University Library Information Bulletin

LIB-February 2, 2005 - #E-05

Library All-Staff Meeting
The next Library All-Staff Meeting will be held Monday, Apr. 11, 2005, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Lecture Center C-6.

Books24x7 Trial Access
Starting Jan. 31, 2005, the library has trial access to Books24x7, which offers the unabridged contents to thousands of business and technology titles.

This page also has a separate list of available technology titles and a "Quick Guide."

Please give the resource a try. Send any questions to lib-sys@uic.edu.

E-STREAMS
The December and January issues of E-STREAMS, edited by H. Robert Malinowsky, have been posted online. The following faculty have reviews in these issues:

December 2004
3765. Earth Machines by Lynn Westney
3812. Dictionary of Physics by Marcia Dellenbach
3817. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Lynn Westney

January 2005
3831. Inside the Iron Works by Marcia Dellenbach
3882. Birdwatching Companion to North American Birdlife by Lynn Westney

SPECIAL EVENT - Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards
See the Bulls vs. Washington Wizards for Half-Price on Feb.25.2005. The Chicago Bulls are hosting a Read to Achieve night on Friday, Feb. 25. 2005. Families and friends of Chicagoland schools and libraries can purchase tickets at half price in honor of their literacy program.

You can pick up a copy of the form to order tickets in the Daley Administrative Office.

2004 UIC Annual Report
The 2004 UIC annual report is now available online. It can also be accessed from the "Administration" link on the UIC homepage.

A Messge From Bob Rose, Chair, ACRL 12th National Conference Volunteers Committee

The 12th National ACRL Conference Needs You!
Would you:

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, the 12th National ACRL Conference in Minneapolis, Apr. 7-10, 2005 has something for you. To put on a successful conference requires many volunteers to serve in such roles as meeting room assistants, event ticket-takers or ushers, Hospitality Desk assistants, Internet Café Assistants, and preconference assistants. No special expertise is required for any of these responsibilities. This year a new "resume reviewing" service will be offered. If you have experience in evaluating resumes or assisting librarians in the preparation of resumes, your expertise is needed to help library school students and others in preparing effective resumes.

What do you need to do to volunteer?

Please include your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and dates available (if known).

Remember - early bird registration for the conference ends Feb. 7, 2005.

A Messge From David Carlson on Behalf of the Vision and Leadership Transition Team
On behalf of the Vision and Leadership Transition Team (VLT) I am pleased to announce the release of our final report and recommendations. As you will read, we are calling for a new organization: The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, CARLI.

You will find the full text of all materials at the VLT web site. All files are in pdf format (reminder: pdf files can be large in size - I don't recommend that you retrieve these files from a home dial-up computer). At the web site, documents are listed individually but there is also a "mega-link" which, if selected will provide the pdf copy of all documents. I recommend that you start with the final report, which is the first document listed. All associated documents are discussed and linked in the text of the final report.

With the release of these documents, we turn these matters over to the academic/research library community in Illinois for consideration and, we hope, adoption. You will have an opportunity to participate through your membership, as appropriate, in one or more of the three consortia: ICCMP, IDAL, and ILCSO.

It would be redundant for me to state in this email the information that is contained in our report and associated documents. But I do want to take a personal prerogative as chair of the VLT for two other matters.

First, I want to recognize the membership of the VLT. My recognition is more than the cursory thank-you that is common to the members of a committee when their task is complete. The Illinois academic/research library community has been very well represented in this process by the members of the VLT who are listed at the end of the report. Each member of the VLT participated fully and was wholly engaged throughout this process. The commitment by each of these individuals through a regular series of meetings over many months at various locations throughout the state was exceptional. In addition, all members had responsibility for the development of one or more of the documents and in every case, commitments made were commitments met.

Second, I want to make special recognition of a particular individual, Dave Stewart. Fundamentally, our discussions and recommendations are about change and change is always difficult. By virtue of his position, Dave is at the center of these changes. Throughout this process, I have admired the manner in which Dave has conducted himself and participated in these discussions. He has been fully engaged, as all members have been, but he has also been uniquely objective, professional, and open to what I am sure were some difficult conversations. He deserves special recognition and thanks.

The recommendations and documents now before you are our best efforts to effect the change called for by CAL and Team Illinois. I will not maintain that our proposals are perfect and without flaw. But there is no question in my mind that this is a significant step forward and will establish an agile, membership-driven organization. Our libraries and our institutions are constantly evolving; if approved, this new organization will evolve as well. This is a new approach and establishes a foundation that will permit a re-kindling of library cooperation and a renewal of national leadership for academic/research libraries in Illinois reflective of our history, ability, and promise.

On The ARL Server, Jan. 31, 2005

NEW ITEMS ON THE ARL SERVER:

Collections & Access Issues: Report on ARL Activities Prepared for the 2005 ALA Midwinter Meeting

Registration now open for ACRL preconference workshop, Outcome Assessment Tools for the Library of the Future: Measuring Service Quality (LibQUAL+™) and the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES), Apr. 7, 2005, Minneapolis, Minn.

Register now for the Leading Change Institute, Mar. 15 - 16, 2005, Chicago, Ill.

An Introduction to LibQUAL+: Q&A from the Webcast is now available.

MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See the full ARL/OLMS 2005 calendar

Online Lyceum Course: Measuring Library Service Quality, Feb. 7, 2005 - Mar. 18, 2005

ARL Workshop on Web Development with XML: Design and Application, Feb. 14-18, 2005: PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES! University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Registration now open for Spring 2005 LibQUAL+(tm) survey

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 2000 photographers spending 366 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:

CIC
An academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.

CLS Workshops (including online registration)
UIC staff interested in attending any workshop must first secure permission from their supervisor to attend and justify why the library should pay for their participation. The request requires review by the University Librarian, who will make the final decision.

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.

IOUG Workshops
Register online. Fees are $10 for IOUG Institutional or Personal Members (per registrant).
UIC staff interested in attending any workshop must first secure permission from their supervisor to attend and justify why the library should pay for their participation. The request requires review by the University Librarian, who will make the final decision.

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 Area Librarians' Calendar (published by the Chicago Library System):

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, archaeology, 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.

Newberry Library
Includes information on programs for the public and a calendar of weekly events.

2005

• Steering Committee Meeting, 01/05/05

Minutes of Steering Committee meeting of Jan. 5, 2005.

Attending: R. Daugherty, D. Bicknese, A. Ford, S. Jacobson, F. Logan, W. Jones, J. Hurd, C. Scherrer, G. Lagana, A. Bloss, J. Lambrecht (Chair), M. Case, J. Canlas, E. Guss, E. Schellhause, M. Berta, J. Dorsch, J. Shuler, V. Pifalo, E. Starkman, H. Malinowsky (Recorder)

Meeting called to order at 9 a.m. by J. Lambrecht.

Minutes for meeting of Dec. 8, 2004, were approved.

Brief updates:
Reactions to reduced services week— one complaint that Daley was not open. LHS, Sites, and Science Library had moderate use. Closing created a backlog of incoming books and serial current issues. It is noted that when emergency staff entered the building there did not seem to be any change in the heat, in fact it was warmer than when the library was open.

Possible extended meeting of 1/26—Spending priorities for equipment will be discussed with a focus on M. Case’s FY 2006-2007 budget presentation to the Provost and Deans.

Possible meeting on 2/9—M. Case would like to present her budget proposal to the Provost and deans.

Taking responsibility for “Organizational Issues”—A spreadsheet prepared by J. Canlas was distributed prior to the meeting. This spreadsheet was the result of a previous planning session where members of the Steering Committee indicated their concerns and needs for the library. There was a discussion of the first item on Communication that covered diversity of user needs, accessibility to electronic resources, and mechanism for dealing with user complaints. No substantive conclusions were made. J. Lambrecht instructed the members of the Steering Committee to look at the spreadsheet and see if there are any items that each could take ownership of. This will be discussed at a future meeting.

Organizing Public Services in a better way—J. Shuler and his task force will be preparing a report. J. Shuler pointed out that there were four user perspectives that will dictate what the report will show: 1. Services that orient users to the library and its collections; 2. Services that show how to research materials in the library; 3. Services that help to identify and use resources outside the UIC Library; and 4. Services that show how to select materials for the library. It was suggested that the work of Shuler and Dorsch be coordinated with the work of the 2010 Committee in order to eliminate overlap.

Organizing Technical Services in a better way—A spirited discussion was had on what technical services mean.

J. Dorsch gave an update on USE and indicated that the Ask a Librarian service was going very well. There is a need to advertise this service for the coming semester.

The deadline for PromptCat implementation has been moved to Jan. 31, 2005.

Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.