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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Employment Opportunity
The Libraries have an immediate opening for a Sr. Library Information Specialist in Circulation/Reserve. For additional information, including salary, work hours, and how to apply, please visit the Libraries webpage at http://library.missouri.edu/about/employment/employopp/#staff_job_openings.
Goodbye Esther Schnase
Esther Schnase, Sr. Library Information Specialist in Circulation/Reserve, is leaving the MU Libraries. Her last day is Friday, May 13.
Welcome Kevin McFillen
Please welcome Kevin McFillen as the new Library Depository Supervisor. Kevin’s start date has not yet been decided.
MU Has Joined Digital Federal Depository Library Program
The University of Missouri has joined the LOCKSS-USDOCS project of distributed preservation of US government information published by the Government Publishing Office.
The Digital Federal Depository Library Program, or the “USDocs” private LOCKSS network replicates key aspects of the United States Federal Depository System. The content is held in geographically distributed sites and replicated many times. Citizens have oversight and responsibility for the long-term care and maintenance of the content. All these characteristics mean the content will be preserved so that any alteration of the content (either deliberate or accidental) will be detected and repaired. For all documents, preservation in a tamper-evident environment is important, but for government documents, this is essential.
Our current focus is harvesting and preserving all collections hosted on GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).
For more information on the project, see the LOCKSS-USDOCS page:
Thanks and Congratulations to Byron Stewart of MSU Libraries
Marie Concannon traveled to Missouri State University’s Meyer Library in Springfield to honor Byron Stewart, MSU Libraries' Head of Research and Instructional Services, on the occasion of his retirement. Byron was instrumental in helping MU Libraries through its two disasters, particularly as they affected the Government Documents collection. Marie gave a congratulatory speech and presented Byron with an MU lapel pin on behalf of MU Libraries.
Byron Stewart was at MU from 1968-1980. In the late 1970s, he worked as a graduate library assistant under Sally Schilling in Ellis Library's Government Documents office. It was there that he met his future wife. Sally Schilling, former Head of Government Documents and more recently president of MU Libraries' Friends Group, traveled with Marie to congratulate her former student.
New Posts, May 2-6
Library Management Team Information and Action Items 5/4/2016
Present: Ellen Blair, Shannon Cary, Michael Holland, Corrie Hutchinson, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Ernest Shaw, Deb Ward
Guests: Ryan Bish, Mike Muchow
Ellis Library Reading Room 202 Rearrangement Proposal
Mike Muchow and Ryan Bish presented a proposal from the Ellis Library Space and Facilities Advisory Committee to move counter high shelving from room 201, which holds oversized books, to room 202. The proposal also included the recommendation that the counter high shelving on the 3rd floor, which holds indexes, be moved to room 202. They presented several possible configurations for room 202.
ACTION: LMT agreed that something similar to the Plan B option, which would allow the tables to be spaced out and the shelving to be placed on the south and east sides of the room, would be the best option. It was stated that they would need to make sure the room setup was ADA compliant.
ACTION: It was agreed that this could take place after the spring semester was over, and the rooms could be closed down while work was being done.
Long-Range Planning Committee Report
Mike Muchow presented the Long-Range Planning Committee’s final report.
ACTION: It was agreed that this report and the AdZou documents need to be shared with everyone. Ann stated that she had already sent the Long-Range Planning Committee Report to the Library Committee. Ann asked the LMT members to read these documents before the retreat.
Changes In Administration
Ann updated LMT on changes in the Ellis Library administration office. Kathy Peters is being trained to take over as interim fiscal officer when Ellen Blair retires.
Message From LTS About Computer Updates
LTS would like to ask you to restart your computers when you are prompted to do so.
Updates for your computer are delivered remotely, but the computer needs to be restarted in order to install them. If the updates don’t happen, you may see degraded performance. You certainly put your computer at risk for possible malfeasance as it won’t have the latest security patches.
The prompt screen will show up in the bottom right corner of your computer when it’s time to restart. You have the option to postpone the updates for up to 4 hours. If it’s more convenient for you to restart at the end of the day, please wait to do so. However, we really want you to reboot on the day you receive the prompt. Many of the trouble reports we receive in LTS are easily solved after a restart.
Ideally, you would restart your computer every night before you leave, but please, restart at least once a week on Wednesday. The updates are pushed on early Wednesday morning. This will insure that you are staying secure and keeping your computer healthy.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact LTS at 884-6404 or asklts@missouri.edu.