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New Posts, Aug. 5-9

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  1. Healthy for Life Update
  2. Connect with the Health Sciences Library and NN/LM at the Missouri State Fair
  3. Annual Department Equipment/Office Supplies Swap Meet, Aug. 13
  4. Riley to Run for ACRL Office
  5. Welcome to Ashley Nelson and Kimberley Moeller
  6. MU Libraries Joins National Alliance Dedicated to Preserving Digital Content
  7. Director’s Calendar: Aug. 12-16
  8. Barker to Serve as Interim Head of Reference
  9. Concannon and DeWeese Appointed to Campus Committees
  10. Staff Corner
  11. Boyd Receives Award for Animal Health Information Specialists
  12. Web Tip of the Week
  13. MU Libraries in the News

Healthy for Life Update

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Campus Facilities offering Lunch and Learn series

Paula Vandelicht,  RD, LD/Hy-Vee Dietitian is working with the Campus Facilities Training Unit to provide a year full of healthy ideas. This is open to everyone, but if you are from Campus Facilities, please sign up with your department training representative for the classes. Get approval from your supervisor if sessions are not at your regularly scheduled lunch hour. You will need to bring your lunch. Paula will provide samples.

August 20th—Healthy Meals on the Go

TIME:                           NOON

LOCATION:                  Campus Facilities Break room at the General Services Building

RSVP:                         Campus Facilities Training Representatives if you want to attend or if you do not work in Campus Facilities, email Kate Walker at WalkerJa@missouri.edu.


Taking Care of You: Body, Mind, Spirit

Good intentions to take care of yourself can be pushed out of reach by demands on your time and attention.  You may overextend yourself trying to meet the needs of others, face daily responsibilities or live up to expectations.  This can lead to feeling stressed or burned out. Taking Care of YOU is an eight-week MU Extension program offering practical strategies to deal with life’s stress and understand the mind-body connection. Fridays at 12-1pm Sept 6-October 25, Room 226 Heinkel Building.  Bring your lunch. Fee $30. Contact Amy Lake lakea@missouri.edu 573-239-0654 to register. See attached flyer for details.

 

Cyclists, Virtual Riders and Volunteers Needed to Support bikeMS
Express Scripts is the title sponsor for the Express Scripts Gateway Getaway Ride 2013 and is partnering with University of Missouri to raise funds for and make a difference in the lives of people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Anyone can join us on Sept. 7 and 8 in Columbia, MO for this unforgettable experience. You can also join the team as part of the virtual rider program, if you are unable to ride. Sign up or donate at BikeMS: St. Louis. When you visit the link, you’ll be taken the Express Scripts Team page which includes MU. Simply click join team. You can join as a Cyclists or as a virtual rider. If you are more interested in Volunteer opportunities, you’ll see a link on the left hand side for “Volunteer”.


Women Needed for Fruit & Vegetable Juice Concentrate Study
The Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology is looking for overweight female volunteers (18-45 years) to participate in a study to look at the effects of fruit and vegetable juice concentrate on inflammation.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.


August is Immunization Awareness Month
Vaccines (shots) help prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases. National Immunization Awareness Month is the perfect time to promote vaccines and remind family, friends, and coworkers to get caught up on their shots.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). National Awarness Month. Retrieved from http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/PDFs/AugustNHOToolkit.pdf


Eight Weeks to Better Health and Well-being – Sign up NOW for the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program!
Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life. The wellness program offers eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes at minimal cost to employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. You will learn mindfulness meditation, yoga, and body scan as well as important information about stress, communication, and wellness.  Cost:  $40 for faculty, staff, retirees, and spouses/partners. Attend 7 of 8 classes and receive $20 rebate.

Orientation: Wednesday, September 25 (Memorial Union) at 5:30 p.m.

Class: Wednesdays (October 2-November 20) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Retreat: Saturday, November 16 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

To register, go to http://www.regonline.com/mbsrfall2013


Improve your relationship with your food and your body. Register for Fall Eat for Life Program — in person or online.
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management through Healthy for Life’s Eat for Life program.  This 10-week program uses mind-body practices (meditations and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you create a healthier relationship to your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you.

For more information: watch informational videos

In Person Class:

  • Orientation: Tuesday, September 24, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
  • Class: Tuesdays, October 1 – December 10, 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
  • Cost: $50 for faculty, staff, retirees, and partners/spouses ($25 rebate with full participation); $180 for community members

To register, go to  http://www.regonline.com/eatforlifefall2013inperson

Online Class:

  • Online Orientation: week of September 27
  • Online Class: week of October 4 – week of December 6
  • Online Class Registration Deadline: September 23
  • Cost: $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 rebate with full participation);

$180 for community members

To register, go to http://www.regonline.com/eatforlifefall2013online

Annual Department Equipment/Office Supplies Swap Meet, Aug. 13

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On Tuesday, August 13th from 9 a.m. -11 a.m., we invite all departments to come look over all used supplies and equipment in our surplus area that you could use in your department. From 12 p.m. -1 p.m., some items departments cannot use will be available for all staff to take home for personal use. Personal items must be taken out of the surplus room by 2 p.m. and removed from the library by 5:00 p.m., unless other arrangements are made with security.  The surplus room is located on the ground floor at the bottom of the center stairwell.  If you have any questions please contact Pat Jones in security.

Riley to Run for ACRL Office

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ACRL is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the association’s Board of Directors for the 2014 ALA/ACRL elections.

Vice-President/President-Elect

  • Ann Campion Riley: Associate Director of the Access, Collections, and Technical Services Division, University of Missouri
  • Rickey Best: Collection Development Librarian, Auburn University at Montgomery

Welcome to Ashley Nelson and Kimberley Moeller

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The RAIS Division and Reference Department welcome two new librarians to Ellis beginning Monday, August 12th. Please join us in congratulating them on their new positions at MU Libraries.

Ashley Nelson, temporary science librarian, Ellis Library
Ashley Nelson has worked at the Engineering Library for the past three years. During this time she has also handled collection development for math and taught many Endnote workshops. She graduated from Westminister College with an English major and a minor in mathematical sciences. Ashley was an Institute of Museum and Library Services Academic Library Fellow for two years while working on her library degree at MU. During her fellowship she staffed the Ellis Library Reference Desk, harvested and cataloged items for MoSpace and developed online instruction tutorials for Journalism. For several summers she worked as an English teacher and camp counselor in South Korea, Hungary and the Ukraine.

Kimberly Moeller, temporary general librarian, Ellis Library
Kimberly Moeller spent two years as both a graduate assistant and intern in Ellis Library while working on her library degree. During this time she worked the reference desk, conducted tours and led instruction sessions for undergraduate courses. She also taught ISLT 1111: Information Use and Student Success for two years. She received her B.A. from Washington University majoring in Women and Gender Studies with a focus on pre-nursing studies. While at Wash U. Kim competed on the varsity swim team and was voted captain her senior year. She is currently a member of the Mid-Missouri Black Sheep Women’s Rugby Team.

MU Libraries Joins National Alliance Dedicated to Preserving Digital Content

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Columbia, Mo. − The University of Missouri Libraries is the newest member of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). The NDSA is a partnership of institutions and organizations dedicated to preserving and providing access to selected databases, web pages, video, audio and other digital content with enduring value.

The alliance is an outgrowth of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), which the Library of Congress (LOC) has administered since 2000. In establishing the program, Congress directed LOC to work with other federal agencies and a variety of additional communities to develop a national approach to digital preservation. NDIIPP has achieved substantial success though partnering with more than 170 institutions to provide access to a diverse national collection of digital content. This work demonstrates that a collective effort can achieve far more than individual institutions working alone.

“We are proud to be a member of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance and to partner with them in the important mission of preserving and protecting America’s growing digital heritage,” said Director of MU Libraries, Jim Cogswell. “We recognize the urgent need for organizations to collaborate actively and make the preservation of valuable digital content a strategic priority. The MU Libraries are devoted to ensuring that effective digital stewardship is put in place today to protect critically important resources for the future.”

The NDSA develops improved preservation standards and practices; works with experts to identify categories of digital information that are most worthy of preservation; and takes steps to incorporate content into a national collection. It provides national leadership for digital-preservation education and training. For more information, visit www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/.

Barker to Serve as Interim Head of Reference

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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Barker as Interim Head of the Ellis Reference Department effective September 1, 2013.  Anne will provide leadership for the department while the search for a new Head of Ellis Reference takes place.  I am grateful that Anne has agreed to accept this appointment.  We are fortunate to have someone with her experience to oversee this transition.  To ensure that the Reference department is not left short-staffed during this interim, we will be hiring a temporary general reference librarian as soon as possible to cover many of Anne’s current responsibilities.

–Jim Cogswell