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Annual MULSA Thanksgiving Feast, Nov. 19

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Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Image by alasam via Flickr

A “Day of Thanksgiving” has been proclaimed to celebrate another year of employment among good friends;it’s the Annual MULSA Thanksgiving Feast.

When: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Ellis Library’s Staff Lounge
Why: Free food! Bring yourself and a side dish or desert to share (if you can).

The Green Committee wants you to remember “save the planet”, please bring your own table service but it will be provided if you forget.

Once again, MULSA is having a contest to see who can donate the most to our two favorite groups: Missouri Central Food Bank & 2nd Chance (a no-kill animal shelter). Make it a team effort & get a group together to see who can bring in the most donations (food &/or money). The first and second place groups will receive their choice of a snack platter or breakfast bagels.

Catering by Jack’s Gourmet. Sponsored and organized by the MU Libraries Staff Association.
Social Chair 09/10 – Ruthe Morse

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Outlook Training

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December 14th, 2009 – Outlook: Divide & Conquer Your Inbox: an abbreviated session
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Place: 4D11 Ellis Library (computer lab)
Trainer: DoIT
Learn tips to better utilize Outlooks’s e-mail system. A minimum of 8 participants is needed. Release time is available with supervisor approval. (A three-hour session will be offered Jan. 11, 2010.) RSVP via an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice that will be sent within the week.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Divide hundreds of e-mail messages in your inbox with folders
• Set up rules to forward e-mail messages to a specified folder automatically
• Utilize flags and color coding to further organize inbox items for easy retrieval
• Convert e-mail messages to tasks, notes, contacts or calendar items with one easy mouse click
• Create and use distribution lists to save time when communicating with large groups
• Learn about MU’s legal requirements for e-mail record retention
PREREQUISITES:
Working knowledge of MS Outlook and the Windows operating environment.

January 11, 2010 – Outlook: Divide & Conquer Your Inbox: a full session
Time: 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Place: 4D11 Ellis Library (computer lab)
Trainer: DoIT
Learn tips to better utilize Outlooks’s e-mail system. A minimum of 8 participants is needed. Release time is available with supervisor approval. RSVP via an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice in December.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Divide hundreds of e-mail messages in your inbox with folders
• Set up rules to forward e-mail messages to a specified folder automatically
• Utilize flags and color coding to further organize inbox items for easy retrieval
• Convert e-mail messages to tasks, notes, contacts or calendar items with one easy mouse click
• Create and use distribution lists to save time when communicating with large groups
• Learn about MU’s legal requirements for e-mail record retention
PREREQUISITES:
Working knowledge of MS Outlook and the Windows operating environment.

Please RSVP for Next Week’s Mark Twain Events Including Free John Davis Concert

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Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Mark Twain, one of Missouri’s favorite sons. In honor of this anniversary, the University of Missouri has several events planned for the academic year, including a concert at the Missouri Theatre sponsored by the MU Libraries. On Nov. 12, 2009, at 7 p.m. John Davis will perform 19th century piano music, including music by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins and John William “Blind” Boone. RSVP for this FREE event by contacting Shannon Cary at carysn@missouri.edu or 573-882-4703.

Because Mark Twain loved good stories and good food, the University Club will host a special buffet before the concert featuring his favorite foods. The University Club will open its buffet at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 12 at a price of $18.95 per person. Please call 573-882-2586 to make reservations.

At 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, the Friends of the Libraries will host “The Unknown Twain: An Evening of Readings” at the Conley House on the MU campus. Readers will include the Poet Laureate of Missouri; Walter Bargen, former MU Chancellor Dr. Richard Wallace; and broadcaster and historian Bob Priddy. Please contact Sheila Voss at vosss@missouri.edu or 573-882-4701 for more information.

Summon Update

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The new unified search tool, Summon, that MU Libraries recently purchased with technology fee funds, is scheduled to be available for staff late in November or early December. Work continues on loading information, including bib records, the MOspace OAI search information, database linking information and other technical aspects. Many staff are involved, and the work is being coordinated by the Summon Team of Felicity Dykas, Rhonda Whithaus, Diane Johnson, Karen Darling, Matt Stevens, Cindy Bassett and Ann Riley with help from Judy Maseles and Wayne Sanders. UMKC and Missouri S & T are also implementing, and UMKC has a preliminary instance available at http://umkc.summon.serialssolutions.com/ for those who would like to take a look and see a preview. As soon as the MU instance is available, possibly in a few weeks, the Summon Team will send out the MU link and schedule a forum for all to learn more. The preliminary plans call for the Summon search box, for which the Web Usability group has conducted research on an appropriate name, to be on the Libraries’ gateway page.

Pictures from China

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For those who are interested, Karla Geerlings will present a digital slide show of her recent trip to China on Friday, November 20 from 11:30 to 1:00. Bring a brown bag lunch and join us in room 4F51A! Feel free to drop in and/or out as time allows—the entire show and intermittent discussion does take about an hour and a half.