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New services on campus, new books published, and professional development opportunities.
Congratulations to Hannah, Kelly, and Laurie for co-authoring Understanding How Students Develop: A Practical Guide for Librarians. Laura Saunders says “This book provides readers with an overview of some of the most relevant theories, presented in accessible language and with solid examples, and scenarios that demonstrate how to translate the theory into practice.”
The WiFi upgrade will start Tuesday and will take 5-7 days. There may be short outages around the library as the new wireless access points go in. Signage will be up in the public areas to notify library users.
A new child care center will open on Oregon State campus this fall. The Azalea Child Care Center will serve 46 children and will be located on the east end of campus. More information can be found at Life@OSU.
SCARC just completed the digitization of OSU's alumni magazine. All 659 issues published from 1912 to date are now available in Oregon Digital at http://oregondigital.org/sets/osu-alumni-magazine. A big shout out to Elizabeth Nielsen, Brian Davis, Erin Clark, and Ryan Wick for the work they did to complete this project.
Looking for the latest LAMP minutes? Then check them out on the wiki, here!
There will be an AAAS Webinar on Empowering Women in Science in Drinkward on August 28th at noon. Laurel is an AAAS member and has registered for the webinar, and reserved Drinkward for the broadcast. The discussion will be led by Dr. Shirley Malcom and Dr. Celeste Rohlfing.
Accessibility Basics for the Web: Learn how to make websites accessible to people with disabilities. They’ll also discuss the OSU Policy on Information Technology Accessibility. All are welcome, employees with website responsibilities are encouraged if they have not attended yet. Register for a session, offered Aug. 23, Sept. 6 and Oct. 6.
PERS: Tiers 1 & 2 Simplified. What role will PERS play in your retirement plan? Understand how your PERS retirement works and explore the various choices, advantages/disadvantages you will need to consider when you decide to retire. Designed for people within 5 years of retirement. Presented by Barbara Koontz, Financial Advisor, CFS*. Sept. 7, noon, MU 206 RSVP to Investmentseminars@mapscu.com
Metadata LT3 – The committee is reviewing applicants.
Monograph Acquisitions LT3 – No new updates.
Serials Acquisitions LT3 – Still finalizing the PD.
Cataloging LT3 – No new updates.
Cataloging LT3 – No new updates.
Circulation LT2 – Offer letters are pending signature, tentative start date is September 6th.
Circulation LT2 – Offer letters are pending signature, tentative start date is September 6th.
Information Desk LT3 – This position is pending posting.
Science Librarian – This position has been posted, and will close on September 17th. The posting can be found online here.
Resource Sharing/CM Unit Manager – The committee is checking references this week.
“Continuing education is about continuing to grow. To never lose sight of bettering oneself and being able to realize that an idea they had so long ago was obtainable. Age does not determine education. Education does not stop at a certain age. Education stops when we lack desire to learn and improve ourselves.”
― Levon Peter Poe
Today’s words come from Jessica Mastrogiorgio, who works at the Information Desk.
“Over the two years that I have worked at the Information Desk I have had the pleasure to work with such amazing people who are so caring, thoughtful, and intelligent. Working at the Information Desk I have accumulated so many skills that have helped me become a better problem solver and critical thinker. Working in the Valley Library makes me feel prepared for the next steps after college. I will be graduating with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science and hope to use my degree and the skills that I have acquired to help people have happy healthy lives doing what they love. I am grateful for the time that I have spent working here and I know that I will use the skills I have accumulated for everything that I do in the future.”
Hannah and I have been getting ready to meet a new cohort of composition GTA's this fall, and we decided to ask them this question:
"Tell us a library story -- it can be any kind of library story, so long as it is from your own experience."
I thought I'd share mine.
I was in first grade at St. Aloysius School in Spokane and I had misplaced a library book. (Circ can tell you that I have not outgrown this). I found it, and had to return it, but I was scared of the librarian. Now, I don't know if the librarian was actually scary. I remember that she was, and I know that a lot of elementary school librarians are remembered that way. But I don't know if I knew she was scary from experience, or if I just thought she would be scary. Anyway, I was scared. But I screwed up my courage and took my money and my book to the library one morning before school. The librarian looked, at me, took the book and money, and then she pulled another book out from under the desk. "I got this book for free today," she said, "and I told myself I was going to give it to the first child who came in here."
I don't remember what the book was, or if I even liked it. And
while I liked getting the book, it was really the fact that she still saw me as
"any child" even though I had had a super overdue book that blew my
mind. She didn't think I was a bad kid! She treated me like any
other kid! I didn't end up staying at that school very long, for some
very 1970's reasons, but that interaction has stayed with me until this day.
-Anne-Marie Deitering
So now I am curious, do you have library stories to share?
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