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Commencement speakers, volunteer opportunities, and BennyBuy training.
Congratulations to Natalia Fernandez on being chosen as the commencement speaker for the Empria State SLIM program on August 12th. Check out her reflections at the SCARC blog-spot.
If you haven’t already, please fill out the Library 2018 In-Service Registration form. Registration ends this week.
Are you interested in helping out around the library? Do you enjoy the fact that we have a composting program? Than consider helping out by signing up to assist in this program!
On September 14th, paper requisitions will no longer be accepted for business practices. All OSU purchase order, regardless of dollar amount, should be issued through BennyBuy.
Volunteers are sought to help canvass the Corvallis community in pairs to welcome students. It’ll be from 1-3 p.m. on September 23rd. Volunteers can check in at the Grace Lutheran Church on the northwest corner of Kings and Harrison to receive their canvassing locations, script, and materials to distribute to residents.
A group of 10 European research funders released plans to mandate a move to full, immediate OA for all of their funded research articles by January 1, 2020. You can check out the “Plan S” document on their website.
Rachel Lilley contributes to a Speaking of History blog post on the history of secretarial science at OSU.
There’s a call for presentations out for OSU Training Days (on November 6 and 7). Apply today if you’re interested!
The library will be hosting some BennyBuy training on the Purchase Requisition process using the eProcurement system this Wednesday, September 5th, from 3-4 p.m. in the Autzen classroom.
There are SJEI workshops held this week and later in September. Check out the SJEI webpage to find out more about them.
The BennyBuy (eProcurement) team will be offering Shopper/Requestor and Approver trainings through the end of September. See the professional development site at http://oregonstate.edu/training/course_list.php?cat_id=31 under the category Business Affairs training.
Dates for shoppers/requestors are September 6th and 20th from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m..
Professional grant development workshop will be held on September 20-21, 2018, from 8:30-4:30 at PSU. If interested, register online. Make sure you fill out a travel request first.
Science Librarian – Diana Park was hired for this position. She’ll start 17 September 2018.
College of Business/Social Sciences Data Librarian – Diana Castillo was hired for this position. Her start date is October 22nd 2018.
Metadata Librarian – The committee is reviewing the applicants.
LT2’s in Circulation – Offer letters have gone out to the candidates.
LT3 in Acquisitions – The committe has a search advocate the posting has been put up.
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.
“Thought breeds thought; children familiar with great thoughts take as naturally to thinking for themselves as the well-nourished body takes to growing; and we must bear in mind that growth, physical, intellectual, moral, spiritual, is the sole end of education.”
― Charlotte M. Mason
Can you guess the animal’s person?
This 9 year-old cat spent a year in the shelter before finding her new people. She likes to lick them to wake them up, but if that doesn’t work, resorts to batting them with her paws so they understand how serious she is about getting her breakfast. She plays with cast off toys from another person’s cat (who has also appeared in “Guess That Pet”).
Answers can be shared with colleagues and guessed among the office. Last week’s pet was Elise Schuh’s pupper Sadie.
As we turn the corner from summer and enter the last stretch towards the first day of school, we're going to try something new. For the next four weeks, we will each highlight a few of the books we read in school that were particularly meaningful (or - at least memorable!).
These are two books have had a big impact in my life. I read Ado Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac” in 1976 as an undergraduate in Natural Resource Management. Later when I was working on my general science degree at OSU I read Rachel Carson “Silent Spring” both of these had a big impact on the way that I think about the earth and how we as humans’ need to preserve our planet for future generations.
-Cheryl Middleton
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331–4501
