Renovation Open Meetings for University Faculty, Staff
May 21 @ 4:30pm and 22 @ 9:30am
210 Thompson Main Library More Info

Video Brown Bag Lunch
Tuesday, May 27, 11:30am
090 SEL More Info

Happy Birthday, Atom! Celebrating Tezuka's Astro Boy
Now through May 30
Cartoon Research Library More Info

Human Resources Events
Free tickets for Columbus Clippers
Saturday, May 31, 2003. Gametime: 7:05pm
and
Cedar Point Amusement Park vouchers/coupons for a $10 discount on the regular admission price
June 15-July 12, 2003
More Info

Ohio Cartoonists: A Bicentennial Celebration
May 1 - August 29: Philip Sills Exhibit Hall, William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
June 10 - October 10: Reading Room Gallery
More Info

Awards, Acknowledgments, Fellowships, Grants, and Publications

Share your good news with the University and the entire community. Please send information about your recent accomplishments to Program Coordinator Chiquita Mullins Lee (Library Communications) at mullins-lee.1@osu.edu.
Libraries' faculty and staff are engaged in exciting work and we want to make it known.

Awards

Achievements

Training Opportunities & Tips

Presented by the OSUL Training Advisory Council

Computer Workshop Training Opportunities

Did you know that the OSU Libraries pays for attendance at Computer Workshop (Dublin) sessions in advance? A number of opportunities are still available for library employees to attend a needed workshop; don't let the bleak budget outlook deter you from seeking the training that you need. Check our calendar to see whether that workshop you want will be offered this month, secure the permission of your supervisor, and then sign up through Betty Sawyers (sawyers.1@osu.edu; 2-4491). The Computer Workshop offers a wide variety of classes; only those of more general application--e.g., Word, Excel, Access, HTML, and PowerPoint--are routinely shown on the calendars. If you are interested in another software application, please contact Betty to see if it is included in their offerings.

Brian Miller (miller.2507@osu.edu)

Training Calendars - Calendars for the current and two future months, showing training opportunities available from the Libraries, the Office of Human Resources, OhioLINK, OHIONET, and the Computer Workshop.

Send comments and questions to Training Advisory Council
Visit the TAC Web site.

• OSU Course Catalog & Master Schedule
• Library Staff Advisory Council's Web Page
• Library Staff Information Page
• OhioLINK Reference Databases - Access Rights
• Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) - Publisher List

Spot Bonus Award

Jean McMeans is being acknowledged this month with a University Libraries Spot Bonus award for her handling of the OSCAR problems in Accounting. During February, Jean warned Laura Tull and the departments who work in OSCAR financials that she'd discovered that 9 funds were out of balance. Jean then studied the fund reports to try to figure out what went wrong. The fund activity information looked correct on the surface, but the totals for funds were incorrect. Jean discovered that during posting, the system debited twice for entries. Innovative was notified and Jean interacted with the Innovative staff who recommended a solution and said that the problem would be fixed. Unfortunately, the problem remained.

To resolve the problem, Jean performed some detective work and identified erroneous transactions in the system. Her work was complicated by the additional transactions that had occurred after Innovative gave the go ahead when they thought the problem was fixed. Everyone was asked not to do financial work in the system while Jean was investigating it. This is the first time this problem has occurred in the fifteen years OSUL has been on the Innovative system.

According to Tschera Connell, Acting Head, Technical Services Accounting and Administration and Serials Coordinator, Serials and Electronic Resources, "None of us could rely on our experience to know what was going on. Jean was indispensable in getting the problem fixed. She figured out exactly what had happened, advised me on implications, quickly notified Deb Cameron of the problem, and advised Laura Tull during her communications with Innovative."

With her immediate supervisor out on extended medical leave, Jean had to do most of the work. She remained committed throughout the process, as she studied the problem, ran multiple copies of all the reports needed at year-end closing, and cleared the system. The funds are finally balanced. Jean did an exceptional job and we congratulate her on receiving this award.

Chiquita Mullins Lee (mullins-lee.1@osu.edu)

Luminous Lucubrations

Last week's entry; "interdigitate" means "to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands."
This week's entry is "patriolatry."

Online resources for this question are available:

• Merriam-Webster OnLine - brief definitions
• The Oxford English Dictionary - lengthy, historical entries
• The Dictionary of Difficult Words - rarely used, archaic, and difficult words

Laughs

• Calvin & Hobbes Daily Comics
• Cartoon of the Day

In order 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 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-Smith (morrison-smith.1@osu.edu)

Library personnel may also review University employment opportunities at http://www.ohr.ohio-state.edu/index.htm