1. Upcoming Events
2. MU Libraries in the News
3. Off-Site Depositories
4. Renovation of Health Sciences Library First Floor
5. Holland Receives Academy of Certified Archivists Distinguished Service Award
6. Library Assembly Minutes, Feb. 22

1. Mizzou Advantage Events
2. Current MUSE Post – Web Tip
3. Women’s History Month Activities
4. Reminder of Skill Awareness Workshop III – An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence
5. MU Libraries in the News
6. Tech Tip – Emptying Your Cache
7. Healthy for Life Update
8. Projects and Problems in Digital Humanities
9. DeWeese to Be Honored at Tribute to MU Women

Check out the latest issue of Library Connections at http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/giving/LibraryConnections_Winter2011.pdf.

Don’t miss the interview with our very own Kate Anderson!

DAC/MULSA Second Annual International Tea and Snack – Thanks to all who attended the event on Feb. 16. A special thanks to those who brought food and helped set-up/take down tables and decorations. Between 40-50 employees stopped by to enjoy snacks and beverages from around the world.

Some additional information – These two links explains the gift that (almost) everyone received, which is a Chinese New Year custom:

• lai see (Cantonese)/ Hong Bao (Mandarin)/ red packets, envelops: http://hubpages.com/hub/Chinese_New_Year_Custom_of_Lai_See_Gifts
• Hui chun (Cantonese)/ Chun Lian (Mandarin)/ Spring couplets: http://www.living-chinese-symbols.com/spring-couplet.html

These links show various New Year celebrations from around the world and were shown on the screen during the Tea.

Lastly, there are four 2011 Chinese calendars and four stuffed, toy rabbits to give away. This is the year of the Rabbit. If your birth year ends with “1” (e.g. xxx1), then you were born in the year of the Rabbit.  If you would like a calendar or a toy rabbit, e-mail Leo at AgnewL@missouri.edu (these will be given out on a first-come/first-served).

1. 4th Annual Women’s Health and Wellness Fair
2. Thank You to Employees Who Worked on Feb. 1
3. Current MUSE Post
4. February Lunchtime Leadership Book Talk
5. Second Annual International Tea and Snack Event
6. Healthy for Life Update
7. Library Assembly Minutes
8. Tech Tip-Keyboard Shortcuts

I am pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded all three academic searches.

Darell Schmick accepted the position of Health Sciences Information Services Librarian. He will assume his appointment on January, 3, 2011. Mr. Schmick will complete his MLS from Emporia State University in December 2010. He currently works at the Denver School of Nursing in the Learning Resource Center. He also completed a practicum at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Library, where he continues to volunteer.

The HSL Librarian position is based in the J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library and has duties which include: providing reference services, literature searching, user education, and personal file management consultation at the Health Sciences Library;  coordinating and scheduling of information desk and virtual reference services; training and supervision of one or more Graduate Library Assistants; coordinating the practicum program for the library; and providing leadership on library consumer health initiatives.

Jackie Blonigen accepted the position of Metadata and Catalog Librarian. She will assume her appointment January 12, 2011. Ms. Blonigen earned her MLS in May 2010 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She currently works as a Library Assistant for the Wisconsin Library Service, a state wide resource-sharing network which provides a range of direct member services and serves as the lender for the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison libraries.

The Metadata and Catalog Librarian position is based in Ellis Library as part of Access, Collections and Technical Services. Duties include cataloging of digital resources with a focus on websites, databases, and collections, institutional repository materials, and materials digitized from local collections; coordinating MOspace cataloging activities including establishing priorities, providing technical expertise in the automated generation and enhancement of metadata, and working with content providers to ensure that MOspace metadata meets specialized needs; and exploring and implementing options for enriching bibliographic records via the addition of summaries, table of contents, and subject headings.

Kelli Hansen accepted the position of Special Collections Librarian. She will assume her appointment February 15, 2011. Ms. Hansen will complete her MIS in December 2010 from the University of Texas-Austin. Prior to that, she earned a Masters in Art History from MU in 2003. She most recently worked for Dolph Briscoe Center for American History as a Research Associate for the National Digital Newspaper Program. The Center is a leading history research center which preserves and makes available documentary and material culture evidence encompassing key themes in Texas and U.S. history.

The Special Collections Librarian position is based in Ellis Library and has duties which include: providing reference service to all print and microform collections held by the department; assisting and instructing patrons in the use of all collections in all formats including the Internet; developing, designing, revising, and updating of the Special Collections & Rare Books departmental website and provides leadership and technical competence in developing and managing electronic finding aids, databases, exhibits, and other Internet sites; and participating in collection promotion, outreach activities (including bibliographic instruction), exhibits, and creation of user guides.

Jim Cogswell

The MU Black History Month Committee invites all campus units, departments, and programs to submit events for February, 2011. We especially welcome events that address this year’s theme: “Civil War and the Struggle for Black Self-Determination.” To place your event on the calendar and/or to request funding to support your event, go to http://blackstudies.missouri.edu/black-history-month/theme.php and fill out the Calendar Submission Form and/or the Funding Request Form. For more information, email Ms. Erica Bruington bruingtone@missouri.edu or call 882-6229. DEADLINE: DEC. 10, 2010.

The MU Libraries’ 2010 United Way Campaign ends Friday, October 15^th.   With about a week left, we urge you to make your pledge, if you have not already contributed, and to personally help this concept of giving improve the lives of thousands in the community.

Please send your United Way Pledge form to:

Ellis, Mark Executive Staff Assistant I
Administration, 104 Ellis 882-9169 EllisMW@missouri.edu

Even if, at this time, you can only afford a relatively small gift, your donation may make a significant difference in the life of someone living in this area due to the efficiency of the Heart of Missouri United Way.  This link will take you to a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgFzmApnTOw illustrating the scope of United Way efforts in Mid-Missouri.   If you would like to talk to someone personally about the campaign, please contact one of the members of the MU Libraries Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign Committee:

Hainen, Mary Library Information Specialist II
Catalog Dept, 52 Ellis 882-4814 HainenM@missouri.edu

Riley, Ann Associate Director of the Access, Collections, and Technical Services Division, 52 Ellis Library 882-1685 RileyAC@missouri.edu

Roper, Paula Social Sciences Librarian
Ellis Reference, 168 Ellis 882-3326 RoperP@missouri.edu

Last year, the MU Libraries’ participation in the United Way was the highest it had ever been.  Please send in your pledge to ensure that this level of support continues.

Pledge forms received by the October 15, 2010 will be entered into the second drawing for concert tickets.  Each winner will receive one set of tickets.  There will be 5 sets awarded—a set consists of 2 tickets to the same event.

Grand Prize:  The names of all of those who return their forms by October 15^th will be entered in a drawing for, not a $50, but a $75 Columbia Mall gift certificate.  In addition to Mall stores, many other merchants in the area now accept this gift card.

If you have returned your pledge form or intend to do so, accept or sincerest thanks,

Mary Hainen, Ann Riley, & Paula Roper – MU Libraries’ United Way Campaign Committee