Next Generation Catalog
WorldCat has been chosen to be our Next Generation Catalog. Main considerations in this decision were affordability, accessibility, hosted service, 18 other III libraries use it have experienced smooth ILL and Prospector interface. It is currently proposed that Spring and Summer be used as a customization and trial period with full implementation expected for Fall semester. Nina McHale will coordinate a committee to finalize and execute the implementation plan.
Library Annual Report
Thanks to Cindy Martinez for formatting our current Annual Report. View the report here:
http://intranet.auraria.edu/departments/administration/documents/aurarialibraryannualreport0708.docx
As numbers alone cannot convey all of our varied and outstanding accomplishments, please bring suggestions on how to improve the report and include some of our non-quantitative acheivements to any member of Shared Leadership.
IT Consultant Report
Please view the IT Consultant Report here:
http://intranet.auraria.edu/departments/administration/documents/consultantreports/itconsultantreport.docx
The Systems team has also provided a response to this report:
http://intranet.auraria.edu/departments/administration/documents/consultantreports/systemsresponse.doc
To share your own response, please e-mail or visit with any member of the Shared Leadership Team.
Retirment
Thanks to everyone who made Roberta's Retirement party so successful! Special thanks go to Mary Dodge for coordinating the event. Thank you, Roberta, for so many years of service at the Auraria Library. Congratulations on your retirement.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Volume 1, issue 8
Our Next Steps
Strategic Planning
On December 1, we must forward the Auraria Library strategic plan to the Provost. To accomplish that, strategic planning task force members are developing action plans, which will be integrating into a final document for final review by Shared Leadership Team members.
Maureen Sullivan
A sincere thank you to all who have participated in the dialogue facilitated by Maureen Sullivan. Next week, Maureen and Cindy will start to prepare the transition plan. By December 1st, we must also commit to a new service model.
OARS Presentation Monday
Please attend the information session on Monday, November 24th when Marguerite Childs and the OARS Directors will explain the recently completed Strategic Plans. The session will be held in the Jackson ELC from 3:30 - 5:00pm.
Light refreshments will be served. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and to socialize with your colleagues.
Open Forum Cancelled
Open Forum will not be held on Wednesday, November 26th in consideration of the holiday.
Development News:
Please remember to mark your calendars for the Faculty/Staff Holiday Party on Friday, December 12th from 11 AM -- 1 PM in the Jackson ELC. We will be having a catered brunch and a gift exchange (optional). If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift (amount at your discretion) to the party. Also, don't forget to RSVP to Mary Ulibarri as we need an accurate count for the caterer. Hope to see you there!
30 Years of Service Celebration
Please save the date! On Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jackson Enhanced Learning Center we will be celebrating Roberta’s 30 years of dedication and service to the Auraria Library. She will be retiring and her last day will be December 24th. Please join us for refreshments and bring memorabilia, pictures, recipes for her to try, recommendations on books to read, or a shared memory. Roberta would like you to contribute to a memory book.
Strategic Planning
On December 1, we must forward the Auraria Library strategic plan to the Provost. To accomplish that, strategic planning task force members are developing action plans, which will be integrating into a final document for final review by Shared Leadership Team members.
Maureen Sullivan
A sincere thank you to all who have participated in the dialogue facilitated by Maureen Sullivan. Next week, Maureen and Cindy will start to prepare the transition plan. By December 1st, we must also commit to a new service model.
OARS Presentation Monday
Please attend the information session on Monday, November 24th when Marguerite Childs and the OARS Directors will explain the recently completed Strategic Plans. The session will be held in the Jackson ELC from 3:30 - 5:00pm.
Light refreshments will be served. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and to socialize with your colleagues.
Open Forum Cancelled
Open Forum will not be held on Wednesday, November 26th in consideration of the holiday.
Development News:
Please remember to mark your calendars for the Faculty/Staff Holiday Party on Friday, December 12th from 11 AM -- 1 PM in the Jackson ELC. We will be having a catered brunch and a gift exchange (optional). If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift (amount at your discretion) to the party. Also, don't forget to RSVP to Mary Ulibarri as we need an accurate count for the caterer. Hope to see you there!
30 Years of Service Celebration
Please save the date! On Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jackson Enhanced Learning Center we will be celebrating Roberta’s 30 years of dedication and service to the Auraria Library. She will be retiring and her last day will be December 24th. Please join us for refreshments and bring memorabilia, pictures, recipes for her to try, recommendations on books to read, or a shared memory. Roberta would like you to contribute to a memory book.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Volume 1, issue 7
Book Sale Results
We made $5,152.32 from our last book sale. Of the $5,152.32 Better Books sold $1257.00. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped.
Mary D.
Conference Sharing Session
There will be another Conference Sharing Session on Monday, November 17th, 10 am - 11 am in room 256. Find out about the Internet Librarian, REFORMA in Austin and much more.
Mark Your Calendars
On Nov 21, you are invited to a lunch with our consultant for public services, Maureen Sullivan. All Library employees are invited to the Jackson ELC from Noon – 1:30pm.
More information to follow, but mark your calendars for Friday, Nov 21.
Cindy H.
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
The party will be Friday, December 12, 2008, from 11 am - 1 pm in the Jackson Enhanced Learning Center. A Holiday Brunch will be served There will be a gift exchange.
RSVP to Mary Ulibarri at x63683.
We made $5,152.32 from our last book sale. Of the $5,152.32 Better Books sold $1257.00. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped.
Mary D.
Conference Sharing Session
There will be another Conference Sharing Session on Monday, November 17th, 10 am - 11 am in room 256. Find out about the Internet Librarian, REFORMA in Austin and much more.
Mark Your Calendars
On Nov 21, you are invited to a lunch with our consultant for public services, Maureen Sullivan. All Library employees are invited to the Jackson ELC from Noon – 1:30pm.
More information to follow, but mark your calendars for Friday, Nov 21.
Cindy H.
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
The party will be Friday, December 12, 2008, from 11 am - 1 pm in the Jackson Enhanced Learning Center. A Holiday Brunch will be served There will be a gift exchange.
RSVP to Mary Ulibarri at x63683.
Friday, October 24, 2008
October 24, 2008 volume 1 issue 6
Mark Your Calendars
Open Forum will be next Wednesday, October 29th, from 2 pm – 3 pm.
Open Forum meeting with Maureen is at 9 am in room 245.
The next Shared Leadership Team meeting will be on November 6th.
ALA Midwinter 2009 in Denver
ALA Midwinter is comin’ to town! On Jan. 23-26, ALA Midwinter will be at the Colorado Convention Center. In order to enrich professional development, the Library wants to encourage attendance and will make available additional funds to all who fill out the Library training request form for ALA Midwinter 2009. The Library will pay the member rate registration which is $165 (early-bird if paid before Dec 5). If you are not a member of ALA, the non-membership rate is $245. Non-members will either need to pay the difference or become members. So talk to your supervisor and fill out the training request form at http://intranet.auraria.edu/forms/hr/development/training.doc In order to share knowledge and experience gained from attending this event please be prepared to offer a presentation to the library after the conclusion of the conference.
For more information about ALA Midwinter got to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/home.cfm
Don’t have time to attend the conference but want to see the Exhibits at ALA Midwinter, which can be very educational and interesting? The Library will pay the $25 for you to obtain an Exhibits pass. Please, fill out a training request form for ALA EXHIBITS.
Why go to the Exhibits? One reason is to attend the Technology Showcase. There are many Exhibits floor events including author talks and a reception (free music and food!). For more information about the Exhibits, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/2009/exhibits.cfm
Please, turn your training request form for either the conference or exhibits pass in to Marical Farner no later than November 28, 2008.
Marical Farner
Development News:
Avalanche discounted tickets are available for the November 2nd game. The Colorado Avalanche are playing the San Jose Sharks. Game starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $35 for balcony seats and $60 for the club seats. TO ORDER TICKETS CALL, SHANE KOENIG
AT THE AVALANCHE OFFICES AT 303.405.6186 ORDER ONLINE AT:
http://www.pepsicenter.com/Groups/Avalanche/AurariaLibrary
The Book Club Café will meet on Thursday, November 6 to discuss Black Elk Speaks:Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk’s experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind.
When Black Elk received his great vision, white settlers were invading the Lakotas’ homeland, decimating buffalo herds, and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas’ way of life. The Lakotas fought fiercely to retain their freedom and way of life, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time, however. As related by Neihardt, Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and the earth have made this book a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
Please join us from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Auraria Campus Bookstore in the Tivoli Building on the Auraria Campus. Light refreshments will be served. Get your copy at the Auraria Campus Bookstore for 30% off the suggested retail price.For further information, contact Betty Ingles at 303-556-3735 or at ingelsb@ahec.edu.
Ellen Nedzel
Friends of Auraria Library Biggest, Best and Last Book Sale
Would you consider volunteering for the last book sale? The schedule is wide open and on my door. Please come up and schedule an hour or two. We will set up on Friday, October 31st, the Preview Sale is Saturday, November 1st, and the regular sale will run from Monday, November 3rd to Wednesday, November 5th.
Mary Dodge
Open Forum will be next Wednesday, October 29th, from 2 pm – 3 pm.
Open Forum meeting with Maureen is at 9 am in room 245.
The next Shared Leadership Team meeting will be on November 6th.
ALA Midwinter 2009 in Denver
ALA Midwinter is comin’ to town! On Jan. 23-26, ALA Midwinter will be at the Colorado Convention Center. In order to enrich professional development, the Library wants to encourage attendance and will make available additional funds to all who fill out the Library training request form for ALA Midwinter 2009. The Library will pay the member rate registration which is $165 (early-bird if paid before Dec 5). If you are not a member of ALA, the non-membership rate is $245. Non-members will either need to pay the difference or become members. So talk to your supervisor and fill out the training request form at http://intranet.auraria.edu/forms/hr/development/training.doc In order to share knowledge and experience gained from attending this event please be prepared to offer a presentation to the library after the conclusion of the conference.
For more information about ALA Midwinter got to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/home.cfm
Don’t have time to attend the conference but want to see the Exhibits at ALA Midwinter, which can be very educational and interesting? The Library will pay the $25 for you to obtain an Exhibits pass. Please, fill out a training request form for ALA EXHIBITS.
Why go to the Exhibits? One reason is to attend the Technology Showcase. There are many Exhibits floor events including author talks and a reception (free music and food!). For more information about the Exhibits, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/2009/exhibits.cfm
Please, turn your training request form for either the conference or exhibits pass in to Marical Farner no later than November 28, 2008.
Marical Farner
Classified Staff Supervisors
I will be sending out this years Performance Management Plans today and ask that you take the time to do a coaching session with your employees once you have received and reviewed them. Given that we are undergoing a reorganization, if you know that your employee will soon be supervised by someone else, please feel free to do the coaching session, but realize that you will ultimately need to do an early evaluation which will "close out" the plan prior to that person be supervised by someone else.
Please, return plans with completed coaching notes section and initials on the front page to me no later than November 21, 2008. PLEASE, be sure that you return the original front page that I send to you with the original signatures from when the plan was created. UCD HR will not accept copied signatures. Note: I will not provide copies of coaching notes or plans after this review unless specifically asked to do so; you can leave a sticky note on the front specifying who should receive copies or contact me via phone or e-mail.
If you need assistance with how to fill out the plan correctly, conduct the coaching sessions or have any other questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Marical Farner
I will be sending out this years Performance Management Plans today and ask that you take the time to do a coaching session with your employees once you have received and reviewed them. Given that we are undergoing a reorganization, if you know that your employee will soon be supervised by someone else, please feel free to do the coaching session, but realize that you will ultimately need to do an early evaluation which will "close out" the plan prior to that person be supervised by someone else.
Please, return plans with completed coaching notes section and initials on the front page to me no later than November 21, 2008. PLEASE, be sure that you return the original front page that I send to you with the original signatures from when the plan was created. UCD HR will not accept copied signatures. Note: I will not provide copies of coaching notes or plans after this review unless specifically asked to do so; you can leave a sticky note on the front specifying who should receive copies or contact me via phone or e-mail.
If you need assistance with how to fill out the plan correctly, conduct the coaching sessions or have any other questions/concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Marical Farner
Development News:
Avalanche discounted tickets are available for the November 2nd game. The Colorado Avalanche are playing the San Jose Sharks. Game starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $35 for balcony seats and $60 for the club seats. TO ORDER TICKETS CALL, SHANE KOENIG
AT THE AVALANCHE OFFICES AT 303.405.6186 ORDER ONLINE AT:
http://www.pepsicenter.com/Groups/Avalanche/AurariaLibrary
The Auraria Book Store will now host the Book Club Café every month (Book Club). We will be advertising upcoming selections but no longer hosting sessions in the Library.
Beyond the Stacks (Kite Auction) has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009. Stay tuned for details!
Catherine Ostrander
The Book Club Café
Beyond the Stacks (Kite Auction) has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009. Stay tuned for details!
Catherine Ostrander
The Book Club Café
The Book Club Café will meet on Thursday, November 6 to discuss Black Elk Speaks:Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk’s experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind.
When Black Elk received his great vision, white settlers were invading the Lakotas’ homeland, decimating buffalo herds, and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas’ way of life. The Lakotas fought fiercely to retain their freedom and way of life, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time, however. As related by Neihardt, Black Elk’s searing visions of the unity of humanity and the earth have made this book a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
Please join us from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Auraria Campus Bookstore in the Tivoli Building on the Auraria Campus. Light refreshments will be served. Get your copy at the Auraria Campus Bookstore for 30% off the suggested retail price.For further information, contact Betty Ingles at 303-556-3735 or at ingelsb@ahec.edu.
Ellen Nedzel
Friends of Auraria Library Biggest, Best and Last Book Sale
Would you consider volunteering for the last book sale? The schedule is wide open and on my door. Please come up and schedule an hour or two. We will set up on Friday, October 31st, the Preview Sale is Saturday, November 1st, and the regular sale will run from Monday, November 3rd to Wednesday, November 5th.
Mary Dodge
Friday, September 19, 2008
Volume 1 Number 5
SHARED LEADERSHIP TEAM UPDATE
September 18, 2008
There will be no layoffs and there will be a place for everyone.
Every faculty and staff person will have a meaningful role to fill here at the Library.
Open Forum is next Wednesday at 2:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Plan Task Groups will report out.
The R2 presentation will be on Wednesday, October 1st, at 12:30 in the Jackson ELC.
Ergonomic evaluations are continuing. Marical and Becky will meet with everyone. Health needs are being met first.
Our Strategic Plan is moving forward and there will be opportunities for everyone to contribute to the document.
The Shared Leadership Team is evolving.
OPEN FORUM NEXT WEEK
There will be an Open Forum on Wednesday, September 24th, from 2:00pm – 3:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Planning Task Groups will be reporting out at this time.
R2 PRESENTATION
The R2 consultants, Rick Lugg and Matt Barnes, will be presenting their findings on Wednesday, October 1st, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the Jackson ELC. Please mark your calendars.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBIT
A Program on York, William Clark’s black slave who accompanied the expedition will be on Wednesday, September 24th, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.
September 18, 2008
There will be no layoffs and there will be a place for everyone.
Every faculty and staff person will have a meaningful role to fill here at the Library.
Open Forum is next Wednesday at 2:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Plan Task Groups will report out.
The R2 presentation will be on Wednesday, October 1st, at 12:30 in the Jackson ELC.
Ergonomic evaluations are continuing. Marical and Becky will meet with everyone. Health needs are being met first.
Our Strategic Plan is moving forward and there will be opportunities for everyone to contribute to the document.
The Shared Leadership Team is evolving.
OPEN FORUM NEXT WEEK
There will be an Open Forum on Wednesday, September 24th, from 2:00pm – 3:00 pm in room 245. The Strategic Planning Task Groups will be reporting out at this time.
R2 PRESENTATION
The R2 consultants, Rick Lugg and Matt Barnes, will be presenting their findings on Wednesday, October 1st, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the Jackson ELC. Please mark your calendars.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBIT
A Program on York, William Clark’s black slave who accompanied the expedition will be on Wednesday, September 24th, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Volume 1 Number 4
Shared Leadership Team Update, September 4, 2008
• Everyone should read the strategic plan reports on the intranet at http://intranet.auraria.edu right away and give feedback on the blog that is provided.
• The recommendations won’t happen overnight. The plan will give us direction to where we are headed.
• We are moving forward with the Public Services analysis, same as R2.
• We are moving from a hierarchical to a team approach.
• It is a very exciting time as we move the Library to the next step.
The next meeting is September 18, 2008.
"Lewis and Clark: Doctors in the Wilderness"
Dr. Bruce Paton, professor emeritus University of Colorado Denver will give a presentation on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.
• Everyone should read the strategic plan reports on the intranet at http://intranet.auraria.edu right away and give feedback on the blog that is provided.
• The recommendations won’t happen overnight. The plan will give us direction to where we are headed.
• We are moving forward with the Public Services analysis, same as R2.
• We are moving from a hierarchical to a team approach.
• It is a very exciting time as we move the Library to the next step.
The next meeting is September 18, 2008.
"Lewis and Clark: Doctors in the Wilderness"
Dr. Bruce Paton, professor emeritus University of Colorado Denver will give a presentation on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Jackson ELC.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Volume 1 Number 3
WHO’S ON FIRST DURING THE DNC
Mary Somerville will be in charge on Monday, August 25th.
Ellen Greenblatt will be in charge from Tuesday, August 26th to Friday, August 29th.
OTHER REQUESTS FOR THE DNC WEEK
Please remember to change your voice mail and your e-mail to reflect that we are out of the building next week. If you are working next week, please indicate that you will be checking your voice mail and e-mail remotely. When you leave your office or cubby, please make sure everything is turned off. If you are the last one in your office, please make sure the copiers are turned off and unplug any other electronic equipment (coffee pots, microwaves etc.).
VPN Users – log off your computer but DO NOT turn it off.
EVERYBODY ELSE – shut down your computer and un-plug it, if you can.
SHARED LEADERSHIP TEAM
Minutes from the August 14th meeting are attached.
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Beyond the Stacks
Due to this unusually busy time with the DNC, it has been decided to postpone the 'Beyond the Stacks' kite auction until 2009. The kites will be with us for a bit longer! Date to be determined.
Special Events
Due to space restrictions, we will no longer be offering staff rates to fundraising events. These events will be by invitation only. Certain staff members may be invited in order to cultivate specific donors. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Book Club Café
Thursday, September 4th
5:00 PM at Auraria Campus Bookstore
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Thursday, October 2nd
5:00 PM at Auraria Library / Friends Conference Room Don Quixote by Cervantes (abridged or unabridged version)
Light refreshments will be served. Buy the books at the Auraria Campus Bookstore and receive 30% off the suggested retail price!
Catherine Ostrander
Head of Community Relations
LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBIT HAS ARRIVED
The “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” exhibit has finally arrived at the Auraria Library gallery. There are scheduled programs to accompany the exhibit throughout the month of September. For more information on the exhibit or the programs, please contact Rosemary Evetts in Archives, 303.556.8373.
PILOT PROJECT IN RESERVES
On Sept. 2, 2008, Reserves will begin a pilot project. The project will be for 60 days ending Nov. 2, 2008. The service is called C-Labs in which faculty and students can download and view reserved videos for their class. They will be able to do this from their computers at home, faculty on their laptops in class or in any computer lab on campus. The benefit to the library is that copyright requirements are met, digitize and preserve our collection. During the trial we have 25 video titles to use.
A World of Gestures: Culture and Non Verbal Communication
Advertising & the End of the World 48 Hours: Trapped
Affluenza American Cinema, v. 11
Black Bodies Dying to be thin
Chicano: History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement v. I & II
Edward Said on Orientalism International Management
Game Over: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games
International Negotiating Styles Killing us Softly 3
Management in Chinese Cultures Mindwalk
People Like Us Sex: Unknown
Primetime Live: a Frightening Message
The Color of Fear The Eye of the Storm
The Motion Picture The Multicultural Meeting:
Tough Guise The Virtual Team
Cindy Martinez
Reserves/Videos/Computer Commons
ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT UPDATE
Becky and I have been conducting ergonomic assessments for the past few weeks and the responses have been very positive. I believe the overall outcomes of this initiative will be extremely positive as well. Maybe I am easy to please, but I am downright excited to be doing this.
We plan to continue doing these assessments every Wednesday until we have examined every workspace in the Library. This will include shared work areas although these assessments will be more focused on equipment as each person will need to adjust the workspace to fit their individual height and preferences. We will be creating a checklist to leave out in shared work areas so each person can do their own assessment when they use the space.
If you are in pain or experience intermittent pain or have other concerns that need addressed immediately, please contact either Becky (6-3524) or myself (6-3525) and we will respond as soon as possible; we will arrange to see you immediately if you are in pain. I would also like to emphasize that the pain you are experiencing does not need to be work related for us to come and evaluate your workspace and see if we can change things to lessen or eliminate any pain you are in. I notice that my selfless coworkers are trying to wait until we show up rather than calling us for an earlier evaluation even if they are in pain and I have heard statements such as, "I’ve waited this long," "I don’t want to be singled out," and "I can make do." Please, be singled out, don’t “make do” anymore, and especially, don’t sit and suffer silently if you are in pain.
I appreciate everyone welcoming us into your workspaces. I look forward to having a chance to speak with each of you and discovering what we can do to make you more comfortable. See you soon!
Marical Farner
Human Resources Manager
Mary Somerville will be in charge on Monday, August 25th.
Ellen Greenblatt will be in charge from Tuesday, August 26th to Friday, August 29th.
OTHER REQUESTS FOR THE DNC WEEK
Please remember to change your voice mail and your e-mail to reflect that we are out of the building next week. If you are working next week, please indicate that you will be checking your voice mail and e-mail remotely. When you leave your office or cubby, please make sure everything is turned off. If you are the last one in your office, please make sure the copiers are turned off and unplug any other electronic equipment (coffee pots, microwaves etc.).
VPN Users – log off your computer but DO NOT turn it off.
EVERYBODY ELSE – shut down your computer and un-plug it, if you can.
SHARED LEADERSHIP TEAM
Minutes from the August 14th meeting are attached.
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Beyond the Stacks
Due to this unusually busy time with the DNC, it has been decided to postpone the 'Beyond the Stacks' kite auction until 2009. The kites will be with us for a bit longer! Date to be determined.
Special Events
Due to space restrictions, we will no longer be offering staff rates to fundraising events. These events will be by invitation only. Certain staff members may be invited in order to cultivate specific donors. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Book Club Café
Thursday, September 4th
5:00 PM at Auraria Campus Bookstore
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Thursday, October 2nd
5:00 PM at Auraria Library / Friends Conference Room Don Quixote by Cervantes (abridged or unabridged version)
Light refreshments will be served. Buy the books at the Auraria Campus Bookstore and receive 30% off the suggested retail price!
Catherine Ostrander
Head of Community Relations
LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBIT HAS ARRIVED
The “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” exhibit has finally arrived at the Auraria Library gallery. There are scheduled programs to accompany the exhibit throughout the month of September. For more information on the exhibit or the programs, please contact Rosemary Evetts in Archives, 303.556.8373.
PILOT PROJECT IN RESERVES
On Sept. 2, 2008, Reserves will begin a pilot project. The project will be for 60 days ending Nov. 2, 2008. The service is called C-Labs in which faculty and students can download and view reserved videos for their class. They will be able to do this from their computers at home, faculty on their laptops in class or in any computer lab on campus. The benefit to the library is that copyright requirements are met, digitize and preserve our collection. During the trial we have 25 video titles to use.
A World of Gestures: Culture and Non Verbal Communication
Advertising & the End of the World 48 Hours: Trapped
Affluenza American Cinema, v. 11
Black Bodies Dying to be thin
Chicano: History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement v. I & II
Edward Said on Orientalism International Management
Game Over: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games
International Negotiating Styles Killing us Softly 3
Management in Chinese Cultures Mindwalk
People Like Us Sex: Unknown
Primetime Live: a Frightening Message
The Color of Fear The Eye of the Storm
The Motion Picture The Multicultural Meeting:
Tough Guise The Virtual Team
Cindy Martinez
Reserves/Videos/Computer Commons
ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT UPDATE
Becky and I have been conducting ergonomic assessments for the past few weeks and the responses have been very positive. I believe the overall outcomes of this initiative will be extremely positive as well. Maybe I am easy to please, but I am downright excited to be doing this.
We plan to continue doing these assessments every Wednesday until we have examined every workspace in the Library. This will include shared work areas although these assessments will be more focused on equipment as each person will need to adjust the workspace to fit their individual height and preferences. We will be creating a checklist to leave out in shared work areas so each person can do their own assessment when they use the space.
If you are in pain or experience intermittent pain or have other concerns that need addressed immediately, please contact either Becky (6-3524) or myself (6-3525) and we will respond as soon as possible; we will arrange to see you immediately if you are in pain. I would also like to emphasize that the pain you are experiencing does not need to be work related for us to come and evaluate your workspace and see if we can change things to lessen or eliminate any pain you are in. I notice that my selfless coworkers are trying to wait until we show up rather than calling us for an earlier evaluation even if they are in pain and I have heard statements such as, "I’ve waited this long," "I don’t want to be singled out," and "I can make do." Please, be singled out, don’t “make do” anymore, and especially, don’t sit and suffer silently if you are in pain.
I appreciate everyone welcoming us into your workspaces. I look forward to having a chance to speak with each of you and discovering what we can do to make you more comfortable. See you soon!
Marical Farner
Human Resources Manager
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