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Student employee orientation, changes to campus recycling, and new databases available.
Library student orientations were Wednesday of last week and by all accounts most everyone had a good time.
Earlier this spring, Campus Recycling (and indeed the recycling community) announced changes to recycling guidelines in response to global recycling changes. Over the summer, Campus Recycling staff have been updating recycling bin signage to provide guidance on what can/cannot be recycled. Slowly this signage is being implemented across campus and in the library. PLEASE follow the new guides as these are the only items that will be accepted for recycling. In other words, PLEASE refrain from "wishful recycling" (putting items in the bin that you hope can be recycled...but which actually cannot by recycled.) If the item does not appear on the signage, then it needs to be placed in the trash. Some examples of items which cannot be recycled include: tubs (yogurt/cream cheese/hummus/margarine, etc.), plastic jars (nut butters/mayo/mixed nuts, etc), plastic clamshells (to-go salads/to-go sandwiches or wraps, etc.), and clear plastic pre-packaged salad bins. If you have any questions about plastic recycling, attend the Sept. 27th How to Recycle at OSU Brownbag event or contact Master Recyclers-in-Training, Uta Hussong-Christian and Rima Reves.
SEIU Local 503 is seeking a classified employee that is interested in being nominated to serve on the OSU Board of Trustees as a staff trustee. The position should start around June of 2019. If interested, contact Mike Coutley at coutleym@seiu503.org .
Fidelity and TIAA will be on campus throughout October, November, and December to talk about personal finances and retirement. You can schedule an appointment with TIAA online or by calling 1-800-732-8353 and with Fidelity through their website.
Now available: The Geological Surveys Database project is a collaborative effort between the American Geosciences Institute and U.S. state geological surveys to help increase the discoverability and use of geological survey publications. It contains publications from state geological surveys and factsheets from the U.S. Geological Survey.
College of Business/Social Sciences Data Librarian – Diana Castillo was hired for this position. Her start date is October 22nd 2018.
Metadata Librarian – The last interview was today and the committee is putting together their recommendation
LT2’s in Circulation – Two candidates have been hired for these positions. Lucinda Amerman and Nancy Rawley. Lucinda starts on September 245th, and Nancy starts today.
LT3 in Acquisitions – The posting closed last week. The committee is reviewing applicants.
LT3 in Collections – A committee has not yet been formed for this search.
Head of Cataloging and FDLP – A PD is being developed and the committee is being identified.
“Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better chance of an interesting job.”
― Roger Ebert
Can you guess the animal’s person?
This small ball of fluff is afraid of all other dogs. Despite appearances, this pupper is in fact a very old dog. He is not a puppy. He also loves to have his ears rubbed so hard that you think they might fall off. He is, in fact, the most cat-like dog in the world.
Answers can be shared with colleagues and guessed among the office. Last week’s pet was Faye’s cat Zoey.
Hackers, by Steven Levy, is from other history course -- and I could have picked any one of about a dozen books to go in this slot. The total reading list was ... 16 books, I think? There was a book on the Green Bay Packers, one on the '68 election, one on psychology, The Right Stuff was on that list .. you get the drift. This one, however, probably surprised me the most in terms of how much relevant it felt to the world around me. I reread it a couple of years ago and got just as into it -- bringing a whole new set of experiences and questions and critiques to it.
A Midwife's Tale, by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, was another key read for me. Both because it's an amazing narrative that's beautifully written, and also because it's a book that shows what happens when a scholar asks different questions, uses different sources, and listens to different voices. This book taught me as as much about the power of libraries and archives (and the need to constantly critically examine what we do in them) much as anything I read in library school.
- By Anne-Marie Deitering
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331–4501
