INFORMATION ITEM: University Budget – MU Budget Director Rhonda Gibler reported to the Council of Deans that the MU student enrollment for Fall 2016 appears to be down based on projections. We won’t really know for sure until late April. Meanwhile, the state currently has a slight increase to our Budget allocation. But that could change. The Budget Office is hopeful that the state allocation and enrollment will remain approximately the same as last year. Ann Campion Riley continues to pursue alternate funding with Campus Admin and other MU divisions.
INFORMATION ITEM: Ann Campion Riley presented at Faculty Council last week with Chair of the Library Committee Rabia Gregory. Ann shared with them the budget pressures and challenges of our Library.
INFORMATION ITEM: Friends of the Library luncheon will be April 16th in Room 201 Ellis Library.
INFORMATION ITEM: The Ellis Library Space and Facility Advisory Committee (ELSFAC) is pulling together an application for another grant from the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee (SFCIC) to expand the Bookmark Café. The proposal would expand the café from around 60 to 90 seats.
ACTION ITEM: LMT approved revisions to the Media Permission form and procedure. Individuals seeking to photograph or record in Ellis Library will need to see Ellis Library Security for approval and a review of the privacy and permission issues. They will only be required to get further permission from Library Administration if they are working on a news story or class project. All other aspects, such as needing to have a signed permission form with them while taking pictures or recording, will stay the same.
ACTION ITEM: LMT approved revisions to the Room Reservation Guidelines as recommended by the Events Team. The revisions update the guidelines and add information about the reservation and use of 114A Ellis Library. The revised guidelines will soon replace the ones posted on the staff web page below the link to reserve meeting space.
INFORMATION ITEM: Jeannette Pierce would like to formalize changes in the structure and make-up of the Public Relations and Marketing Committee. They will require some rewriting of appointment letters and committee charges. Jeannette will meet with Sheryl Cullina to discuss how to formally make the changes.
INFORMATION ITEM: A Centennial acquisition has been chosen by Special Collections. It is a processional, from France, dated 1510-1540. The manuscript is in Latin. Key users of Special Collections were consulted on the decision and are very excited about the purchase as is everyone in Special Collections. Funding will come from NEH acount.
INFORMATION ITEM: Staff Development Committee has invited Paul Ladehoff, Director of the MU Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, to present the key concepts in the book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. The event will take place March 2nd at 10:00 a.m. in 114A Ellis Library.
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim Cogswell will soon be scheduling meetings with the various Library Departments to talk about development ideas. Jim will be inquiring what departments might need if a donor wanted to give a specific dollar amount for something meaningful to the Libraries.
INFORMATION ITEM: LMT was asked to encourage all Library Employees to attend the HR Training on Civility and Respect which will take place February 9th, 1:30-3:00 p.m., in 114A Ellis Library. The session will be facilitated by Marlo Goldstein Hode.
The Library Managment Team approved the following updated room reservation guidelines, including guidelines for 114A Ellis Library, which were submitted by the Events Team on January 26. These guidelines will also be added to the staff web page.
Ellis Library Room Reservation Guidelines:
Caught in the Act is now underway!
Caught in the Act is now underway. 16 employees have been nominated from MU campus, 6 from MU Healthcare and none from UM System for practicing Random Acts of Wellness.
The raffle winners from week 1 are as follows:
Winners of the weekly raffle will receive a Yoga ball which can be used as a piece of ergonomic equipment in the workplace
There are many employees out there practicing random acts of wellness so let us know who they are. Get in on the act!
In Jan. and Feb., if you’re caught practicing random acts of wellness in the workplace, a campus Wellness Ambassador may nominate you to be recognized by Healthy for Life and to be entered in a prize drawing.
Make sure you’re the one CAUGHT IN THE ACT. … Better yet, become a Wellness Ambassador and honor your colleagues for their healthy activities! http://umurl.us/CITA
**Healthy for Life would like to extend a thank you to those Wellness Ambassadors who are promoting Caught in the Act and for your participation in the program.
Looking for a Wellness Ambassador?
We’ve made it easier than ever to find a wellness ambassador near you with an updated Ambassador Directory. Part of the Wellness Ambassador Portal, the directory now includes home department, parent department and address to make finding an ambassador easier than ever.
>>>Click Here to Find an Ambassador
Interested in becoming a Wellness Ambassador? Find out more information on the Ambassador portal and sign up today! Having more than one ambassador in a department is encouraged. All you need is desire to help promote a culture of health among faculty and staff!
Questions? Please contact Jen Oetting at oettingj@umsystem.edu.
Stress Reduction Classes Now Online!
Healthy for Life now offers online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Classes! These course options allow you to go at your own pace when it’s convenient for you. Find one that works for you and earn Wellness Incentive points too! Need more info? Visit the Stress Reduction Page.
Participants are eligible for 100 Wellness Incentive points upon successful completion. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions.
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Palouse Mindfulness Course information: Self-guided, 8-week course with certificate upon completion Website: http://palousemindfulness.com/selfguidedMBSR.html Cost: Free About: The Palouse Mindfulness MBSR Online Program was developed by Dave Potter, a certified MBSR teacher through the Center for Mindfulness. You must turn in your seven sets of practice sheets and a one page description of what you’ve learned and how you will be incorporating what you learned into your life to Dave Potter, who will review them and send you a certificate of completion. |
MBSR Training Course information: Self-guided, 8-week course with certificate upon completion Website: http://www.mbsrtraining.com/ Cost: $198 About: The MBSR Training Online was developed by Ross Clark, a trained MBSR teacher through the Center for Mindfulness. You must indicate completion of materials throughout the course and must answer questions about your experience of the class at the end of week 8. Once these are completed, Ross Clark will review them and send you a certificate of completion. |
Sounds True – the MBSR online course Course information: Self-guided, 8-week course with CE credits upon completion Website: http://www.soundstrue.com/store/the-mbsr-online-course-3226.html Cost: $199 for the course and $120 for CE credits ($319 total) About: The MBSR Online Course (through Sounds True) was developed by Saki Santorelli and Florence Meleo-Meyer, senior teachers at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society. You must complete the test available after the course is finished by purchasing the CE Credits package. |
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Felicity Dykas co-authored an article with SISLT faculty member Heather Moulaison Sandy that was published this month in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. It can be accessed at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2015.1116480
Citation:
Heather Moulaison Sandy & Felicity Dykas (2016): High-Quality Metadata and Repository Staffing: Perceptions of United States–Based OpenDOAR Participants, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2015.1116480
"MU Faculty Council hears update on state of the library"
Columbia Daily Tribune, January 22, 2016
Kate Anderson has been elected Chair Elect / Program Chair of the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section (VMLS) of the Medical Library Association. She will serve as Chair Elect starting in May 2016 and then Chair of the VMLS starting in May 2017.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Sites of Black Memory in the Missouri State Capitol: The Radical Representation of African Americans in Thomas Hart Benton’s 1936 mural “The Social History of Missouri”
5:30 p.m. | Main Gallery, State Historical Society of Missouri
Art historian Joan Stack will explore the representation of African Americans in the art of the Missouri State Capitol, focusing primarily on the decoration campaign of ca. 1918-
1920, and Thomas Hart Benton’s “Social History of Missouri” mural.
Sponsored by: The StateHistorical Society of Missouri
ZouSoul Concert
8:00 p.m. | The Shack, MU Student Center
Performances dedicated to the history of black popular music.
Sponsored by: ZouSoul
TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY
Black Queer Film Festival
February 2 | 7 PM | Women’s Center
February 9 | 7 PM | Women’s Center
February 16 | 7 PM | Women’s Center
February 23 | 7 PM | TBD
See screen representations of black queer and trans lives, histories, and stories every Tuesday in February.
Sponsored by: Queer & Trans People of Color (QTPOC) and the Black History Month Committee
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
The African-American Experience in Missouri Inaugural Lecture, “Contesting Slavery: Enslaved Missourians Enduring Struggle for Self Determination”
6:00 p.m. reception | 7:00 p.m. presentation | 8:00 p.m. book signing | Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
Diane Mutti Burke, author of On Slavery’s Border: Missouri’s Small – Slaveholding Households, will examine the lives of African-Americans who were enslaved in Mid-Missouri.
Sponsored by: The State Historical Society of Missouri and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Afro-Latino Memory Through Film
6:00 p.m. | Room 12, Middlebush
Explore two examples of Black experiences and memories in Latin America. This event off ers the opportunity to look at the arts and identity, and the organization for rights and well-being. Revolutionary Medicine: A Story of the First Garifuna Hospital is an upbeat film about how an Afro-Indigenous community got fed up and built their own hospital. Nancy Morejon: Paisajes celebres is a documentary about the most widely translated Latin American poet. Her writing addresses contemporary issues of ethnicity, gender, history, and Afro- Cuban identity. Sponsored by: the MU Black History Month Committee, Voz Latina, Cambio Center, Department of Romance Languages
A Musical Tribute to Thomas Hart Benton
7:00 p.m. | Missouri Theatre
Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band will play a tribute to Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton
Sponsored by: ”We Always Sing” Jazz Series, The State Historical Society of Missouri
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Black AIDS Day
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Room 2205 A&B, Student Center
Come learn about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and update your status with free, rapid, and confi dential HIV testing administered by the Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Sponsored by: Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative, Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, Multicultural Center
Film: Democrats
6:30 p.m. | Waters Auditorium, Waters Hall
Director Camilla Nielson’s film Democrats, takes an inside look at the process involved in writing and ratifying a democratic constitution for Zimbabwe.
Sponsored by: Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy
Please save time on April 14 to attend the ACRL Scholarly Communications Roadshow, to be hosted at the Memorial Union by MOBIUS, the MU Libraries, UMKC, and Washington University. Sessions will run from around 9:30 to 4:30. Registration is free. Proposed agenda and registration information coming shortly!
Appropriate for all liaisons and others working in scholarly communication, the goal of the program is to empower participants to help accelerate the transformation of the scholarly communication system. Participants will engage in a structured interactive program focused on:
The workshop will help participants in very practical ways, such as: prepare for library staff or faculty outreach (i.e., working with faculty on publication agreements, interacting in their roles as liaisons, and developing programming for faculty and/or graduate students), contextualize collection development decisions to internal and external stakeholders, and initiate or support new models for scholarly communication in their libraries.
Our presenters will be:
http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/scholcomm/roadshow
For more information, contact Anne Barker.