University Library Information Bulletin

Award
Emily Guss, Library of the Health Sciences, was awarded the first African/African American Heritage Award from Domincan University for Embodying the Spirit of Caritas et Veritas. This award is given to alumnae who have made significant contributions to their professional field. Congratulations, Emily Guss!

PIZZA PARTY FOR STUDENTS
In honor of National Student Employment Week (4/9-4/15), the Library will host a pizza party on Tuesday, April 11, in the staff lounges of Daley and LHS from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Please be sure to invite your student employees to attend.

Someting You Should Know
Chicagoland and neighboring residence using the Dan Ryan.
The Chicago 90/94 Dan Ryan Expressway Construction began at 12 midnight this past Friday, March 31, 2006. Please check the website for information on reroutes, parking restrictions and the IDOT work schedules. Up early from bed to plan ahead!

Campus Survey
Please participate in our campus' assessment of its work environment by completing the survey. You may have received this request on Massmail and not examined it in detail. Here is another opportunity for you to help UIC become a better workplace. Please encourage your students, postdocs, trainees and colleagues to complete this survey.

Bring Your Daughter to Work Day
Daughters at Work:
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Illinois Room A, Student Center East
750 S. Halsted

Prior approval needed from supervisor and/or department head. Employees are allowed university time from 8:30am - Noon. Vacation time must be used if employee wants to take the rest of the day. Library staff are allowed to participate in the UIC Chancellors endorsed program with daughters only (no other relations, neighbors, friends, etc)

During the afternoon, Library employees may bring their daughters to their units to meet colleagues and see where their parents work. We would suggest limiting the visit to an hour or so. As in the past, employees may opt to take the afternoon as personal time to be with their children. As always, please double-check with your supervisor and department head to make sure there is adequate coverage.

Award
The Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria and TAP Information Services are partners with the Alliance Library System, which was awarded a Consumer Health subcontract by the Greater Midwest Region, National Network/Libraries of Medicine, for the performance period March 1 - April 30, 2006. "HealthInfo Central Illinois: Building Consumer Health Resources for Rural Public Libraries and Training Librarians on How to Use Them" will create a global consumer health resource page, help public libraries develop content for local resources, and provide training for public library staff in central Illinois. Peg Burnette, Library Operations Assistant, is LHS-Peoria's liaison to the project.

National Library Week - April 2-8, 2006
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nations libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries school, public, academic and special participate.

In 2006, National Library Week is being promoted with the theme, "Change your world @ your library", incorporating the @ your library brand of The Campaign for America's Libraries.

Presentations
Candidates for the position of Assistant Health Sciences Librarian (Rockford) & Assistant Professor will give a 20 minute presentation as part of the interview process. Library staff are welcomed to attend.

Joan Kapstein
April 7, 2006
1:25 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Room 303 LHS

Latosha Craig
April 19, 2006
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Room 303 LHS

Felicia Young-Barrett
April 24, 2006
9:55 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Room 303 LHS

Behavior and Social Issues now Published by UIC Library
On March 28, 2006, Behavior and Social Issues (BSI) joined the library's other electronic journal publishing efforts - First Monday (firstmonday.org) and AIDS Book Review Journal. Behavior and Social Issues, sponsored by the Behaviorists for Social Responsibility, is edited by Prof. Mark A. Mattaini of the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work.

BSI is the first journal published in UIC's installation of the open access journal publishing software, Open Journal Systems (OJS), developed by Simon Fraser University. Full-text of seven volumes of BSI is online, and tables of contents are available from the first issue in 1991. Soon BSI will be available at its new URL, but in the meantime it can be reached directly at the UIC OJS testbed. BSI's online issues are available for free; frequent users of the title are encouraged to support the journal by subscribing to the archival paper copy.

OJS not only publishes the issues, but will support electronic submission of articles, tracking and management of the refereeing process, and a variety of user tools, including alerts for new issues and robust searching of the contents. It also links BSI to the Open Archives Initiative, which means that BSI content will be much more widely available, and to the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe) project, to assure long-term availability of the electronic content.

"Behaviorists for Social Responsibility and the international editorial board of Behavior and Social Issues are extremely pleased at this opportunity to expand the availability of open access journal publishing, which is critical to access in under-resourced nations and institutions," noted Prof. Mattaini. "Particularly for a journal with a central focus on contributions of behavioral and cultural sciences to social justice and human rights, open access is essential. Open Journal Systems and in particular the responsive support of the UIC Library and ACCC provide a scaffold of stability, access and efficiency for the journal. We truly appreciate this support, and encourage others to become involved in OJS and the open access movement."

University Librarian Mary M. Case was very pleased that the Library is able to offer this new service, even in these tight budget times. "Partnering with the UIC faculty to promote open access to their scholarly endeavors is a strategic goal of the Library. OJS is the first in a series of tools that the Library and ACCC will be introducing to the campus in support of this goal. We are very excited about Behavior and Social Issues joining our program, and look forward to working with others at UIC."

The UIC installation of OJS is a joint project of the University Library and the UIC Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC), and will be available in the near future to anyone in the UIC community who edits or manages a scholarly journal. The Library's effort is being headed by Nancy John, Digital Publishing Librarian, Sandy De Groote, Assistant Health Sciences Librarian (Peoria) and Lisa Wallis, Assistant Information Services Librarian (LHS). Technical support in the Library is being provided by Nancy R. John, Francis Kayiwa, Library Systems Coordinator, and Ellen Starkman, Library Systems Coordinator. Ted Maas and Bob Goldstein are managing the project for the ACCC. For more information, contact Nancy R. John or Sandy De Groote.

Tax Forms
Federal forms and instructions are available at the IRS Web site. For State taxes click on the Illinois link that will take you to the State web page.

If you prefer to photocopy the federal forms, go to the Daley Library Reference Desk, second floor and ask for Reproducable Federal Tax Forms and Instructions, Volumes 1 and 2. Reference also has "Taxpayer Information Publications" and "Business Taxpayer Information Publications" which give further information about filing your tax returns.

HR Corner

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. National Student Employment Week National Student Employment Week was established to increase public awareness of student employees by recognizing students who work while attending college. For the past thirteen years, UIC, in conjunction with the National Student Employment Association, has celebrated National Student Employment Week. It will be held during the second full week of April 9-15, 2006. One of the upcoming events is the Essay Contest on "Importance of a Part-Time Job" UIC students can submit a 500 word essay on the Importance of a Part-time Job and how their position has affected them. You can Download a cover sheet to attached to all entries. This contest is open to all UIC degree seeking students registered at least 6 credit hours during the Spring semester. Essays must be received by Thursday, March 30, 2006. The Winner receives a $100 monetary prize! For more information, please e-mail us at or call us at 312-996-3130. Reminder to Staff If you have recently moved, Library Human Resources will need a new blue Personal Data Card filled out. You can request a blue card by e-mail or by calling Library Human Resources at 6-7353. Please make sure this information is also updated in NESSIE. Supervisory Training Sessions Priority will be given to support staff supervisors required to attend in the probationary period. Each session will be offered twice during the calendar year. DATE TRAINING SESSION LOCATION Friday, April 14, 2006 Delegation Room B-466 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Friday, May 5, 2006 Time Management Room B-466 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Friday, May 26, 2006 Correcting Problem Behavior Room B-466 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Friday, June 9, 2006 Public Contact Room B-466 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m

 

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