Library Office Notes

University of Illinois Library
at Urbana-Champaign
No. 37, October 8, 1999
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
Bug Spraying

The basement of the Main Library will be sprayed for bugs on Saturday, October 16.  The spraying will be completed by noon.  If you have any health problems related to bug sprays, you might want to arrange your use of the Library accordingly.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

(Donna Hoffman)

OCTOBER LIBRARY EXHIBITS

Cuban Antiquities
Latin American Library Display

Tracing Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois:
From the Past to the Present
Main Corridor

Covert Cultures:  The Alternative Press in the University Library
East Foyer, Mueller Exhibit Case

Joining the Fight for Survival: 
The United Nations and Indigenous Rights
Main Corridor, South End, Wall Display

Learning About Lincoln at the University of Illinois
Rare Book Room

Leonard Slade, Poet
Rare Book Room

Cecilia Vicuna ... Sower of Seeds
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library

The South African Elections, June 1999
Africana Library

(Library Office of Development and Public Affairs)

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The Library Friends invites you to a poetry reading by:

Leonard A. Slade, Jr.

In honor of the Library's acquisition of
Dr. Slade's personal papers

Thursday, October 14, 1999
4:00-6:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m. -- Poetry Reading

Rare Book and Special Collections Library
Room 346 Library

Acceptances Only
333-5683

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SABBATICAL LEAVE REQUESTS FOR 2000/2001

Information and forms for members of the Library faculty who wish to apply for sabbatical leave for 2000/2001 are now available in the Library Personnel Office or on the Web, as follows:

(http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/comm/comm19/.)

(http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/comm/comm19/comm19-1.pdf)

(http://www.library.uiuc.edu/staff/sabbat.htm.)

PLEASE NOTE: Some policy explanations have been expanded and instructions clarified in the latest version of Provost’s Communication 19.  Applications not following the September 9, 1999, instructions will be returned by the Research Board.  It is very important that faculty members read the new document and follow the policies and procedures as outlined when preparing applications.

University Library Procedures:

  1. Librarians should discuss their sabbatical leave plans with their Division Coordinator as soon as possible.
  2. Applications and the Statement of Plans are reviewed by the Division Advisory Committee by November 1, 1999.
  3. The Division Coordinator prepares an evaluative statement based on the comments and recommendations of the Division Advisory Committee.
  4. The Division Coordinator makes an appointment to discuss the applications with the Head, Personnel and Service Analysis.  The Coordinator should be prepared to discuss suggestions for addressing staffing during the absence of the faculty member, including alternatives suggested by the Division Advisory Committee.  These appointments should take place no later than Friday, November 12, 1999.
  5. The Head, Personnel and Staff Analysis reviews the applications with the University Librarian.
  6. Completed Sabbatical Leave Applications are due in the Office of Academic Human Resources on Wednesday, December 1, 1999.
  7. Applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees in mid-March, 2000.

Please direct questions to Alvan Bregman (Head, Personnel and Service Analysis) at abregman@uiuc.edu / 265-0636.

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