Library Office Notes |
| University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign |
No. 4, January 25, 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 |
| Library School Alumni Association Seeking Nominations
for Awards LSAA is seeking nominations for three awards, it gives annually at the GSLIS alumni reception held at the American Library Association Annual Conference. Deadline for application is March 15. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is to recognize an individual alumnus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Library and Information Science. The Leadership Award is to recognize a recipient of the Master's degree from GSLIS who has graduated in the past 10 years and who has shown leadership in the field of Library and Information Science. |
Please visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~lsaa/awards.html to read the full description of these awards. Send nominations to Roslyn Wylie, Chair of the LSAA Awards Committee by March 15. Roslyn Wylie |
JANUARY LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Mexican Artisans
Latin American and Caribbean Library Display
Architecture Design Thesis 2001: Preparation Results
Main Hall Cases
This was their Land: Native American Indians in the U.
S.
Map and Geography Library
2001 Nobel Prize in Literature:
V. S. Naipaul ... a colonial without a past, without ancestors
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
John Philip Sousa and the Star Spangled Banner
Mueller Case, East Foyer
(January 18-February)
ACES Library
Rare Book Room
Welcome Back Bears: The U of I Bears Connection,
1920-2001
University Archives
University of Illinois Library Office of Development and Public Affairs
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Library Staff Steering Committee Meeting MinutesPresent: A. Conrad, L. Engels, R. Jahr, P. Lindell, T. McCoy, E. Schroeder, J. Somera, G. Witte
Guest: B. Burger
I. Minutes of the November 22, 2001, and December 12, 2001, meetings were revised and approved.
II. Reports
A. Admin. Council -- Met on Jan. 7
-- Gateway design was approved with modifications.
-- Binding quotas were approved.
-- Extended hours. Having libraries open extended hours the week before classes start was discussed. Paula K. will draft a proposal to look at extending service hours.
-- Cindy Kelly reviewed the guidelines from the employee handbook regarding CSE's taking classes and distributed a form to be filled out by the CSE's and signed by unit heads.
B. Faculty Meeting -- Chancellor Cantor and Provost Herman were present.
Minutes posted. Discussed Oak Street selection process and received an update on design/construction timing, how the Bears coming to town will affect parking, staffing reviews, and announcement that new monies for the preservation was approved by the Trustees.
C. Divisional Meetings Items -- Nothing new
III. Updates/Discussions
A. CSE Retreat -- Reviewed and approved the revised survey form to be distributed to staff for input.
IV. New Business
A. Safety and Security Concerns -- Reviewed the presentation by Officer Ortiz. Bob Burger will check with Bart about future plans regarding security and security/safety workshops. It was suggested that a safety/security committee be formed.
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Academic Search Position Update
Position Filled
Women and Gender Resources Librarian: Cindy Ingold
| Title |
Search Opened |
Search Extended |
Search Closes |
Search Cancelled |
Interviews Scheduled |
| Chinese Studies Librarian/Cataloging Coordinator | 07-06-01 | 08-17-01 | Oct 26, Nov 2, & 9, 2001 | ||
| Asst Undergraduate Librarian for Diversity Services | 09-25-01 | 11-09-01 | Dec 4, 7, & 20, 2001 | ||
| Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction | 10-1-01 | 11-29-01 | Jan 11, 25, & 31, 2002 | ||
| Head, Serials Cataloging | 10-23-01 | 12-04-01 | Jan 10 & 14, 2002 | ||
| Vis Research Info Specialist Library Systems Office | 10- -01 | 11-21-01 | |||
| Assistant Reference Librarian (2 positions) | 11-5-01 | 12-20-01 | Feb 1, 13, 15, 21, 2002 | ||
| Assistant ACES Librarian | 11-05-01 | 12-20-01 | Interviews pending | ||
| Vis IL Newspaper Project Cataloger | 12-05-01 | 01-04-02 | Jan 31, 2002 | ||
| Mortenson Distinguished Prof & Director of the Mortenson Center for Int’l Library Progams | 12/-1-01 | 05-01-02 |
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| Anthropology/Sociology Subject Specialist | 01-16-02 | 03-15-02 |
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| Archivist for Electronic Records | 01-17-02 | 02-28-02 |
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
Support Staff Positions Open
Library Clerk II, 100%, Law Library
Library Clerk III, 50%, Asian Library
Library Clerk III, 100%, Government Documents Library
Library Technical Specialist, 100%, Music Library
Security Guard, 100% Business Office
Support Staff Positions Filled
Library Clerk III, 100%, Education & SS Library, Linda Winfrey
Library Technical Assistant, 100%, Chemistry Library, Michael Soule
(J. Lowder)
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