The Ohio State University Libraries NEWS NOTES Online Vol. XLIX No. 45 November 7, 2000 Linda Miller as the "Survivor" at the Libraries' annual Halloween party. More below.*** Complete Archive Every state of mind, whether we are in society or alone, should be pressed to the last drop. Norman Douglas, An Almamac http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (1 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Contents: Calendar of Events Calendar of Events Announcements Features Meeting Notes Human Resources See also: What's New on the Libraries' Homepage. Send items to Patricia Greene by Friday noon for publication the following week. Meetings Faculty Meeting 122 Main Library December 14, 2000 3:00pm Suggested agenda items may be submitted to Betty Sawyers sawyers.1@osu. edu, faculty secretary, no later than noon, December 8, 2000. Exhibits Peanuts An Exhibition at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library September 18, 2000 - January 19, 2001 Reading Room Gallery "A cartoonist is someone who has to draw the same thing every day without repeating himself." Charles M. Schulz 1984 Echoes in the Ice: Exploration and Science in Antarctica September 15 - December 15, 2000 Sills Exhibit Hall, Main Library, Sunday through Saturday during open hours. /arvweb/polar/exhibits/echoes2.htm Adrienne Kennedy: The Sense of Place Through December 31, 2000. Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute 1410 Lincoln Tower Famous Faces: Portraits Of and By Celebrated Personalities from the World of Entertainment Through December 31, 2000. Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (2 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
1410 Lincoln Tower For other University events, see OSU Electronic Calendars University News Releases oncampus University Research News Announcements Community Charitable Drive We are off to a good start, but we have a long way to go! In the first week of our campaign, 33 Libraries' employees have contributed a total of $4027. Many thanks to everyone who has already contributed. If you haven't sent in your Pledge Card, there is still plenty of time (December 8th). You can send them to Noelle Lydic (MOD, 2-6314), Bruce Leach (BPL, 2-1744), or drop them off in Library Human Resources (where there is a temporary 'mailbox'). If you have any questions about how to fill out your Pledge Card, please give us a call. Even if you cannot contribute, please return your Pledge Card so we know when to stop sending out reminders. The names of all contributors will automatically be entered into our drawing for prizes donated by local merchants. The first drawing will be held on Friday, November 3rd, so get your pledge in soon. Remember, if we ALL help, we can make a difference! Noelle Lydic (Technical Services) lydic.4@osu.edu Bruce Leach (Biological Sciences/Pharmacy Library) leach.5@osu.edu Staff Meeting http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (3 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
There will be a general staff meeting on Wednesday, November 15. Two duplicate sessions will be given, one from 9:00-10:30am in 090 Science and Engineering Library and the second from 2:00-3:30pm in 122 Main Library. Light refreshments will be served. The following topics will be addressed at the meeting: Concerns/Issues Raised in Meetings with Individual Staff (Joe Branin) Libraries' Budget (Linda Gonzalez) Update on Renovation and Development Plans (Wes Boomgaarden/ Kaye Madden) Give the Holiday Gift of Reading EBSCO, our new domestic subscription vendor, has a special holiday subscription discount rate offer to all OSU library employees. EBSCO has selected 250 popular magazines that you can order for your personal use or to help you share a gift with friends and relatives. These special discount rates must be used for personal and gift subscriptions only. They may not be used for library, business, or company purchased journals. This offer is available only through December 31st. Order forms with details can be obtained by emailing Terry Camelford (camelford.1@osu.edu) in Technical Services S/ER department. All questions, checks, and/or complaints must be sent to EBSCO directly. Technical Services and the Libraries are providing no services besides making the order form available. Search and Screen Committee for Music/Dance Librarian Joseph Branin, director of Libraries, has asked Nena Couch (Theatre Research Institute) to chair the search/screening committee for the Music/ Dance librarian. The committee will include: Eleanor Block (Journalism Library); David Butler, associate director, School of Music; Beau Case (Linguistics and Western Languages and Literature); http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (4 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Angelika Gerbes (Dance Department); Charles Popovich (Business Library); Robert Taylor (Music/Dance Library); Scott Walter (Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library); Michael Valinis (Monographs Department). The responsibilities of the committee are to: Review and finalize the position description Develop the criteria to evaluate applicants Assess the credentials of applicants and identify/recommend candidates for interview in keeping with our principles of ensuring a diverse faculty. Assist in devising interview schedules and aid in preparing for and conducting each interview Review comments from all who meet each candidate and consider the merits of the candidates in order to make a written recommendation to the director that addresses the rationale for the recommendation and provides direction should the top candidate decline an offer. Linda Gonzalez, the Libraries' manager of Administrative Services, will be serving as an ex officio capacity on the committee as the affirmative action advocate. However, all committee members are responsible for affirmative action. Search Committee for Head, Veterinary Medicine Library Joe Branin has recharged the Search Committee for the Head, Veterinary Medicine Library as a result of the library transfer from Health Sciences to University Libraries. The committee members are: Committee Chair Pam Bradigan, assistant director, Prior Health Sciences Library; Charles Brooks, associate professor, Veterinary BioSciences, College of Veterinary Medicine; Magda El-Sherbini, head, Cataloging Department; Susan Logan, head, Agriculture Library; Ruey Rodman, head, Access Services, Prior Health Sciences Library; David Sharp, circulation supervisor, Veterinary Medicine Library; Linda S. Gonzalez, manager, Administrative Services, ex officio; Patricia McCandless, assistant director, Public Services, ex officio http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (5 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
The responsibilities of the committee are to: Review the position description Develop the criteria to evaluate applicants Assess the credentials of applicants and identify/recommend candidates for interview in keeping with our principles of ensuring a diverse faculty Assist in devising interview schedules and aid in preparing for and conducting each interview Review comments from all who meet each candidate and consider the merits of the candidates in order to make a written recommendation to the library director that addresses the rationale for the recommendation and provides direction should the top candidate decline an offer. Library Assessment Committee Appointments Joseph Branin has appointed Pat McCandless chair of the Libraries' Assessment Committee. The following individuals will serve with her on the committee : John Crissinger (OSU Newark), 3 year term; Trisha Davis (Technical Services), 2 year term; Kathy Dean (Information Services), 3 year term; Maureen Donovan (Language and Area Studies), 3 year term; Leta Hendricks (Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library), 2 year term; Tony Maniaci, 2 year term; Predrag Matejic (Hilandar Library), 3 year term; Charles Popovich (Business Library), 2 year term; Fred Roecker (User Education), 3 year term; Rochelle Strader (Music/Dance Library), 3 year term The committee is charged with conducting systematic and ongoing assessments of the Libraries' services, facilities, and operations using a variety of survey and assessment tools. Information gathered from these assessments will be used to benchmark best practices and help form recommendations for change in meeting user needs. Although the committee has system-wide responsibility for assessment, particular attention should be given to the Main Library for the next two years to help plan the space configuration and services of a renovated library. Even though the majority of the committee are from the Main Library, the group should also look system-wide in some of their assessment activities and entertain specific requests from the Libraries' faculty and staff. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (6 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Quarterly Birthday Party for those born in October, November, and December Staff Lounge, Main Library Thursday, November 16 2:00-3:00pm Cake, Ice Cream, Punch CO-ASIST* Program Meeting All about CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Catalog) Tuesday, November 21, 2000 7:00pm refreshments 7:30-9:00pm program OCLC--Kilgour Auditorium Main level, Kilgour Building 6565 Frantz Road Dublin, Ohio See map at http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/map3.htm Are you tired of thrashing around in the Web swamp? CORC is one solution to the problem! Libraries can use CORC to identify, select, catalog, maintain, and access Web resources. Come to the next CO-ASIS&T program to learn about: The background on CORC--what, why, and OCLC's vision for its future (Sharon Bosarge, OCLC) The public service aspects of CORC (Susan Logan, OSU Libraries) What kinds of resources libraries are selecting for CORC (Tschera Harkness Connell, OSU Libraries) http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (7 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Everyone is welcome to attend, and the event is FREE of charge, but please make reservations with Judy Wagner at 614-292-8625 or wagner.6@osu.edu *Central Ohio Chapter, American Society for Information Science & Technology Features A Fund Raiser's Creed: Don't Forget the Thank You's University Libraries has acquired a much needed fund raiser in Kaye Madden. She will be helping Friends of the Libraries and University Development to raise a tidy sum of money for the renovation of the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library (Main Library). Her assignment here is to help raise the private sector piece of the $60 to $100 million for the renovation of William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (8 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Kaye comes to Ohio State from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she increased the annual fund income from $2.1 million to $3.1 million in five years. She also solicited major gift donors residing in Ohio, Chicago, and Washington, DC. and helped launch a major gift program supporting Ohio Wesleyan's Woltemade Center for Economics, Business, and Entrepreneur ship. Kaye also worked for the American Lung Association of Ohio for five years. She successfully initiated an annual major gifts campaign within the organization's medical section, the Ohio Thoracic Society, in which member physicians contributed to a new endowment fund benefiting lung research. With her inimitable touch of class, Kay also launched a new annual gala in 1995 to supplement this campaign. The funds to realize the renovation of the Main Library must come from public sources and the private sector. Kaye's experience with raising money has been with the private sector, where she hopes to raise $20 to $30 million for OSU. The most gratifying part of her job is meeting so many people who are willing to give for a good cause. "Everyone's support is needed. Each and http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (9 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
every gift is important." Kaye has a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and an M.A. in public policy and management from The Ohio State University. The Annual Halloween Party at University Libraries The University Libraries' annual Halloween party is a tradition eagerly awaited by its employees, faculty, staff, and student workers alike. After lots of food and drink, everyone's attention turned to the real fun the contest for "scariest", "funniest", and "most original". As shown below, here are some of those who competed and those who were encouraged to try again next year. Marsha Hamilton and John Mumaw as Glenda in her Later Years and the "X" Lollipop Kid from The Wizard of Oz. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (10 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Kathie Miller as the A.R.M.S. Monster won Tech Services "Scariest" Award and Libraries' "Funniest." http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (11 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Marilyn Miller as "Anita Raise" Libraries' "Most Original" http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (12 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Tanya Roberts as the accomplished Sarah Brightman http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (13 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Noelle Lydic as "Jessie" from Toy Story 2 http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (14 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Tschera Connell as a "Retired Library Employee/Bag Lady" *** Linda Miller, featured near the masthead, won Tech Services "Funniest" and the Libraries' "Best Skit." Congratulations to one and all. Luminous Lucubrations http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (15 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Last week's entry, "obtrude", means, "To impose oneself or one's ideas on others with undue insistence or without invitation." This week's entry is "kittle." Online resources for this question are available: WWWebster Dictionary - brief definitions The Oxford English Dictionary - lengthy, historical entries Dilbert's Daily Mental Workout Cartoon of the Day Laughs Meeting Notes Human Resources Resignations ===Staff=== Monographs Department: Natalie Warling has resigned the position of Library Media Technical Assistant 2, effective November 3, 2000. Promotion ===Staff=== Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library: Anthony Sucheston has accepted the position of Library Associate 1 (replacing Lloyd), effective November 5, 2000. History, Political Science, and Philosophy Reading Room: Bessie Yen has accepted the position of Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Ives), effective November 22, 2000. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (16 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Vacancies ===Faculty=== Administrative Services Department: Resident Librarian - replacing Gooden - 2nd listing OSU Mansfield: Librarian 2 -new position Music and Dance Library: Head/Music-Dance Librarian - replacing Heck - 2nd listing ===Administrative and Professional=== Administrative Services Department: Program Coordinator/ Libraries Communication Administrative Services Department: Senior Accountant Law Library: Electronic Services/Reference Librarian (replacing Davidson) ===Staff=== Book Depository: Library Media Technical Assistant 1- (replacing Gleim) - Reposted Cataloging Department: Library Associate 2 (Arabic/Hebrew Cataloger) - New Position - 1stlisting Cataloging Department: Library Associate 2 (Western Language Cataloger) - New Position) - 1stlisting Circulation Department: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Bell) Circulation Department: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Imelda) Health Sciences Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Seedhouse) Science and Engineering Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Ferry) 2ndlisting Veterans Day Holiday Friday, November 10, 2000 will be observed as Veterans Day. The Main Library and all department libraries will be open regular quarter hours. Classes will not be in session that day. Faculty, Civil Service, and Administrative and Professional personnel will have the day off. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (17 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]
Staff members shall not be required to work on the holiday unless, in the opinion of the responsible University Officer, failure to work on this holiday will impair the public service. Staff who are required to work are entitled to pay for the time worked at one and one-half times their regular base pay in addition to their regular pay or be granted compensatory time off at time and one-half. Department Heads should submit in writing (or by e-mail) the names of employees who are required to work on this holiday, to Charles E. Smith (smith.3822@osu.edu) in the Library Personnel Office no later than 12:00 p.m., Thursday, November 09, 2000. The number of hours to be worked and whether the employee is to paid OVERTIME or COMPENSATORY time should be indicated on the list. Any corrections should be phoned in (or e-mailed) before 12:00p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2000 To comply with University procedures, employees who are applying for listed vacancies must complete a Promotion/Transfer Request (form 8931, Rev 9/97) during the week of the first listing of the vacancy in the University Personnel Posting (green sheet). To ensure awareness of all library vacancies which have been posted, applicants should consult the weekly green sheet rather than relying on the listing in News Notes Online and are encouraged to attach a resume and/or other supporting documents to the form. Prospective faculty and staff applicants who are absent during the five day posting period and wish to apply should see Toni Morrison. Library personnel may also view University employment opportunities at OSU Jobs Return to OSU Libraries Home Page Ohio State University Libraries News Notes Online is a weekly publication edited by Patricia Greene. http://library.osu.edu/sites/staff/newsnotes/nn110700.html (18 of 18) [6/22/2007 2:35:45 PM]