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John Wesselmann Donates Art to Ellis Library
Thanks to the generosity of John Wesselmann (LIS I, Ellis Reference), a new piece of art is hanging in the Current Periodicals Reading Room. The painting, by local artist Leslie Geary, is titled “The Pond.” You can find more information about Leslie Geary at the Columbia Art League.
Healthy for Life Update
• Give the gift of health and wellness this year to those on your shopping list. Employees receive a discount on all massages offered by Healthy for Life. Licensed Massage Therapist Jeff Rioux provides 30, 60 and 90 minute massages in his office (GL-20) at University Hospital. He is clinically trained to provide relief through Swedish, sports, relaxation, therapeutic stretching and myofascial massages. Gift Certificates can be purchased at University Hospital Hospitality Services and the Medtique Gift Shop in the Hospital Lobby.
• Do you supervise a staff? Why not show them how much you appreciate their hard work by treating them to chair massage? Jeff will come to your department and provide this service for your convenience. To schedule this or individual massages, contact Hospitality Services at 882-8220. If you have a specific question, contact Jeff directly at RiouxJ@health.missouri.edu.
Employee Rates:
30 minutes: $30
60 minutes: $45
90 minutes: $65
Chair Massage:
$45 per hour, 3 hour minimum
• Healthy for Life is now enrolling participants for Eat for Life. This 10 week program uses mind-body practices (meditation and yoga) and the principles of intuitive eating as the foundation for learning how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you. Orientation: Monday, Feb. 9 at 5:30. Classes on Mondays starting Feb. 16 (5:30 – 7:00 pm). Please note that the flyer attached last week had the wrong time. There is a $40 fee, $20 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes. CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED. Contact Hannah Bush at Hegx88@mizzou.edu to enroll.
• Would you like to know how well you can balance? Balance screenings are available free of charge by appointment. The screenings are a part of a doctoral research project and are currently, we are looking for volunteers in the male age groups 50-79. To schedule appointments, please call Jackie Bohm in the Department of Physical Therapy at 882-7103. For more information, please refer to the attached flyer.
News From User Services Department Heads
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- The number of computers available for use in the Information Commons has been increased by 25%. For more information, contact Ernest Shaw, Mary Ryan or Wayne Barnes.
- The Engineering Library has 19 additional computers and 2 large screen plasma monitors, one for each study room. For more information, contact Judy Maseles.
- On behalf of the Engineering Library staff, Judy Maseles will accept an award at the Engineering Graduation Ceremony on Saturday. For more information, contact Judy Maseles. (A full press release will be issued shortly.)
- The Journalism Library is sponsoring an Asian Affairs student next semester. For more information, contact Dorothy Carner or Leo Agnew.
–Submitted by Sarah Cron.
How’s Your Grapevine?
…Kathy Peters is playing for a Christmas Carol sing? Shannon Cary has poinsettias for sale? Karla Geerlings is singing a feature on Christmas Eve? Who knew?
Well, we did! You can find these and other not-work-related information on the MUSE blog! Visit http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/muse/ to get the scoop. Or post your own information—events you’d like to invite everyone to, reviews on restaurants, movies, books you’ve experienced lately, even poetry, prose, or short works of fiction!
Everyone who works at MU Libraries is classified as a contributor; just click on the Login toward the bottom of the right-hand column. Use your regular pawprint (the portion of your email address before @missouri.edu) and the password Mus3. If this doesn’t work for you, contact Karla Geerlings at geerlingsk@missouri.edu or Rebecca Schedler at schedlerr@missouri.edu -we’ll get you plugged up!
MUSE Co-Editors
Karla Geerlings
Rebecca Schedler
Depository Directors Weigh in on the Value of their Depository
In August 2008, Ric Davis, the Acting Superintendent of Documents, sent a letter to all depository library directors, asking them to submit letters that describe the value users find in their depository library.
The responses that GPO received were unique and thought-provoking and are so important as we embark on the strategic planning process for the FDLP and design our path for the next ten years.
View the collection of depository library director responses and learn more about the value of the FDLP at <http://www.fdlp.gov/home/about/fdlvalue.html>.
–Announcement from the Federal Depository Library Program
–Submitted by Felicity Dykas
Beetle Bailey Visits Ellis Library
Beetle Bailey and June DeWeese outside of Ellis Library
On December 10, Beetle Bailey visited Ellis Library to let students know about the upcoming changes to Brady Commons/the new Student Center.
Caryn Scoville Earns Certificate in Public Health
Congratulations to Caryn Scoville, who just earned her Dean’s Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health from MU this month. More about the program can be found here: http://gradschool.missouri.edu/programs/catalog/public-health/certificate.php
Wayne Sanders Attends Workshop on Cataloging Rare Books
Wayne Sanders, attended the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscript Section’s Workshop on Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) given by Deborah Leslie of the Folger Shakespeare Library at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Dec. 12th. Through lectures, visual aids and in-class exercises, workshop participants were introduced to and gained practical experience in using Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (DCRM(B)).