Web tip of the week, Oct. 24, 2011- Downtown sales tax
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2011/10/26/web-tip-of-the-week-oct-24-2011-downtown-sales-tax/
Web tip of the week, Oct. 31, 2011- financial resources
Congratulations to Billi Heater, our Health Sciences Library Administrative Assistant!
Billi received the September MU Service Champion Award from the campus Staff Advisory Council.
This award recognizes employees “who go above and beyond, who perform their duties day after day with an exceptional work ethic and attitude that makes them stand out”, and “embody the University’s core values: Respect; Responsibility; Discovery; Excellence.”
effective 2012 will end on November 4, 2011. You are now able to initiate enrollment changes online through UM’s myHR at https://myhr.umsystem.edu. However, if you are not making changes to your current benefit program, no action is required on your part. Coverage will continue into 2012.
Also, if you currently participate in the Flexible Spending program and wish to do so in 2012, you must re-enroll each year and do so at this time.
Information on plan changes and costs for 2011 can be found at http://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits. Contact Faculty and Staff Benefits at 882-2146 for additional information.
The Diversity Action Committee invites you to a presentation in conjunction with November’s theme of Native American Heritage Month. Dr. Dennis Kelley, Assistant Professor with the Department of Religious Studies, returns and brings a different topic (see below). Dr. Kelley’s biographical information can be reviewed at http://religiousstudies.missouri.edu/people/kelley.html.
The presentation will take place Thursday, Nov. 10, from 11-12, room 4G41 Ellis Library. Release time is available with supervisor approval. RSPV’s are not required.
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Topic:
“The Oral Tradition as Text, History as Myth: Columbus, Thanksgiving, and the Meaning of American Indians”
This talk will explore the relationship between Native and Non-native America in terms of making meaning. Using America’s origin myths, the Columbian event and the Mayflower Colony, we will explore what meaning we as a society make out of the aboriginal inhabitants of this continent, and the use of that meaning in contemporary literary forms, both Native and non-Native.
Two great sources of information for Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) can be found online. Both are based on information from the LCSH authority files maintained by the Library of Congress.
1.) “id.loc.gov” is maintained by the Library of Congress. It is the Library of Congress’ foray into open and shareable authority data.
URL: http://id.loc.gov
Sample record: Online chat groups: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97004058.html
Features: Scope note at top of record (when available), list of variants terms, and lists of broader, narrower, and related terms. A great feature is that the broader, narrower, and related terms are hyperlinked to the records for those terms. Note the tab for visualization, too, for those who want a visual view of relationships.
id.loc.gov also provides access to LC Children’s Subject Headings, LC Genre/Form Terms, etc.
2.) ZVON
URL: http://zvon.org/lib/lcsh/index.html
Sample record: Online chat groups: http://zvon.org/lib/lcsh/index.html#sh97004058
Features: Much like id.loc.gov, ZVON provides a scope note at the top of each record when it’s available and a list of variant terms. In addition, ZVON provides an interactive hierarchy within each record and has a very user friendly search interface.
ZVON also provides a number of other resources useful to librarians, such as a Library of Congress Classification Outline, a Project Gutenberg browser, and a Dublin Core and DCMI metadata reference. The Resources for Librarians page can be found here: http://zvon.org/lib/
For more information please contact Jackie Blonigen or Felicity Dykas.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Strategic Planning and Resource Advisory Council (SPRAC)
3-5 pm, RJI
Friday, October 28, 2011
MOBIUS Board Meeting
10:00 am – 3:00 pm, MOBIUS offices, Columbia MO
The winners of the October 21th MU Libraries United Way participation drawing are Wayne Sanders and Laura Buck.
Congratulations! Wayne and Laura have each just won a pair of tickets to a performance of a Concert Series show at Jesse Hall Auditorium. We will be drawing two more names for concert series tickets next Friday, October 28st.
All Library participants will also be eligible for the following prizes which will be drawn at the end of the MU Libraries United Way campaign.
If you haven’t pledged yet, please go to www.unitedway.missouri.edu
Participants will also be eligible for the campus-wide “30 for 30” prize drawings.
Please let one of the MU Libraries United Way Tri-chairs know if you are having trouble with the online form or would like to pledge by paper card this year. MU Libraries United Way Tri-Chairs are Paula Roper, Mary Hainen and Ann Riley. You may also notify the MU Libraries United Way support person Mark Ellis.
Flu Shots and Health Screenings
The University of Missouri Total Rewards invites you to join Healthy for Life, an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment and health screening, primary subscribers to the UM Health Care plan will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year.
This year, we’re partnering with Cerner Health to provide straightforward tools to help you work toward better health. You can participate in the program now. It’s simple. Here’s how:
Date: Weekdays except Thursday (Healthcare employees only)
Time: 6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Staff Health
* APPOINTMENTS ARE ONLY NEEDED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES, ALL OTHER HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES ARE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE
This event is done in conjunction with the annual health screening and is co-sponsored by Staff Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 24
Time: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Heinkel Building, Room 200 (Healthy for Life lobby)
* THIS EVENT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, NO SCREENING OR FLU SHOT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
Date: Oct. 25
Time: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Location: Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, Room 4011
* THIS EVENT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, NO SCREENING OR FLU SHOT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*This event is co-sponsored by MU Student Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 25
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: Wellness Resource Center, Room G202
* THIS EVENT IS FOR SCREENINGS ONLY, NO APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*This event is co-sponsored by the Wellness Resource Center and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 25
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Location: Jesse Hall, Jesse Auditorium Lobby
*APPOINTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED
*NO APPOINTMENTS FOR FLU SHOTS
*This event is co-sponsored by MU Student Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 26
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: MU Student Center, Rooms 2212 A&B
* THIS EVENT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, NO SCREENING OR FLU SHOT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*This event is co-sponsored by MU Student Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 26
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: Wellness Resource Center, Room G202
* THIS EVENT IS FOR SCREENINGS ONLY, NO APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*This event is co-sponsored by the Wellness Resource Center and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 27
Time: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Location: Animal Science Research Center, Room S120
* THIS EVENT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, NO SCREENING OR FLU SHOT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*This event is co-sponsored by MU Student Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 27
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Location: Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge
*APPOINTMENTS FOR SCREENINGS ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED
*NO APPOINTMENTS FOR FLU SHOTS
*This event is co-sponsored by MU Student Health and Healthy for Life
Date: Oct. 31
Time: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Heinkel Building, Room 200 (Healthy for Life lobby)
* THIS EVENT IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE, NO SCREENING OR FLU SHOT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN.
*Smaller screening clinics are available, please check your Cerner Health account for dates/locations.
FREE flu shots will be provided for those 12 years and older enrolled in a UM Health Care plan. To receive the vaccination, bring your health insurance card and a completed Flu Vaccine form. Those not enrolled in a UM Health Care plan can receive a vaccination for $15 cash or check, along with the completed Flu Vaccine form.
To receive the $100 Incentive, complete both the personal health assessment and health screening by April 30, 2012.
I want to learn more about the Healthy for Life program.
MU Farmers Market
Delicious prepared foods and produce await you at the MU Farmers Market Thursday Oct. 27th on Lowry Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will be from the Columbia Farmers Market and Boone County Farmers Market. Bring cash or check (no student charge accepted) for mouth-watering and locally grown produce, baked goods, hamburgers and more to sample and purchase. For more information and dates through the MU Farmers Market season go to www.wellness.missouri.edu. The MU Farmers Market is brought to you by the Wellness Resource Center, Department of Student Life. Healthy for Life will also have a table with pedometers and odometers for sale and the opportunity to enroll in our programs.
Get Moving with Walking Groups
Are you interested in starting a walking group in your department? Healthy for Life can help by sending you a free walking kit with information on how to get started. Get your department competing in a walking challenge or organize a walking group. Email Healthy for Life for your walking kit today!
Count your steps with the Million Step Pedometer Program
Walk your way to good health! Faculty and staff can purchase pedometers for $15, and a full refund is given at the completion of one million steps. To purchase a pedometer, send a check for $15 (our cost, made payable to Healthy for Life) to 205 Heinkel Building, MU. For more information, click here.
Has your department always wanted to start a walking challenge, but didn’t know where to begin? Now is your chance! Healthy for Life has Walking Tool Kits hot off the press that will provide you with the tools to begin a walking group or walking challenge in your department. Get your colleagues moving, building camaraderie, and getting healthy. If you would like a copy of the Walking Tool Kit sent to you through campus mail, please email George Pell.
Ride to Wellness with the Odometer Program
Ride to Wellness encourages movement for those riding bicycles or using wheelchairs. For $20 participants receive an odometer and log book. When you reach 500 miles, turn in the booklet for a prize and receive a $20 refund. To enroll, send or bring a $20 check (our cost, made payable to Healthy for Life) to 205 Heinkel Building, MU. Click here for more information.
Tiger Night of Fun
As an annual Halloween event, the Hearnes Center is offering a fun and free alternative to going door-to-door trick or treating! Kids can enjoy activities, games and treats. This event will be held on Monday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hearnes Center.
Monster Bike Bash
Make plans to enjoy a fall bike ride on Oct. 29th from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Starting at Shiloh, come join in on a 17-mile bike ride from Columbia, MO to Rocheport, MO along the Katy Trail. Events include a Halloween Party in Huntsdale, a Street Party and Costume Contest in Rocheport. Kids ages 12 and under are free. Individual registration is $30. To register, go to www.offtrackevents.com.