Goodbye to Matt Stottle, evening Security Officer. Matt accepted a project management position with IBM in Columbia.
Goodbye to Matt Stottle, evening Security Officer. Matt accepted a project management position with IBM in Columbia.
I missed listing Hayden Murphey as celebrating her library start date this month. Hayden rejoined our staff in 2011 and had a new start date of March 7.
–Leo Agnew
Early last week, authorization was granted to move ceased titles of Reference indexes and abstracting sources to the three 202 study rooms—202H, 202I and 202J. The following morning, that move was set in motion. It is now complete.
Listed below are those indexes and abstracting sources that ceased publication, or subscriptions were cancelled. Many of these print titles have been replaced by databases that now provide online access. No dictionaries, encyclopedias or handbooks were included in this particular move.
The list is arranged by call numbers as they appear within the rooms in a continuous format, beginning in Room 202J and ending in Room 202H. This is consistent with the sequence of the BIBLIO arrangement on the periphery in the outer large 202 reading room. The list includes the last year of each publication, the amount of its shelf space and the new location in Bold, e.g., Room 202J. Because each title now has a new location, MERLIN Catalog records will be changed, and new location labels will be applied to the physical volumes.
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Regarding the main Reference collection, that shift to the new footprint was completed March 5. Various individuals are to be commended for their outstanding work in the completion of this major part of the overall project:
Nicki Everett and Brent Willman – for the necessary prep work in shifting
Pat Jones and Julie Rogers – for securing areas for construction, especially Room 202
Al Messner – for providing the necessary components for shelf installation
MRI crew – for installation of shelves, anchoring shelf ranges, and the major part of the book shifting, including 202 study rooms
Cindy Cotner and Michaelle Dorsey – for producing labels
Felicity Dykas and her crew – for MERLIN Catalog changes
The new Reference area is the former location of Documents Lite. Because the Reference shift is now complete, the collection in the new footprint is now open to the public. Reshelving has also moved, now on the last south shelving range.
Disassembly of the shelf ranges in the old footprint has begun in order to provide open space for new carpet to be placed. This area is closed to the public.
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In Documents, almost all of the print materials, microfiche cabinets and map cases have been moved, but some bulk items need to be positioned. Many of the tables in front of the Documents office have been placed there temporarily, some of which will probably be relocated to the new carpeted area. As usual, aesthetics and function will be the guidelines for table selection and arrangement.
–Wayne Barnes
Ceased Titles in 202 Study Rooms
1. Arts & Humanities Citation Index. REF AI 3 .A7 Last 1979. 1 shelf.
Room 202J
2. Science Abstracts, Section A: Physics/Physics Abstracts. REF Q 1 .S3 Last 1968. 7 shelves.
Room 202J
3. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts. REF QB 1 .A84 Last 2000. 5.2 shelves.
Room 202J
4. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts. REF QH 90 .A633 Last 2007. 13.5 shelves.
Room 202J
5. Biological Abstracts. REF QH 301 .B37 Last 1979. 29 shelves.
Room 202J
6. Genetics Abstracts. REF QH 431 .G432 Last 2006. 10 shelves.
Room 202J
7. Applied Ecology Abstracts. REF QH 540 .A73 Last 1979. 1 shelf.
Room 202J
8. Ecological Abstracts. REF QH 540 .E27 Last 2000. 3.5 shelves.
Room 202J
9. Entomology Abstracts. REF QL 461 .E9853 Last 2000. 4.5 shelves.
Rooms 202I & 202J
10. Behavioural Biology Abstracts, Section A: Animal Behaviour/Animal Behavior Abstracts.
REF QL 750 .B4212 Last 2007. 3.5 shelves.
Room 202I
11. Nucleic Acids Abstracts. REF QP 551 .N82 Last 1979. 1.5 shelves.
Room 202I
12. Fertilizer Abstracts. REF S 631 .F4 Last 1981. 1 shelf.
Room 202I
13. Agricultural and Horticultural Engineering Abstracts. REF S 671 .A3 Last 1966. 0.5 shelf.
Room 202I
14. Tropical Abstracts. REF SB 111 .A2 A198 Last 1974. 1.5 shelves.
Room 202I
15. Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture. REF SB 111 .A2 A2 Last 1995. 3.2 shelves.
Room 202I
16. Agriculture and Environment for Developing Regions. REF SB 111 .A2 A37 Last 1999.
0.6 shelf.
Room 202I
17. Tobacco Abstracts. REF SB 273 .T6 Last 2001. 4.2 shelves.
Room 202I
18. Sport Fishery Abstracts/Fisheries Review. REF SH 1 .S82 Last 1995. 2.5 shelves.
Room 202I
19. Wildlife Abstracts. REF SK 351 .U52 Last 1980. 0.4 shelf.
Room 202I
20. Wildlife Review. REF SK 351 .W58 Last 1995. 3.7 shelves.
Room 202I
21. Textile Technology Digest. REF TS 1300 .T35 Last 1999. 4.5 shelves.
Room 202I
22. Agricultural Index/Biological & Agricultural Index. READY REFERENCE Z 5073 .B5 Last 2000.
5.5 shelves.
Room 202I
23. Education Index. REF Z 5813. E23 Last 1970. 1.7 shelves.
Room 202I
24. Mass Spectrometry Bulletin. REF Z 7144 .S7 M3 Last 2008. 2.2 shelves.
Room 202I
25. P.A.I.S. Bulletin. REF Z 7163 .P9 Last 1990. 4.5 shelves.
Room 202I
26. P.A.I.S. International in Print. REF Z 7163 .P912 Last 2003. 1 shelf.
Room 202I
27. Cumulative Subject Index to the Public Affairs Information Service Bulletins, 1915-1974.
REF Z 7163 .P914 Last 1974. 1 shelf.
Room 202I
28. Social Sciences Citation Index. REF Z 7163 .S6 Last 2000. 11 shelves.
Rooms 202H & 202I
29. Accountants’ Index Supplement. REF Z 7164 .C81 A5 Last 1991. 3.2 shelves.
Room 202H
30. Accounting & Tax Index. REF Z 7164 .C81 A52 Last 2000. 0.8 shelf.
Room 202H
31. Business Periodicals Index. REF Z 7164 .C81 B983 Last 2003. 4 shelves.
Room 202H
32. Current Literature on Aging/Abstracts in Social Gerontology. REF Z 7164 .O4 C8 Last 2000.
1 shelf.
Room 202H
33. Alternative Press Index. REF Z 7164 .S66 .A42 Last 2007. 2 shelves.
Room 202H
34. Current Literature in Traffic and Transportation. REF Z 7164 .T5 C8 Last 2000. 0.5 shelf.
Room 202H
35. Environment Information Access. REF Z 7171 .E59 Last 1973. 0.5 shelf.
Room 202H
36. Environment Abstracts/Environment Abstracts Annual. REF Z 7171 .E592 Last 2002.
4.5 shelves.
Room 202H
37. The Environment Index. REF Z 7171 .E594 Last 1987. 1 shelf.
Room 202H
38. Catalogue of Scientific Papers. REF Z 7403 .R88 Last 1900. 1.5 shelves.
Room 202H
39. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, Subject Index, 1800-1900. REF Z 7403 .R881 Last 1900.
0.2 shelf.
Room 202H
40. Science Citation Index. REF Z 7403 .S3 Last 1999. 19.2 shelves.
Room 202H
41. The Industrial Arts Index. REF Z 7913 .I7 Last 1957. 4 shelves.
Room 202H
42. Women Studies Abstracts. REF Z 7962 .W65 Last 2001. 1.3 shelves.
Room 202H
43. Zoological Record. REF Z 7991 .Z87 Last 2004. 25.3 shelves.
Room 202H
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Total shelves: 197.7
Wellness Incentive
Faculty & Staff—the clock is ticking to earn your Wellness Incentive and Healthy for Life doesn’t want anyone eligible to miss out! More than 3,000 of your peers have completed the program. Simply complete a personal health assessment (15 minutes) and a FREE health screening, which you can get at our largest screening event this semester. Primary subscribers to the UM Medical plans will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year. The requirements must be completed by April 30, 2012.
Get started now:
1. Create your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
2. Enter your email address and join the program.
3. Complete your personal health assessment – an online questionnaire that helps you understand your health risks and provides you with resources to improve your well-being.
4. Schedule your FREE health screening at a convenient time and location on campus. Your health screening provide you a look at your cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. If your screening is before noon, fasting for 9 hours is recommended, but not required (6 hours if pregnant) and drinking 64 ounces of water the day before is suggested.
Upcoming Screening Events
Mar. 13 8-12 p.m. Jesse Hall Auditorium, Lobby
Mar. 14 9-12 p.m. Heinkel Bldg, Room 205
Mar. 14 8-11 a.m. Wellness Resource Center, Room G202 (WALK-INS ONLY)
Mar. 16 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, Missouri Psychiatric Center 005
Mar. 20 8-11 a.m. Hulston Hall, Room 204
Mar. 21 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge
Mar. 23 8-12 p.m. University Hospital, Missouri Psychiatric Center 005
*SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT AT www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu
Questions? Email Blaine Snow at SnowB@umsystem.edu
Physical Activity classes now enrolling
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.
• Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday and Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class (Fee is donated to the food bank). No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
• Drop In, ongoing: Yoga. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class (Fee is donated to the food bank). No registration is needed and class is taught by Glenda Moum. If you have questions, email Glenda.
Get moving in March—participate in a 5K!
Support your health and the Health Sciences Graduate Student Association by participating in its HSGSA 5K on Mar. 10th at 9 a.m. Packet pick-up and race day registration is from 8-8:45am on race day at the North entrance of the Veterinary Medicine Building. Race begins and ends at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. Parking is available. Early registration (by Feb.18) is $12 and guarantees a race T-shirt. Late registration (Feb. 19-Mar. 9) is $15. Event day registration is $20. Contact: Leryn (e-mail ljbq58@mail.missouri.edu; phone 573-882-6892) for registration form.
“Food Sense” taking registrations
Join the MU Life Sciences & Society Program at its annual symposium “Food Sense,” Mar. 16-18, 2012 on the Columbia campus. The department’s website says this about the event:
“Can sensible eating be reconciled with the sensory gratification of taste? And where does our sense of a normal or a healthy diet come from? This symposium will investigate how our taste for food is shaped by biological triggers, cultural norms, economic activity, and social surroundings and will examine how individuals, communities, and societies can make healthy choices about food in this context. We will gather experts in nutrition, taste science, psychology, cultural studies, marketing analysis, and food-science journalism, as well as chefs, to explore why we eat the way we do.”
Register on the department website: http://lssp.missouri.edu/foodsense
The Ellis Library Space and Facilities Advisory Committee welcomes your suggestions and comments regarding space and facility issues in Ellis Library. Please submit your comment using the Feedback Form. Anonymous suggestions are allowed. If you wish a reply, please include your name and email address.
Below are some upcoming webinars that the Catalog Department has scheduled. You’re invited to join us at any of them.
RDA and Moving Images (ALCTS webinar)
Wednesday, March 14, 1:00-2:00 pm
Ellis 4F51a
This presentation will provide an overview of the cataloging of moving image content using RDA, focusing on areas that differ from AACR2, are challenging to interpret, or are in need of community consensus. Examples include DVD, Blu-ray, streaming video, and video games.
Digital Preservation: Storing and Managing Digital Collections (California State Library and the California Preservation Program webinar)
Thursday, March 15, 9:00-10:00 am
Ellis 4F51a
This webinar will present and explain:
Participants will be able to evaluate costs and benefits of different storage methods, the applicability of repository software for their needs, and gain a framework for evaluating their immediate and hypothetical storage needs.
Libraries and MARC Holdings: From Works to Items (ALCTS webinar)
Wednesday, March 21, 1:00-2:00 pm
Ellis 4F51a
This session provides a brief introduction to and overview of the MARC21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and ANSI/NISO Z39.71. Discussion topics include the importance of standardized holdings for such mission-critical library efforts as Item-Level Inventory Control, InterLibrary Loan (ILL) & Resource Sharing, and OffSite Storage.
Cataloging Three-Dimensional Objects and Kits with RDA (ALCTS webinar)
Wednesday, March 28, 1:00-2:00 pm
Ellis 4F51a
This presentation will cover highlights of RDA instructions related to cataloging kits and three-dimensional forms (objects), such as models, toys, artifacts, and naturally occurring objects, in an educational setting.
“African-American students discuss experiences with MU libraries”
The Maneater, Feb. 24, 2012
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Monday, March 5th
1:00-2:00 pm – Library Committee Meeting, Ellis Library
2:15-4:00 pm – Library Management Team Meeting, 330 J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
Tuesday, March 6th
2:30-3:30 pm – Life Sciences & Society Symposium: Food Revolution by Ingolf Gruen, Ellis Library Colonnade
3:00-4:30 pm – DAC/MULSA International Tea, Ellis Library Staff Lounge
Wednesday, March 7th
2:00-4:00 pm – Mizzou Advantage Advisory Committee, Mizzou Student Center
Thursday, March 8th
8:00-10:00 am – Council of Deans, Memorial Union
Friday, March 9th
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – MOBIUS Membership Meeting, Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia
At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time for Daylight Saving Time.