Libraries

NEWS

Former Oregon attorney general John Koger calls out OSU Press for its unique role in helping all of us “better understand the state’s geography, political history, and values.”

TAKE NOTE

Sustainability Tips for the Holidays: As the season of entertaining and gift giving kicks into high gear, the following tips and ideas are offered to support more sustainable celebrations.

• For library unit celebrations, don’t forget to reserve and use the OSULP Party Pack to reduce (or eliminate!) landfill-bound waste.
When entertaining at home, try to use some or all of these strategies to reduce (or eliminate!) landfill-bound waste:

from Corvallis Sustainability Coalition newsletter suggestion doc)

• Use reusables instead of disposables whenever possible
• If you must use plastic, wash and reuse instead of throwing out (they are sturdier than you think!)
• If you must use paper napkins, compost in your Yard Debris cart (if you have one)
• Place well-labeled recycling and composting bins for guests to use
• Create your own platters instead of over-packaged pre-cut items
• If you buy pre-cut, save the sturdy packaging for reuse next time
• Reuse bows, ribbons, paper, boxes & gift bags from year to year
• Use fabrics or scarves as gift wrap -- oh-so-reusable!
• Use gift bags instead of gift wrap -- much easier to reuse (NOTE: gift wrap that includes foil elements cannot be placed in paper recycling)

o    If you get a print newspaper, use Sunday newspaper comic pages for colorful, fun gift wrap. Or use plain craft paper wrapping and decorate with beautiful, reused ribbons and bows

If you are going to be out for the holidays, please remember to set your delegates/ substitute approvers in BennyBuy so items don’t languish in your approval queues. If you need help on how to set up your delegates, the Tip Sheet can be found here.

SCARC has a host of updated collection guides, such as: graduate catalogs, libraries moving images, Kinsey brothers photgraphs, Fisheries and Wildlife Department films and videotapes, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department motion picture films and videotapes, and the Sphinx Society records.

An advertisement from the Press: It's time to stock up on books for holiday gift giving. From now through December 31, take 25% off selected titles when ordering through the OSU Press website. Just enter the promotion code18HOLIDAY at checkout to receive your discount. This discount is only available through the OSU Press website and only applies to the featured titles. Please note that books are not available for local pickup. Click here to view the complete list of featured titles.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

You are invited to join the LBCC librarians at a forum with Ginger McCall, the Oregon Public Records Advocate, on Dec. 5, from 1:00 - 2:30, at the LBCC Albany Campus Library. 

Mary is exploring participating in the Local Arrangements Committee for the Medical Library Association Conference being held in Portland in 2020.  They are looking for volunteers and you do not have to be a member of MLA to participate.

Learn how to make websites accessible to people with disabilities in this one-day workshop.  Please register for one of their sessions, offered November 15^th, December 14^th, and January 22^nd.

Timberline Lodge has a call for proposals out, which ends December 31st.  The planning committee is open to Presentations and Table Talks on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management.  Presenters are encouraged to engage the audience in discussion, whether the presentation leans more toward the practical "here's what we did" sessions or toward the more abstract "here's what we think" sessions.

PERSONNEL NEWS

LT2 in Circulation – There are 19 applicants for this position currently.

Acquisitions LT3 – The committee is working on posting this position.

Acquisitions/Monograph LT3 - The committee is working on posting this position.

GovDoc Position – The committee has been formed and they’re working on the PD.

Project Manager Position – The committee has not been formed for this position.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Education is worthy if it tells you that how you can be a blessing for humanity.”

― Deepak Burfiwala