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The MU Staff Advisory Council Needs You
The MU Staff Advisory Council (http://staffcouncil.missouri.edu) is in need of a new member in the Technical/Paraprofessional category after losing one of its current members due to unforeseen circumstances. We would like to ask and highly encourage anyone interested in being a voice for fellow Campus Staff members to consider this valuable and indispensible service to the Chancellor. Further information can be found at http://staffcouncil.missouri.edu/about/elections.html. Self-nominations are welcome.
New Posts, Aug. 29-Sept. 2
- Pottinger Appointed to DSpace Committers Team
- Meet Lt. General Russel Honoré, Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, at Ellis Library
- Holland Receives Academy of Certified Archivists Distinguished Service Award
- Current MUSE Posts, Web Tips
- Free Anti-Theft Registration
- Rescheduled: Interactive Skit on Teambuilding and Leadership Development
- September Lunchtime Leadership Book Talk
- Healthy for Life Update
Pottinger Appointed to DSpace Committers Team
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Ithaca, NY The DSpace committers team are delighted to announce a new member to the group: Hardy Pottinger from University of Missouri Library Systems. Please join us in welcoming him! Hardy has been an active member of the DSpace Community for some time, contributing patches, helping to fix bugs (or test fixes), and providing general help and advice on mailing lists and IRC. Hardy works for the University of Missouri Library Systems, on the University of Missouri, Columbia (AKA Mizzou) campus. He is the Tech Lead for MOspace (https://mospace.umsystem.edu/), the institutional repository for the University of Missouri. Hardy holds a BA in English, from Fontbonne in Saint Louis (formerly a College, now a University). He worked on the school paper, and leveraged that experience into a few jobs at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Chicago. During that period, he ended up doing quite a bit of developing/publishing work, mainly on web sites (using the venerable Cold Fusion), and narrowly missed the tail end of the dot-com bubble (phew). He then moved back to Missouri (where he and his wife grew up) to be closer to family. He’s been working in the Library space ever since, formerly on digital library kinds of things (using Michigan’s very cool DLXS software), but lately on University of Missouri’s institutional repository, MOspace. We are always on the lookout for new developers, contributors, and committers within the DSpace community. Anyone who would like to get more involved is encouraged to do so. You are also welcome to contact us at any time if you’d like some ideas of how to start contributing: – https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpaceContributors Contributions can take many forms, from writing code to editing documentation, or testing new releases to designing new themes for our user interfaces. If you or someone you know has been an active DSpace contributor for some time, you can also nominate that person to become our next committer! Nomination details are available at: – https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Committer+Nominations |
Meet Lt. General Russel Honoré, Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, at Ellis Library
The MU Libraries will host a reception for Lt. General Russel Honoré at Ellis Library in the First Floor Colonnade on Wednesday, September 14 from 4-5 p.m. Please join us for refreshments and an opportunity to meet Lt. General Honore.
Lt. General Russel Honoré
Leadership and Preparedness in the 21st CenturySeptember 14, 2011
7:30 pm
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse HallWhen it seemed that desperation and chaos were taking over the ciy of New Orleans, one man took charge. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Lt. General Russel Honoré, commander of Joint Task force Katrina, speak about his experience restoring hope and order to a community left in shambles.
Tickets available after August 17th at the MSA/GPC Box Office in the MU Student Center.
Tickets are free for MU students and the general public. Everyone must have a ticket.Sponsored by New Student Programs, Department of Student Life and MSA/GPC.
Holland Receives Academy of Certified Archivists Distinguished Service Award
Mike Holland was selected by the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) to receive the 2011 Distinguished Service Award. He received the award in August in Chicago at the annual ACA meeting.
Current MUSE Posts, Web Tips
Web tip of the week, Aug. 29 2011 – fraudulent emails http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2011/08/31/web-tip-of-the-week-aug-29-2011-fraudulent-emails/
Web tip of the week, sept 5 2011 – KC construction zones http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/index.php/2011/08/31/web-tip-of-the-week-sept-5-2011-kc-construction-zones/
Free Anti-Theft Registration
MUPD and Ellis Library Security will be providing a FREE bike/electronics (laptops, iPads, e-readers, etc.) registration and engraving session in Ellis Library for the 2011 Fall Semester on Wednesday, September 7th 9am – 1pm and Thursday, September 8th from noon – 4pm. DoIT will also have a help station set up for any computer questions or problems. The event will take place on the first floor of Ellis Library in the colonnade. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to be proactive in protecting their property.
Rescheduled: Interactive Skit on Teambuilding and Leadership Development
Sept. 9, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: 4F51-A Ellis
Presenters: MU Trainers’ Network
The final workshop is an interactive skit based on the book written by Patrick Lencioni ‘The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.’ This is a dynamic training program in which audience members interact with each other and with skit characters, assessing character behavior and comparing their recommendations for improving the skit team. In addition, the skit provides audience members with the opportunity to talk about the listening skills demonstrated by the characters as well as conflict competency, self-monitoring of emotions, etc. As such, this workshop helps to bring together the skill awareness gained in the previous three workshops
Attendance is voluntary and open to all library employees, per supervisor approval. RSPV’s are requested for head count purposes, only.
September Lunchtime Leadership Book Talk
The Lunchtime Leadership Book Talk will change format in September and feature a webinar “Be a Great Boss–One Year to Success,” hosted by ALA and facilitated by Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. The webinar can be viewed onsite Sept. 21, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., in 4F51-A Ellis. Release time is available with supervisor approval.
The webinar targets current supervisors and those who might want to become a supervisor. The press release for the webinar included the following text:
“Take charge of your development with the help of Hakala-Ausperk’s clear, focused and programmatic approach. In this online workshop, using strategies from her bestselling ALA Editions book, she discusses how, in as little as one hour a week, you can become a great boss on your own—without expensive, off-site seminars. Live chat lets you ask your questions and exchange ideas with your peers. ” More information about the webinar can be found at http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=7844.