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Interested in what’s going on during the United Academics of OSU bargaining session, but can’t get away from your desk? One of the people on the bargaining team is live-tweeting the discussion, so follow along there if you want minute-to-minute updates.
The Services and Floor Maps brochure for the Valley Library has been thoroughly updated. The new brochure was a combined effort of LEAD and Daniel Moret and Kallie Hagel in Admin. Copies of the new brochure are available at the Info Desk.
Did you know that we have access to 19.27 millions books, 2 million bound issues, 189k DVD’s, 460k maps, 1.6 million microfiche, 102k photographs, 57k video cassettes, and much, much more through the Alliance? Someone was nice enough to run a report on the various items we have available. Ask Sagan for a copy if you’re interested in seeing the complete list.
Hear about a hundred years of Shakespeare productions on the Beaver stage with a spirited presentation by Theatre Arts Professor Emeritus Charlotte Headrick. Enjoy stories and images of past plays by a legendary OSU director who has brought the Bard to campus many times! Coffee, tea, and cider will be available. Feel free to bring your lunch. Wednesday the 30th, Noon to 1:00pm Willamette Room East, Valley Library-3rd floor.
Are you renting a vehicle through Enterprise for business-related travel? Then make sure you sign up for the insurance as well, as Enterprise vehicles will not come with insurance until a new contract is reached. As of 10/28, a new agreement still hasn’t been reached.
Due to an influx in fingerprint submittals across the state as well as a system outage earlier in the month, Oregon State Police is currently backlogged with processing fingerprints. Processing timelines are taking approximately 4 weeks from the time they are submitted. Please encourage applicants needing to have national fingerprints to have them processed as soon as they are able to once receiving instructions from University HR. Oregon State Police are working tirelessly to get caught up but it may take until after the holidays to be back to a normal processing timeframe.
Open enrollment is here and almost over! Make sure you register for medical or vision/dental benefits, or opt out of them if you have your own insurance.
TIAA Advisors will be on campus this fall and winter. To make an appointment to talk to them about your TIAA plan or how to save for retirement, call 1-800-732-8353 or schedule online.
A couple of weeks ago SCARC received a pop-up exhibit from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, 1,000 sets of which were produced to celebrate the national centennial of women's suffrage in 2020. SCARC will set up the exhibit for various events over the course of the next year. It will also be available for other locations in the Valley Library, and will be offered to other departments on campus. Kudos and thanks to Beth Shields for arranging this!
Public Services Unit Supervisor – No new update.
Analyst Programmer 3 – This committee is reviewing applications.
Monographs LT3 – No new update.
Serials LT3 – Posted and an announcement is out.
Resource Sharing LT2 – A new search committee has been identified for this search: Jessee, Valery, and Sagan.
Guin LT3s – The committee is working on conducting reference checks.
“A library is a place where you learn what teachers were afraid to teach you.”
― Alan M. Dershowitz
Last week’s good pupper lives with Don Frier.
This is Scarlett. She was a feral Rhode Island Red hen until she decided to adopt her family. She has lots of friends at her house – two dogs, five cats, and two whitetail deer fawns. She is especially fond of apples, pears, and mealworms, and will let you know when she’s hungry.
Have some good tunes you listen to at work to keep you motivated? Looking to try out something new or different? Than take a look at what your fellow co-workers are listening to at the office here.
Don is a big fan of listening to the Classical for Studying Radio station on Pandora, but for some reason they keep playing the musical version of movie and video game soundtracks.
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331–4501
