12/1/1980, Judy Maseles
12/1/1982, Pat Jones
12/5/1983, John Kuhlman
12/17/1990, Jack Batterson
12/28/2006, Kat Koehn

Effective 11/24/08, Geoff Stumbaugh begins his appointment in a full-time LIA position in Access Services, ILL-Lending.

Tyler Dwyer, LIA, starts in Access Services as a night supervisor at the Ellis Library Circulation/Reserve Desks. Tyler was a former student assistant supervisor for Circulation.

Research Specialist, part-time, Health Sciences Library.

System Support Analyst, Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books. Moved to ‘Hold’ status 6/3/08 – no new applications being solicited at this time.

Presentation by Sandra Schiefer
2:00 – 3:00 p.m., 159 Ellis
Monday, Nov. 10, 2008

Presentation by Julia Todd
2:00 – 3:00 p.m., 159 Ellis
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

Presentation by Leo Dion
2:00 – 3:00 p.m., 159 Ellis
Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

All candidates will give a presentation followed by a question and answer session. The topic is “Government agencies’ increasing tendency to publish to the Web has provided access to federal information on an unprecedented scale. Given the new technological environment, and keeping in mind Federal Depository Library Program guidelines, what strategies do you think MU Libraries should adopt in coming years to meet government information needs of our users? How could you use your unique skills, knowledge and talents to help us achieve these goals? “

Library Information Assistant, Access Services, ILL, Lending (posted 9/30/08). Update: The search has been moved to ‘Hold’ status; a short list of candidates will be identified from among the numerous applications submitted.

Research Specialist, part-time, Health Sciences Library (posted 9/26/08)

System Support Analyst, Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books. (Posted 4/30/08); Moved to ‘Hold’ status 6/3/08 – no new applications being solicited at this time.

Goodbye to Judie Cooper, LIA, Access Services, Circulation. She accepted a LIS II position with Extension & Agriculture Information.

The MU Campus is moving forward on improving the process for recording and reporting hours worked and paid leave. The goals include eliminating paper-intensive processes, expediting leave time reporting, and eliminating areas where double data entry occurs.

Several options are available to departments for electronically recording hours worked. The MU Libraries will utilize the electronic time sheet method. Will this change how staff record time? Not really. Non-exempt employees will continue to enter their hours online and exempt employees will access an online ‘Monthly Absence Summary’ form. The change will be the next step – instead of printing out the time sheet or Summary form for signatures, they will be reviewed online by supervisors, corrections made if needed, and then sent on to Payroll for processing. The campus will provide training to supervisors, managers, fiscal officers, and HR staff regarding their role in the process and I’ll pass along dates/times/locations when that information is made available.The current, targeted implementation date for the new time processing method is sometime in 2009. I’ll keep you posted on developments.

Leo Agnew
HR Manager

A reminder that nominations are being solicited for the fall 2008 Student Excellence Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize those student assistants who are dedicated, creative, and/or industrious. Any student assistant employed in Ellis Library or in any of the branches is eligible for consideration. The recipient will receive a $25 gift certificate to the MU Bookstore. The award will be announced in November and will be presented to the student in his/her own department.

The nomination deadline is Friday, Nov. 7. Please forward nominations to Leo Agnew, 104 Ellis Library. The nomination form can be found here. In the event of multiple nominations, the ‘extra’ forms will be retained for consideration for the spring 2009 student award.

* Library Information Assistant – 100% FTE; Circulation Desk, Night Supervisor, Ellis Library. Work hours include Sun. either 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. and Mon. – Thurs. either 2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (to be finalized upon hire); some shifts will qualify for differential pay of $0.50/hr. Base pay of $9.05/hr.

Duties: Night supervisor at the Ellis Library Circulation/Reserve Desks. Responsible for functionally supervising several student workers at the circulation desk during evening hours. Reports to and coordinates with the Night Supervisor of the Circulation/Reserve Desks while working at night. Serve as a resource to both patrons and staff regarding circulation policies. Search for books which patrons and other library staff have been unable to locate in the Ellis Library. The full position description is available online.

This position requires some physical stamina and involves moving materials and related physical actions part of the workday. Must be able to transport books weighing up to 10 pounds as well as move fully loaded book trucks (at least 100 lbs.). Must able to stand and move about several hours during each day. Must be able to read call numbers on books located on shelves at ground level and up to nine feet in height and where lighting is diminished; ladders and footstools are available.

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. Six months of responsible office experience is necessary. Directly related education or training may be substituted for experience.
The ability to type may be necessary depending upon the position available.

Preferred Qualifications: Requires excellent telephone skills. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work productively and cooperatively with patrons and co-workers from a variety of backgrounds in a high-volume public service area. Good listening skills. Ability to explain issues clearly. Prior library work experience required. Supervisor experience is desired.

Library Information Assistant, Access Services, ILL, Lending (posted 9/30/08). Update: The search has been moved to ‘Hold’ status; a short list of candidates will be identified from among the numerous applications submitted.

Research Specialist, part-time, Health Sciences Library (posted 9/26/08)

System Support Analyst, Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books. (Posted 4/30/08); Moved to ‘Hold’ status 6/3/08 – no new applications being solicited at this time.