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| University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign |
No. 2, January 12, 2001 Edited by: Dixie L. Trinkle |
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JANUARY LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Electoral College
Government Documents Library, Main Hall Wall Case
Poesia LatinoAmericana Contemporanea
Latin American Library Display
Celebrating Faculty Achievements: Library Selections
from
Newly Promoted or Tenured Faculty at UIUC
Main Hall Case
Yehuda Amichai: Israeli Poet Revolutionary 1924-2000
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
Presidential Inauguration
Mueller Display
James Jones and WW II
Rare Book Room
Lost University of Illinois - "What Once Was -- What
Might Have Been"
University Archives, Outside Room 19
University of Illinois Library Office of Development and Public Affairs
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Library Staff Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
December 13, 2000
Present: A. Conrad, J. Gammon, L. Roberts, A. Schoenberg, J. Wiles, G. Witte
I. Minutes of the November 29, 2000, meeting were revised and approved.
II. Reports
A. Admin. Council--Alan Conrad reporting
--Bart Clark reported on the budget and faculty positions
--Division coordinator job description is almost finalized
--ARL sessions were not well attended by faculty
--A report was presented by Technical Services on the Cataloging Task Force
B. Faculty meeting--No meeting
C. Library Reconfig.--No meeting. Alan Conrad mentioned some proposed plans for the remote storage facility on the web page
http//www.library.uiuc.edu/administration/PlanningBudget/Facilities.htm
III. Updates/Discussions
A. Annual report--Tabled until next meeting
B. Admin liaison--Not a problem until Bob Burger goes on sabbatical and that has been delayed
C. Election--Discussed the election process and progress
D. Opening the Stacks--Mentioned that only undergraduate students were being considered. Discussed possible dates and discussed the pros and cons. The proposal is still in draft stage and any input should be submitted to your division rep. (A copy of the draft proposal has been placed in the LON notebook in the staff lounge.)
E. Food issues--Nothing to report. Gil Witte will investigate the coffee cart idea
D. Staff attendance at Library information events--Began discussing ways and means of increasing staff participation at current events and getting new events of interest to staff.
IV. New Business
A. Staff training --Although the ARL workshops were for the faculty, staff have expressed a desire/need for this type of training as well. Discussion about what types of training staff would like to see followed and will continue at the next meeting with Cindy Kelly and Bob Burger.
B. The problem of staff not being included in meetings important to us was brought up. This is not a new problem. It was decided to continue the discussion at the next meeting with Cindy and Bob.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Gammon
Transcriber
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Academic Search Position Update
Positions Filled
Afro-American Studies Librarian: Thomas Weissinger
Visiting Project Coordinator, IL Digitization Institute: Trevor Jones
| Title |
Search Opened |
Search Extended |
Search Closes |
Search Cancelled |
Interviews Scheduled |
| Head of Preservation | 03-01-00 | 06-30-00 | 1 Add’l Interview Pending |
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| Commerce Librarian | 01-04-00 | 04-27-00 | 05-31-00 or until filled | Final Stages
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| Japanese Studies Librarian | 04-05-00 | 06-15-00 | Final Stages
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| Associate University Librarian for Services | 05-31-00 | 07-17-00 or until filled | Jan 4 & 8 | ||
| Asst Undergrad Lib for Multicultural Services | 09-11-00 | 12-15-00 |
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| Cataloger, Original Cataloging Team | 09-21-00 | 11-02-00 |
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| Asst Government Information Librarian | 09-21-00 | 11-02-00 | Dec 5, 7, 12 & 15 |
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| Psychology/Speech Communication Subject Specialist | 10-03-00 | 02-01-01 | |||
| Asst Circulation and Bookstacks Librarian | 12-5-00 | 01-19-01 | |||
| Asst Map and Geography Librarian | 12-05-00 | 01-19-01 |
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| Kolb-Proust Librarian | 12-05-00 | 01-19-01 |
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| Assistant to the Head, Library Human Resources | 1-05-01 | 01-22-01 |
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| Geology & Digital Projects Librarian | 01-02-01 | 02-19-01 |
Support Staff Positions Open
Library Clerk III, 50%, Asian Library
Library Clerk III, 100%, Government Docs Library
Library Clerk III, 100%, IRRC Library
Library Technical Assistant, 100%, Education Library
Security Guard Supervisor, 100%, Business Office
Security Guard, 100%, Business Office
(J. Lowder)
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