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University Library Information
Bulletin
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LIB-Oct. 12, 2005 - #E-41
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STAFF NEWS |
Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria
Peg Burnette, LOA, has been elected Vice President of the Civil Service Employees Council at the Peoria campus.
Best wishes go with Sandy Dunbar, Library Specialist, as she pursues her professional career as librarian at the law firm of Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen. Sandy's last day is Oct. 21, 2005.
New Hire
Kimberly Musser-Russo, Library Clerk-25% at LHS-Rockford, effective Oct. 10, 2005.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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All-Staff Meeting
The next Library All-Staff Meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 4, noon - 1 p.m. in LC C6. A bus will be available for LHS staff for pick-up and return.
Library Strategic Planning Update
New documents, including a timeline for the planning process, the format for the plan as outlined by President White and a summary of the September retreat, have been posted to the Strategic Plan Web site. Please send any comments to Mary Case.
Support Staff Appreciation Award
Attached is a nomination form for a Support Staff Appreciation Award sponsored by the Staff Advisory Council. Technically, there is no deadline to submit nominations, as 3-4 awards will be given between October and June.
Please take the time to nominate one of your fellow support staff colleagues!
Federal Work Study
Students who have Federal Work Study must give Library HR a copy of their acceptance letter.
New Evaluation Form For Civil Service Employees
University Human Resources will now require a one-month, three-month, and five-month evaluation during the employee's probationary period. Library departments can use the Library's three-month evaluation form, but the University Human Resources evaluation form must be completed. Routing procedures have not changed for review of evaluations. Departments should continue to send evaluations for review to Library Human Resources Attached is a copy of the new evaluation form.
Please call Library HR if you have any questions at 6-7353.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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Tell Your Student Employees about the UIC Ambassador Program
The UIC Ambassador Program is one of prestige where a group of unique, talented, and motivated students are carefully selected to represent the spirit of the school both on and off-campus. Application deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21. For more information, contact Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services, 392 SCE, 6-4500
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OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION
NEWS
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Call for Participation in 7th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
Integrating Information Technology and Social, Behavioral andPolitical Sciences Research for Effective Government
May 21-24, 2006
San Diego,
Calif.
On The ARL Server (Oct. 10, 2005)
News and Publications
• Registration now open for 2006 LibQUAL+™ survey
• ARL Publishes SPEC Kit 288: Scanning Services for Library Users, September 2005
• ARL Announces Participants in NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, 2005-06
• Harvard College Library to Host ARL Initiative Graduate Students
Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• ARL/OLMS Online Lyceum Course: Professional Writing for Librarians, Oct. 17 - Nov. 18, 2005
• ARL Membership Meeting, Oct. 26 - 27, 2005
• Managing Digital Assets: Strategic Issues for Research Libraries, Oct. 28, 2005
• New Ways of Listening to Library Users: Tools for Measuring Service Quality, Nov. 4 - 5, 2005, Washington, DC
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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.
Daley Library Special Collections
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.
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.
Web sites You Should Know About
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.
Libary Mosaics: The Magazine for Support Staff
It's our electronic subscription to a magazine specifically geared to library classified staff.
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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2005
| Nov. 2 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| Nov. 2 |
Lectures and Forums, 3-4 p.m., 603 SCE. |
| Nov. 2-4 |
Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Meeting, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Nov. 4 |
Library All-Staff Meeting, noon - 1 p.m., LC C6. A bus will be available for LHS staff for pick-up and return. |
| Nov. 11 |
Executive Committee (date has been changed from original schedule) |
| Nov. 14 |
Faculty Meeting, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in 713 SCE. |
| Dec. 7 |
Steering Committee Meeting, 9 - 10:45 a.m., 603 SCE |
| Dec. 15 |
Executive Committee (date has been changed from original schedule) |
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| Jan. 11 |
Executive Committee |
| Feb. 8 |
Executive Committee |
| March 8 |
Executive Committee |
| April 12 |
Executive Committee |
| May 10 |
Executive Committee |
| June 14 |
Executive Committee |
| July 12 |
Executive Committee |
| Aug. 9 |
Executive Committee |
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NO MINUTES
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Support Staff Appreciation Award
The Staff Advisory Council voted to implement a proposed Employee Appreciation Award. The specifics are as follows:
AWARD: The Awardees will receive an award certificate and a $25 gift certificate from the UIC Bookstore (east or west campus). In addition, awardees picture will appear in the UIC News.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this appreciation award is to identify and reward individuals who recognize the value of, and contribute specifically to, furthering the status of goals of the University of Illinois.
CRITERIA:
The individual chosen to receive the award must have clearly demonstrated a dedication to the concerns, interest, and aspirations of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nominees must be status support staff of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
PROCEDURES:The nomination forms should be filled out by the nominator and directed to your Staff Advisory Council Representative. Any council representative, faculty, staff, or student may nominate an eligible employee they feel is deserving of this appreciation award. The Staff Advisory Council Awards and Recognition Committee will review all nominations.
All nomination forms are to be signed and dated by the person submitting the nomination. Self-nominations will not be considered. The Awards and Recognition Committee submits the nominee(s) to the Executive Staff Advisory Council for acceptance. The Support Staff Appreciation Awardees are honored at the Staff Advisory Meetings.
Return the completed form to Jan DeLago - College of Education - MC 147
Nomination For Support Staff Appreciation Award
Name of Nominee __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Campus Address __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number __________________________________________________________________________________________________
The above nominee should be considered because:
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Submitted: ____________________________________________________________________________
Extension: _________________________ Date: ______________
The deadline for LIB next issue is Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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