. The complete job description is available at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/hr/job_ads/Gov-Docs_full_ad-2008.htm.

User Support Analyst – 100% FTE, M-F, 8am-5pm, Library Technology Services. The complete job description is available at https://jobs.missouri.edu/vacdetails.php?vac=1012319.

Library Information Assistant – 100% FTE, Sun. – Thurs., 3pm-12am, $8.79/hr; Journalism Library. The complete job description is available at
https://jobs.missouri.edu/vacdetails.php?vac=1012269.

Office Support Staff III, Admin, has been moved to ‘Hold’ status; a short list of candidates will be identified from among the copious applications submitted.

New Chancellor’s Standing Committee Appointments

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Leo Agnew, Administration, has been appointed to the Campus Mediation Service Committee, Sep. 2008-Aug. 2011. The charge to the Campus Mediation Service Committee is to act as an independent oversight body for the Campus Mediation Service including (1) setting policy for the Campus Mediation Service; and (2) overseeing the Director of the Campus Mediation Service and the Campus Mediation Service operations.

Jerri Eldridge, Catalog Dept., has been appointed to the Missouri Unions Committee, Sep. 2008-Aug. 2011. The charge of this committee is to advise the vice chancellor for Student Affairs on programs, services and policies for the operation of the Memorial Union and Brady Commons. This committee also acts on appeals in decisions of the director in implementing policy.

Mary Hainen, Catalog Dept., has been appointed to the Campus Parking and Transportation Committee, Sep. 2008-Aug 2011. The charge of this committee is to make recommendations to the vice chancellor for Administrative Services on the regulation of traffic flow and parking needs on and around campus.

Congratulations!