Volume 2, issue 11

New H1N1 Reporting requirement begins today.
To: All library Faculy/Staff
From: Mike Furuli
Re: H1N1 reporting

Starting TODAY Monday (9/21), all campus departments have to send a daily report to HR totalling the number of faculty/staff who have called in sick that day (this does not include students who are being counted by other means). Since I will be the person doing this (with Marical as backup) I will need everyone to call both their supervisor and me (303/556-6021) by 10:00 a.m. of each morning that they are absent.

HR has established 4 categories that they wish people to report and they are as follows:

1)Faculty/Staff Members who called in reporting absence due to their own flu-like symptoms

2)Faculty/Staff Members who called in reporting a family/household member with flu-like symptoms
3)Faculty/Staff Members who called in reporting absence due to their own other/unknown illness
4)Faculty/Staff Members who called in reporting absence due to family/household member with other/unknown illness.

When you leave your message, please give me enough information so I know which category to count you under.

No specifics will be going to HR - they just want to know the numbers in each category for each day.

For those working on the weekends, please leave me a message no later than 10:00 a.m by the following Monday.

If you work later in the day and don't realise until after 10:00 a.m that you won't be in, please call when you do know you won't be in. Also, if you leave early due to illness, please let me know when you leave.(This also applies if you are using vacation (or leave without pay) in lieu of sick leave.)

You will need to report leave on your monthly timesheets as this is a separate process from the normal monthly time reporting.

If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to contact either Marical or me.
Thanks! - Mike

Auraria Library is LSTA Grant Recipient

The Auraria Library has been awarded an LSTA grant to complete a project on “Latinos in Colorado: Research Sources and Research Strategies”.

Funding supports a UC Denver graduate student in public history who will identify images from the Rocky Mountain News. In addition, members of the community will be invited to contribute images. Visual images will be digitized and cataloged by our Denver Public Library partners, who will also host the virtual Latino collection on their website.

In addition, next spring UC Denver College of Arts and Media students will create an instructional video on Latino research strategies and resources.

Logos Available on Intranet Wiki

http://intranet.auraria.edu/wiki/index.php/Brand_Files_and_ColorsThe library logos are now available on the intranet wiki! There are three styles: the “infinity A,” which is the A by itself; “vertical,” which is the the A with “Auraria Library” underneath it; and “horizontal,” which is the A as the first letter in the phrase “Auraria Library.” These are available in multiple sizes for all library employees to use, and they are suitable for everyday print and online use. If you need a very high-quality, high-resolution logo (i.e., for stationery or branded products) please let Nina know what you need.

Islam in American Culture Series - Dr. Mina Marefat

The Colorado Center for Public Humanities will be hosting the architectural historian and urban designer, Dr. Mina Marefat, as the second installment of the Center’s Islam in American Culture series. The event will take place on Mon., Sept. 28, 6pm-7:30, in the Executive MBA Suite of the CU Denver Building , 1250 14th St. (SW corner of 14th and Larimer), room 150.

Dr. Marefat is a Frank Lloyd Wright scholar, currently teaching at Georgetown Univ. She works on the city as a space of encounters between the Islamic world and the West. Her talk, “Transcultural Imagination: Frank Lloyd Wright in Baghdad,” looks at Wright’s 1958 urban design plans for greater Baghdad and the influence of that project on Wright’s American architecture. Dr. Marefat is also Iranian by birth, and has done considerable work on Iranian cities like Tehran, Isfahan, and Bam. So for those who are interested in contemporary events in Iran , this will be a great opportunity to talk with someone who truly understands that part of the world.

Information on all the lectures that are part of the Islam in American Culture series is provided below and at http://clas.cudenver.edu/publichumanities/

Submissions for News@1100
Do you have something to share in News@1100? Please, submit items to Marical Farner by 12:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Volume 2, Issue 10

IT Training

The IT department will be offering a training class which will cover Wilson/Backups, Security, and an overview of online technical training offered via Skillport. This class will be offered twice (repeat). See the dates and location below:


Thursday, October 29th, 2-3 p.m. in ELC B
Tuesday, November 3rd 10-11 a.m. in ELC B

Congratulations to Nina McHale, who will be presenting a preconference entitled, “Accessibility Update: Section 508 and WCAG in a Library 2.0 World” at the upcoming LITA National Forum in Salt Lake City, Utah. LITA is the Library Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association. Nina’s preconference will describe how libraries can improve their websites to make them compliant with regulations that govern how web-based information is optimized for people with visual and other disabilities to use. For more information on Nina’s talk, please visit this website: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaevents/forum2009/precon.cfm.


AURARIA CAMPUS FLU VACCINATION INFORMATION – HEALTH CENTER AT AURARIA FALL 2009

During the fall of 2009, two influenza vaccines will be available to the campus community. Public health authorities recommend both vaccines for all persons, particularly for high-risk individuals.

#1 SEASONAL FLU This vaccine is to prevent “regular”, “traditional” or “seasonal” flu.

Cost ………………………………. $20.00/Single immunization required.

Availability …………………….. The Health Center at Auraria will receive 1000 doses. High-risk patients will receive priority distribution.

Priority One ………………….. High-risk patients due to pregnancy, chronic medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, chronic heart, liver, lung or blood disorders; HIV, cancer and others) and high-risk patients due to age (AGE SIX (6) MONTHS TO 18 YEARS AND AGE 50 OR OLDER.) In addition, all students living in any campus housing units, health care workers and essential community service personnel.
Starting September 15, 2009 for High-risk Patients
Location: Health Center at Auraria - Plaza 150
Dates: Tuesday, September 15th and Wednesday, September 16th
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Priority Two ………………….. All others
Starting September 23, 2009 for All Others
Location: Health Center at Auraria - Plaza 150
Dates: Wednesday, September 23rd, Thursday, September 24th and Monday,
September 28th * *Flu clinics will cease when vaccine supply runs out.
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Note: Additional seasonal flu shot clinics will be announced by e-mail if the supply of vaccine is not fully depleted after any of the clinics outlined above.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
#2 H1N1 FLU This vaccine is to prevent H1N1 flu (formerly referred to as swine flu.)

Cost ………………………………. Free (paid for by the Federal Government)/Two immunizations required, three (3) weeks apart; vaccine is NOT effective if only one H1N1 immunization is given.

Availability ……………………. The Health Center at Auraria will receive vaccine in batches as it becomes available from Denver Public Health officials. Exact dates of delivery are TBD, but vaccine is anticipated to be available in October of 2009. High-risk patients will receive priority distribution.

Prioritization …………………. High-risk patients due to pregnancy, chronic medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, chronic heart, liver, lung or blood disorders; HIV, cancer and others) and high-risk patients due to age (UNDER THE AGE OF 25.) In addition, all students living in any campus housing units, health care workers and essential community service personnel. Note: DRIVERS LICENSE IS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM AGE; distribution to all others will follow, if vaccine is available.
Start Date: TBD Based on Vaccine Availability
The campus community will be updated through e-mail once additional H1N1 information becomes available.

Reserves/ILL update
FYI...At the end of our first week of the semester, we have already created and updated 329 course reserve pages for our students and faculty. I don't have exact numbers for ILL at this time, however, I do know that we have been extremely busy in that area as well. I would like to acknowledge the hard work and thank all of the staff and students in the Reserve/ILL area. They have all really pitched in to get the work done.

I would like to thank my staff and students in the circulation area as well. I know they also have been pretty busy this week.

Judith

Congratulations to Rosemary Evetts!

Rosemary has successfully completed Academy of Certified Archivists exam. The Academy exists to support and promote the highest level of professional archival practice. Please congratulate Rosemary on this wonderful achievement and look for the well-earned ‘CA’ (Certified Archivist) that should now accompany her signature!

Islamic Origins of the American Blues
The Colorado Center for Public Humanities will be hosting Dr. Sylviane Diouf from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Dr. Diouf will be giving a talk on the "Islamic Origins of the American Blues," as part of the Center’s Islam in American Culture series. Lorne’s colleagues, CAM musicians Judy Coe and Sean McGowan, will be performing the songs that Dr. Diouf refers to in her talk. The event will take place on Thurs., Sept. 10, noon-1:30, in the King Center Recital Hall.

Volume 2, Issue 9

Open Forum Last Wednesday of Every Month
Please, note that Open Forum will regularly scheduled on the last Wednesday of every month and not on the fourth Wednesday of every month. It will be from 2-3 p.m. in the ELC. You can place a recurring meeting for this time and date on your calendar in Outlook. Please, forward proposed agenda items to your A.D. at least one week in advance of the meeting.


Professional and Staff Development and Essential Training
Unlike recent years, funding for professional and staff development and essential training will not be allocated based on employment classification. This year each request will be considered on a case by case basis, according to the following guidelines. Priorities will be determined by Associate Directors, in consultation with the Library Director, within the framework of the Library's strategic plan. Full or partial funding may be approved based on the availability of funds and whether or not the request meets one or more of the following criteria:

1. The conference is one where we must have a library presence (e.g. III Systems Administrator must attend IUG)



2. The request is for essential, job related training



3. The employee will be giving a presentation or is a member of a committee which directly supports their position, a library initiative or research agenda.



4. The professional development opportunity is local and will not include travel expenses.

Unless the opportunity is in Canada and there is strong justification given to support the expense, no international travel will be approved. Additional justification will be required for any request which includes sending more than one Library representative to an out of state conference or event. In addition, 'self funding' requests are encouraged in those instances where the Library cannot support participation.

Please, submit all training and staff development requests to your Associate Director. Requests will be considered in one of the bi-monthly Associate Director meetings. Requests should include your name; name of the development opportunity;date(s);location; requested funding amount; detailed rationale based on the criteria above. If you already put in a request prior to August 6th, these will be considered in the next Associate Directors meeting

A reporting session is required when you receive department funding. You must sign up for one of the quarterly brown-bag sessions offered or schedule your reporting session on the agenda for one of the next three Open Forums following your return. Scheduling the reporting session is required in advance of the event. There is no specific requirement in terms of how long you speak for, however, the brown-bag sessions will allow for longer speaking times than Open Forum.

Not Too Late to Start the AurThings Program

What is the program about?
The program is based on 23 Things Learning 2.0 program created by Helene Blowers, Technology Director, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. It is set up to encourage exploration of the Internet and web technologies in the hope that not only will employees have fun, but also find new tools to enable them to better support their goals and inspire creativity.

How does it work?
The program is a self-led learning program that has been formatted into a ten week course which will begin July 20, 2009. During this time participants will explore at their own pace and can choose how in depth they go into each activity. Each week participants will be introduced to new Web tools and asked to track participation in a personal blog which they will set up and begin maintaining in week 1. Each person who wishes to receive credit for participating must have and register his/her own blog. There will be no classes or workshops offered to support this program. Instead, participants are encouraged to work together and share their insights, discoveries and solutions through their blogs or in person.

Why should you participate?
This is a great chance to spend time on your personal and professional development. All library staff need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and technology tools that Web 2.0 is bringing us everyday. We need to take time to learn how the tools can be utilized in or with our libraries. And we will know what our library users, especially younger users, are talking about!

Additionally, there is a completion incentive being offered to all permanent employees of the Auraria Library (Faculty, Classified Staff and Exempt Professionals) if you complete the program by October 23, 2009.


For more detailed information and to get started, link to the program at http://aurthings.blogspot.com/


Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Please mark your calendars for Friday, September 11th 3-5pm in NC Atrium for our annual celebration of faculty excellence on the Downtown Campus.

Here are this year’s winners:

Excellence in Research and Creative Activities
• Margaret Brown-Sica, Auraria Library
• Angela Gover, School of Public Affairs
• Dawn Gregg, Business School
• Karen Koellner, School of Education and Human Development
• Brad Stith, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)

The campus award winner is Angela Gover

Excellence in Teaching
Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor
• Joni Dunlap, School of Education and Human Development
• Devin Jenkins, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Lisa Johansen, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
• Keith Loftin, College of Architecture and Planning
• David Mays, College of Engineering and Applied Science (Civil Engineering)
• Tony Robinson, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Political Science)

The campus award winner is Tony Robinson

Senior Instructor/Instructor/Lecturer
• Paul DeMarte, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (English)
• Conxita Domench, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Tod Duncan, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
• John McDermott, School of Education and Human Development
• Jason Rebillot, College of Architecture and Planning
• Ira Selkowitz, Business School

The campus award winner is Tod Duncan

Excellence in Service
• Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library
• Peter Bryant, Business School
• Stephan Durham, College of Engineering and Applied Science (Civil Engineering)
• William Goodwin, School of Education and Human Development
• Devin Jenkins, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
• Ekaterini Vlahos, College of Architecture and Planning

The campus award winners are Peter Bryant and William Goodwin

Excellence in Librarianship: The winner of this award was selected by the Library Faculty Personnel Committee. This year’s winner is Cynthia Hashert.


Reminder - Employee Portal
As PBS continues improving the employee portal features, it becomes increasingly important that every employee know how to access it. Features currently available include: employee profile for confirmation of address, phone, employee ID, title, department, hire date; online pay advice (including confirming W-4 status); online W-2; self service address update; self
service emergency contact update; system status information; list of training courses completed; newsletter access, etc.


To access the portals:
System, UCD, UCCS Employees –
Use myCU at https://my.cu.edu/. Login using your PC login and password.
For assistance with myCU, please call 303-492-9999 or send an e-mail to mycu@cusys.edu.


Line Dancing
Mary Ulibarri will be teaching a line dancing class at the campus recreation center, room PER 215, from 1:00 to 1:50 every Friday this fall. Please feel free to come, invite friends, and be prepared to have a GOOD TIME!

News@1100 Submissions

Do you have something to share in News@1100? Please, submit items to Marical Farner by 12:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.

Volume 2, Issue 8

AurThings Learning 2.0 Program Now Open

What is the program about?
The program is based on 23 Things Learning 2.0 program created by Helene Blowers, Technology Director, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. It is set up to encourage exploration of the Internet and web technologies in the hope that not only will employees have fun, but also find new tools to enable them to better support their goals and inspire creativity.

How does it work?
The program is a self-led learning program that has been formatted into a ten week course which will begin July 20, 2009. During this time participants will explore at their own pace and can choose how in depth they go into each activity. Each week participants will be introduced to new Web tools and asked to track participation in a personal blog which they will set up and begin maintaining in week 1. Each person who wishes to receive credit for participating must have and register his/her own blog. There will be no classes or workshops offered to support this program. Instead, participants are encouraged to work together and share their insights, discoveries and solutions through their blogs or in person.

Why should you participate?
This is a great chance to spend time on your personal and professional development. All library staff need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and technology tools that Web 2.0 is bringing us everyday. We need to take time to learn how the tools can be utilized in or with our libraries. And we will know what our library users, especially younger users, are talking about!

Additionally, there is a completion incentive being offered to all permanent employees of the Auraria Library (Faculty, Classified Staff and Exempt Professionals) if you complete the program by October 23, 2009.


For more detailed information and to get started, link to the program at http://aurthings.blogspot.com/

2009 Downtown Denver Annual Employee Awards

Congratulations to Diane Turner for winning the 2009 DOWNTOWN DENVER ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARDS for Outstanding Customer Service Award. She will be given the award on Monday at Noon on July 27th in Skyline Park, where Mayor Hickenlooper, Downtown Denver Partnership President & CEO Tami Door, and Kaiser Permanente Colorado President Donna Lynne will honor Diane and two other Downtown employees with awards and Downtown prize packages. I hope some of you can attend.

Volume 2, Issue 7

Holiday Pay- July 3rd
Holiday pay is being given for Friday, July 3rd this year as July 4th falls on a Saturday. For those of you who normally work on Saturday, the Library will be closed, but no holiday pay will be granted for Saturday, only Friday. Please, work with your supervisor to adjust your schedule accordingly.


Budget Update
The MOU has been signed by all three chancellors! Shared Leadership Team members are now considering the criteria for determining allocations for student worker, staff development, and other general operating line items in the budget.

Reclassification Announcements
At the beginning of the Library reorganization a commitment was made to promote from within whenever possible. Many positions have increased in scope and responsibility as a natural outcome of the reorganization which also included several retirements. Due to these changes, and with the new knowledge of our FY10 budget, a package requesting needed reclassifications and two retiree rehires was recently submitted to the Provost. It is a pleasure to announce that these requests have all been given Provost approval and the details of the reclassifications and retiree rehires are described below.

Technical Services:

Valerie Bordas Library Technician I position is recommended for reallocation to a Library Technician II. This recommendation comes as a result of Valerie taking on duties that were held by three higher classed positions including responsibility for all approval and firm monographic orders from YBP and standing orders. For details regarding this new position including more detailed responsibilities, minimum qualifications and application procedures, please see the official job posting which is located in the employee lounge and outside of the restrooms on both floors. This position will be posted for five business days, from June 29, 2009 through July 6, 2009.

Shelley Wendt With a tight learning materials budget, it is more important for us to assess the usage statistics of our resources. Shelley is responsible for generating this information for bibliographers and reporting our statistic to various agencies. Her position was upgraded without salary increase to a Library Technician III in January. We are compensating her at the appropriate level beginning July 1, 2009.

EllenNedzel started in Technical Services as a trainee and has been learning the acquisitions process of e-resources. In Nov./Dec. Ellen will have gained the one year of experience that is needed in order to be reallocated to an LTII, the correct classification of the position she is working in. The position announcement will be posted and shared with the Library in late November or early December.

Vicki Britto Although a majority of the learning materials budget is allocated to electronic resources, we still have print materials that require attention. Vicki will be returning part-time, 30 days after her retirement in order to address this need.

Education, Research and Information Services:

Tobey Stein will return to Auraria part-time following her retirement June 30. She will return sometime in August, when her slightly less than half time employment will be concentrated during those times of the semester when we need her most for classroom library
Instruction and research consultation, so probably during the first half of fall and spring semesters.

Cindy Martinez and Meghan Walker: With the merger of Reserves/Media and ILL and looking forward to the Combined Service Desks, the roles of Cindy M and Meghan Walker have evolved and will continue to do so; therefore, we will be submitting job descriptions detailing their new responsibilities to human resources and envision an upgrade to their current classifications. Provost approval was sought in advance, however approval will still be needed from the UCD HR panel which determines classifications. A job posting announcement and further details will be given after that process is completed.

Administration:

Marical Farner is assuming new responsibilities as Associate Director of Administrative Services, which includes fiscal/budget, facilities, and human resources management, to advance strategic alignment of the library's human and financial resources. In addition to coordinating these functions, she will further workplace learning initiatives.

Mike Furuli In order to allow Marical's role to expand, it was necessary that Mike assume many of the duties that were part of her position including travel, workman's comp tracking and performance management duties. This position has therefore been recommended for reclassification to a Technician IV. For details regarding this new position including more detailed responsibilities, minimum qualifications and application procedures, please see the official job posting which is located in the employee lounge and outside of the restrooms on both floors. This position will be posted for five business days, from June 29, 2009 through July 6, 2009.

Special Projects Team:

Farhad Vakilitabar's position is being recommended for reclassification to a General Professional II. The new responsibilities of this position support the mission of the University of Colorado Denver's Center for Colorado and the West at the Auraria Library, which aims to enhance availability, access, and usage of unique regional research materials. In addition, this position will assume responsibility for the Auraria Library gallery. For details regarding this new position including more detailed responsibilities, minimum qualifications and application procedures, please see the official job posting which is located in the employee lounge and outside of the restrooms on both floors. This position will be posted for five business days, from June 29, 2009 through July 6, 2009.

Thanks to all who have agreed to take on new and different responsibilities as the vision of the Library develops to meet the expanding needs of our users.

Aur Things - Learning 2.0 Program available July 20th
The Auraria Library's version of the 23 Things, Learning 2.0 program originally created by Helene Blowers will be available starting July 20th. This will be a 10 week, self-led, online program which will include introduction to many Internet and web technologies including blogs, facebook, wikis, podcasts,Skillsoft and more. The link for this program will be sent out to the Library list on July 20th. Instructions for how to complete the program will be on the first page of that link. This program is not mandatory, but we hope we have made it exciting and interesting and encourage everyone to participate.

R&R Committee

Please, support the R&R Committee’s Event Fund for birthdays, potlucks and special events. You can give your contribution to Geraldine Archuleta, Nicole Toovey, Marical Farner or Mary Dodge.

July Birthdays will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 1st, 2 pm in the Staff Lounge.

Sabbatical Announcement
I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on a half-year sabbatical starting on July 1st. I’ll be working on my book on LGBTIQ (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning) librarianship.

I want to thank the folks who’ll be filling in for me while I’m gone. Rosemary Evetts will be working on our part of the IMLS “Creating Communities” grant to digitize Denver neighborhoods. And Meg Brown-Sica and Jeffrey Beall will be handling ADR (Alliance Digital Repository) related issues/business while I’m gone. I know how busy everyone is and truly appreciate their generosity in keeping things running while I’m away.

- Ellen Greenblatt

Volume 2, Issue 6

From Payroll and Benefits:

Reminder: June Monthly Payroll paid on July 1, 2009
Per State of Colorado directive to all state agencies, the June end-of-month pay date will be moved forward to Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Employees should plan ahead for this shift in pay date, especially if any automatic banking bill payments will be affected. The university is not responsible for any financial hardship, includingany potential overdraft charges, created by this pay shift.

University Benefit Deduction Dates Shifting
The university is shifting the deduction date for benefits insurance premiums to post pay. Effective July 1, 2009, all benefits deductions will be taken at the end of the month. As a result, no monthly premiums for University of Colorado medical, dental, life, optional life insurance, AD&D coverage, short-term and long-term disability will be deducted from June paychecks. This change will not impact to coverage for these plans. Please, review their July 31,
2009 pay information carefully to verify that it reflects the correct benefits deductions. This will not affect state medical and dental plans as these are already deducted post pay.


Tobey Stein Retiring
After working in just about every department of the library during most of the years that the Auraria Library has been in existence, Tobey Stein has decided to retire effective June 30, 2009. Most of Tobey’s work has been in the former Architecture and Planning Library and in Reference, Instruction, and Government Publications, where she has provided reference service in person and online and taught many classes in library research, for which she has received many faculty and student commendations. She developed an innovative wiki web site to facilitate student learning and communication. She also works with disabled students on their library research. It was Tobey’s idea to designate computer groups for students and nonstudents during the area remodeling in the summer of 2006, which paved the way for implementing logon software for student and community user areas. In addition to her primary job, Tobey has greatly improved the library’s appearance through her work developing the courtyard plants, and in library displays to promote books and databases. She has contributed to several volunteer projects, such as the holiday mitten tree and food drive for local elementary schools. She also was instrumental in starting the first campus sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma, a local chapter of the national organization for which she received the campus service award in 2004. She also received the Outstanding Staff Award from the Library in 2007 and the first UCD Chancellor’s Employee of the Month award in 2008 for her teaching and other activities. Tobey, we will miss you!

Louise Treff-Gangler


Technical Services Announcement
On July 6th, Holly Brown will be joining Technical Services in a 6-month temporary position. Holly brings to Auraria Library a wealth of serials experience. For the last nine years, she has been working as our customer service representative at EBSCO, our journal subscription vendor. Please welcome Holly to Auraria Library.


Announcement
The Police Desk at the front entrance/exit of the library will be removed. It is rarely used by the Campus Police and it has caused confusion when patrons sit there.

Evelyn



Technology Department News
General
First of all I would like to congratulate Doug Flint for passing the first of two exams for his A+ certification. Yay, Doug. Also, Niraj will be representing the library on a UCD Computing Standards Committee.

We are getting ready for the III server to move upstairs where it will have improved wiring. That will take place on 6/8. Rick will be supervising the move, but AHEC, ITS, Niraj and Doug will help as needed. There will be III downtime that day. The sign on system for the public computers will be disabled (it usually authenticates through III) that day.

Other projects:
· Hiring another student for the summer
· Computer installation
· Resolving Bugzilla tickets
· Working with Rick to set up an offline Millennium module
· Finalizing the network server move with ITS

Learning Commons Update
Erika Rogers, a consultant will be here between the dates of 6/8-6/19 to help us work on the Learning Commons research plan. You can find information about her company here. Her schedule will be published soon. Tentative information about the work she will do here is found here. We are fleshing out some of our sandbox ideas—ideas that can be tried out easily to see if our users like them-such as a writing center outpost, technology help desk and collaborative work areas. You can find information about these (a work on progress) on our wiki.


Technology Strategy Update
We are working on our first project, which is a Technology Plan for the library. Actually, there will probably be several plans. One might be an “Enterprise Plan” which would cover what software and hardware we have and who is responsible for specific applications, etc. There may also be a strategic plan. The plan we are starting with is general in nature and may cover such topics as are mentioned in this document. The Technology Strategy Committee has a wiki page and we have some sample plans there as well as a list of our members. We are lucky to have Jeff Beel from ITS serving on this committee to give us some outside input. Please feel free to give feedback, leave comments, etc.

-Meg


Congratulations to the Auraria Library faculty whose scholarly articles were published recently:

Beck, T. (2009, January). Encyclopedia of Islam. Charleston Advisor, 10(3), 39-41.

Brown-Sica, Margaret. 2008. "Playing Tag in the Dark: Diagnosing Slowness in Library Response Time." Information Technology & Libraries 27, no. 4: 29-32.

Brown-Sica, Margaret, Karen Sobel, and Denise Pan. 2009. "Learning for All: Teaching Students, Faculty, and Staff with Screencasting." Public Services Quarterly 5, no. 2: 81-97.

Evans, Lorrie, Nina McHale, and Karen Sobel. 2009. "LibGuides." Charleston Advisor 10, no. 3: 47-49.

Ferrer-Vinent, Ignacio J., and Christy A. Carello. 2008. "Embedded Library Instruction in a First-Year Biology Laboratory Course." Science & Technology Libraries 28, no. 4: 325-351.

Somerville, Mary M., and Lydia Collins. 2008. "Collaborative design: a learner-centered library planning approach." Electronic Library 26, no. 6: 803-820.

Somerville, Mary M., and Zaana Howard. 2008. "Systems thinking: an approach for advancing workplace information literacy." Australian Library Journal 57, no. 3: 257-273.

Volume 2, Issue 5

Faculty/Staff Library Fines
The Circulation policy and loan parameters for Auraria faculty/staff have been changed. We no longer charge a $25.00 fine, per item, if library books are returned after the 30 day grace period. We also are not charging faculty/staff $25.00 replacement book processing fees or sending faculty/staff to State Collections for non-returned billed items. This affects Circulation and ILL. Faculty/staff will still have a 6 month loan period on books.
Faculty/staff are still blocked from checking out additional library materials and also blocked from off campus access to databases for non-returned or overdue items on their account. Items are still billed at $125.00 after 30 days overdue and faculty/staff are still responsible for returning items.
If a faculty/staff member has fines (not billed items) on their account from materials checked out from July 1, 2008, through the present, they can have a Circulation supervisor or staff member waive the fees. Circulation will also be waiving faculty/staff fines that we discover using create list reports. An updated Circulation policy will be sent to Shared Leadership and posted on our web page after some additional revisions are made to the Media loan rules.
- Evelyn Jamerino



Open Enrollment Update
Open Enrollment is available through May 22nd at 5:00p.m. You must make elections by the end of OE, or you will be defaulted into your current medical, dental, life, and disability insurance plans and coverage levels. To enroll online or find the paper enrollment form, please go to: https://www.cu.edu/pbs/openenrollment/index.html Rates aren't available as of this posting, but are expected to be posted on the above site within the next few days and no later than May 14th. For more FAQ's about the rate delay see: https://www.cu.edu/pbs/openenrollment/rates-faq.html No paper packets are being sent to home addresses this year. To find your PIN number and enroll online, or to find a paper form, please see the first link above. A confirmation of your elections will be sent to your home address as listed in PeopleSoft sometime in June, 2009.


Technology Update:
We are progressing with the move of our server functions (except III) to virtual machines at ITS. We recently provided ITS with the information they need regarding our software. These servers will be newer, and have a better back up model. Instead of having several physical servers we will have many applications running on partitioned areas on one large server at ITS. We will continue to have full access to our applications.
We will take over the maintenance of the Learning Commons hardware and software the week of May 18th. The Commons may be shut for a day or two during the switch. Also Doug returned after a week of training, and a week of vacation and we are glad to have him back.

Learning Spaces Committee:
A wiki site has been set up for the Learning Spaces Committee/Learning Commons project. Please take a look and feel free to post comments in the “discussion area. ” For an update on where the project is, please see the minutes from the last meeting. In that meeting we identified ideas which could be implemented soon and are gathering the information we need (cost, staffing, etc.) to do some of these things. The projects we are considering are:
· Writing Center Desk
· Technology Help Desk
· Collaborative Technology Area
· Area with in depth information about the project
We are also trying to reach out to different colleges in order to involve them in this project.

Technology Strategy Committee:
We are working on a technology strategy plan. We have a wiki site and have posted several examples of library and university technology plans. Our assignment for the next meeting is to come up with a table of contents for the plan. At the next meeting we will finalize the areas we want the plan to cover.