Earn Your $100 Wellness Incentive
As part of your 2013 benefits, you are eligible for a wellness incentive. Healthy for Life is an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you earn your incentive and actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment, health screening, and 240 minutes of cardiovascular physical activity, primary subscribers to the UM health plans will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2013 Benefit Plan year. You can receive your health screening through Healthy for Life or by going to your health care provider. If you’ve gone to your provider, you can submit your results by using our doctor screening form.

Earn $100 in 3 Easy Steps:

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. (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013)
Complete your health screening, which includes cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. You can schedule a FREE on campus screening or visit your health care provider (valid screenings are between June 1, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).
Track 240 minutes of cardiovascular physical activity in any calendar month (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).

Ready to get started?

Create or return to your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
Enter your email address and join the program.
Use the helpful quick-start guide to help you step by step.
If you need help, call Cerner at 877-621-8014.

2013 Screening Schedule:

MU
UMKC
Missouri S&T
UMSL

Farmers’ Markets & Community Supported Agriculture
Don’t miss out on fresh produce, eggs and baked goods. Columbia Farmer’s Market is available year-round and community support agriculture farms are now taking applications for pick-ups starting in May. Use this opportunity to make fresh, healthy meals for yourself and your family!

Columbia Farmers’ Market offers year-round produce, eggs, meats, and baked goods. See website for locations as they change based on the time of year.
Pierpont Farms is a 34-acre family farm that produces vegetables, herbs, flowers and some fruit using organic methods. This farm is located 15 minutes south of downtown Columbia.
DanJo Farms produces fresh baked bread, meats, herbs, vegetables, eggs, berries and fruits. This farm is located in Ashland, MO.
First Pick CoMO and Happy Hollow Farm are currently taking new members for their Community Supported Agriculture program.

Chair Massage Available
De-stress this semester through massage therapy. Licensed Massage Therapist Jeff Rioux provides this service in his office at University Hospital (GL-20). He also provides department chair massage in three-hour blocks. To schedule an individual appointment or chair massage, call Healthy for Life at 884-1312.

If you’d like to buy a gift certificate, stop by Medtique Gift Shop in University Hospital, the Healthy for Life office at 205 Heinkel Building on campus, OR drop a check in campus mail to 205 Heinkel Building specifying the length of session you want. Make checks payable to Healthy for Life.

Faculty and staff receive a discount:

Hours of availability:
30 minutes: $35	Mondays & Tuesdays: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
60 minutes: $50	Wednesdays: 1-7 p.m.
90 minutes: $70	Thursdays: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

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Blaine Snow
Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness
myTotal Rewards, Wellness
Program Coordinator, MU, UM System and MU Health Care
205 Heinkel Bldg.| Columbia, MO 65211 | 573.884.1312 (Phone) | 573.884.3123 (Fax)

Faculty & Staff: To earn your $100 Wellness Incentive, visit www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu

Lana to Present at Timberline Acquisitions Institute

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The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge has accepted Amy Lana’s paper “Monographic titles cited in faculty-authored works” as one of 12 papers to be presented during the 2013 Institute. From the abstract: A study of monographic titles cited in faculty-authored works was conducted in 2010 by the University of Colorado (CU) Libraries; the University of Missouri (MU) Libraries agreed to replicate the study in response to a call by the authors. This paper will present the results from the MU Libraries study, which shows interesting variances from the original study, especially in the areas of acquisition method and type and age of the resources used. Additional data collected on holdings within the MU Libraries’ consortium provides insight into whether a shared collection policy might serve the needs of the various libraries.

Final Printed Campus Directory

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Due to decreased campus demand, the MU Student, Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory will no longer be printed. Extra copies of the 2012–13 directory, distributed last October, may be purchased from Printing Services. To look up phone numbers and addresses for faculty, staff and departments, use the campus online directories. They contain the most accurate, up-to-date information. Follow these online instructions to update personal information or update department information.

Library Assembly Minutes, Jan. 22

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Library Assembly
1-22-2013
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
152 Ellis Library

Meeting Minutes

Present: Laura Buck, Sheena Waggoner, Jack Batterson, Rachel Brekhus, June DeWeese, Dana Houston, PT Martin, Libby Myre, Ashley Nelson, Rhonda Whithaus, Karen Witt, Ann Riley

Action Items

Ashley Nelson was unanimously passed as the recorder for the remainder of this year’s term (until June).

Department Announcements

Health Sciences and Veterinary Medical (Laura Buck)

Veterinary Medical

The office-area (which has never been painted before) is being painted a golden-brown color. Shelving has been removed to allow for more study space. New furniture should be arriving within the next couple of weeks. Starting a withdrawal and shifting process.
Kate Anderson has officially been appointed the Head of the Veterinary Medical Library, effective January 1, 2013.
Was open for a weekend and hosted out of state interviews for the Vet School. The library gave tours, and Kate Anderson had lunch with some attendees.

Cataloging (Jack Batterson)

The cataloging department is trying to hire a Library Assistant II (Mary Amann’s former position). The position’s duties have been changed based on workloads. The duties have been slightly redesigned to assist more in metadata areas. The position still reports directly to Felicity.

Branches (Ashley)

Engineering

Engineering’s study rooms are completed. They are painted different colors and one has an enitre wall painted to function as a whiteboard.

Administration (Sheena Waggoner)

Sheryl Cullina (Leo Agnew’s replacement) starts January 28^th as the new HR Manager.
The search for the new Director of Development (Nathan Marticke’s replacement) is still underway. They hope to have someone next month.
Jim Cogswell is currently in South Africa until January 28^th on a visit with the Provost and Chancellor’s offices to the University of the Western Cape. MU has partnered with the Western Cape for about 30 years, sending students and faculty back and forth, especially in political science, agriculture, and law. Before he left, Jim talked with LMT about more/new ways to cooperate with Western Cape, and electronic materials and MOSpace were mentioned.

Reference (Rachel Brekhus)

18 instructors have signed up for English 1000, with more to come. Specialized instruction also gearing up, including specialized instruction in cooperation with Government Documents and Special Collections.
Anne Barker is working on setting up more digital humanities events, including colloquia (in February, March, and April), working lunches, and training opportunities. Look for posters next week.
Karen Darling sent an email out last week that some monograph funds need spending down.
Last week, approval profiles were reviewed with a visiting YBP representative, but only minor adjustments were made.
Over the break, there were a typically large number of guests signing up for public computer access.
Information Commons II (IC2) opened today (by the rear doors of the main elevator). DoIT has installed about 40 thin clients, 22 Macs, 4 black and white printers (3A-D), and a plotter (a wide-format printer for printing vector graphics). The software remains the same. A DoIT staffer will be stationed at a desk near the plotter (the SW corner when walking in from the colonnade) and will work M-Th, 7:30am-10pm and Fridays 7:30am-6pm.
There are many new and returning students.
- Digital Humanities Assistant: 9 desk hours, 3 in digitization unit, 8 helping free up Anne Barker’s time. Funding from SISLT.
- 5 TAs and 4 GRAs (103 hours when totaled) and LTS students (74 hours).
- Rachel has a practicum student; Cindy Cotner has an undergraduate assisting her; and four undergraduates working in Government Documents.

Library Technology Services

The adaptive computing station in IC2 is now outside of Government Documents, and another station is added there.
Room 114/CPRR/the Quiet Area no longer has the computers that were on loan from Pershing Auditorium. Some computers, however, are still along the outside wall.
The new thin clients (which have been upgraded to at Ellis and the branches, excepting Ellis’s IC2) are called “zero clients.” The old thin clients had a slight operating system on them, but the zero clients have none. The zero clients are more just terminals and could not be used by any thief who stole them.
Adam Banning has left, and there is no current plan on how to replace or fill the position.
There has been a fair amount of student turnover in LTS due to graduations. Three students have graduated, and one more student is being looked for.

Committee Events

The MLK, Jr. Replica Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is being held Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 2–3:30 p.m. in the Richard Wallace Atrium (west entrance) of Ellis Library. Ty Christian, a graduate of MU who served as the chief marketing strategist on the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, will be present.
There will be an event on redemption songs February 20^th for Black History Month.
The Library Society dinner will be held in Ellis Library’s reading room and the Friends of the Library event will be held at the alumni center.
Ellis Library’s ground level restrooms (behind the Bookmark Café) are currently closed for minor renovations.

SCARaB (Karen Witt)

Working on the Life Sciences Symposium. It will be on kinship with an exhibit and speaker as usual. Details to be announced.
Archives is organizing information on the American Playwright Lanford Wilson, and Special Collections will soon have the materials.

MULAC Chair (Rhonda Whithaus)

MULAC is reviewing the librarian and archivist appraisal process
The promotions committee is reviewing the promotion requests received in the Fall.
A request was submitted to the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee for a new large scanner. Ellis’ new large scanner was purchased in August 2011 and has had over 13,000 sessions on it since.
Reviewing funding requests, and final decisions will be made in May.

Ellis Library Access Services (June DeWeese)

Ellis (and branches) now have umbrellas available for 1 week checkout.
The vending machine that June is the liaison for to the book store is still popular and without issues.
Judge Glenda Hatchett will be giving a free talk Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Missouri Theater. There will be a reception from 6–7 p.m and a presentation from 7–8:30 p.m. There will also be a presentation of a community award.
There are several new staff in circulation/reserve.

LMT (Ann Riley)

Terry Austin’s retirement party is Thursday, January 31, at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm in N222/223 Memorial Union (the Joplin/Boone Room).
LMT has not met since the all staff meeting.
The Provost budget discussion starts mid February.
Cyberinfrastructure Committee (Ann on) and a review of the Faculty Accomplishment System have both requested input from the Library. For the faculty accomplishment system, possibilities include tying the updated system into MOSpace.
The Provost’s office has formed a task force on Scholarly Communication and Jim is on the University Press Committee.
Many librarians will be gone Thursday (24^th) to Tuesday (29^th) for ALA Midwinter in Seattle.
The library will upgrade from Millennium to Sierra February 19^th, and there is a possibility the system will be down all day. For most people, this upgrade will not bring many changes, but screens will look different. Some things that will possibly have changes are coordination of fines and bills with the Registrar and other custom outputs. The create lists function might have changes too.