University Library Information Bulletin

LIB-December 15, 2004 - #E-50

Daley Library Holiday Party 2004 Photos
The photos taken at the Daley Library Holiday Party 2004 are now available for viewing at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/staff/daleyholiday2004/index.html.

LHS Library Holiday Party 2004 will be available soon.

New Phone Number for Microforms
The new telephone number for Microforms (Daley Library, 2 South) is 312-996-5353.

Bound Journals
Circulation of bound journals at the Richard J. Daley Library will be handled at the Circulation Desk effective Jan. 3, 2005. Questions regarding returns and billing should be referred to 6-2724.

UIC Library Co-Hosts 2005 IMLS Web-Wise Conference
The UIC Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services are co-hosting the 2005 Web-Wise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World will be held in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17-18, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill.

The theme this year is "Teaching and Learning with Digital Resources." Sessions will include presentations by educators, library and museum professionals and information scientists on using digital library and museum resources both in the classroom and in independent learning environments. David Rumsey, President of Cartography Associates and Director of Luna Imaging, will give the opening keynote on Feb. 17, 2005, on Open Content: How Online Digital Libraries and Resources Will Provide Access to Cultural Information in the 21st Century. In addition, exemplary digital projects supporting educators, students, and lifelong learners will be featured in plenary sessions and break-out demonstrations.

Two half-day pre-conferences requiring separate registration. One on Business Planning for Digital Assets Management in Cultural Heritage Resources and one on Planning and Implementing User Studies will be offered on Feb. 16, 2005

For more information and to register, see http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/webwise/

The Institutional Repository Brown Bags
The Institutional Repository Task Force invites library faculty and academic staff to attend one of two brown bags to discuss plans for an institutional repository at UIC. We would like input from librarians on what we have done to date and get feedback on outstanding issues, including guidelines, policies, and campus buy-in.

We hope you plan on attending one of the Brown Bags. There will be teleconference hock-ups for those attending remotely.

Dates and locations for Brown Bags:
Jan. 10, 2005 - Noon -1:30 p.m., LHS, Conference Room 303
Jan. 11, 2005 - Noon-1:30 p.m., Daley, B-466

Links:
UIC, Institutional Repository Task Force homepage: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/staff/commwork/irtf/

DSpace Federation homepage http://dspace.org/federation/index.html

MIT's DSpace homepage: http://dspace.org/introduction/index.html

December is TV2010 month in the Library!
The schedule will run weekly until the end of the month. 

Remember, you are not restricted to only one session; however, you should check with your supervisor to ensure that you can attend. 

Members of Team Vision 2010 are: Steve Brantley, Joan Fiscella, Jeanette Gawronski, Julia Hendry, Peter Hepburn, Francis Kayiwa, Jay Lambrecht, Linda Ling, Wenona Rhodes, Carol Scherrer, Mary Shultz, and Irene Williams

Civil Service Vacancies:
LTA III Access Services/LHS one full-time
LC III Circulation Desk one full-time

For further information, contact lib-per@uic.edu

No Campus News

ALA Annual Conference Program
ALA Many Voices, One Nation Literary Showcase annual conference Program on Friday, June 24, 2005. Please see attachment for further information and nomination form.

EDUCAUSE 2005: Participate as a Presenter
Present at EDUCAUSE 2005
Experience the satisfaction of showing others in your professional community new strategies for tackling on-the-job challenges that have worked for you by giving a presentation at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. You'll have the opportunity to share your expertise, gain recognition for your work, and play an active role in the premier IT event in higher education.

Presentation proposals are now being accepted for the 2005 conference, "Transforming the Academy: Dreams and Reality," Oct. 18–21, 2005, in Orlando, Fla.

Preconference Seminars
Preconference seminars are half- or full-day in-depth presentations on a specific topic or set of topics that attendees pay an additional fee to attend. Submit a proposal by Dec. 31, 2004
• Submission Guidelines

Conference Sessions
Conference sessions take the form of lecture-style paper presentations, panel discussions, informal poster sessions, or presentations with a multi-institution perspective.
Submit proposals by Jan. 31, 2005
• Submission Guidelines
• Suggested Topics

Benefits of Presenting
As a presenter you’ll not only help create an innovative and informative program, you’ll also:
• Gain recognition and spotlight your institution’s achievements
• Make valuable contacts
• Hone your public speaking skills
• Build confidence and self-esteem

Related Opportunities
• If your proposal addresses an effective IT practice implemented on your campus, you can bring further recognition to your good work and benefit colleagues through the Effective Practices service. Special Offer: Contribute your practice by Dec. 31, 2004, and you could be eligible to win a free 2005 EDUCAUSE conference registration.
• Consider submitting your material for publication in EDUCAUSE Quarterly. EQ authors receive full editorial support and gain valuable exposure and recognition in a very visible professional forum. View author testimonials and publication guidelines.
• Find out about other EDUCAUSE events.

On The ARL Server (Dec. 13 2004)

NEW ITEMS ON THE ARL SERVER:

ARL Publishes SPEC Kit 285: Library Services in Non-Library Spaces, November 2004
http://www.arl.org/pubscat/pr/2004/announcespec285.html

Libraries and Changing Research Practices: A Report of the ARL/CNI Forum on E-Research and Cyberinfrastructure
http://www.arl.org/newsltr/237/cyberinfra.html

ARL at ALA Mid-Winter, Jan. 14-19, 2005, Boston, Mass.
http://www.arl.org/arl/ala05m.html

SPOTLIGHT ON: University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba honored war veterans on Canadian Remembrance Day with the unveiling of "Lest We Forget," an immense Web-based exploration of the Canadian wartime experience. The online documentary connects users to more than 10,000 scans of archived materials, including both textual sources and photographs, related to Canada during times of conflict. Archives & Special Collections worked for nearly two years on the development of this collection that will serve as a rich resource for scholars and the general public alike.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/archives/canada_war/

MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See the full ARL/OLMS 2004 calendar at
http://www.arl.org/olms/olms_cal.html

ARL Workshop on Web Development with XML: Design and Application, Jan. 3-7, 2005, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
http://www.arl.org/arl/pr/web_dev_xml_05.html

Register for LibQUAL+(tm) Webcast on Jan. 11, 2005: A Webcast Introduction to LibQUAL+(tm)
http://www.arl.org/training/webcast/libqualintro/

Half-day workshops at ALA Mid-Winter
Morning: "LibQUAL+(tm) dimensions and total scores: How do they relate?"
Afternoon: "Following up on LibQUAL+(tm)" Focus groups, Jan. 18, 2005, Boston, Mass.
http://db.arl.org/qualquan/

Registration now open for Spring 2005 LibQUAL+(tm) survey
http://www.libqual.org/Register/index.cfm

Frequently Used Web sites:

UIC Library:

UIC Library Home Page:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/

About the Library:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/about/
Note:  This site is updated regularly.

CITY2000
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/resources/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
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/

Employee of the Month Award @ UIC Library
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/staff/employeeaward/

Library All-Staff Meetings
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/staff/ulib/allstaffmeetings

Library Faculty Committees:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/about/facexec/

Library Hours:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/admin/services/schedules/

Library News: The Library's Electronic Newsletter on Acquisitions and Initiatives
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/news/librarynews/

ULIB Search Engine
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/staff/ulib/previous/

Others:

CIC
http://www.cic.uiuc.edu
An academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.

CLS Workshops:
Workshop listings with updates (including online registration in each listing):
http://www.chilibsys.org/ChiAreaLibCal/chilibcal.html
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
www.crl.edu
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
http://www.niulib.niu.edu/ccm
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
http://www.idal.illinois.edu
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 published February, April, June, August, October and December)
http://www.ila.org/pub/reporter.htm

ILCSO
http://www.ilcso.uiuc.edu
Enhances and expands access to and effectively utilize information resources through collaborative partnerships among ILCSO members and with the Illinois Library community.

IOUG Workshops
Course listings with updates found:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/oclc/bydate.html

Registration online:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/forms/wrkreg_o.html
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
http://www.caxtonclub.org
Includes information of current area exhibits, special library programs and events of bibliographic interest and speaker schedules for members luncheons/dinners.

Chicago Area Archivists
http://www.vandercook.edu/archives/CAA.html
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):
http://www.chilibsys.org/ChiAreaLibCal/chilibcal.html

Chicago Botanic Garden
http://www.chicago-botanic.org
Promotes gardens and gardening since 1890.

Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org
An accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history.

HistoryMakers
http://www.thehistorymakers.com
Committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories.

Newberry Library
http://newberry.org/nl/newberryhome.html
Includes information on programs for the public and a calendar of weekly events.

2004

2005

• CIRCWRKS Minutes, 09/14/04

CIRCWRKS meeting Sept. 14, 2004
Present: Daniels (Rockford), Daugherty, Davis (Peoria), Guss, Hunter, Loftiss (Urbana), Mulhim (recording) Odegaard (presiding)

The schedule of CIRCWRK meetings for 2005 was distributed.
The minutes of the August meeting were approved.

Patron file load: Lisa has been working on data from sources found by Daugherty but had to supply some essential information (patron’s barcode number) from other sources as that was not present in the data received from Banner. The first test of a load failed.

We will be matching for duplicates on the UIN. If putting patron records into Voyager by hand, the expiration date for fall semester is June 28, 2005 and the purge date is June 28, 2006. Faculty and staff should be given an expiration date one year from the date we enter or update the record.

E-mail notices: Daley and Peoria reported problems; Daley’s may have to do with the local SMTP server and will be reported to Library Systems. Peoria is using the ILCSO server and will report problems to ONCALL. O’Leary is working on ways to view e-mail notices after they are sent.

UB charging problems: these usually result in a message beginning: “An error prevents. . . .” Sometimes the item can be charged from the patron’s request screen; in these cases the due date will have to be recovered by the patron from MyAccount.
Kilian suggested discharging from the hold screen and recharging.
ILCSO is aware of most of the problems and has provided some guidance, which was forwarded to CIRCWRKS-the-Listserv. Daugherty recommended that we continue reporting questions and checking with ILCSO; Kilian is keeping track of those reported to the DRU.

PDQ
1. General Circulation Services web page: this was assigned by ERQ to CIRCWRKS and is in process (it was put up on Monday 11/29).
2. Lisa’s list – formally (and formerly) known as List of NOTIS Programming Tasks: PDQ enquired what requests are currently from CIRCWRKS: patron file load, monthly statistics and status reports; weekly Bursar Transfer file from Voyager to Banner. PDQ will prioritize this and other items and refer to Systems/Lisa.
3. Patron forms on line:
Faculty authorization request form is up; it must be printed and sent.
Forms for various requests (items ‘in process’ or ‘on order’ are in preparation.
Patron Information update form is in process.
4. Ethic training: the deadline for taking University ethics training and passing the quiz is Oct. 9, 2004 deadline.
Unit reports/questions:
Peoria reported problems with charge location/item type and Rockford with blocks on operator Ids; both were referred to Mulhim for checking in SysAdmin. Mulhim will send procedure for Missing to Daniels & copy Mantzakides. (Someone verify, please?)
Reserves: Hunter reported that the latest version of e-Res went live on September 1st and training is being scheduled.