December 19, 2011

News From Around the Libraries

 

Changes Coming to Several Libraries Services Web Pages
Over the past several months, a subgroup of the Web Presence Management Group (WPMG), working in partnership with several Information Access and Delivery Serivices (IADS) staff, developed a plan to revise the information on the web pages listed below (found on the Services page on the Libraries website).  The group's aim was to eliminate duplicate content and make the presentation of the information more user friendly.

 

The group has nearly completed its work and will be making changes to this content in the first week of January.  In preparation for these changes, staff may wish to identify any resources (e.g. Libraries web pages, brochures, handouts, training material, etc.) that link to this information so that it can be reviewed and appropriately updated after the changes have been made.  Staff will be notified when changes have been completed.

 

- Borrowing & Fines - https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/borrowing 

- Renew and Recall - https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/renew-recall 

- Course Reserves - https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/reserves 

- Get It - https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/getit 

- MLAC Paging - https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/mlac 

- Interlibrary Loan and sub-pages - https://umn.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html 

 

Questions may be directed to Francine Dupont-Crocker via telephone at (612)624-6910 or Jon Jeffryes via telephone at (612)625-3814.

- WPMG Services Web Content Review Sub-group: Francine Dupont-Crocker and Jon Jeffryes (co-chairs), Elena Carrillo, Mark Desrosiers, Emily Riha, Marlo Welshons

 

Google Digitization Project Update
Beginning this fall, the schedule to process and send items to be scanned by Google was scaled back from 44 carts on a four week cycle to 20 carts on an eight week cycle.  For our next shipment in January 2010, pre-1923 items in the Wilson collections will be sent.  Project staff with support from the Forestry and Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife Libraries is now finishing the reshelving of over 19,000 items returned in the latest shipment received back from the Google scanning center.  Our appreciation is also extended to Shipping and Receiving staff whom have continually transferred the carts between the libraries in a timely manner.
- Jerrie Bayer

 

IT Council December 2011 Meeting Notes Now Available

Meeting topics include:
- 2011 Emerging Tech Expo Recap
- Libraries Re-Organization: IT Aspects
- Computer Support -- organizational changes

The notes are available at: https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/wupl/Staff.ITCMeetings/ITC73.pdf .

- John Butler              

 

Strategic Planning for Diversity Posted
During her professional development leave this summer, Jody Gray developed a toolkit on strategic planning for diversity in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity.  The Strategic Planning for Diversity web page is now available on the ALA website at: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/diversity/diversityplanning.cfm .  Through the resource collection, Jody shares her expertise with diversity planning with a national audience and outlines the steps and elements of developing a diversity plan for libraries.  In addition to the ALA page, Jody created a site focusing on diversity and academic libraries to compliment the toolkit at: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/grayjl/diversitylibraries.  Please take a look at these resources and share the information with your networks.  Nice work, Jody!

- Jennie Burroughs

 

Sub-group Formed to Investigate Next Generation Subject/Course Pages
A sub-group of the Web Presence Management Group has been formed to investigate next generation subject/course pages.  LibData has served us well for years, but advancements in content management, interface functionality, and user expectations require that we consider alternative applications or significant enhancements to LibData itself for managing subject and course pages.  This sub-group is charged to investigate external library resource management tools, both commercial and open-source, as well as the possibility of enhancing the LibData system.  We plan to solicit feedback from Libraries staff and we will be developing recommendations in spring 2012.  For more information, visit: https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/Staff/WebPresenceManagementGroup .

- Kate Peterson

 

Staff Tidings and Kudos

Kris Fowler Published

Kris Fowler has had two articles accepted for publication, both resulting from her recent professional leave.  The Fall 2011 issue of Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship contains the article entitled "Mathematicians' Views on Current Publishing Issues: A Survey of Researchers".  The second article will appear in March.  Congratulations to Kris!

- Karen Williams

 

Stress Busters at Bio-Med

To relieve student stress as they studied for finals, the staff in the Health Sciences Libraries offered a series of wellness events, or Stress Busters!, between Monday and Wednesday last week.  In addition to cookies and cider, we took a page from the staff at Magrath Library and offered pet therapy.  Pat Seeley's beautiful husky, Gabe, is a therapy dog, and people just loved spending time with him for an hour each day.  In addition, Boynton Health Services offered chair massages - needless to say, the sign-up sheets were full.  Many thanks to all the staff who coordinated and publicized this event and made it so successful! 

- Janice Jaguszewski

 

Students Get a Break in Walter Library
Last Thursday evening, 250 students showed up for refreshments, a coloring activity, prize drawing, short film viewing, and trivia.  All in all, it was a success, the students were thankful, and we captured some fun photos, which may be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35511082@N06/sets/72157628443271363/show/ .  Thanks to Tim Engelstad, Tony Ihrig, Jon Jeffryes, Jody Kempf, Jenny Veile, the Smart Learning Commons student staff, and all the people who donated books for making this event possible!
- Charlie Heinz

 

 

Workshops, Training Sessions, Brown Bags, etc.

 

Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Digital Library Federation (DLF) E-Science Webcast
Please drop-in to the following webcast.  no reservations necessary. 
  
Cyberinfrastructure for e-Science
David Monor, UCSD
Wednesday, January 4, 2011
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Room S-30B, Wilson Library
 
- John Butler

 

Citation Manager Boot Camp

The Personal Information Management (PIM) Collaborative invites all staff to join us for a Citation Manager Boot Camp:

Friday, January 13, 2012

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Room 114, Science Teaching and Student Services Building

Register at:https://onestop2.umn.edu/training/courseDetail.jsp?course=LB0312

Whether you want an introduction to a new citation manager or just an update on new features, come learn about the four major citation managers we now teach: RefWorks, Endnote, Zotero, and Mendeley.  We'll focus first on a lecture/demo of the four citation managers, followed by a conversation about their key differences.  There will then be an opportunity to learn about Google Plus, as well as discussion of how we hope to promote the University Libraries Personal Information Management expertise on campus.
- James Beattie

 

Virtual Symposium on Leadership in Today's Libraries
The Libraries are investing in developing effective and successful leadership, particularly in this time of transition.  In support of this goal, you are invited to attend a virtual symposium on leadership in today's libraries hosted by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS).  The symposium brings together thought-provoking speakers to talk about various aspects of leadership.  Staff supervisors/managers, committee chairs, and others who are currently in leadership roles or interested in leadership roles will find the symposium beneficial.

 

Schedule and topics
The virtual symposium is comprised of five one-hour sessions.  Sessions will be broadcast live each day from January 9 to 13, 2012, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in room S-30B, Wilson Library.  Alternatively, you may elect to wait for announcement of the recorded link in a future Monday Memo and view at your desk later.  For the topics and speakers, go to the ALA site at:http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/ala/mw/star.cfm .

- The Organization Development Collaborative: Sue Hallgren and Jerilyn Veldof (co-chairs), Francine Dupont-Crocker, Janice Jaguszewski, Ryan Mattke, Jennifer Reckner, Jan Roseen, and Cathy Tweedie

 

 

Exhibits at the Libraries

The Old Wooden Synagogues of Lithuania: An Artist's Perspective
Through Friday, December 30, 2011
Room 210, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library, Rapson Hall
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lib-web/events/architecture-landscape-archite/the-old-wooden-synagogues-of-l.html 

 

 

Winter Holidays in Children's Literature

Through Saturday, January 28, 2012

Gallery, Elmer L. Andersen Library

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lib-web/events/university-libraries-exhibits/winter-holidays-in-childrens-l.html 

 

 

The Word Made Flesh: 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible

Through Friday, February 24, 2012

T. R. Anderson Gallery, James Ford Bell Library, O. Meredith Wilson Library

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lib-web/events/university-libraries-exhibits/400th-anniversary-of-the-king-james-bible.html