Visiting Scholar, March 16th - March 19th
Dr. Anita Mirijamdotter is Professor and Head of Research for Social Informatics in the School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering at Växjö University, Sweden. She also serves as chair of the Växjö University Computer Science research board. In June 2009, she will keynote the Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP5) conference in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information about the conference, see: http://blogs.kib.ki.se/eblip5/
On Tuesday, March 17th, from 2 – 3 in the ELC B, she will discuss Scandinavian-style workplace communication, decision-making, and planning practices. In addition, she will describe a student-generated study of the Lulea University of Technology learning commons.
Faculty Reading Room
The Auraria Library will be closing the Faculty Reading Room at the end of March 2009. This space will be incorporated into office and processing space for the Special Projects team. As we re-envision our learning and collection spaces on the first floor and as we pursue our strategic plan goals, we will be exploring services and resources that will have a positive, meaningful impact on the faculty.
Auraria Library Essay Contest Awards Reception
All are invited to the Awards Reception to congratulate our six winners for this year’s essay contest:
Wednesday, March 18th
2:00 PM
Jackson ELC
(no need to RSVP)
Emerging Technology Subcommittee
As you may have noticed there are some changes to the committee structure. There will be a Technology Strategy Committee and it will have a subcommittee called the Emerging Technology Subcommittee. The descriptions can be found in this report. We need to find members for the Emerging Technology subcommittee. The plan is to have the subcommittee decide on new members but since it is just starting I am going to have Doug and Niraj work together to choose committee members, as they are standing members. The most important traits would be: 1) a real commitment from you and your supervisor for you to put some real energy into the process of checking out new technology, 2) an interest and enthusiasm for technology and 3) an ability to work well with others and consider the whole library when evaluating products.
If you are interested in applying (this is open to student employees as well), please fill out this short form. I encourage anyone who might be interested to apply. We need enthusiasm..that is the only real requirement.
Systems/Technology Department Update
First of all I wanted to publically thank everyone who worked so hard during the last six months to make sure that things kept running: Gayle Bradbeer, Nina McHale, Rick Boeder, Doug Flint, Niraj Chaudhary, Rick Simons, Shelley Wendt, Farhad Vakilitabar, Eric Baker and many, many others. We couldn’t have done it without everyone’s help. And a special thanks to Doug and Rick Boeder, whose often unnoticed yet superhuman efforts kept the library up and running in February.
This is a really exciting time for our department. There are a lot of changes going on and I wanted the library to be updated. Niraj Chaudhary is back with us as of February 25. During the time since he started as a permanent employee, Niraj, Doug, Rick Boeder and our new students have worked very hard to bring the Bugzilla count down from 129 to 68. This is our first priority. Our next priorities are: to recycle a lot of out of date equipment which we have stashed in various places, to finish purchasing which has been put off (please send me any thoughts about technology purchasing ASAP), set up and install many computers which we have in the building, train students and start establish work flows and procedures. It will not happen overnight, but we hope to slowly see improvements.
We have hired three students to help with the work in our department. Their names are Philip Leo, Sohrab Islamzai, and Trijoon Pradhan. You will probably come in contact with them. We are also rethinking the space we have and have started to use part of 256 for setting up computers and for student work. We will be moving the III server out of 109B during spring break and will soon stop using that room. We are having x6003 moved to ring up there.
I want to emphasize that I appreciate everyone using Bugzilla. I know that thus far it may have felt that you were not getting much of a response, but that will improve as our staffing becomes more established. I also want people to feel free to call x6003, which we still monitor, for emergencies, etc.
I want to thank everyone for their patience during a tough six months, but I think that we are on an upswing now and you will see service significantly improve in the next six months.
Maymester
UCD is initiating a Maymester from May 19-June 5 this year. Therefore, instead of the Library closing earlier during this first intercession, we will be open the following hours. Our revised bookmarks with Maymester and Summer hours will be coming out soon.
Maymester May 19 – June 5
Library hours
Sat May 16 9 am to 5 pm End of Spring semester for MSCD/UCD
Sun May 17 Closed
Mon May 18 8 am to 5 pm
Tue May 19 7:30 am to 9 pm Beginning of Maymester
Wed May 20 – Thu May 21 7:30 am – 9 pm
Fri May 22 7:30 am – 5 pm
Sat May 23 9 am to 5 pm
Sun May 24 Closed
Mon May 25 Closed Memorial Day
Tue May 26 – Thu May 28 7:30 am – 9 pm MSCD/CCD Summer term starts
Fri May 29 7:30 am -5 pm
Sat May 30 9 am to 5 pm
Sun May 31 Closed
Mon June 1 – Thu June 4 7:30 am – 9 pm
Fri June 5 7:30 am – 5 pm Maymester ends
Sat June 6 9 am to 5 pm
April 8th Deadline for Resissued Tax Documents
Employees can request PBS to reissue 2008 tax documents (W-2 and 1042-S) through Wednesday, April 8, 2009 and still meet the 2008 tax filing deadline. Employees can pick up
documents in person or request they be mailed. If an employee wants to pick up a reissued W-2 or 1042-S (Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding), PBS will
guarantee its availability for pick up at the PBS office (3100 Marine Street, 6th Floor, Boulder) by April 14, provided that a properly completed Form W-2/Form 1042-S Reissue Request
form has been received by April 8, 2009. Requests made after this date cannot be guaranteed to be completed in time, since PBS requires up to four business days for processing and they cannot fax or email reissued tax documents. If an employee wants a tax form to be mailed, it
is strongly suggested PBS receive the request in time to allowsufficient time for U.S. Post Office delivery. PBS does not guarantee receipt of mailed tax forms. Employees can now also
access and print out their own W-2 replacement copy by logging into their campus portal.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Volume 2, issue 1
Development News:
Center for Colorado & the West
The Library has received a gift of $106,000 from the Kenneth King Foundation for a digitization project. This gift will fund the purchase of digitization equipment, the annual Alliance Digital Repository (ADR) fee, and a King Prospector Fellow’s honorarium. In the first year, digitization efforts will focus on primary research materials owned by Professor Tom Noel (aka Dr. Colorado).
The first Fellow is Jacqui Ainley-Conley, a graduate student in UCD’s Public History and Preservation Department. She brings a wealth of knowledge about Colorado history to the project.
Efforts are also underway to apply for recognition as an official UCD Center named The Center for Colorado and the West at Auraria Library. Official designation would permit us to successfully apply for grant funding.
The Auraria Library Essay Contest (formerly Read/Succeed)
This year's essay contest will continue to recognize two students from each of the 3 schools that we serve. However, instead of $600 prizes, each student selected will receive $1,000!
The contest is co-sponsored by the Auraria Library Development Board and the Auraria Campus Book Store. This year’s new Chair is Board member and MSCD Professor, Dr. Pamela Troyer.
Please mark your calendar for an Awards Ceremony and Reception on Wednesday, March 18th at 2:00 PM in the Jackson ELC. All are welcome.
Public Service Updates:
In order to move forward with Public Services initiatives, several Task Groups and sub groups have been formed, including:
Combined Service Desk Task Group - to create a service desk to meet multiple user needs including information, interlibrary loan/document delivery, reserves, and checkout. Members: Ev, Meghan, Judith (chair), Diane, Supak. Update: Task Group met Jan. 12 and reviewed AHEC’s 3 draft proposals for a combined service desk.
Self-Checkout Sub-Task Group - to investigate the feasibility of implementing self-checkout at Auraria Library. Members: Ev, Niraj, Rick B., Meg (chair), Nicole. Update: Met Jan. 9 to Share information about magnetic strip and encoding challenges.
Merged ILL, Reserves, and Media Processes and Operations Sub-Task Group -to determine how to integrate ILL, Reserves and Media processes with cross-trained Combined Service Desk staff. Members: Cindy M. (chair), Kathy, Sherry, Meghan, Judith. Update: Upcoming BCR consultation will produce workflow, software, and hardware recommendations.
Research Consultancy Service Task Group - to create a research consultancy service pilot to answer in-depth research and reference questions through on-call, by appointment, by telephone, or online (email, chat, IM, blog). Members: Louise (chair), Eric, Ignacio, Tobey.
Disciplinary Teams Task Group-- to create a Disciplinary Teams pilot for liaising with the academic schools, colleges and departments on campus. Members: Ellen M (chair), Lorrie, Orlando, Nikki, Linda, Karen, Elaine.
Diversify Your Syllabi
On Thursday, January 15th, the library hosted the 2-hour “Diversify Your Syllabi” workshop for 12 UC Denver faculty in the ELC. It was co-sponsored by the Auraria Library, UC Denver Ethnic Studies, and UC Denver Center for Faculty Development. Mary Dodge and Orlando Archibeque were part of a 4-person team that put together the workshop; Resa Cooper-Morning and Paul Encinias from UC Denver Ethnic Studies were the other team members.
Twelve faculty members submitted a course syllabus in late December 2008 and it was the team's goal to infuse diversity into the course. The team identified appropriate library and internet resources for each of the syllabi. At the workshop each participant reviewed the team's recommendations, searched various diversity databases, and asked questions about library resources and services. This was followed by a brief presentation by each of the faculty members describing how he/she might incorporate this newly found information into higher education curricula.
Such a workshop will be presented prior to the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semester. One improvement for the Fall 2009 workshop will be the development of a web page to facilitate access to all documents and to make the information accessible to a wider range of scholars and others who want to infuse diversity into higher education.
Center for Colorado & the West
The Library has received a gift of $106,000 from the Kenneth King Foundation for a digitization project. This gift will fund the purchase of digitization equipment, the annual Alliance Digital Repository (ADR) fee, and a King Prospector Fellow’s honorarium. In the first year, digitization efforts will focus on primary research materials owned by Professor Tom Noel (aka Dr. Colorado).
The first Fellow is Jacqui Ainley-Conley, a graduate student in UCD’s Public History and Preservation Department. She brings a wealth of knowledge about Colorado history to the project.
Efforts are also underway to apply for recognition as an official UCD Center named The Center for Colorado and the West at Auraria Library. Official designation would permit us to successfully apply for grant funding.
The Auraria Library Essay Contest (formerly Read/Succeed)
This year's essay contest will continue to recognize two students from each of the 3 schools that we serve. However, instead of $600 prizes, each student selected will receive $1,000!
The contest is co-sponsored by the Auraria Library Development Board and the Auraria Campus Book Store. This year’s new Chair is Board member and MSCD Professor, Dr. Pamela Troyer.
Please mark your calendar for an Awards Ceremony and Reception on Wednesday, March 18th at 2:00 PM in the Jackson ELC. All are welcome.
Public Service Updates:
In order to move forward with Public Services initiatives, several Task Groups and sub groups have been formed, including:
Combined Service Desk Task Group - to create a service desk to meet multiple user needs including information, interlibrary loan/document delivery, reserves, and checkout. Members: Ev, Meghan, Judith (chair), Diane, Supak. Update: Task Group met Jan. 12 and reviewed AHEC’s 3 draft proposals for a combined service desk.
Self-Checkout Sub-Task Group - to investigate the feasibility of implementing self-checkout at Auraria Library. Members: Ev, Niraj, Rick B., Meg (chair), Nicole. Update: Met Jan. 9 to Share information about magnetic strip and encoding challenges.
Merged ILL, Reserves, and Media Processes and Operations Sub-Task Group -to determine how to integrate ILL, Reserves and Media processes with cross-trained Combined Service Desk staff. Members: Cindy M. (chair), Kathy, Sherry, Meghan, Judith. Update: Upcoming BCR consultation will produce workflow, software, and hardware recommendations.
Research Consultancy Service Task Group - to create a research consultancy service pilot to answer in-depth research and reference questions through on-call, by appointment, by telephone, or online (email, chat, IM, blog). Members: Louise (chair), Eric, Ignacio, Tobey.
Disciplinary Teams Task Group-- to create a Disciplinary Teams pilot for liaising with the academic schools, colleges and departments on campus. Members: Ellen M (chair), Lorrie, Orlando, Nikki, Linda, Karen, Elaine.
Diversify Your Syllabi
On Thursday, January 15th, the library hosted the 2-hour “Diversify Your Syllabi” workshop for 12 UC Denver faculty in the ELC. It was co-sponsored by the Auraria Library, UC Denver Ethnic Studies, and UC Denver Center for Faculty Development. Mary Dodge and Orlando Archibeque were part of a 4-person team that put together the workshop; Resa Cooper-Morning and Paul Encinias from UC Denver Ethnic Studies were the other team members.
Twelve faculty members submitted a course syllabus in late December 2008 and it was the team's goal to infuse diversity into the course. The team identified appropriate library and internet resources for each of the syllabi. At the workshop each participant reviewed the team's recommendations, searched various diversity databases, and asked questions about library resources and services. This was followed by a brief presentation by each of the faculty members describing how he/she might incorporate this newly found information into higher education curricula.
Such a workshop will be presented prior to the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semester. One improvement for the Fall 2009 workshop will be the development of a web page to facilitate access to all documents and to make the information accessible to a wider range of scholars and others who want to infuse diversity into higher education.
Lando
New Group in the Library: Special Projects. This group will work on the Library’s ‘carrying capacity’ and digitization projects. Members include Marit, Farhad, Mozhdeh, Bill, and Jerry. Marit is coordinating the ‘carrying capacity’ project, working with bibliographers and reference librarians to implement evaluation criteria which will open up new library spaces for collaborative student learning.
Mary S is coordinating the digitization project, which is funded by the King Foundation award. Farhad and Mozhdeh will support slide and text digitization efforts, as well as website maintenance. Bill will provide project management and financial oversight
Removing Resource Records from Skyline
At the end of February 2008, the Auraria Library acquired and implemented Innovative Interfaces’ Millennium Electronic Resources Management (ERM) Module. The software was purchased to help manage e-resources, licenses, and contacts. However, instead of assisting with back office management, a problematic implementation resulted in resource records displaying in the Skyline catalog. These records are very time consuming to maintain and the efforts expended exceed patron benefits. Therefore, with approval from the Electronic Resources Committee, the Technical Services department will be suppressing resource records in the Skyline catalog. We will provide further details before the resource records are suppressed. For an example of a resource record see: http://skyline.cudenver.edu:2082/record=e1000180
Friday, December 19, 2008
Volume 1, issue 9
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.
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.
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.
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