Darell Schmick’s poster won the Midcontinent Chapter of the Medical Library Association 2012 Marketing and Promotion Contest in the Academic Library category.
Darell Schmick’s poster won the Midcontinent Chapter of the Medical Library Association 2012 Marketing and Promotion Contest in the Academic Library category.
The Update on September 2012 Activities is now available:
http://www.hathitrust.org/updates_september2012
There is late breaking news this month on the decision to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild and others against HathiTrust. Top news items for September include the recent HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp, a new initiative to form a comprehensive registry of government documents, and infrastructure changes related to handling of works in HathiTrust whose print counterparts are out of print and brittle. Included also are our regular updates on content ingest, working groups, projects, and development.
Best,
Heather Christenson
on behalf of the HathiTrust Communications Working Group
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, October 16th
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Library Assembly, 159 Ellis Library
Wednesday, October 17th
9:00 -10:00 a.m. – Jim will attend a meeting of the MU Librarian and Archivist Council (MULAC), 4F51A Ellis Library
The winner of the second MU Libraries United Way participation drawing is Judy Maseles.
Congratulations! Judy just won a pair of tickets to the Concert Series performance: Parsons Dance. That show will take place at the Missouri Theatre on November 14th.
We will be drawing more names for concert series tickets at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 18th.
All Library participants will also be eligible for the following prizes which will be drawn at the end of the MU Libraries United Way campaign.
If you haven’t pledged yet, please go to www.unitedway.missouri.edu
Participants will also be eligible for the campus-wide “30 for 30” prize drawings.
If you would like to pledge by using a paper United Way form, you may print one from the United Way website and send it to Mark Ellis, 104 Ellis Library.
~ MU Libraries United Way Tri-Chairs Paula Roper, Mary Hainen and Ann Riley.
Get Moving…Avoid the Flu
Flu shots are now available through Healthy for Life, the faculty and staff wellness program. Mark your calendars for campus flu clinics listed below . Faculty, Staff and their dependents who are 12 years and older AND are enrolled in a UM Health Care plan can receive a FREE flu shot. To do so, please bring your insurance card (for each individual receiving the vaccine) and a completed Flu Consent Form. No appointment needed, just show up!
Not a UM Health Care plan enrollee? That’s ok, those 12 years and older can still receive the vaccination. Please bring $15 (cash or check made payable to Healthy for Life), as well as a completed Flu Consent Form.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Oct. 16 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Jesse Hall, Auditorium Lobby |
| Oct. 17 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge |
| Oct. 19 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | School of Nursing, Room S265 |
| Oct. 29 | 1-3 p.m. | MOREnet Office, Conference Room |
| Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Lewis & Clark Hall, Lobby |
| Oct. 31 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Memorial Union, Stotler Lounge |
| Nov. 1 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Ellis Library, Colonnade |
| Nov. 7 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | School of Medicine, Atrium |
Flu shots are sponsored by the University System’s myTotal Rewards, Healthy for Life, and the UM Faculty and Staff Benefits Office.
Get virtually connected with Wellness
Healthy for Life invites you to follow us online. We update regularly with events and health-related information.
Here’s how to get involved:
General Wellness on Twitter: http://twitter.com/healthy4lifemu
You will need an account to get started. Once you log in to Twitter, you can go to our page and click on the “Follow” button. That’s it, easy enough!
General Wellness on Facebook: Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness
To “Like” us, you’ll need a Facebook account. You can then click on our page and choose the “Like” button and you’re done.
Tasting Mindfulness blog: www.tastingmindfulness.com
Tasting Mindfulness on Facebook: Tasting Mindfulness
To “Like” us, you’ll need a Facebook account. You can then click on our page and choose the “Like” button and you’re done.
Dr Lynn Rossy on Twitter: DrLynnRossy
You will need an account to get started. Once you log in to Twitter, you can go to our page and click on the “Follow” button. That’s it, easy enough!
Free Better Choices Better Health Workshop
Better Choices Better Health is a FREE workshop that teaches you the skills you need to manage your symptoms & take control of your health! Participants receive a Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions book and a Time for Healing CD. If you are interested in leading a group, contact Amber Phelps at phelpsam@missouri.edu or call her at (573) 882-8097. *See attached flyer.
Blaine Snow
Program Coordinator MU, MU Health Care and UM System
Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness Program
573.884.2402 (Phone)
Thursday, Oct. 25th
2:30-3:30 p.m.
4F51A Ellis Library
Jenny Workman, Program Manager for Healthy for Life
Come learn how to incorporate physical activity into your workday when you need a little pick-me-up. You will receive educational information and exercise demonstrations that you can do in your office and from your chair!
Raffle prizes too!
The North entrance of Ellis Library will be closed all day on Saturday the 13th due to the Alabama tailgate party on Lowry Mall.
Your mother calls you to ask why you keep emailing her about “enhancements,” and your coworkers complain that you won’t stop sending them ads. Does this sound like you?
A friend of mine recently found himself in this situation, as he began to receive a deluge of “bounced” spam email–spam messages that seemed to have been sent from his email account to invalid email addresses and then returned to the supposed sender. But the email address in question is for an account that my friend rarely uses, and he did not knowingly use it to send any spammy email to anyone. More…
Claire Hamasu, Barb Jones, and Betsy Kelly
Discussing “eScience and the Evolution of Library Services”
http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss2/5/
Barb Jones’ column “Coach Katy” is now a regular feature in the Medical Library Association Hospital Library Section newsletter “National Network.” Barb’s column focuses on management and business practices in libraries.