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LIB-Nov. 16, 2005 - #E-46

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STAFF NEWS

Appointments
Christal Thomas, 50% Visiting Assistant Reference Librarian, effective Nov. 16.
Rachel Shaevel, 50% Visiting Assistant Reference Librarian, effective Dec. 5.

Presentation
Lynn C. Westney, Assistant Reference Librarian, presented "Brunswick Stew and Kentucky Burgoo: Name Origins of Colonial American Recipes," at the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture/American Culture Association (MAP/ACA) Conference on Nov. 6, 2005. Her paper was part of the Food and Culture Section and the overall panel, "Food Politics."

Publication
Lynn C. Westney, Assistant Reference Librarian, is pleased to announce the publication of Educational Rankings Annual (ERA) 2006, her 16th in this series since 1991. Published by Thomson Gale, it contains 4,654 ranking entries and has 947 pages. UIC is featured in 22 of the rankings. ERA 2006 is available at the Reference Desk, second floor, Daley Library, LA217.E372.

Candidates' Presentation
Kristina Howard and Cleo Pappas are candidates for the position of Assistant Information Services Librarian. As part of the interview process, they have been asked to do a 15- to 20-minute presentation. Library staff are welcomed to attend.

Kristina Howard
Dec. 1, 2005
9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Room 303 LHS

Cleo Pappas
Dec. 15, 2005
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Room 303 LHS


ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

HR Corner

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, please indicate 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.

 

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION NEWS

On The ARL Server (Nov. 14, 2005)
News and Publications
ARL Recruits Subject Experts into Research Librarianship
ARL to Host Leadership Symposium for MLS Students at ALA Midwinter
ARL and ALA
file comments on CALEA before the FCC, Nov. 14

Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• Attendees, tell us what you think: ARL Membership Meeting Evaluation Form
• LibQUAL+™ Grants for Libraries--application deadline December 20
Living the Future 6: WOW!--Where Next? cosponsored by the University of Arizona Libraries, ARL, and ACRL, Tucson, Arizona, April 5-8
ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication, hosted by UCLA, July 12-14
SPARC-ACRL Forum at ALA Midwinter: Authors and Authority: Perspectives on Negotiating Licenses and Copyright, Jan. 21, 4 -6 p.m.



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.


DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

2005

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)
   
2006  
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

 

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for the next issue is NOON on Monday, Nov. 21.
Send LIB information to ULIB@uic.edu

 

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