Staff Bulletin

Skills and Interests Assessment Time is Here

The Skills and Interest Assessment Committee met today to finalize plans for offering an assessment to Libraries staff.  Initially, two options will be available for everyone to learn about, take, and discuss the assessment.  GroupWise appointments will come out later today for:

• Thursday, November 19th, 1:15-2:30pm, Hemisphere Room
• Friday, November 20th, 9:30-10:45am, Hemisphere Room

Please accept the appointment that fits your schedule best.  If neither time works for you, and you're interested in completing the assessment, please let Roberta Johnson know, and alternate arrangements will be made based on the number of people needing accommodation.

This assessment was chosen in consultation with Michelle Haupt from Career and Employment Services here on campus.  She will be presenting at both sessions to explain the assessment and answer questions you may have about your results. The committee believes the assessment will serve as a good starting point for conversations about new roles and new opportunities in the Libraries based on general types of work and preferred working styles. The assessment is not a job placement tool, but rather one of exploration and self-discovery.  You can choose after the assessment to share a summary of your results with Libraries HR staff to further aid in finding your best fit in the organization.

Participation in the assessment is not required, but keep in mind that this is your opportunity to have input in what your job could be like after the reorganization, as well as a chance to learn about yourself and what makes you happy at work.

Members of the committee (Roberta Johnson, Michelle Bowen, Daryl Youngman, Kathe Garbrick, Donna Ekart) will also be available for questions both during and after the assessment times.  Should you have questions you'd prefer to ask anonymously, you can comment on this post, and answers will be provided in a future posting.  We look forward to seeing you next week at one of the assessment meetings!

LIT Minutes 08 Oct 2009

Present: Allen, Bell, Bonella, Brooks-Kieffer, T Coleman, Dale, Loberg, Maringanti, Von Elling
Absent:  K Coleman, Haddock, Kaus, Trushell
Next Meeting: Nov 12, 2009

Have You Seen Me?

Principles of genetics
QH430 .S68 2003

Reinventing comics
PN6710 .M333 2001

Pornography and representation in Greece and Rome
HQ472 .G8 .P67 1992

Slavery and the making of America
DVD E441 .S53 2005 v.2

Visual object of desire in late medieval England
PR275 .I3 .S73 2008

CatSer Minutes, 11/4/2009

Cataloging & Serials Department
Meeting Minutes
Nov. 4, 2009
Hale 503, 9:00am

Secretary:      Pat
Next Meeting:  Dec. 2    Secretary:  Lynn

Present: Bailey, Bower, Brisbin, Crocker, Day, Feldhausen (9:30), Fine, Ingersoll, Simser, Turvey-Welch

Announcements

1. Luann ordered more hand grips for the CatSer trucks on Thursday; they have arrived and she will be placing them on the trucks that need them.

2. Mary reported that 3 people from Ebsco will be coming Nov. 16-18 to input information in the Acquisitions client for us.  Lisa is working on getting computer workstations set up for them in the empty pods in 509.

Shipments to Regents Annex

With the holidays approaching, our bi-weekly shipments to Lawrence must be modified. Many thanks to Nelda to working with KU and Belger to get the following lined up:

November 11
December 2 (skipping Thanksgiving week)
December 16
January 6 (skipping Christmas/New Years holidays weeks)

And if you missed the note buried in the October 27 LLC minutes, you'll be interested to hear that we have shipped approximately 285,000 to Regents Annex! Go Team!

LLC Meeting Notes, 10-27-09

Facilitator: Debbie
Time Keeper: Roberta
Note Taker: Maxine

Present: Allen, Ganske, Goetsch, Haddock, Johnson, Littrell, Madsen, Simser, Stockham, Theiss-White and Wathen
Absent: Schillie
Changes, additions to agenda: there were none
Topic: Advancing the libraries’ grants agenda
Leader: Lori
Guest: Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Outcome: discussion and planning to library grant-seeking activities

Using the seven components compiled by LLC at the 8-18-09 meeting “that should shape processes for future grant seeking/funding opportunities for K-State Libraries”,

1. identifying areas where K-State Libraries should seek grant funding
2. using strategic plan to drive those area yet being flexible enough to interplay the opportunistic grants that come our way
3. creating a boilerplate so information is readily available to input into grant applications.
4. creating a  calendar of deadlines from major granting agencies
5. creating an approval process/oversight
6. educating academic partners about how the Libraries might collaborate as partners in the grants process ensuring that we are represented and have ways to provide feedback early in the process
7. aligning our internal support so subject specialists have guidance and understand their roles and implications of participation as they make connections with academic departments” taken from LLC Meeting Notes 8-18-09 submitted by Char Simser)
   

CatSer Mgmt. Team Notes, 10-28-09

Present: Bailey, Bower, Ingersoll, Kaus (note-taker), Simser, Turvey-Welch
Facilitator: Simser

Announcements:

• We have started receiving Provost’s Lectures again.
• We now have new procedures for cataloging items with holds.  Ingersoll will post a document to the CatSer web pages.
• There will be a modified shipping schedule in Nov. and Dec. for the Annex shipment.

Discussion items:

• Discussed print and microform copy number issues.  Proposed taking subfield “t” out of microform holding records and taking out copy number info on microform item records.  Bower will work with C. Kissee on project.
• Kaus and Turvey-Welch gave an update on the Ex Libris Southcentral Users Group Meeting, held Oct. 8-9 in Wichita Falls, TX.
• Discussed agenda items for Dec. 2 CatSer department meeting.

October 2009 Instruction Minutes

Instruction Team Minutes
26 October 2009

I. Approval of August minutes postponed

II. Lis volunteered to serve as secretary

III. Announcements:
•    If you are making more than a 100 copies at once, go to Union Copy Center.
•    Be mindful of the fire code in the Hemi, in both classroom and pod set up only 60 people can be accommodated.

IV. Expos Update
•    Fall session went well overall, suggestions to increase GTA participation included attending practicum
•    Suggestions for spring semester included: adding more direction for students doing the Investigative Report, adding the Historical NY Times as a resource, adding a space on the assessment for recording the students’ topics

V. Public Speaking Update
•    It was suggested that we move away from building instruction around the comparison speech since research is not required by many GTAs for the assignment.
•    In order to work around fire code, Sara is thinking of breaking the sessions into more days.
•    Sara suggested going to Public Speaking sessions throughout the semester to give little “one shot” sessions (15min) in order to increase information literary of students.

VI. Faculty/Grad Library Days Update
•    Graduate Student days were well attended; Faculty days less so

VII. Priorities for Spring
•    Experiment with Public Speaking and Expos with mini-sessions in their classrooms to increase information literacy
•    Work with American Ethnic Studies to create an assignment that incorporates Credo and Historical NY Times
•    Work with English Language Program to increase participation in the library’s instructional services

VII. Writing Lab Opportunity
•    Conversations are underway to link the library’s resources with the Writing Lab in the English Department. The first opportunity for individuals to participate is Sunday, November 16. If interested, please contact Sara for more details.

LINC Minutes 10/12/2009

LINC Meeting
Monday, Oct 12, 2009
Hale 123, Kruh Conference Room
11:00 - 12:00 a.m.

Members present:  Tara Baillargeon, Anthony Cobb, Dan Ireton, Leo Lo, Jane Schillie

1. LINC Goals and Objectives:

The group will use the 10 categories of the PCMA report template as a guide to promote diversity in the library. Leo will use the template to create a Wiki page to keep track of diversity related activities in the library, which will also allow us to see our progress, and areas we need to put more emphasis on.

From the 2007-2008 report, the libraries had plenty of accomplishment and activies in most categories, except the "Scholarship: research/publication/presentation on diversity related topics" category. The group discussed possible ways to encourage more research on diversity related topics, such as incentives to present diversity related topics at conferences. It was suggested that presenting at non-diversity related conferences would reach out to a wider audience.

The group discussed the impact of the reorganization, and the possibility of having a representative each from the major departments to join the group. This would provide better communication of diversity related activities in the library. It would also help maintain diversity awareness throughout the organization.

2. Ft. Riley Hispanic Heritage Observance:
Daryl, Dan and Diana attended the event. Fort Riley plans to host a diversity related event each month. Daryl is working on a sharing model between Ft. Riley and the libraries, where the speaker would come to the library and speak in the Hemisphere Room and then speak at Fort Riley.

3. Tilford Conference:
Leo and Dean Goetsch attended the Tilford Conference (Oct 5-6, 2009) in Lawrence. A key-note speaker, Dr. Jillian Kinzie, pointed out that K-State had by far the largest gap between the general graduation rate and the graduate rate of male African American students among the eight Kansas higher ed institutions. The speaker suggested that "high impact" activities could help narrow that gap. High impact activities include study abroad, undergraduate research, collaborative learning. These are activities that the libraries can be involved in.

4. DowMRC:
Some new furniture has arrived. The rest should be here by Nov.3rd. The DowMRC webpage is online, and there is a Twitter news feed.

5. Film Series:
The group plans to have another film series for Black History month (Feb. ,2010). To increase attendance, it was suggested to collaborate with the multicultural student groups and faculty. DowMRC will likely be the venue again. Dan will work on a proposal.

Announcements:
- DowMRC will sponsor $350 for: "Four Portraits of Native Action" Screening and Roundtable Discussion" Unit: Ordinary Women http://www.k-state.edu/ordinarywomen/
    Purpose of event : This event is intended to educate the public, including students and community members the specific environmental threats that Indian nations face. Following the screening of the film, which tells the inspiring story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land, sovereignty, and culture, there will be a roundtable discussion with local members of tribal nations on their perspectives on the threats to sovereignty that environmental crises pose.
Intended audience : Students and community members
Proposed date : 14-Oct-2009
Proposed venue : Union Room 212

- President Schulz will meet with PCMA on Oct 15 (later changed to Nov 19th). Several LINC members will attend.

Skills and Interests Assessment Update

The committee met twice since the last update and has reviewed and selected an assessment that has been used nationally for over 30 years. 

A list of relevant skills/interests was developed to provide a method of evaluating the results for the library staff. Michelle Haupt has agreed to administer the assessment, and also to provide information regarding the instrument, the process, and assessment of the results.  Booklets for administering the assessment and explaining the results are on order. The committee will be developing a method to collect the results for the Libriares' Human Resources Department, and also determining if there are additional questions specific to the reorganization that need to be included.   

The committee's next meeting will be Thursday, October 29, with a review of the outline of the assessment prepared by Michelle Haupt, as well as a review of the libraries-specific results page and list of current library positions.   The assessment will hopefully be administered in early November, depending on Michelle's availability.

--Roberta Johnson