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University Library Information Bulletin |
LIB-Feb. 22, 2006 - #E-08 |
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STAFF NEWS |
Scholarship Award
Peg Burnette, LOA, Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria, was a recipient of a scholarship to attend the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Meeting. An account of her experiences at the meeting appears in this month's HSLI Newsletter.
Relocation
George Stackokas, Library Specialist, can now be reached in the Catalog Department at ext. 3-2570.
Deloris Thomas, Library Specialist, can now be reached in Circulation-Copy Center at ext. 6-6369.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Department Recognition Month Spotlights Daley Circulation/ILL/DRU
The week of February 20-24, 2006 is ILL/DRU Recognition Week as part of this month's recognition of the Daley Library Circulation Department.
ILL/DRU staff have created a Powerpoint presentation to highlight the units' accomplishments.
Library All-Staff Meeting
The next Library All Staff Meeting will be held on Monday, March 6, 2005, 3 - 4:30 p.m. in LC C4. A bus will pick LHS staff up at 2:40 p.m. and return to LHS at 4:40 p.m.
Research Brown Bag
A Research Brown Bag Breakfast is scheduled for March 15,2006, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.in the LHS 2nd floor conference room
Ethics Training for Student Employees
All new student employees must complete their Ethics Training on-line before their employment begins. Library Human Resources will be responsible for monitoring the completion ot the training, which will take place when time cards are issued.
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OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION NEWS |
On The ARL Server (Feb. 20, 2006)
News and Publications
• Library Assessment Conference Call for Papers—Due April 15
• The LibQUAL+™ Update, February 16, 2006 [PDF]
• Nominations for 2006 Service Quality Evaluation Academy—Due May 1
Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• Sunshine Week 2006: Are We Safer in the Dark? A National Dialogue on Open Government and Secrecy, a national teleconference on March 13, 2006
• Living the Future 6: WOW!--Where Next? cosponsored by the University of Arizona Libraries, ARL, and ACRL in Tucson, Arizona, April 5-8, 2006
• Application Materials for Graduate School Stipend from ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce—Due June 21 [PDF]
• ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication, hosted by UCLA, July 12-14, 2006
• Job Posting: Communications and Administrative Coordinator for LibQUAL+™ and Statistics and Assessment Activities [PDF]
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WEB SITES |
Frequently Used Web sites:
UIC Library:
UIC Library Home Page
About the Library
Note: This site is updated regularly.
CITY2000
A collection of photographs from more than 200 photographers spending 365 days canvassing the city and chronicling its people, places and personality.
Special Collections and University Archives
Employee of the Month Award @ UIC Library
Library All-Staff Meetings
Library Faculty Committees
Library Hours
Library News:
The Library's Electronic Newsletter on Acquisitions and Initiatives
ULIB Search Engine
Others:
ACCC Servers
This page lists the availability of ACCC run servers like tigger, mailserv, icarus, calendar, etc.
CARLI
On July 1, 2005, ICCMP, IDAL, and ILCSO merged to become the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). 2005-2006 will be a transition year for the new organization during which an integrated CARLI website will be developed. Until the transition is complete, please continue to consult this website and those of CARLI, IDAL, and ILCSO.
CIC
An academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.
CRL
A consortium of North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries acquiring and preserving traditional and digital resources for research and teaching, making them available to member institutions through interlibrary loan and electronic delivery.
ICCMP
Works to meet the diverse information needs of faculty, students, and other library users in Illinois by encouraging cooperative library activity in order to make the best use of resources.
IDAL
Building a collection of full-text and full-image electronic resources that support instruction, study, and research by students, faculty and staff in all eligible Illinois institutions of higher education.
ILA Reporter
(a bimonthly newsletter of the Illinois Library Association)
ILCSO
Enhances and expands access to and effectively utilize information resources through collaborative partnerships among ILCSO members and with the Illinois Library community.
Important Web sites
Caxton Club
Includes information of current area exhibits, special library programs and events of bibliographic interest and speaker schedules for members luncheons/dinners.
Chicago Area Archivists
Includes information on programs and events taking place at archives and manuscript repositories in the greater Chicagoland area.
Chicago Botanic Garden
Promotes gardens and gardening since 1890.
Field Museum
An accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archeology, science and history.
HistoryMakers
Committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories.
ASSOCIATES (ISSN 1077-6613) (OCLC#30846821) The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal
ASSOCIATES was established in 1994. It is intended as a journal written for and about library support staff. Articles may be about any theme, fiction, fact or poetry (or anything else), as long as libraries form the central thesis or background.
Newberry Library
Includes information on programs for the public and a calendar of weekly events.
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DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR |
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2006
| March 1 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
| March 6 |
Library All-Staff Meeting, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., LC C4 |
| March 8 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| March 15 |
Research Brown Bag Breakfast 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., LHS 2nd floor conference room |
| March 15-17 |
FM10 Openness: Code, Science and Content (First Monday) Conference, UIC Campus |
| March 23 |
Library Faculty Meeting, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., LC CE |
| April 5 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| April 12 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| May 3 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| May 10 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| May 15-17 |
FM10 Openness: Code, Science and Content (First Monday) conference, UIC campus. |
| May 19-24 |
Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ |
| June 7 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| June 14 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., ULOffice |
| June 22-28 |
American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA |
| July 12 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| Aug. 9 |
Executive Committee, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| Oct.3-6 |
Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
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