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University Library Information Bulletin |
LIB-May 24, 2006 - #E-21 |
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STAFF NEWS |
New Hire
Karen Meadows has been hired as a Library Assistant at LHS/Rockford effective May 30, 2006.
Publication
Lynn C. Westney, Assistant Reference Librarian, is pleased to announce the publication of the April 2006 issue of JAHC: Journal of the Association for History and Computing, Vol. 9, No. 1. Professor's Westney's column, E-Journals--Inside and Out, is available at
http://mcel.pacificu.edu/JAHC/JAHCIX1/reviews/westney.htm
Book Review Editor
Lynn C. Westney, Assistant Reference Librarian, has been invited to serve as Book Review Editor for H-INFO for a two year term.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Department of the Month
The LHS Access and Tech Services was selected as the department of the month for the month of May 2006. They have put together a powerpoint presentation to share with our library family for all to view.
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. A current schedule of sessions is available on the Library Human Resources Web site.
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UIC Women's Leadership Symposium 2006
Women FIRST: Moving Forward Together
Thursday, June 1;
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Illinois Room, Student Center East
Keynote Address: Chancellor Sylvia Manning
The symposium was originated at UIC as an effort to make leadership development more accessible to all women on campus and to address the unique issues faced by minority women. Academic professionals and support staff alike benefit from the practical information provided at the workshops. This event is open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Advanced registration is required.
The Library will fund registration for Library Support Staff who would like to attend this workshop and have the permission of their supervisor and department head. Department heads should send approved requests to the Business Office by Friday, May 26, 2006. Academic staff may use their FDAC funds to attend.
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OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION NEWS |
On The ARL Server (May 22 , 2006)
News and Publications
• International Dimensions of Digital Science and Scholarship, Keynote Presentation at the May ARL Membership Meeting, by Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress
• ARL Membership Meeting Attendees: Tell us what you think! Please fill out the evaluation form online
• SPARC Partners with Bioline International: North/South Initiative Opens Access to Bioscience Research from Developing Countries
Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• Application Materials for Graduate School Stipend from ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce—due June 21
• Mapping License Language for Electronic Resource Management, ARL/DLF Workshop, June 22, 2006
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ARL Events at ALA, New Orleans, June 2006
• ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication, hosted by UCLA, July 12–14, 2006
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WEB SITES |
Frequently Used Web sites:
UIC Library:
UIC Library Staff Pages
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 |
| 2006 |
| May 26 |
Supervisory Training Session - Correcting Problem Behavior, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room B-466 |
| June 7 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| June 9 |
Supervisory Training Session - Public Contact, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room B-466 |
| June 14 |
Executive Committee, 9 - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| June 22-28 |
American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA |
| July 5 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 206AB SCW |
| July 12 |
Executive Committee, 9 - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| Aug 2 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
| Aug. 9 |
Executive Committee, 9 - 11 a.m., UL Office |
| Sept 6 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
| Oct.3-6 |
Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
| Oct. 4 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
| Nov. 1 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
| Dec. 6 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 713 SCE |
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