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NEWSLETTER

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


LIBRARIES


CALENDAR

Information on all workshops,
conferences, etc. are posted on the
bulletin board by the second floor
Staff Lounge in Library West.

IMPORTANT DATES

September 18,1990
CSE E-Mail Training, 10 a.m. in
Room 148 Library West. Contact
Suzy Shaw (2-0796) to sign up.

September 20,1990
Tenure & Promotion Workshop for
Librarians, from 3-5 p.m. in Room
148 Library West.

September 25,1990
"Benefits Review" program by UF
Fringe Benefits. Pre-registration re-
quired; see page 7 for details.

September 28,1990
Systems Forum, 11 a.m.-noon in
Rm. 148 Library West. Bill Covey
and Suzy Shaw will discuss "Things
Your Mother Never Told You About
Backing Up Disks or Using E-Mail."

OTHER DATES OF INTEREST

September 20-21, or October 4-5,
1990
"Private Philanthropy and Donor
Marketing Workshop," HBW Asso-
ciates, Kansas City and St. Louis, re-
spectively.

September 24-26,1990
"Collection Evaluation Institute:
Strategies for Assessing & Improv-
ing Collection Effectiveness," OMS
workshop, Cambridge, Massachu-
setts, $400.


VOLUME 6, NUMBER 9


September 1990


GARY CORNWELL APPOINTED TO DEPOSITORY LIBRARY
COUNCIL

Last month, Gary Cornwell, Associate University Librarian in the Documents
Department, accepted the invitation from Robert W. Houk, the Public Printer
of the United States, to become a member of the Depository Library Council.

The Depository Library Council to the Public Printer is a 15-member group of
librarians appointed by the Public Printer to provide advice and practical as-
sistance to the staff of the Government Printing Office. The Council operates
under a charter and by-laws adopted in 1975 and holds open meetings, an-
nounced in the Federal Register, twice a year. Each year five new members
are appointed to serve for a period of three years.

Gary Cornwell's knowledge of Federal documents and in particular, GPO bib-
liographic records, will be an important asset for the Council. Also helpful is
Gary's background as a member and currently the chair of the GODORT
(ALA's Government Documents Round Table) Cataloging Committee. As UF
is one of the few libraries which has loaded GPO's cataloging records into its
online database, Gary will be able to articulate their impact on depository li-
braries. Gary is extremely knowledgeable in the area of CD-ROM format, the
format of distribution for 90 percent of the 1990 Census, and he will be able to
provide valuable input on this issue.

In his letter acknowledging Gary's acceptance of the appointment, Mr. Houk
stated that Gary is "indeed respected as an important and accomplished rep-
resentative of the constituency" he serves. The Documents Department is
confident that Gary will make many significant contributions to the Council
and is proud that his accomplishments are bringing him the recognition he so
richly deserves.
Jan Swanbeck



LIBRARY ORGANIZATIONS

In this issue we continue our series on library organizations.

THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES (AJL)

The association's primary mission is to address the specialized interests and
needs of the Judaica librarian in diverse library settings including major re-
search collections and college libraries, specialized institutes and seminaries,
community libraries, and synagogue and school libraries. The AJL


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September 25-28,1990
Basic Management Skills Institute, OMS
workshop, Philadelphia, $425.

September 27,1990
"Project Management," Fred Pryor Seminar,
Gainesville, $195.

October 5-6,1990
"New Technology and the Library," semi-
nar by the Florida Chapters of the Special
Libraries Association and the American So-
ciety for Information Science, Orlando. See
page 5 for details.

October 9 or 11,1990
"Desktop Design," Promotional@ Perspec-
tives seminar, $275, Orlando or Jackson-
ville, respectively.

October 18,1990
"Project Management Skills," by National
Seminars, Gainesville, $149.

October 28-30,1990
"Evaluation of Public Services and Public
Services Personnel," 32nd Allerton Institute,
Urbana, Illinois. Registration fee of $350 in-
cludes housing and meals.

November 5, 6 and 7,1990
ONLINE/CD-ROM '90, Washington DC.

November 6,1990
Getting into Print, A non-technical
approach to typesetting and printing
technology, Promotional@ Perspectives
Seminar, Orlando, $265.

November 6, and 12-16,1990
"New Network/PRISM Update," SOLINET
workshop, and SOLINET's week-long
series of 10 sessions of intensive training.
See page 6 for more information.

November 19,1990
"How to Supervise People," a Fred Pryor
Seminar, Gainesville, $99.

November 27-30,1990
"Challenges and Opportunities of
Information Technology in the 90s," 19th
CAUSE National Conference, including
CAUSE/EDUCOM pre-conference
seminars, Miami Beach. Registration fee is
$485 for non-CAUSE members before and
$535 after November 7.


membership, numbering over 850, is broadly based, drawing its member-
ship from the United States, Canada, Israel, several European countries, Ar-
gentina, Mexico, Australia, and Hong Kong.

The majority of the activities of the association take place within a committee
structure. There are presently 21 standing committees including Archives,
Chapter Relations, Duplicate Book Exchange, Job Clearinghouse, Library Ed-
ucation, Membership Recruitment, President's Council, Recruitment to the
Judaica Library Profession, Scholarship, Talent Bank, and Volunteers. Addi-
tional Committees (e.g., Manuscript, Sydney Taylor Children's Book
Awards, Reference Book Award) function under the sponsorship of the asso-
ciation's two divisions, the Research and Special Library Division and the
Synagogue, School and Center Library Library Division.

Bob Singerman, Head of UFs Price Library of Judaica, served as President of
the Research and Special Library Division--one of the two divisions of
AJL-in 1989, a busy year for Bob. In addition to the many duties associ-
ated with heading an AJL Division, he worked on his publication, Judaica
Americana to 1900, which he discussed at the 24th annual AJL conference.

The First International Judaica Librarians Conference was held July 2-6,1990
in Jerusalem, Israel, in conjunction with the 25th anniversary meeting of the
AJL. In preparation for the association's 25th anniversary, a history of AJL
was written, under the editorship of Leonard Gold of New York Public Li-
brary, for publication as an issue of AJL's Judaica Librarianship, which is pub-
lished twice a year.

AJL offers scholarships for library or jewish studies students who plan to go
into the field of Judaica librarianship. Funds also support AJL members at-
tending their first convention.

- excerpts provided from Linda P. Lerman's article in The ALA Yearbook of
Library and Information Services: A review of library events 1989



FROM THE DEPARTMENTS


AFA LIBRARY

Introducing Tames Glenn
James Glenn has settled in the Humanities and Social Sciences Reference De-
partment as Assistant Head of the Architecture and Fine Arts Library.
James received his MLS in 1989 from SUNY in Albany, New York. He has a
Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, and a Bachelor of Arts de-
gree from Humboldt State University.

Immediately after receiving the MLS degree, James served as an intern and
later a consultant on a serials database development project for an art insti-
tute library in Massachusetts. He has extensive media experience as a com-
mercial and fine artist, cinematographer, photographer, and projectionist/
media technician. He has won awards for work in oil and watercolor, and
has participated in juried group, solo, and invitational exhibitions.

An auto enthusiast, his hobbies include natural science, computers, music
and woodworking. He continues to work in oil and watercolor. He has
traveled in the Orient and the South Pacific.


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As Assistant AFA Librarian, James oversees the daily operations of the library.
He is making use of his varied experience to enhance reference services at
AFA, particularly in the area of database searching.

His wife, also a librarian who has served most recently in the Reference De-
partment of the State University College at Oneonta New York Library, cur-
rently works at their country home as a free-lance indexer and copy editor,
when she can get Micah, their five-year old son, away from the Macintosh.
Ed Teague


COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

Introducing Charles Hixson

The Library and, especially, the Department of Collection Management is
pleased to welcome Charles Hixson to its faculty in the position of History Se-
lector. The position was established during the past fiscal year and is, in itself,
an historic first in that Charles Hixson is the first selector assigned to develop
the history collections in the Library.

A fifth generation Californian, Dr. Hixson received his AB, MA, and PhD de-
grees from the University of California, Los Angeles where he concentrated on
United States history, especially Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America. His dis-
sertation, which was completed under Drs. Frank O. Gatell and Gary B. Nash,
is titled "Antimasonry in Western New York: A Social and Political Analysis."
He received a number of honors and awards at UCLA, including a "Regents'
Fellowship" and a "Chancellor's Fellowship" and he was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa in 1975.

Following a number of teaching assignments, including an 11th grade class at
a private secondary school in Santa Monica and an assistant professorship at
California State University at Chico, as well as a six-month visit to Australia,
Dr. Hixson entered library school at the University of California, Berkeley in
the summer session, 1989. He received his MLIS in May, 1990, after completing
his practicum at the University of California, Davis. He feels particularly in-
debted to the reference librarians at UC Davis who gave him a wonderful in-
troduction to the field.

As history selector, Chip will be part of the Social Sciences Circle and will re-
port directly to Ray Jones, the Social Sciences Bibliographer. He will be in
charge of building the U.S. History collection and will collaborate with area
studies bibliographers, selectors for various non-English languages, and selec-
tors working in fields important to the History of Science to ensure that the
needs of the Department of History faculty and students are well represented.

Commonly known as "Chip," his hobbies include traveling, especially to
England, classical music, good food, good wine, and hiking. I hope you take
an opportunity to introduce yourself to Chip and welcome him to the Library.
Sam Gowan


FACILITIES PLANNING

Library West Construction Update
The interior renovation of Library West is right on schedule. The third floor
has been reopened to the public as the demolition proceeds upward to the
fourth and fifth floors. The newly formed expanses of space are being created
to accommodate additional book stacks to house the consolidated circulating
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December 3,1990
Application deadline date for grants
under the Strengthening Research Library
Resources Program of the Higher
Education Act, Title II-C.

December 3 or 5,1990
"Newsletter Editing, Design and
Production," Promotional@ Perspectives,
$300, Ft. Lauderdale or Tampa,
respectively.



PARTIAL LISTING OF ACTIVE
LIBRARY COMMITTEES

This feature of the newsletter is designed
to provide staff with current information
regarding active ad hoc committees.
Further information can be sought from
committee chairs. This listing will be
expanded in coming issues to include all
committees.

-ad hoc. Committee on Preservation Mi-
crofilming: Queuing and Cataloging
Considerations, appointed by D. Canelas.
Final report submitted. Charge: compile,
document and review policy and inter-
departmental procedures relating to
queuing and cataloging of preservation
microforms. Chair: Peter Bushnell; Mem-
bers: Dot Hope, Tom Kinney, Nelda
Schwartz, and Bob Singerman.

-ad hoc. Commercial Bindery Prepara-
tions Committee, appointed by D.
Canelas. Charge: to monitor binderies'
compliance with agreements; to be famil-
iar with Standard for Library Binding; to
recommend guidelines and procedures to
Preservation Officer; to prepare statistical
reports and budgetary requests; and, to
seek resolution of problems relating to
commercial bindery preparations. Rec-
ommendations due April 1991. Chair:
Erich Kesse; Members: Janis Adkinson,
Carole Bird, Jeanne Bunting, Susan
Duser, Jorge Gonzalez, Bob Harrell, Lee
Jones, Patsy Mongo, Mildred Neal,
Margareta Soderholm, Carol Whitmer,
and Mary Wisnieski.


-Task Force on Census Bureau Publica-
tions Service Issues, appointed by S.
Gowan and C. Turner. Charge: to define
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major service issues and primary responsi-
bilities in providing access; establish referral
procedures; define training needs and devel-
op training programs on various types and
formats, and determine procedures for pro-
viding updated information to staff. Prelim-
inary report submitted. Chair: Ray Jones;
Members: Elizabeth Alexander, HelenJane
Armstrong, Stephanie Chase, Gary
Cornwell, Bill Covey, and Chris Hanson.

- Public Services Training Implementation
Task Force, appointed by C. Turner.
Charge: to implement an orientation and
training program for all new staff whose
jobs involve interaction with the public.
Chair will meet with Public Services Steering
Committee at end of each semester to report
on progress. Co-Chairs: Chris Hanson, Su-
zanne Brown; Members: Mary Gay Ander-
son, Shana Finley, and Jason Nyros.

To add committees to this list, committee/
task force chairs should send information to
Barbara Jones in 204 Library West.



PERSONNEL NEWS

New Appointments
Mary Bussey LTA, Latin American Collec-
tion
Hadley Little Sr. LTA, MSL
Anne Martin Coord. AC, Documents
Marcia Purcifull Sr. LTA (Temp.), Special
Collections (Belknap)

Departures
Susan Carpenter Sr. LTA, Acquisitions

Promotions
Laura Campins- from Sr. LTA Supr., Acqui-
sitions, to Sr. Statistician, MSL
Leon Harrison from Clerk, Circulation to
LTA, ILL
Priscilla Williams from LTA, Catalog to Sr.
LTA, Catalog

Reclassification
Paige Harper from Clerk Typist to
Sr. Clerk, Documents


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collection. Substantial completion of the remaining floors is expected the
first week of October. Final completion will be mid-November.

The University's Physical Plant Division is conducting an engineering
study to improve the air conditioning in the new H&SS office spaces.

Library East Air Conditioning Upgrade
The major air conditioning retrofit of Library East is finally underway.
Some delays were experienced at the onset while plaster samples in Preser-
vation were checked for asbestos content. None was discovered and the
noise began. Some minor (one to two hour) interruptions of the building's
air conditioning system will be experienced as the work proceeds. Ad-
vanced notification will be given to the affected areas. The sounds of
progress can be expected to continue, off and on, for the next several
months.

Results of Suggestions from Library East Building Meetings
For the comfort of staff and patrons in Library East, work orders have been
sent to Work Management to solve the problems with ventilation in the rest
rooms and to install water fountains on the second and third floors. The
Facilities Planning Office is investigating alternatives to reduce the trans-
mission of sound between offices and the temporary reading area in Special
Collections.
Steve Grube


HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER LIBRARY NEWS

Library Completes Asbestos Project
Our friends and patrons will be glad to know that we survived the asbestos
removal project. At this very moment, the Library is resettling after nearly
a year of disruption. Since all librarians love statistics, here are a few num-
bers which illustrate what our Library staff have doggedly accomplished
during this travail. We moved over 61,000 monographs, over 173,500 jour-
nal volumes, and nearly 3,700 audiovisuals-twice! Every stick of furniture
in the Library-over 2,000 pieces-was also moved twice. This does not
take into account every computer that was moved and rewired and then
moved back again and telephones that were relocated. Trust us, it was a
big job. But we had just the person who could handle it: Esther Jones, our
Head of Public Services. Esther is now available to hire out as a consultant
to anyone facing a moving project!

We took advantage of our asbestos project to do some reorganization. The
monographs and audiovisuals are now located on the first floor with Circu-
lation. Current journals-1985 to the present-are now on the second floor
as is the Information Services department. Media/Reserve and the Medical
Informatics Laboratory remain on the second floor. Older journals remain
on the third floor.

Medical Informatics Laboratory Adds Services
The Medical Informatics Laboratory is now equipped with 17 PS/2 model
55 SX workstations each with color monitor and printer. Databases on the
CD-ROM network include SILVER PLATTER and CINAHL (Cumulative
Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature). Electronic Drug Reference is
also available on the network.

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Library Newsletter Staff: Editor: Cecilia Botero; Editorial Committee: Mona Mosier, Colleen Seale, Carl Van Ness; Editorial Assistant: Barbara
Jones; Departmental Liaisons, Elizabeth Alexander, Elaine Bryant, Channie Christian, Peggy Chou, Mary Jane Daicoff, Michele Daugherty, Melanie
Davis, Rick Donnelly, Peter Foust, Steve Fuquay, Erich Kesse, Barbara King, Pam LaFrentz, Tom Kinney, Rosa Mesa, Wendy Scott, Bob Singerman,
Shirley Snyder, Ed Teague, Carl Van Ness, Priscilla West, Carol Whitmer, Susan Woods








UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARIES CALENDAR KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 1990
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


1






2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Labor Day
Holiday


9 10 11 12 13 14 15




CMS E-mail Ubrary T & P
Meeting,
16 17 oTra'ng 18 19 3-5 p.m. 20 21 22
-10-11 a.m., Rm. 148 LIB W
Rm. 148 LIB W
Submission deadline
for October Issue of
Library Newsletter
23 Two 'Benefits
30 L2A Review" 25 26 27 2 29
workshops, 2 2
9:15-10:30 a.m. or
10:45 a.m.-noon Systems Forum
In Rm. 148 LIBW 11 a.m.-noon,
pre-registration Rm. 148 LIB W
_____ required






This summer, the Laboratory initiated telephone access to CD-ROM
network. Selected Health Science Center patrons who already have
passwords may dial-in from office, lab, or home to use the system.
While this service is still in a developmental stage, it seems to be
working well.

Lab orientation is now being incorporated into the Library's education
program. This fall the Lab will offer standing courses which cover
general lab orientation and instruction in database searching on the
network. Later this fall, the Lab will offer other applications including
word processing and spreadsheet analysis. For questions about the
Lab, call John Sanderlin at 392-3854.
Susan Woods


HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SERVICES

The Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Department now has
an electronic mail box on the CMS System. Anyone on campus with a
NERDC or another BITNET account can now use E-Mail to send refer-
ence questions to the HSS Reference Department using our address.
Our user ID is LIBREF. Reference will reply either by using E-Mail or
campus mail as appropriate and as soon as possible. Please note that
the service cannot be used for interlibrary loan requests nor for check-
ing out materials from the library's collections. Please contact Razia
Nanji at 392-4919 or 392-0361 if you have any questions regarding this
service.
Razia Nanji



E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES

The following e-mail addresses have been changed. Be sure to make
the changes in your NAMES file if you use one, and on the printed e-
mail directory.


Name
Alena Aissing (was A. Marek)
Lib Alexander
Shamina Amin
Lisa Bailey
Donna Bolinger
Tammi Brooks
Jackie Brown
Elaine Bryant
Laura Campins
Ken Chaky
Penny Chou
Channie Christian
Angela Ehrenfried
Deborah Fairbanks
Sharon Henry
Carmen Hurff
Barbara Jones
Carol Kem
Suzanne Kiker
Tom Kinney
Pam LaFrentz
Iona Malanchuk


Old Userid
@45VTVK
@45VTUY
@45VTU9
@45VTX8
@45VTWH
@45VTYT
@45VTWQ
@45VTY7
@45VTY
@45VTSH
@45VTWO
@45VTY8
@45VTYX
@45VTYV
@45VTSR
@45VTWV
@45VTV4
@45VTU2
@45VTWT
@45VTUH
@45VTYI
@45VTWK


New Userid
ALENA
LIBALEX
SHAAMIN
LISBAIL
DONBOLI
TAMMIB
JACBROW
ELABRYA
LAUCAMP
KENCHAK
PENCHOU
CHANNIE
ANGELAE
DEBFAIR
PEBBLES
SPECCOL
BARJONE
CAROKEM
SHAZAAM
TOMKINN
PAMELAL
IONMALA


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FLORIDA CHAPTERS OF SLA AND
ASIS PRESENT SEMINAR

A joint seminar on new technology and the
library, presented by the Florida Chapters of the
Special Libraries Association and the American
Society for Information Science will be held on
October 5-6, 1990, in Orlando. The topics
include 'Trends in New Technology,"
"Hypertext Session," "Networking CD-ROM,"
Optical Disks: Panel Session," and "General
Guidelines for Automating the Library.

Business meetings for both chapters precede the
Friday morning session, with SLA's at 8 a.m. and
ASIS' at 8:30 a.m.

Registration fees range from $25-$60, based on
membership status and number of days in atten-
dance.



PROGRAM ON PROVIDING
EXCELLENT SERVICE OFFERED BY
ACRL'S FLA. CHAPTER

The Florida Chapter, Association of College and
Research Libraries, will present a program on
"Capturing 'Service Excellence' For Academic
Libraries in the 1990's" on September 21, 1990, in
Orlando. The topics include "Developing
Excellent Service" and "Implementing Change
for Service Excellence." This one-day workshop
will provide an opportunity for library staff
members at all levels (librarians, paraprofession-
als and administrators) and from all functional
areas of the library to:
* examine new ways of approaching service
problems in their libraries, and
* learn how to implement change to make
excellent service a reality.

The registration fee for the conference is $30 for
ACRL or FLA members, $40 for nonmember
librarians, and a special rate of $20 for
paraprofessional staff or library school students.
Luncheon is included for registrations received
by September 14th.

Send check, payable to ACRL, Florida Chapter,
to Rich Bennett, 115 Library West.

Note: Since Florida residents may go to Disney
World for a reduced rate of $22.15 until
September 30, this is a good opportunity to
combine professional and fun activities into one
trip!







RLG PUBLICATIONS


The following publications have been re-
ceived from the Research Libraries Group.
Copies may be obtained by contacting one of
the secretaries in the administrative offices.

1. Summary Minutes of June 1990 RLG
Board Meeting
2. Vacancy Announcement-Program Offi-
cer for Library Technical Systems and
Bibliographic Control
3. Vacancy Announcement-Program Offi-
cer for Art and Architecture
4. Minutes from the Preservation Commit-
tee Meeting Held on May 7-8, 1990
5. Agenda for the Preservation Steering
Committee Meeting Held on August 6,
1990


SOLINET WORKSHOPS

The 1990 fall schedule of workshop sched-
luled by SOLINET for October through De-
cember 1990 is posted on the bulletin board
across from the Staff Lounge on the second
floor of Library West.



LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVES FOR UF
SENATE

The Assistant/Associate University Librari-
ans who have been elected to the University
Senate for 1990/91 1991/92 are:
* Robena Cornwell
* Cecilia Botero
* Peter McKay
* Phek Su

The University Librarians appointed to the
Senate are:
* Sally Cravens
* Ray Jones
E Jan Swanbeck



TRIP REPORT

This report was recently added to those avail-
able through the Library Personnel Office.

Nancy Williams, 109th Annual Conference of
the American Libraries Association, Chicago,
June 23-28,1990.


Peter Malanchuk
Mark Morrison
Barbara Oliver
Frank Orser
Dori Pierantoni
Ellen Purcell
Wendy Scott
Beth Senn


@45VTUP
@45VTV3
@45VTUQ
@45VTYK
@45VTY9
ELLPURC
@45VTUJ
@45VTYA


PETMALA
MARKMOR
BAROLIV
FRAORSE
HEYDORI
ELLENP
WENSCOT
BETHSEN


The following are NEW e-mail accounts since the last printed directory
was issued:


Name
Monica Aiton
Gail Bolinger
Monet Coles
Joan Evans
Glenda Hurst
Anne Martin
Joyce Maxwell
Bernie McTigue
Betty Mitchell
Molly Molloy
Cecilia Nguyen
Christy Parker
Nobuko Poourzadeh-Bousheri
Rod Uecker


Address
MONAITO
GAIBOLI
MONCOLE
JOANEVA
GLENDAH
ANNEMA
JOYMAXW
BERMCTI
BETMITC
MOLMOLL
CECNGUY
CHRPARK
NOBUKO
RODUECK


Department
Acquisitions
Accounting
Circulation
Accounting
Accounting
Documents
Accounting
Special Collections
Accounting
HSS Services
Accounting
Circulation
Documents
Acquisitions


The following accounts have been DEACTIVATED over the last year:


Beth Alexander
Vivian Carlson
Susan Carpenter
Trudi DiTrolio
Debbie Elrod
Alison Fell
Brenda Fischer
Mariella Huber
Sidney Ives
Valerie Johnson
Tim Jones
Lisa Ann Kelley
Margaret LeSourd
Charles Lipsig
Dorothy Lisca
Jill Markgraf
Dan McGee
Carolyn Mitchell
Fleming Montgomery
Renee Todd


BETALEX
VCARLSO
@45VTWL
@45VTVV
@45VTXL
@45VTWB
BFISCH
@45VTW8
@45VTUO
@45VTW9
@45VTYD
LISKELL
@45VTV2
@45VTW#
DORLISC
@45VTYY
@45VTZ@
@45VTVW
@45VTWL
@45VTY#


- Suzy Shaw


UF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WORKSHOPS

Open enrollment For Health, State Life, Long Term Disability, as well as
the Flexible Benefits Reimbursement Accounts, will be held in October.
The Division of State Employees' Insurance will mail open enrollment in-
formation to each employee's home address in late September, and ad-
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dresses are obtained from employees' W-4 cards. Addresss changes should
be submitted through the Library Personnel Office as soon as possible to en-
sure receipt of this material. Changes regarding enrollment in insurance
plans must be made during the 31-day open enrollment period.

Information sessions will be held to aid employees in their decisions about
insurance coverage, as listed below:

September 18
9:00-10:15 Reitz Union, Room 361
10:30-11:45 Reitz Union Room 361
2:00-3:15 Reitz Union Room 361

September 19
2:15-3:30 Health Sci. Ctr. Room Cl-11
3:45-5:00 Health Sci. Ctr. Room Cl-11

October 1
1:00-2:15 Reitz Union Room 357
2:30 3:45 Reitz Union Room 357

October 2
9:00-10:15 Reitz Union Room 361
10:30-11:45 Reitz Union Room 361
1:30-2:45 Reitz Union Room 361

The Fringe Benefits staff will present two sessions of its "Benefits Review"
program to library staff on September 25 at 9:15-10:30 a.m. and at 10:45 a.m.-
noon; pre-registration through departments is required. This program is de-
scribed as an informal presentation that seeks to stimulate thinking about the
types of insurance coverage and financial planning appropriate for individu-
al employees.

Wendy Scott, the Library Personnel Officer, will represent the Libraries at the
Worker's/Unemployment Compensation Training workshop, which will in-
clude information on the extensive changes related to the Worker's Compen-
sation law. Pertinent information will be shared with departments.

Each department has been sent a copy of the memorandum from the Univer-
sity Personnel Services office that includes notices regarding the Retirement
Planning Seminar, coverage of newborn children, paid prescription plan, and
the new After Tax Annuity Deduction benefit, in addition to the information
listed above.



EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 2-1111

LIBRARY FACILITIES PLANNING OFFICE,
8 a.m. 5 p.m., Monday Friday 2-4500
nights and weekends: 485-1912 (Shirley Simpkins) or 462-3821 (Steve Grube)


PHYSICAL PLANT, nights and weekends


2-1121


LIBRARY PRESERVATION OFFICE, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday Friday
2-6962


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STAFF ASSOCIATION SUPPER CLUB

Last year the Library Staff Association re-
vived the LSA Supper Club, an informal
gathering of Library personnel from all ar-
eas and levels for good fun and good food.
The group has been quite successful so far,
holding 11 events with good crowds and
much sharing of stories, good times, bad
times, and juicy gossip.

The Super Club's history goes back over 20
years. It was founded as a group that ex-
changed dinners at homes of the members.
Good times were had by all, but as the
number of people with homes large
enough to handle the group declined, in-
terest faded and the Supper Club went into
temporary hibernation.

The latest revival has forsaken the home
front and arduous cooking for adventures
in local cuisine. The fare has ranged from
standard American cooking, such as the
Brown Derby, to exotic ethnic restaurants
such as Tim's Thai, to the unique Florida
offerings of the Yearling.

The organization of the Supper Club is
purposely simple and loose. A small com-
mittee communicates by e-mail to select
the restaurant (we're looking for volun-
teers). So far we've been trying to focus on
local establishments as opposed to fran-
chises, but as we run out of native fare we
are expanding the repertoire. We try to
find restaurants that will accept reserva-
tions and give us separate checks. It's
Dutch treat, so all pocketbooks can be ac-
commodated.

The LSA Supper Club is a great way to
meet people from all over the Library sys-
tem. We're looking forward to seeing you
for our next event. Watch the newsletter
for announcements, and your mail for our
flyer.
David Shontz


LIBRARY'S CONCERN IS SAFETY
FIRST!!

Various information has recently been dis-
tributed to library employees regarding
personal safety procedures. Everyone is
urged to follow the guidelines at all times.



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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

The Third National Conference on Librarians
and International Development: "Informa-
tion Management in the Developing World."
The conference, sponsored by the libraries at
Oregon and Washington state universities,
will be held at Oregon State University in
Corvallis, from April 28-30, 1991.

All phases of information management will
be considered in the initial program plan-
ning, including: training for staff, new tech-
nologies, acquisitions, preservation, biblio-
graphic control, reference services, resource
sharing, and the role of library activities in
project management. Presentations will em-
phasize work done in developing countries
and organizational ties which have fostered
improved information management.

Suggestions for speakers and proposals for
papers, poster sessions, and panels are re-
quested. Abstracts should be submitted by
November 1. See the bulletin board outside
the Staff Lounge in Library West for more in-
formation.



TITLE IIC GRANT APPLICATION

Information for applying for Department of
Education grants under the Strengthening
Research Library Resources Program of the
Higher Education Act, Title II-C, for FY '91, is
available in the Library Directors' Office, 204
Library West. The application deadline is
December 3, 1990.

The purpose of the grants are to provide
funds to research libraries to maintain and
strengthen their collections and make their
holdings available to other libraries whose
users have need for research materials.



MINORITY FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

Indiana University is currently seeking librar-
ians or professors of librarianship who are
about to receive their doctoral degree or who
have received them within the past four
years to teach during the 1991 second sum-
mer session and the 1991-92 academic year.

See the bulletin board outside the Staff
Lounge in Library West for details.


EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
* ANIMALS
Call Library Facilities Office, 8 a.m. 5 p.m., Monday-Friday 2-4500
Call University Pest Control, nights and weekends 2-2365 or 1904
Report exact location.
Do not attempt to capture animal.

* BOMB THREATS
Call University Police Department 2-1111
Notify your department chair and Facilities Planning Office 2-4500
Obtain and provide police with as much information about the threat
as possible: time and date of threat, exact wording, sex, age, speech
pattern, accent of caller, any background noises; location of bomb,
type of bomb, time of detonation, reason for placing bomb, etc.
Pull fire alarm and evacuate the building. Remain calm.
Do not re-enter until University authorities give permission.


* ELEVATOR PROBLEMS
Report problems to Circulation Desk staff: Library West
Library East
Circulation Desk staff will call Physical Plant

N FIRE
Pull nearest fire alarm and call University Police Department
Report exact location and nature of fire.
Also call Library Facilities Planning Office
Evacuate the building. Assist handicapped persons, if possible.
Do not use elevators.
Move quickly, but do not run or push. Do not panic.
Do not re-enter building until University officials give permission.
If fire has actually occurred, notify appropriate library officers.


2-0345
2-0323
2-1121


2-1111

2-4500


* FLOOD OR WATER LEAKAGE
Call Library Facilities Planning Office, 8 a.m. 5 p.m., Monday Friday
2-4500
Nights and week-ends, call Physical Plant 2-1121
Notify Circulation staff who will get in touch with appropriate
library officers.
If library materials are affected, call Preservation Office 2-6962
Insure that books and other library materials remain dry by covering
or removing them.
Secure area to prevent patrons or staff from entering.

* INJURIES
For serious injuries where moving victim is inadvisable, call 2-1111
Do not move victim.
Stop bleeding with direct pressure on wound.
Restore breathing. Clear air passage and begin mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation or CPR if trained to do so.
Call Facilities Planning Office 2-4500
Report incident to department chair as soon as possible to insure that all
forms are completed.

* POWER FAILURE
Call Library Facilities Planning Office, 8 a.m. 5 p.m., Monday Friday
2-4500
Call Physical Plant, nights and weekends 2-1121
Report each location of power failure.
If building is dark and power is not restored after 15 minutes, notify
University Police to assist in evacuating building 2-1111
Shirley Simpkins




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