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You Can't Keep A Good Bennett Down |
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John M. Bennett, University Libraries (Special Collections Cataloging & Rare Books and Manuscripts) has published a new chapbook of poetry, Greatest Hits 1978-2000, Johnstown, Ohio: Pudding House Publications, 2001. |
This Week's Community Charitable |
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Actually, the recipients of our donations are the real winners here. Many thanks to those who have contributed so far. As of Noon today, 37 OSUL employees have donated a total of $8345 to the Community Charitable Drive. Wow!
Bruce Leach (leach.5@osu.edu)
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Geology Librarian Candidate Open Meeting |
Please attend the open presentation for Library staff of John Crissinger, a candidate for Geology Librarian. He will do a presentation on, "Balancing classic literature and electronic resources: challenge of the Geology Librarian." It will be held on Monday, October 15 from 9:30 - 10:15am, in Mendenhall 291. Please note the special location for his presentation. We need your attendance as well as valuable comments on the candidate. Please place this on your calendar and plan to attend. The presentation is scheduled at the same time as the Open Meeting for the renovation of the Thompson Main Library in the Faculty Club. However, you may attend two open meetings in the same location offered on Tuesday, October 16 from 9:30-11:30am or 1:30-3:30pm.
Eleanor Block (block.3@osu.edu) |
Archives Week Exhibit |
In commemoration of The Society of Ohio Archivists annual Archives Week, which takes place this year from October 7-13, University Photo Archives has installed a bulletin board exhibit in the Thompson Main Library entrance foyer.
The theme this year is "Celebrating the Media in Ohio," and our exhibit is entitled "A Sampling of the ImMediate past at The Ohio State University..." Posted on the bulletin board are "freebie" Archives Week bookmarks as well. Help yourself while supplies last! Julie A. Petersen (petersen.51@osu.edu) |
Fall Quarter Boolean Training Session |
Please set aside Tuesday, October 30th to attend the Fall Quarter boolean training session. Pre-registration is not required.
Tuesday October 30
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Library Renovations Meeting |
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with the Project Architects, Library Council and Library Administration to discuss plans for the Renovation of the Thompson Main Library Date: Monday, October 15, 2001 Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am Location: Faculty Club Grand Lounge All University Libraries Faculty and Staff are Invited For those unable to attend this meeting, two Open Meetings are scheduled in the same location for the campus community on: Tuesday, October 16th 9:30 am - 11:30 am 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
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New Decorative Furniture |
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The Director's Award Honors Libraries Staff |
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When we think of great performances, we often consider visible things - actions that take place at center stage, before hundreds of pairs of eyes, in the midst of satisfied audiences waiting to applaud. But often, excellent performances happen away from the limelight, in the shadows, or on the ground floor. This year's Director's Award goes to two people - Terry Camelford and Mary Lou Trejo - who love their work and perform it with excellence in places where you might not look.
Terry Camelford (left) and Mary Lou Trejo at Mirror Lake The past year was especially challenging for Mary Lou and her department. They are responsible for the preservation, repair and binding of periodicals (by the year), books (as they age), paperbacks, pamphlets, theses, portfolios, and pocket books. Adding to the usual challenges was a major transition - a new bookbinder. After 18 years, Mary Lou and her department faced a daunting prospect, a change that required massive problem solving and attention to thousands of details. According to Wes Boomgaarden, "The details are considerable and range from book cloth colors, …to invoice details to personal binding costs to the complexities of the Library Automated Records System (LARS) where 30,000 serial title data resides, to other details that can make one's eyes glaze over. Mary Lou's work…is really 'behind the scenes,' and few except her supervisor and her own staff are aware of the difficulties that Mary Lou encountered and solved, by…insisting upon a level of service standards required by the Libraries. The result has been excellent for our collections, our staff, and our readers." Speaking of her accomplishment, Mary Lou says, "This award recognizes the hard work that all of us in Bindery Prep do, not just myself." Originally from Wauseon, Ohio, near Toledo, Mary Lou moved to Columbus to be near her daughter. She has one son, who lives in Fairborn, Ohio. She also has three granddaughters. She enjoys reading and recently read The American Dream. Her interests include movies, gardening, and genealogy. "That's a job in itself," she says, "I've got lots of pictures to organize." What kind of training prepared Mary Lou for the mountain of work she does? "I am proud of my educational background," she says. "I am a high school graduate from Wauseon High School." As for the future, her plans are clear. She says, "I would like to keep doing what I'm doing, and doing it the best I can do." Terry Camelford, is in charge of serial orders, a job she's held for nearly four years. Like Mary Lou, she's recently experienced a year of transition with the change from vendor to another. Terry's supervisor, Tschera Connell, says, "The amount of work involved to accomplish a change of approximately 8,200 subscriptions from one vendor to another is hard to overstate. It makes this year the kind of year from which legends are born." In addition to the vendor change, Terry has had to deal with two extended staff absences, the loss of an experienced staff member, and a strike that affected the delivery of serials issues. "I keep on top of it all by having a lot of good people working for me," says Terry who has five full-time, one half-time, and numerous student employees in her section. "I train and oversee. If I didn't have good people working for me, I don't think I could keep on top of it." Tschera describes Terry as the consummate team player, and says, "She supports her own staff by actively listening to their concerns, and shifting workloads as frequently as weekly, if necessary. She regularly supports her colleagues outside her section by providing a friendly ear and, if needed, very pragmatic advice. Terry has also carved out the time to serve on several committees…" Terry enjoys the problem solving that her job requires. The work in her department is never stagnant, and she enjoys the challenging of juggling multiple priorities in this dynamic environment. What motivates her work ethic? "It's something internal. Something you're raised with. You should take personal pride in what you're doing, no matter what you're doing. If you don't take pride in what you're doing, it shows. I could blame my dad. He was very much into - 'if you promise something, you move the mountain to do it. And always before expected. The reasons it wasn't done on time are not acceptable.'" Terry's work for the Libraries began in the early 1980's when she worked for the Engineering Library. Later, at the Architecture school, she ran the department library and the learning resources center. She quit that job to have her son, who is now 23 years old. She and her husband have been together since they met in a calculus class. Both were math majors. Terry has a BA in math education from the Ohio State University. Her husband is a computer analyst. About the award, Terry says, "I think it's an honor that two people in Technical Services have won it. It shows that what we do in Tech Services is important." As winners of the Director's Award, Mary Lou and Terry each receive $500.00. Says Terry, "Sometimes in Tech Services, you feel you're being overlooked. The award is a way to promote Tech Services. It's nice that we're being separated and acknowledged that our job is well done. I try to promote that whenever possible. I was completely surprised by the award." Chiquita Mullins-Lee (mullins-lee.1@osu.edu) |
Luminous Lucubrations Last week's entry, "palter," means "to act insincerely or deceitfully; to haggle or chaffer." This week's entry is "dalmatic." Online resources for this question are available:
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Fall Quarter Boolean Training Session
10th Annual Staff Arts and Crafts Exhibit
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995
Community Charitable Drive
Annual Fall Women's Reception
Faculty and Staff Service Recognition Brunch
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===Faculty=== Black Studies Library: Lisa Pillow has resigned her position as Head of Black Studies Library effective 26 October 2001 ===Faculty=== Geology Library: Assistant Professor (Geology Librarian) - (replacing Brown) Language and Area Studies: Assistant Professor (East European & Slavic Studies Librarian) - (replacing Tock) ===Administrative & Professional=== Law Library: Law Librarian (replacing Genzen) - New position Preservation Department: Book and Paper Conservator (replacing McMurdie) - 1st listing ===Staff=== Cataloging Department: Library Associate 1 (replacing Abramiuk) Circulation Department: Library Media Technical Assistant 2 (replacing Drobik) - 1st listing Monographs Department: Library Associate 2 (replacing Lydic) Science and Engineering Library: Library Media Technical Assistant 1 - 50% - (replacing Morris) - 1st listing Serials and Electronic Resources Department: Library Associate 1 (replacing Joseph) |
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. Library personnel may also review University employment opportunities at http://www.ohr.ohio-state.edu/index.htm |