Subscribe to RSS FeedCOESRA Discounts Available
The Ohio State University and the OSU Medical Center are participating members in the local program, Central Ohio Employee Services & Recreation Association (COESRA). This organization secures local discounts in a variety of categories from automotive services to amusement park tickets. Library Human Resources has received membership cards for interested faculty and staff, as part [...]
Display Honors African-Americans in War, Literature, and the Performing Arts
The Library’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has created an exhibition recognizing the contribution of African-Americans to the nation in war, literature, and the performing arts in celebration of United Black World Month. The display is on exhibit at the Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., through February 29. The exhibit includes the diary of Mr. James [...]
Libraries’ Faculty and Staff Now Eligible to Book Rental Rooms for Personal Use:
The Libraries is initiating a new benefit for faculty and staff which will enable employees to use rooms available for rent in the Thompson and Science and Engineering Libraries for personal use. The new benefit, being piloted for winter quarter is available with under the following policy: University Libraries Faculty and Staff Personal Use Policy [...]
Libraries Switching to new eTime and eLeave systems
Workforce, the current timekeeping system, was implemented May 2008. Since then, OSUL have realized some real savings and benefits in using the WorkForce system. These include: Elimination of paper timesheets E-routing of time off requests and reminders Better tracking of time worked and time paid Tremendous reduction of manual entry Easy archive of information The [...]
Want to learn OSU history? There’s an app for that…
Buckeye Stroll, OSU’s online historical campus tour, is now available in Apple’s mobile application store for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Ohio State Libraries has developed the smartphone and tablet app which uses GPS to pinpoint the user on a Google map and highlights places of interest on campus with historical information. Users can [...]
Automatic External Defibrillator Units (AED’s) Available in the Libraries
AED’s are portable electronic devices that automatically diagnose potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and are able to treat them through defibrillation–the application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm. With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed [...]
Weather Closing Information
Here’s a reminder about the Libraries notification procedures in the event of inclement weather. Faculty and staff are responsible for keeping themselves informed regarding a closing, using the following means: • Listening to local television and radio reports. Local TV and radio stations will run information on any closing of the university; there will not [...]
OSU Employees Can Donate Vacation Time
The purpose of vacation donation is to provide financial assistance during approved unpaid leaves related to life-threatening illness or injury of self or immediate family members, for childbirth, adoption and foster care placement or death of an immediate family member. For complete details on vacation donation, see the University’s Vacation Donation policy. If you are [...]
Changes to subject liaison assignments in CIPS
The following changes to subject liaison assignments took effect at the beginning of autumn quarter. We are in the process of updating the Librarians page on the web site and other publications. Deidra Herring will become subject librarian for education (full-time). She will be working in this capacity with Gerry Greenberg until his retirement. Deidra [...]
Vocera Project Ending January 1, 2011
The Vocera project, which provided some Libraries staff with wireless communication devices designed to enhance customer service, will conclude at the end of the year. Sarah Murphy, Coordinator of Research & Reference, who obtained funding for and administered the program, said that use of the technology did not pan out as hoped. “Vocera did help [...]
