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Vol. L No. 1 January 2, 2001
The above are attendees of the Years of Service Luncheon that is held every year and honors
those library employees who have given 10, 20, and 30 years of service to the Libraries.
Left to right: Seated- Mary Neno, Mary Scott, Lou Karlquist, Noelle VanPulis, Marsha Hamilton
Middle row- Debra Gates, Betty Sawyers, Andrea Moore, Joan Wells, Connie McClendon, Doug Scherer, Anka Galron
Back row- Nick Felt, Andy Hang, Steve Kersey (behind Pat Vissel), Pat Vissel, Tony Maniaci, Jana Drvota, Pat McCandless
(behind Jana Drvota), Trisha Davis, Mary Jo Arnold, Jose Diaz
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The habit of courtesy, when once acquired, is almost impossible to get rid of.
Robert Lynd,
Solomon in All His Glory
Contents:
Calendar of Events
Announcements
Features
Meeting Notes
Human Resources
Calendar of Events
Meetings
Exhibits
Peanuts
See also: What's New on
the Libraries' Homepage.
An Exhibition at The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
September 18, 2000 - January 19, 2001
Reading Room Gallery
Send items to Patricia
Greene by Friday noon
for publication the
following week.
From September 10, 2001 to January 15, 2002,
as part of the 2001 Festival of Cartoon Art.
The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995
The Festival of Cartoon Art Forum
from September 28-29, 2001.
For other University events, see
OSU Electronic Calendars
University News Releases
onCampus
University Research News
Announcements
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Remember! This week, January 2-5, is meeting moratorium week for the
Libraries.
"A Place for Community Dialogue"
at the Ohio Union on Wednesday, January 10
Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be
speaking about her father's legacy at the Ohio Union at 7pm. Admission is free. It is
sponsored by Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center and A Place for Community
Dialogue at the Ohio Union.
Staff Meeting
Thursday, January 11, 2001
Two sessions will be held for the convenience of the staff.
9:30 - 11:00am in 090 Science and Engineering Library
1:30 - 3:00pm in 122 Main Library
Light refreshments will be served.
Meeting Agenda
Library Renovation
Architectural Feasibility Study for the Renovation of the Main Library:
Status Report on the Selection of an Architectural Firm
Wes Boomgaarden (Preservation) will present a slide show depicting the past and
current state of the Main Library building and provide an update on the selection of a
firm to conduct the architectural feasibility study for the renovation/restoration of the
Main Library building.
Performance Evaluation
Joe Branin, director of Libraries, and Linda Gonzalez (Libraries' Human Resources) will
discuss the proposed changes to the Performance Evaluation form and procedures that
are scheduled for implementation later in the month, and will be available to answer
questions and accept comments.
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Celebrating Our Diversity - A Call for Volunteers
The Libraries' Diversity Committee is planning a number of events for the year 2001 to
celebrate our diversity. The purpose of these events will be to inform and celebrate our
unique and rich differences all of which make us strong as an organization. The first
event will be a celebration of Black History Month in February 2001.
In order to plan and prepare for the celebration of Black History Month, the Diversity
Committee is asking for help. Volunteers are needed to serve on a planning committee
that will define a theme as well as activities and displays that will support the theme.
The Thompson Library will dedicate a bulletin board and display case in the foyer and
the EHS Library will also have a display area.
Those interested in serving on this planning committee should email the Diversity
Committee at libkey@lists by Friday, January 5th at 5:00pm. The first meeting will be
the week of January 8. The life span of this committee will only be until the end of
February 2001. Other events will be planned by the Diversity Committee throughout the
year.
Other ideas on how diversity might be celebrated throughout the year should be sent to
libkey@lists at any time.
Activities
Noelle Van Pulis (Cataloging Department) was an invited speaker at the December 7th
program, Authority Control Revisited: Options We Can Live With, sponsored by the
Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) organization and held in Parma,
Ohio. More than 60 attendees heard presentations concerning authority control processes
at public and academic libraries, including use of vendor services and participation in
NACO (Name Authority component, national Program for Cooperative Cataloging).
She was also appointed to the CC:DA Task Force on the Review of ANSI/NISO Draft
Standard Z39.85, The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. CC:DA is the Committee on
Cataloging: Description and Access, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association
for Library Collections and Technical Services, American Library Association. Noelle is
an associate professor and coordinator, Catalog Maintenance and Authority Control.
She can be reached at [email protected]
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Winter Quarter Library Workshops
from the Health Sciences Library
"Searching the Health Sciences Databases (Basic)"
"Searching the Health Sciences Databases (Advanced)"
"Evidence Based Medicine Databases"
"Using Online Journals"
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please go to the Health Sciences Library's home page
at http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu. Click on "Workshops" and follow instructions. Your
registration will be confirmed via e-mail.
The "Searching the Health Sciences Databases (Basic)" workshops will be held on:
Thursday, January 18, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm, Monday, January 22, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm,
400A&B Health Sciences Library Classroom. These hands-on sessions emphasize
effective techniques for searching MEDLINE using the OhioLINK interface. Skills
learned in the workshop can be transferred to other health sciences databases (i.e.,
CancerLit, CINAHL) available through the OhioLINK system. The first part of the class
consists of discussions and demonstrations. The last hour is an optional hands-on session
in the Library's Computer Lab.
The "Searching the Health Sciences Databases (Advanced)" workshop will be held on:
Thursday, February 8, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm, 400A&B Health Sciences Library's
Classroom and will include a brief review of skills and techniques from the Basic class,
and demonstrations of advanced techniques for using subject headings and keywords for
searching MEDLINE and related OhioLINK databases. Advanced features of the search
interface are explained. The first part of the class consists of discussions and
demonstrations. The last hour is an optional hands-on session in the Library's Computer
Lab.
The "Evidence Based Medicine Databases" workshops will be held on: Thursday,
January 25, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm, Thursday, February 1, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm 400A&B
Health Sciences Library Classroom and will include overviews of the Cochrane
Database of Systematic Reviews, the Best Evidence Database, and the Database of
Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness. Participants learn how to execute effective
searches in these databases, and also how to find evidence-based health care information
via MEDLINE. The first part of the class consists of discussions and demonstrations.
The last hour is an optional hands-on session in the Library's Computer Lab.
The "Using Online Journals" workshops will be held on: Monday, February 12, 2001,
1:30 - 4:00pm, Thursday, February 22, 2001, 1:30 - 4:00pm 400A&B Health Sciences
Library's Classroom. Participants learn how to find articles from health-related online
journals provided through OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center, the OSU Libraries
online catalog OSCAR, the OVID full-text journals and the National Library of
Medicine's PubMed services. The first hour of the workshop consists of demonstrations
and discussion. The second hour is optional hands-on practice time in the Library's
Computer Lab.
Contact: Carol Powell Education Coordinator John A. Prior Health Sciences Library
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376 West 10th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1240 (e-mail) [email protected]
(phone) 614-292-4871 (fax) 614-292-5717
Features
During this past winter break, those of us who work in the Copy/Supply/OhioLINK
Room and the Library Mailroom have experienced something unknown to us before: a
dearth of student help. Never before in my experience have so few handled so many
books. OSU is OhioLINK's biggest lender, so what goes out eventually comes home,
and home they came. One student, Jeff Holloman, was left to unpack, sort and pack
2,000 books daily.
Jeff Holloman (our official photographer
for NEWS NOTES Online as well)
Mary Parnell and Pam Bivens (Mailroom) pitched in when they could but they, too, had
their own jobs to do.
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Pam Bivens and Mary Parnell
If we managed to stay abreast of the deluge of books, it was due to the kindness of Tony
Maniaci, head of Circulation, who loaned several students to us at various times. They
were Michelle Thompson, Jeremy Duff, Hillary Wilson, and Allyson Mertzman.
Michelle Thompson and Jeremy Duff
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Such willingness to collaborate in order to get the job done demonstrates the high calibre
of students we hire and the admirable level of cooperation that our different units have
been able to establish.
Luminous Lucubrations
Last issue's entry, "penury" means "extreme want or poverty." This week's entry is
"carom."
Online resources for this question are available:
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WWWebster Dictionary - brief definitions
The Oxford English Dictionary - lengthy, historical entries
Laughs
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Dilbert's Daily Mental Workout
Cartoon of the Day
Meeting Notes
Human Resources
Resignations
===Administrative & Professional===
Information Technology Department: Bruce Coldiron has resigned his Systems Manager
position, effective December 29, 2000 to accept a position in the College of Dentistry.
Ken Cherrington has resigned his Senior Systems Manager position, effective
January 5, 2001 to accept a position in the Office of the President.
===Staff===
Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library: Sarah Woodson has
resigned her Library Media Technical Assistant 2 position, effective December 29,
2000.
Appointments
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===Staff===
Technical Services, Accounting and Administration Department: Linda Talmadge has
accepted the position of Library Media Technical Assistant 2 - 50% - (replacing Chan),
effective December 27, 2000.
Vacancies
===Faculty===
Administrative Services Department: Resident Librarian - replacing Gooden
OSU Mansfield: Librarian 2 -new position
Music/Dance Library: Head/Music-Dance Librarian - replacing Heck
Veterinary Medicine Library: Assistant Professor (Head-Vet Med Library) (replacing
Bruce) 2nd listing
===A&P===
Information Technology Department: Senior Systems Manager (replacing Cherrington)
1st listing
Information Technology Department: Systems Manager (replacing Coldiron) 1st listing
Information Technology Department: Systems Specialist - 60% (replacing Krabill)
Law Library: Electronic Services/Reference Librarian (replacing Davidson)
===Staff===
Cataloging Department: Library Associate 2 (Arabic/Hebrew Cataloger) - New Position
Cataloging Department: Library Associate 2 (Western Language Cataloger) - New
Position -2nd listing
Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library: Library Media
Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Grondin)
Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library: Library Media
Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Woodson) 1st listing
Health Sciences Library: Library Associate 1 (replacing Purnell)
Health Sciences Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Seedhouse)
Health Sciences Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 - 50% - (replacing
MacCartney)
Health Sciences Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 - Library Reserves
Coordinator (replacing Toukan)
Information Services Department - 2 positions - Library Associate 2 - 50% - (replacing
Lynch) 1st listing
Science and Engineering Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Ferry)
Serials and Electronic Resources Department: Library Media Technical Assistant 2
( replacing Yen)
Veterinary Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 1- 50% - (replacing Jones)
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
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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
Library personnel may also review university employment opportunities at http://www.
ohr.ohio-state.edu/index.htm
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