Please congratulate Kate Wright on her promotion to a full time Library Information Assistant. Kate will split her time between the Shelving and Circulation/Reserve departments. She will begin her new position on Sunday, July 19.
Please congratulate Kate Wright on her promotion to a full time Library Information Assistant. Kate will split her time between the Shelving and Circulation/Reserve departments. She will begin her new position on Sunday, July 19.
Staff in Ellis Library can use room 2D61 as a private lactation space. Please contact Sheryl Cullina for information on scheduling time in this room and to check out the key.
Attending: Shannon Cary, Sheila Voss, Marie Concannon, John Budd, Gary Cox, Matt Gaunt, Jim Cogswell
Rededication Celebration – Marie Concannon and Gary Cox on the subcommittee
Kickoff Celebration – Matt Gaunt, Rebecca Graves and Sheila Voss on the subcommittee
MULAC minutes are now available on Sharepoint. Go to the Library Staff page (https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=28456) and then hover over Sharepoint (Passworded) tab. Choose the MULAC Minutes link. You will need to log in the access the files.
June 23, 2015
Ellis Library Room 159
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Present: Adrienne Arden, Wendy Batson, Jack Batterson, Rebecca Graves, Tammy Green, Terri Hall, Steven Hammer, Dustin Hoffmann, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Bette Stuart, & Deb Ward
Digital Services Report presented by Adrienne Arden
As part of the restructuring due to Ann Riley’s move to Acting Director of Libraries, as of July 1, Digital Services will become part of SCARaB. We look forward to whatever adventures await in our new reporting line.
HathiTrust has added our second batch of items to the HathiTrust Digital Library. The content of this batch was nine reports issued by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. We have about 700 left to scan, process, and submit. This second batch serves as the end of our testing for the processing and uploading of text-based materials, and we will begin uploading text-based materials as part of our regular work. Next we will test uploading books with images, which requires a different set of specifications. Thanks to LTS for providing programming support to develop scripts that have automated some of the processing.
We have a new student assistant for the summer whose main focus is digitizing issues of the Columbia Missourian.
Felicity Dykas will be attending ALA in San Francisco from June 25 to June 30.
Health Sciences Report presented by Deb Ward
Things are beginning to take shape outside of the Health Sciences Library as the long-planned School of Medicine's Patient Centered Care Learning Center construction gets ready to launch. This new six-story building will be constructed adjacent to the west wall of the HSL. It is wonderful to see the school finally begin construction on the badly-needed facility, so we are joyous in spite of the short-term noise and re-routing required. Here are a few key facts for you to keep in mind in case you're coming over our way for the next two years.
Immediate Dates:
June 22 – Work on the parking lot and current fencing started yesterday and finished today. Old fencing was taken down, and newly configured fencing is to be installed. Once completed, the gates and the west entrance to the building will remain open through the end of July, 2015.
July 8 – set up tent for the Groundbreaking Ceremony, which will be held on July 9 at 10:30.
August 1 – Construction fence gates will be closed to all traffic, closing off the current delivery point on Kentucky Drive. The west entrance will be locked. Entry to the building will be through the west School of Medicine entrance to the south of HSL. North pedestrian entry to School of Medicine will not be affected. Library delivery van drivers will be given a tour of the new delivery route, parking, and directions to the HSL through the corridors.
What to Expect:
The worst of the noise, such as jackhammering on old foundation footers that need to be removed, will be scheduled for evenings and weekends.
Library staff should experience no dust from the construction, so long as the west windows remain closed.
Library staff will feel vibrations and some noise from the construction.
Work on utilities, such as electrical, sewer lines, and steam pipes will be done first. A construction fence is being erected along the north side of the HSL, closing off the sidewalk that runs between HSL and Stankowski Field. We expect to have a power outage over a weekend in the fall that could require HSL to close for that time period. We will have two weeks' notice, which will give us time to decide what to do, and to communicate this to everyone in advance.
According to the timeline, all of the utility work will be completed by the end of December, 2015. After the utilities work is completed, they will begin pouring the concrete for the new building. The concrete work should be completed by next summer.
Adjustments have been made to the earlier construction schedule, so that the building can open on schedule, and be operational by August 1, 2017.
Best News:
The HSL renovation can proceed at any time we have funding. This construction project is not viewed as preventing HSL from any renovation for which we may secure funding during the two-year period. The construction company is aware of our desire for a renovation whenever it can begin, and will work with us as needed.
More news from HSL & VML from Terri Hall
A new Information Services Librarian has been hired.
We are still assisting faculty with their promotion and tenure dossiers.
We are welcoming out new batch of medical residents, who have started arriving and begin work July 1.
Administration Report presented by Steven Hammer
MU Libraries Human Resources has hired a new employee to fill the vacant Human Resources Assistant position—Noah Hartsfield. He will begin employment on Monday, July 6, 2015.
RAIS Report presented by Wendy Batson
Library training (week of boot camp) for graduate students and staff interested in working at the Ellis Reference Desk will be the week of August 10-14. This year we have the largest number ever of non-reference staff participating.
The User Engagement Library position has been filled by Grace Atkins who will start Monday, August 10.
Access Services is joining the RAIS Division for the coming year while Ann Riley is Acting Director.
MULAC Report presented by Jeannette Pierce
Starting July 1st, Sandy Schiefer will be the chair, Abby Brown will be vice-chair/chair-elect, and Rebecca Graves will be the MULAC representative for Faculty Council.
Working to post agendas and meeting minutes more quickly.
A free, one-hour webinar sponsored by ACRL/Choice has been scheduled for the following:
Understanding the Role of the Library in the Student Journey: Insights from Field Research and Practice
Tuesday, 21 July, 1-2pm, CST
4F51A Ellis Library
Webinar description: How do college students feel about libraries and librarians? What habits and behaviors factor into their use of library resources? What are the largest pain points experienced by today’s academic library users? How are libraries responding? Join us for a webinar in partnership with ProQuest to hear Serena Rosenhan, Director of User Experience Design at ProQuest answer these questions with insights gathered during contextual studies of student and faculty researchers conducted at 6 college campuses. Then, Brian Gray, Team Leader, Research Services at Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library will describe how his library created a strategic plan that focuses on serving the end user and reinventing the role of the library in student learning.
Presenters:
Serena Rosenhan – Director, User Experience Design, ProQuest
Serena loves the challenge of making complex things easier to use and is happiest when she is observing or interviewing users. She brings over 15 years of experience in information architecture and interaction design, as well as 9 years of experience studying users of library resources, to her current work directing the activities of a growing User Experience Design Team at ProQuest.
Michelle D’Couto – Lead Product Manager, ProQuest
Michelle has a passion for building products that delight customers. After years in the semiconductor industry building enterprise systems and developing intellectual property, she is now with the Discovery Team at ProQuest, developing search and content solutions for library customers and student end users. She serves as Lead Product Manager for the Content in ProQuest’s Workflow Solutions Division.
Brian C. Gray – Team Leader, Research Services at Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library
Innovation, learning, and partnership are the hallmarks of Brian's work as the Team Lead for Research Services at the Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. One of 50 staff members in the main campus library, Brian draws on a variety of skills from teaching to technology to serve-and keep ahead of-the library's users, which include almost 10,000 students in over 60 degree programs, faculty and staff, and the university's community.
Please contact Cindy Cotner if you have questions.
Felicity Dykas and Noel Kopriva recently received notification that their Project Ceres proposal for a digitization project of twentieth-century 4-H circulars from Missouri has been approved and will be funded in the amount of $1,500. Project Ceres is a collaboration between the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN), the Agriculture Network Information Collaborative (AgNIC), and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). The project sponsors award funding for small projects that preserve print materials essential to the study of the history and economics of agriculture and make those materials accessible through digitization. More information about Project Ceres can be found at http://www.crl.edu/news/project-ceres-funds-seven-new-projects.http://www.crl.edu/news/project-ceres-funds-seven-new-projects.
Please welcome Mathew Lombardi to the MU Libraries. Matthew will joining LTS as a User Support Analyst. He starts on Monday, July 13.
Please welcome Nicholas Nedoma to the MU Libraries. Nicholas will be joining UMLD as a part time Library Information Assistant on Friday, July 10.
July 18, 2015
2:00 p.m.
Research Center–Columbia
Join two authors with Missouri roots for readings from their latest projects, followed by a discussion on writing with topics ranging from choosing historical fiction to literary license and historical accuracy. Steve Wiegenstein will read highlights from This Old World, which was recently announced as a finalist for the M. M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction. Set in the utopian town of Daybreak, the novel depicts a troubled community deeply changed by the American Civil War. As the characters write the next chapter of their story, the men and women struggle with leadership, lust, and their own flawed humanity. Steve Yates also explores the aftermath of the Civil War in The Teeth of the Souls, which tells the double life and love story of Leighton Shea Morkan. Leighton's affection for his childhood confidante and former slave, Judith, endures despite his marriage to another woman. A sequel to Morkan's Quarry, the novel follows Springfield through a triple lynching on Easter 1906.