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University Library Information
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LIB-Nov. 02, 2005 - #E-44
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STAFF NEWS |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Research Brown Bag
A Research Brown Bag Breakfast has been scheduled for Dec. 14, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LHS conference room.
Time Cards
Supervisors should not be changing any time that has been punched in/out. If it is necessary to make a change on a punched in/out time, you must indicated on the time card the reason why you are making the change. Only hand written entries should be corrected. Supervisors should not be changing any punched in/out times to avoid overtime, etc.
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, 7-7353, if you have any questions.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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No Campus News
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OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION
NEWS
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News From the Museum Computer Network
Library of public domain books preview -- MSFT will add 150,000 titles in 2006. The Open Content Alliance is scanning in hundreds of thousands of public-domain books. Preview some of the Alliance's output that's just gone live through gorgeous in-browser book-viewer that combines the best elements of a physical book (tactility, the idiosyncracies of printed type) with an electronic book (zoomability, searchability, text-to-speech).
On The ARL Server (Oct. 31, 2005)
News and Publications
• ARL Announces the 2005-06 Board of Directors
• ARL Endorses Call for Action to Preserve E-Journals
• William G. Bowen, President, Mellon Foundation, Remarks at the ARL Membership Meeting, Oct. 26, 2005 (pdf)
• ARL Statistics Data Collection Webcast, Nov. 8, 2005, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT--registration deadline Nov. 4
Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• Attendees, tell us what you think: ARL Membership Meeting Evaluation Form
• LibQUAL+™ Grants for Libraries--application deadline Dec. 20
• Living the Future 6: WOW!--Where Next? cosponsored by the University of Arizona Libraries, ARL, and ACRL; Tucson, Ariz., April 5-8, 2006
Duke Law School Moving Image Contest Announce Finalist
Duke Law School Moving Image Contest announced finalists in their Arts Project Moving Image Contest. The contest asked entrants to create short films demonstrating some of the tensions between art and intellectual property law, and the intellectual property issues artists face, focusing on either music or documentary film."
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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. 2-4 |
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. 14 |
Research Brown Bag Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., LHS conference room. |
| 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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