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Position Opening: Library Information Specialist, HSL

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*Library Information Specialist I, 100% FTE, M-F, 8-5, $10.92/hr; Health Sciences Library, Interlibrary Loan –Borrowing

Duties:  Process requests for documents requested by faculty, staff and students. Processing includes receiving, verifying, and placing requests in both DOCLINE and OCLC interlibrary loan systems when necessary, using ILLiad. Respond to patron questions regarding requests. Email patrons regarding the status of locally owned materials. Monitor and follow up on unfilled borrowing requests. This position is fast-pace, and involves the daily use of Outlook and Windows 2010. Must be able to work with minimal direct supervision and meet speed and accuracy goals as determined by the department. Must be able to move individual books of varying weight. Other duties as assigned. The full job description can be accessed at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/admin/positiondesc/Posdesc/HSL/c0011547_LISI_ILL.htm.

Min. Quals: A high school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired is necessary. Two years responsible office experience or related education or training beyond high school. No typing test required.

Pref. Quals. Library experience. Bachelor’s degree. Computer experience, specifically Microsoft Access or Excel; working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word on Windows 7.  Ability to successfully perform detailed work, accuracy in typing, effective organization, time management, and prioritizing skills.

Library HR Books of Note

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Within our collection is a wealth of books on organizations, e.g., management, performance, leadership. I’d like to point out two books that I just ran across. Both books are designed to help employees and supervisors develop statements about performance, achievements, development goals, and more.

2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews: Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases that Really Get Results. Falcone, Paul. American Management Association; New York. 2005. Call number: HF5549.5 .R3 F35 20005.

The book’s key purpose is to provide words and phrases supervisors and employees can readily use to communicate in a concise and meaningful way with each other about job performance, job goals, etc. What is particularly helpful is each topic is organized into three sections: Meets/Exceeds Expectations; Need Improvements; and Goals statements. See the attachment for an example.

The book is divided into two parts:

Part I – Performance Appraisal Phrases for Core Competencies and Commonly Rated Performance Factors. Topics include Change Management Skills, Leadership, Managerial Style, Organization, Problem-Solving Skills, and many more.

Part II – Performance Appraisal Phrases for Particular Titles and Roles. Phrases are provided for positions involved with IT, HR, Operations, Production, and more.

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Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases for Describing Employee Performance, 2nd edition. Max, Douglas and Robert Bacal.

Part III is particularly interesting as the authors provide examples for distinguishing among levels of performance, i.e., Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectations, Outstanding, Needs Improvement, and Unacceptable. In addition, the authors include questions designed to help an employee and supervisor talk about a performance issue. See the attachment for an example.

Call number: HF5549.5 .R3 M258 2011.

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NOTE: Both of these books are accessible via SkillSoft, meaning you can read the info while developing a performance-related document.

Leo

Healthy for Life Update

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Health Screenings
The University of Missouri Total Rewards invites you to join Healthy for Life, an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment and health screening, primary subscribers to the UM Health Care plan will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year.

This year, we’re partnering with Cerner Health to provide straightforward tools to help you work toward better health. You can participate in the program now. It’s simple. Here’s how:

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.


Already Visit Your Doctor?
If you have had your annual physical since July 2011, you can complete the Doctor Screening Form and fax it in! it must be completed in its entirety to get credit.

Earn your Incentive? We’d love to hear from you
Healthy for Life would like to hear from you if you’ve earned your wellness incentive. How was the process? What do you plan to do with your $100? Did you learn something new about your health? Email feedback to wellness@umsystem.edu.

Weight Watchers makes enrollment changes
To sign up for any Weight Watchers class, the company is using a portal system. It’s pretty simple and flyers are attached to this email for your convenience. By signing up through the University of Missouri portal, you’ll receive a reduced rate of $39.95 per month and will use a monthly pass that allows you to attend At-Work and/or in the community and have free eTools. Weight Watchers requires 20 members register for a location to begin a meeting and 12 are needed to attend an onsite meeting (instead of the 15 in the past). Registration is open to all faculty, staff, students, family and friends. Healthy for Life will continue the 25% reimbursement for attending at 11 out of every 12 week period – at any location.  Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. For more information, visit www.wellness.umsystem.edu.

Portal Information:
The Employee Portal URL:  https://wellness.weightwatchers.com
The Company ID: 46814
The Company Passcode: WW46814

•    If you enroll through the portal and give your credit card number, you are immediately considered a Monthly Pass user and can go to any public meeting for the first time. There, you will receive your materials.  You can go ahead and attend meetings wherever you so choose. When the At-Work meeting begins, you can either switch to the At-Work meeting and/or continue attending the meeting of your choice.

•    If you join through the portal and do not give your credit card information, you will remain in a suspended state until there are 20 registered members and the At-Work meeting can begin.   At that time, you would give your credit card information and receive the program materials.

•    Those who do not attend campus meetings, but currently have a monthly pass are encouraged to change their status to UMKC.  This will offer preferred monthly pricing and will allow our campus programs to continue (even if you attend public meetings near home).  With this new electronic database system that combines public and At-Work members, UMKC members who achieve weight loss milestones will now be able to earn their rewards at ANY meeting location!

Possible At-Work Locations:
There is interest in having meetings at Clark Hall, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and University Hospital. If you are interested in any of these locations, please specify when you log in to the portal. You should see a field listed “Campus Location,” cite which one and once there are 20 members, we can start a class.

Drop-in and de-stress with meditation
Three decades of research suggests that engaging in a regular mindfulness meditation practice can reduce stress and enhance overall psychological and physical well-being.  Find out for yourself by taking advantage of these stress reduction meditation sessions held each week at the following locations:
Mondays:  12:15–12:45 p.m., Heinkel Building, Room 10
Wednesdays: 12:1 –12:45 p.m., University Hospital, GL-11 Conference Room
Wednesdays: 4:15–5 p.m., Hulston Hall, Room
All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. No previous experience with meditation is necessary.  For more information, contact Lynn Rossy. If you can’t make the sitting, listen to online recordings at:  http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/curators/wellness/mindfulness/guided.htm

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.
•    Feb. 7-28: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $16 for the four-week session. Pre-registration by Jan. 27 is required. To sign up, e-mail Ashley Jenkins.
•    Mar. 6-20: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the three-week session. Pre-registration by Feb. 24 is required. To sign up, e-mail Ashley Jenkins.
•    Mar. 7-21: Flex and Flow. Memorial Union, rooms vary. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $12 for the three-week session. Pre-registration by Feb. 24 is required. To sign up, e-mail Ashley Jenkins.
•    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.


Take control of your health with FREE workshop
Better Choices Better Health is a FREE workshop that teaches you the skills you need to manage your chronic condition symptoms & take control of your health. MU employees, retirees and benefit-eligible family members are eligible to receive an incentive for participating in a health assessment. To register, contact Amber Phelps at 882-8097 or phelpsam@missouri.edu.

Workshop Schedule:
Ellis Fischel, Rm 123
Thursdays, 1/26 – 3/1
5:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
*Orientation: 1/19 at 5:15 p.m.

University Hospital, Rm 1L03
Tuesdays, 1/31 – 3/6
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
*Orientation: 1/24 @ 5:30 p.m.

HyVee, Nifong Club Room
Wednesdays, 2/1 – 3/7
10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
*Orientation: 1/25 @ 10 a.m.

“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

Director’s Calendar: Jan. 30 – Feb. 3, 2012

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Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries

Monday, January 30th
1:30 – 3:00 pm – UM Library Director’s Meeting, TelePresence Room
3:00 – 5:00 pm – Council of Deans Meeting, Memorial Union


Tuesday, January 31st
10:00 – 11:00 am – MERLIN Library Directors, TelePresence Room
2:00 – 3:00 pm – MU Libraries All Staff Meeting, Mark Twain Ballroom, N201/202 Memorial Union


Wednesday, February 1st
10:30 – 11:30 am – LMT meets with Library Director of Development Candidate Nathan Marticke, 159 Ellis Library
12:30 – 1:30 pm – Open Meeting with Library Director of Development Candidate, 159 Ellis Library

Open Meeting with Library Director of Development Candidate Nathan Marticke

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All Library employees are invited to an open meeting with Library Director of Development Candidate Nathan Marticke, which will take place on Wednesday, February 1st, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, in 159 Ellis Library.

The meeting will include a 15 minute presentation by Mr. Marticke on Challenges and Opportunities in Fundraising for Academic Libraries.  The presentation will be followed by a question/answer session.

MU Libraries All Staff Meeting

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The MU Libraries All Staff Meeting will take place Tuesday, January 31st, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, in the Mark Twain Ballroom, N201/202 Memorial Union.

Once again, our heroes at MULSA will provide snacks.  Please bring your own reusable cups as the Staff Association will only be able to provide disposable cups for this event.

An agenda will be distributed before the meeting through the all-staff email distribution list.

Position Openings: Two Library Information Specialists I, Access Services

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Library Information Specialist I, two part-time positions at 50% FTE each; $10.92/hr. Access, Collections and Technical Services, Access Services Department, Circulation Reserve Unit.

Schedule: Work 20 hours per week, including at least two evenings and probably one or more weekend slots during the regular semester. Hours will be determined by the Unit Head and the successful candidate along with others working nights and weekends in the Access Services Department. Generally the evening hours are from 4PM to midnight but may upon occasion need to be 6 PM to 2 AM to cover absence of the person working those hours regularly.  A two week notice will be given before any change in schedule will be implemented on a permanent basis.

Duties: These positions will function, generally, as night supervisor at least two nights per week and possibly at least one weekend shift at the Ellis Circulation Reserve Desk with the rest of the schedule being regular daytime hours. Flexibility in scheduling will be an asset. Will be the only full time staff person on duty some of the time, supervising several student employees. Works as a team member with any other supervisor with whom schedules overlap. Serves as a resource to both patrons and other staff in other departments regarding circulation and reserve policies. During times of overlap in schedule, this person will search in the Ellis Library stacks for books which patrons and other library staff have been unable to locate during their searching. Will be responsible for the operation of the MERLIN Circulation System and reporting all problems to the appropriate departments in a timely manner. Will issue borrower cards and handle all questions relating to borrowing materials. Reports to Head of Circulation Unit.

Some physical stamina required, involving moving materials on book trucks weighing up to 100 pounds for short distances. Must be able to stand and move about several hours per day and stand on ladders and footstools as needed. Must be able to read call numbers on books located on ground level and up to nine feet in height with the use of ladders and step stools. Lighting may be diminished in some places.

Minimum Qualifications: A high school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired is necessary.  Two years responsible office experience or related education or training beyond high school.  The ability to type may be necessary depending upon the position available.

Preferred Qualifications: Because this person works evening hours, outstanding communication skills will be required since written referrals will be made for supervisors the following workday to follow up. Must be able to remain composed and make appropriate decisions during times of stress.  Excellent telephone and in person interpersonal skills. Good listening skills and the ability to explain issues clearly and work to satisfactory resolution of problems. Prior library experience required.  Supervisory experience is desired.

How DoIT Wants to Handle PHISHING and SPAM

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Are you getting spam or phishing emails and don’t know what to do with them?

The Division of IT recommends you send spam email to spam@missouri.edu and phishing email to abuse@missouri.edu Do Not Forward the email as we lose the message header.  Please send the email as an attachment.  For instructions on how to attach an email, click here.

Don’t know which email address to send to? Use spam@missouri.edu We will be monitoring the mailbox and if it is a phishing attempt, we will take appropriate action.

For more information on the difference between spam and phishing, go to: http://doit.missouri.edu/e-mail/spam.html

We will use your information to improve our spam filters.  Thanks.


Joleen Pfefer
Mgr. IT Help Desk and Training
Division of Information Technology

Global Scholars 2012 Participants Sought

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Colleagues:

Just a reminder that the deadline for the 2012 Global Scholars Program is coming up, and Jim has extended the deadline If you are interested in this year’s program in Panama and Costa Rica from 18 May-2 June 2012 please let Jim know as soon as possible.

Below is the application process for MU Libraries and the original announcement. Interested parties should have their application to Jim no later than 26 January 2012. Please contact me if you have any questions, and good luck!

Amanda K. Sprochi
(573) 882-0461
sprochia@health.missouri.edu
2012 Global Scholars Call for Applications
MU librarians and archivists have been involved with this program from its inception, including twelve who have traveled and served as Global Scholars in the past eight years.  Please send application items listed below to Jim Cogswell at 104 Ellis Library.  If you have questions or would like more details, please contact Amanda Sprochi, the Libraries’ representative to the Council, or visit the Global Scholars Program web pages at the International Center.

Global Scholars Program:  Archivists/Librarian application information

In order to apply, please submit the following items:

1. A copy of your current resume.

2. A statement from your supervisor assuring support of your application.

3. A written statement (no longer than one page) addressing the following:

a) Your present role with students, faculty, and staff;
b) Your commitment to assist students, faculty, and staff expand their knowledge of international
information resources and promote international affairs to the wider university community;
c) Your willingness to participate in Global Scholars activities, such as a follow-up workshop;
d) Your willingness to participate in the international faculty mentoring corps in the next academic year;
e) Your interest and ability to assist faculty Global Scholars as they revise their courses with
international content; and
f) Your interest in international library materials and services.

4.  Submit a brief (1-2 pages) one year plan of work to pursue program objectives by 30 June 30 2012.  Plans should identify potential collaborator(s) from Costa Rica and/or Panama.  They should describe expected outcomes and proposed action steps to complete this work.


The MU Council on International Initiatives is pleased to announce the 2012 Global Scholars Program (GSP).  This nationally recognized program is designed to support MU faculty members who seek to internationalize their teaching and research.  Since its inception, over 150 faculty members across Colleges and Schools have participated.  As a result, numerous research collaborations have begun, and dozens of courses have been modified – enhancing the learning experience of thousands of MU students each year.  In 2002, the Global Scholars Program received the Andrew Heiskell Award for Best Practices and Innovation in International Education from the Institute of International Education.

GSP is designed to: 1) expand faculty involvement in MU’s strategic international relationships; and 2) foster tangible new international collaborations for participants, including research grants or papers and/or teaching innovations.

Costa Rica and Panama

May 18-June 2, 2011

To these ends, CII has organized an excellent itinerary for 2012 to Costa Rica and Panama.  The program will be led by MU Professor Jere Gilles (Department of Rural Sociology) who directed an MU summer program in Costa Rica for 10 years and who has extensive experience in Central and South America.

This seminar will introduce selected MU faculty members to the system of research and higher education in the Costa Rica and Panama as well as providing an overview of how each of these nations has attempted to balance the needs of their citizens and the environment in an increasingly integrated world economy.

Costa Rica and Panama offer unique opportunities for MU faculty to develop relations with colleagues in the two countries.   Although the two countries have similar climate, natural resources and standards of living they have taken different development strategies.    Costa Rica has emphasized growth based on environmentally friendly policies, tourism and high tech industries.  It has a goal of a zero carbon footprint and has worked carefully to protect domestic industries while opening reducing trade barriers.  Eco-tourism, specialty crop exportation, computer chips and medical equipment are the main drivers of the economy.  Panama’s strategy revolves around its canal (and its expansion) and becoming logistics and offshore financial center.  Costa Rica has the strongest higher education system in the region and the University of Costa Rica, CATIE, EARTH University and the National University all have highly trained faculty interested in possible collaboration.   Panama has historically had strong ties with Missouri would like to explore ways to collaborate with MU in order to strengthen its system of higher education. The program has strong support from university leaders in both countries and we are confident that the 2012 Global Scholars Program will stimulate new and productive lines of collaboration across a wide range of disciplines.  This can be a transformative experience for our faculty participants.