The search committee for the position of Metadata and Catalog Librarian has identified four candidates to interview. The candidates’ resumes, cover letters, etc. will be forwarded to library staff as part of an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice.

Megan McGrath will interview Friday, Nov. 5. Her presentation will take place from 11:00-11:45, in Ellis 4F51A.  Ms. McGrath completed her MSLS at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in May 2010. Her work experience includes Graduate Student Reference Assistant, Walter Royal Davis Library, UNC Chapel Hill (August 2009-May 2010); Librarian, The New Monk Project, Hillsborough, NC (March 2009-January 2010); Classics Librarian, Murphy Hall, UNC Chapel Hill (August 2008-August 2009); and an intern, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Paterno Library, Pennsylvania State University (Spring 2007).

Jacqueline Blonigen will interview Wednesday, Nov. 10. Her presentation will take place from 10:45-11:30, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Blonigen completed her MLS at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (May 2010). Her work experience includes Library Assistant with the Wisconsin Library Services (2008 to present); a Practicum Student with Central Technical Services at UW-Madison (May 2009 to August 2009); and Development Intern with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Collegeville, Minnesota (May 2007 to November 2007).

Lauren Baranowski will interview Friday, Nov. 12. Her presentation will take place from 11:00-11:45, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Baranowski completed her MLS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2010). Her work experience includes Cataloging Project Specialist, Technical Services Department, UI at Urbana-Champaign (January 2009-July 2010); Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Library and Information Science (September-December 2008); and Project Archivist, Amasong, Champaign-Urbana, (January 2010-May 2010).

Natalie Bulick will interview Wednesday, Nov. 17. Her presentation will take place from 10:45-11:30, in Ellis 4F51A. Ms. Bulick completed her MSL at San Jose State University (2008). Her work experience includes Digital Library Associate- Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (Summer 2010); Cataloging and Digitization Volunteer- Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA (2010-present); and Reader’s Advisory Librarian- Orange County Public Library, Costa Mesa, CA (Jan.-Oct. 2009).

All candidates will give a presentation on the topic of “Discuss the value and relevance of cataloging and some of the issues Catalog Department’s face in today’s information environment.”

Goodbye to Kat Koehn, night Security Officer. Kat worked three years in the position; she plans to pursue a new career path.

The search committee for the position of Special Collections Librarian/Archivist has identified another candidate to interview. The candidate’s resumes, cover letters, and reference letters will be forwarded to library staff as part of an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice. The itinerary and evaluation form will be distributed closer to the interview date. A third candidate was invited to interview but withdrew from the search.

Elspeth Healey will interview Wednesday, Nov. 3. Ms. Hansen recently completed her MSIS at the University of Texas at Austin (Aug. 2010). She has a Masters (2003) and a PhD (2008) in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan. Dr. Healey’s work experience includes a Public Services Internship at Harry Ransom Center, UT-Austin (2008-2010), a Text Editor for EEBO – Text Creation Partnership, Univ. of Michigan (2005-2008), and a Preservation Assistant at the John Hay Library, Brown University (1997-1999).

Dr. Healey’s presentation will take place from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., room 4F51-A Ellis Library .The topic is “Assuming you believe an academic library’s special collections and rare books department to be an important teaching tool and a resource for scholarly research, what are three concrete ways the Special Collections and Rare Books unit of the MU Libraries can make its collections and services more relevant in the academic curriculum of the University of Missouri?”

With the November 2010 elections date just around the corner, it seems like a good time to review HR 411, the University’s policy on voting and related requests for time off. To highlight the main points:

MU Policy – HR 411 Voting

The main points:

• Employees may be excused from work for time necessary to allow them to vote (this includes time away for absentee voting, if necessary).
• This time may be up to, but not exceed, three (3) successive hours for the purpose of voting.
• Such period of time includes any off-duty time between the opening and closing of the polls (e.g., lunch).
• Employees shall be paid for any time requiring absence from duty to allow up to three (3) successive hours; provided, however, that such absence is requested prior to the election. Such time must be recorded on a time sheet or a monthly absence form.
• Supervisors have the right to specify the time an employee may be absent for voting (e.g. for coverage issues).
• Employees whose work hours permit three (3) successive hours between the opening and closing of the polls when not on duty will not be eligible for any paid time off for the purpose of voting.

Feel free to contact Leo at 882-9166 or agnewl@missouri.edu if additional information is needed.

The search committee for the position of Special Collections Librarian/Archivist has identified a candidate to interview. The candidate’s resumes, cover letters, and reference letters will be forwarded to library staff as part of an Outlook schedule-a-meeting notice. The itinerary and evaluation form will be distributed closer to the interview date.

Kelli Hansen will interview Thursday, Oct. 21. Ms. Hansen is completing her MLS at the University of Texas at Austin. She has a Masters in Art History from MU-Columbia. Ms. Hansen’s work experience includes a Research Associate position at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History (2009-2010) and as web editor for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2006-2008). She also worked as a LIS II in our Special Collections/Rare Books department (2004-2006).

Ms. Hansen’s presentation will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday October 21^st in the Ellis Reference Conference Room (159 Ellis). The topic is “Assuming you believe an academic library’s special collections and rare books department to be an important teaching tool and a resource for scholarly research, what are three concrete ways the Special Collections and Rare Books unit of the MU Libraries can make its collections and services more relevant in the academic curriculum of the University of Missouri?”

A second candidate was invited to interview but withdrew from the search just his week. The search committee is evaluating recently-received resumes to determine if any last-minute candidates might merit further consideration.

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Human Resource Services is sponsoring its Annual Training Conference on November 3 & 4, 2010 at Memorial Union. Most sessions are intended for Columbia Campus, UM System and UOEXT staff employees, however, the KEYNOTE presentation by Betsy Rodriguez, VP Human Resource Services, and a demonstration of the new SkillSoft online training software, myLEARN, purchased by UM System, are open to faculty as well as staff.

Overall, there will be 49 sessions covering diverse topics for managers, supervisors, professionals, office, technical and service/maintenance staff. All sessions are free and this is a great opportunity to set aside a couple of days for development for you and/or your staff. The speakers are primarily MU staff and faculty who are all experts in their fields. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and attend as many sessions as you can during this two day training.

The follow link goes to HR websites [http://hrs.missouri.edu/] where you can find a complete course description and a link to register on-line. Just click on the Training tab then on HRS training conference in the menu list.

Supervisor approval is required to attend. If granted, attendance is considered release time. As in the past, individuals with academic titles can register for any course and attendance will be considered by HR on a space-available basis.

Of note: Bob Almony returns to campus to conduct two financial planning courses as part of the conference:

Take Charge of Your Finances
Time: 8:30-12:00 Noon
Location: N206 Walt Disney
Presenter: Bob Almony, Beth Steele

This course deals with misconceptions about money management, your net worth, and tracking your cash flow each month. Learn to set up a real budget, handle debt, and discuss the 10 leading causes of overspending. We will review the overall personal budget process

Principles of Investing on a Shoestring Budget
Time: 8:30-12:00 Noon
Location: N201/2 Mark Twain
Presenter: Bob Almony, Stacey Josey

Learn the principles of investing for the long-term accumulation of wealth, especially for a comfortable retirement. We will discuss the issues of 403(b), IRA, Roth IRA, 401(1), 456, etc., and which one you should use in your retirement planning and why.

October 20-21, 2010

Mizzou students, faculty, staff, and administrators who wish to increase associations and expand their influence within the University should consider attending. The event will provide opportunities for meaningful discourse with key administrators, presentations with nationally recognized speakers, and workshops concerning some general and more specific areas of campus diversity. For more information as well as the schedule of events, go to http://mizzoudiversity.missouri.edu/.

For library employees, release time is available with supervisor approval.

Network. Share Ideas. Be Heard.

Hello to Erin Zellers, full-time, temporary LIS II, Rare Books & Special Collections. Erin worked as a GLA in Rare Books while completing her MLS at MU (2009).

Goodbye to Cathy Heckmaster, OSS III, Administration. Cathy is transferring to Financial Aid.