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Social Media for National Library Week

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Next week is National Library Week, and the Social Media Working Group would like to offer a few ways to show your support online.

  1.  Add a National Library Week ribbon to your profile picture in Facebook or Twitter. Details here: http://twibbon.com/Support/national-library-week
  2. Show how much you appreciate your coworkers and the services we provide to MU by liking and reviewing the Libraries’ Facebook pages, and inviting your friends to do so as well.  This will help us present our best to our community.  Libraries on Facebook include:

    1. https://www.facebook.com/MizzouLibraries/
    2. https://www.facebook.com/Mizzou.SCARAB/
    3. https://www.facebook.com/MU-Journalism-Library-149332328428374/
  3. Join the National Library Week Thunderclap on Twitter, Tumblr, or Facebook.  Sign up here: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/39462-national-library-week-2016
  4. Stay tuned for our National Library Week posts, and share them with your friends!

Library Management Team Meeting, Action and Information Items, 3/28/16

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Present: Ellen Blair, Shannon Cary, Sheryl Cullina, Michael Holland, Corrie Hutchinson, Pat Jones, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Ernest Shaw, Deb Ward

INFORMATION ITEM: Deb stated that HSL is investigating changes to their relationship with OCLC that could potentially eliminate monthly cataloging and ILL subscription charges but would still allow them to accrue credit fees for the system.  We need to find out if the OCLC savings would actually be there, or if it would just amount to a cost shift to the primary subscription. We don’t know if the code change would be simply a global change or not. LMT members were agreeable to this idea, pending further investigation of how OCLC charges work.

ACTION ITEM: Deb and Corrie will be investigating changes to HSL’s relationship with OCLC charges and how these changes would affect library services.

INFORMATION ITEM: There were two details of the budget that LMT members wanted to make sure that staff were clear about. There will be a 5% cut to their student worker budgets with no money for discretionary increases. Also, the LSO budget is cut by 5% just like the rest of the MU Libraries budget.

INFORMATION ITEM: LMT plans to hold a retreat on Wednesday and Thursday of Staff Appreciation week, which is May 18 and 19.

INFORMATION ITEM: There was a quick discussion of the cuts in hours to Ellis Library. It was agreed that cuts could start in the summer session. (NOTE: This is still being discussed.) Branches will operate their regular hours as they see fit. Ann is meeting with MSA about the possible cuts to hours at Ellis Library in the fall.

ACTION ITEM: Jeannette and Shannon will meet with the appropriate staff to make decisions about changes to the fall hours for Ellis Library.

INFORMATIOM ITEMS: LMT members agreed to hold a celebration of the new Centennial acquisition. It will be a punch and cookies reception sometime before the end of school. April 18 was discussed as a possible date.

Healthy for Life Update

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Culture of Health priority area: Be active
Each Culture of Health priority area is featured on the Wellness Website along with many programs, discounts and resources associated with each. From the home page you may select any of the priority areas to find out more. This week we are exploring ‘Be active’ which encourages and supports physical activity and movement throughout the workday.

What you'll find on the website:

  • Easy action steps– These are simple action steps you can take to incorporate more movement into your life.
  •  Million Step Pedometer Program-This is one of Healthy for Life's most popular programs! Earn prizes for every million steps you walk. Use any step tracking method you like or purchase a rebate eligible Fitbit from the University Bookstore on each campus.
  •  Ride to Wellness Odometer Program– Similar to the Million Step Program, this program offers prizes for every 500 miles you ride. Rebate eligible odometers are available at the University Bookstore on each campus.
  • NEW! Walking challenge toolkit– Ready to start your own walking challenge? The toolkit has everything you need to get started with a walking challenge in your department from Flyers to weekly reminder emails. Healthy for Life will host a campus wide walking challenge this spring, be on the lookout for more information!
  • Discounts and resources– Find gym memberships and equipment offered at a discounted rate to University employees. Walking trail maps are also posted for each campus.
  •  Physical activity classes– Check here to find classes being held on campus. You can toggle between a list or calendar view and filter by class type and location. Classes vary by campus.
  • Be a leader– Healthy for Life is always looking to add more classes. Learn how to be a leader of a physical activity class on campus.

Caught in the Act: Results
The Caught in the Act was a simple staff appreciation program where Wellness Ambassadors were asked to recognize fellow employees for being ‘caught in the act’ of a random act of wellness. Activities could be simple or complex. Employees were caught taking the stairs, mentoring a co-worker, drinking more water, hosting a plank challenge and so many more! Over the course of the program 187 Wellness Ambassadors submitted an impressive 632 random acts of wellness! Healthy for Life would like to thank ambassadors for participating and congratulate all those who were nominated.   

Healthy for Life has created a webpage devoted to the Caught in the Act program. Similar to the easy action steps for each Culture of Health priority area, compiled here you will find activities that employees are engaging in on all University of Missouri Campuses. Select ‘see more ways UM employees were caught….’ under each priority area to see a full listing of activities and highlights from each campus.

Look for Caught in the Act next spring!

Ready to find more ideas from employees? http://umurl.us/CITA


Eat well: Campus Farmers Market
Vendors will present mouth- watering backed goods, grass fed beef, fair trade coffee, locally grown produce and more! Please see the attached flyer for more details.

When: April 7, 14, 21 and May 5, 2016

Time: 10 am-2 pm           

Location: Lowry Mall

For more information visit: http://environmentalleadership.missouri.edu/tigersforcommunityagriculture/


Be active: Physical activity classes on campus

New! Total Body Conditioning

This class will focus on strength, stretching and core, all levels of fitness welcome. This is a perfect opportunity to increase physical activity during the workday.

When: Wednesday and Friday, April 6-29, 2016

Time: 12:15-1:00pm           

Location: Lewis Hall, Room 2 Basement Level

Cost: $24 for 8 classes, minimum 10 participants

Contact: Instructor Jenny Workman @ jennyworkman1619@gmail.com


Yoga at Work

Relax, tone and stretch at lunch, all levels of fitness welcome. Bring a new student and get $4 off a session!

When: Monday’s April 4- May 16, 2016 or Friday’s April 1-May 27, 2016 (no class April 22 or May 20)

Time: 12:10-12:50pm           

Location: University of Missouri Psychiatric Center (MUPC) Gym

Cost: $24.50 per session, minimum 10 participants

Contact: Instructor Kate Walker @ Yogateacher530@gmail.com

Looking for more classes? Find a full list of Healthy for Life physical activities on the events calendar.

As a physical activity on or off campus, participants may self-report 10 points per day for a maximum of 100 points in the Healthy for Life Wellness Portal powered by Cerner. Contact wellness@umsystem.edu for questions.

Online Conferences: Electronic Resources & Libraries and Designing for Digital 2016

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The MU Libraries are registered for the Electronic Resources & Libraries and the Designing for Digital 2016 Online Conferences on April 4-7.

The ER&L sessions focus on various issues related to managing electronic resources and improving the way libraries collect, manage, maintain and make accessible the resources. This conference runs April 4-6.

The D4D sessions cover various topics relating to user experience, including prototyping, interaction design, etc. This conference runs April 6-7.

There are concurrent sessions running all days of the conferences. In addition, both conferences actually overlap on Wednesday, April 6.  

A total of 49 sessions will be live streamed for our viewing.  

All libraries’ staff are invited to attend any session of interest. Please contact Rhonda Whithaus for schedules of the conferences.

At some point after the conferences are over, we will be provided with access to the recordings of all sessions (including those not streaming live during the conference).