Library Office Notes |
| University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign |
No.16, April 26, 2002 Edited by: Dixie L. Trinkle |
| The deadline for submitting items for publication is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Send items to L.O.N., 230 Library, MC-522 E-mail: trinkle@uiuc.edu FAX: 217-244-4358 |
| Vice-Chair, Senate Executive Committee Priscilla C. Yu has been elected Vice-Chair of the UIUC Faculty Senate Executive Committee for 2002-2003. (Priscilla C. Yu) |
APRIL LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Earth Day: Assessing our World -- Protecting our Home
Government Documents Library, Main Hall Wall Cases
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/environment.htm
Arbor Day
Government Documents Library, Main Hall Wall Cases
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/Exhibits/arborday.htm
Antologia de literature y poesia latina
Latin American and Caribbean Library Display
The Lives, Times and Histories of Library Employees
Main Hall Cases
Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906-2001) ... l'homme d'etate, le
poete, l'humaniste
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
Despierta: Abre Tus Ojos -- Latino Month
Mueller Case, East Foyer
Chartier
Rare Book Room
Springtime Activities at the University of Illinois
University Archives
Map Propaganda, WW II
Map and Geography Library
(University of Illinois Library Office of Development and Public Affairs)
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LSSC Meeting MinutesPresent: J. Adamczyk, M. Crook, L. Engels, R. Hough, R. Jahr, C. Koppe, S.
McFarland,
E. Schroeder, J. Somera, J. Watkins, T. Webb, G. Witte
I. Minutes of February 27, 2002, meeting were revised and approved.
II. Reports
A. Admin Council (Jane)
-- Voyager overview session schedule was announced.
-- Discussion of the importance of communication with staff to reduce stress.
-- Binding shipments not being loaded since the Gap.
-- The Moratorium on supercedes will be revisited in two months.
-- Discussion about selecting for remote storage.
B. Faculty Meeting (Renee) -- No meeting.
C. Divisional meetings items
CPS. Paula Kaufman was a guest. Paula will turn in a list of zero names for the first round of layoffs. Extra help hours may be extended.
III. Updates/Discussions
A. CSE retreat letter
We received a response from Paula for a CSE retreat. She requested more information.
B. ALA scholarship
We reviewed a draft of guidelines prepared to date. Discussion will continue at the next meeting.
C. Spring Fling
There was a good turnout and positive responses noted.
D. Staff Lounges
We began compiling comments for improvements. Discussion will continue at the next meeting with the final list being forwarded to the AUL for Planning and Budgets.
IV. New Business
A. Audits.
We discussed the freeze and what staff need to do to continue to prepare for the audits.
B. Safety Committee.
We received a report about the Emergency Safety and Security Task Force. This committee is charged with writing policies and keeping those policies up to date. With this information, the LSSC will propose the formation of a safety and security advisory group.
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Academic Search Position Update
Positions filled:
Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction: Lisa Hinchliffe
Assistant Reference Librarian: Joseph Straw
| Title |
Search Opened |
Search Extended |
Search Closes |
Search Cancelled |
Interviews Scheduled |
| Vis Research Info Specialist Library Systems Office | 10-21-01 | Extended | April 18, 24, 2002 | ||
| Assistant ACES Librarian | 11-05-01 | 12-20-01 | Offer Pending | ||
| Assistant Biology Librarian | 11-27-01 | 01-11-02 | Offer Pending | ||
| Vis IL Newspaper Project Cataloger | 12-05-01 | 01-04-02 | April 26, 2002 | ||
| Mortenson Distinguished Prof & Director of the Mortenson Center for Int’l Library Programs | 12-1-01 | 05-01-02 |
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| Anthropology/Sociology Subject Specialist | 01-16-02 | 03-15-02 | Interviews being scheduled | ||
| Archivist for Electronic Records | 01-17-02 | 02-28-02 | April 22, May 1, & 6, 2002 | ||
| Middle Eastern Studies Librarian | 02-04-02 | 03-29-02 | |||
| South Asian Studies Librarian | 02-04-02 | 03-29-02 | |||
| Reference Law Librarian | 02-04-02 | 03-29-02 | April 24, & 25, 2002 | ||
| Music Digital Services Coordinator | 02-04-02 | 04-01-02 | May 6 & 8, 2002 | ||
| Commerce Digital & Data Services Librarian | 02-18-02 | 04-01-02 | April 16 & 18, May 15, 2002 |
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| Commerce Information Services Librarian | 02-18-02 | 04-01-02 | May 8 and 29, 2002 | ||
| Head, Slavic & East European Library | 02-18-02 | 05-03-02 | |||
| Brittle Books Coordinator | 02-18-02 | 03-22-02 | |||
| Digital Library Research Programmer | 02-18-02 | 03-08-02 | April 23,& 30, 2002 | ||
| Project Coordinator-Teaching w/Digital Content, .5FTE | 04-02-02 | 04-17-02 |
Complete position announcements, including listings of the members of search committees, are available on the Library Human Resources website. The URL is: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/administration/human/positions/employment.htm
Because of pending campus layoff activity, the campus Personnel Services Offices has suspended all civil service positions hiring activity for the campus at this time. There can be no additional referrals for vacant positions, and no offers may be extended until further notice. We anticipate more information and clarification by the end of April. Any questions should be directed to the Library Human Resources Office. Thank you.
(J. Lowder)
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