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*Effective December 18, Sibyl Bedford accepted the position of Digital Imaging Specialist in the Digital Library Program at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position, Sibyl worked hourly as an Imaging Technician in the Digital Library Program. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Indiana University.
*Effective December 26, 2000, Justin Gardner accepted the position of Assistant Stacks Supervisor in the Customer and Access Services Department at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position, Justin worked at the Monroe County Historical Society Museum and also at Target. He has a B.S. in History from Indiana University.
Nominations for the Jenkins Award are due in Libraries Human Resources on February 1, 2001. This award is presented annually to current or former IU-Bloomington librarians in recognition of outstanding contributions to the IU Libraries or to the library profession. For a copy of the nomination form or for more information about the award, consult the Library Faculty Handbook on the web at http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/jenkins.html or contact Betty Bell in Libraries Human Resources at 855-8196 or bettbell@indiana.edu.
*Revised Libraries Human Resources Web Page
The Libraries Human Resources web page has been revised and is now available for your use. You will be able to view calendars, print out forms, view payroll calendars and find many other resources. Please contact Suzann Westerfield (sleaster@indiana.edu) if you have any questions or comments about the web page. The web address is: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers
Unicorn Update: http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update
December 22, 2000 Issue #10
In this issue:
* Implementation Status Report
* All-Staff Implementation Checklist
The Unicorn Update is a bi-weekly news update created by the Sirsi Communications and Training Working Group to inform staff about our new Unicorn (Sirsi) System. This issue is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update. Past issues are archived at this site.
Submitted by: Spencer Anspach, LIT
*IUPUI University Library Announces Special Hours
As the Fall Semester 2000 comes to a close, the IUPUI University Library has announced its special hours for the period of December 18 through January 7, 2001. These hours include the following:
Mon, December 18 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tue - Fri, December 19 - 22 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat - Mon, December 23 - 25 UL CLOSED Tue - Fri, December 26 - 29 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat - Mon, December 30 - January 1 UL CLOSED Tues - Fri, January 2 - 5 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat & Sun, January 6 - 7 UL CLOSED
On Monday, January 8, 2001, the IUPUI University Library will resume Regular Hours. For more information about the library hours, call (317) 274-8278, or visit: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/libinfo/ulfall.html
Submitted by: Norman Brandenstein, IUPUI University Library
*WebCat: Beyond the Basics -- Workshops for Public Services Staff
Now that Unicorn will soon become a reality, it's time for reference staff and collection mangers to experience for themselves the wonders of Unicorn. A series of training sessions, entitled WEBCAT: BEYOND THE BASICS, will be held throughout the month of January in order to familiarize public services staff with the intricacies of our new online catalog. Using a "Train the Trainers" model, the workshops will be particularly helpful to individuals involved in the training of other staff, students, and faculty. Coming later in the month and into February will be follow-up sessions, entitled Introduction to WorkFlows, designed to train public services staff in locating information only available from the staff side of Unicorn.
The sessions will include an in-depth look at the features and functionality of the new OPAC. Before attending the workshop, it would be helpful for participants to have completed the WebCat online tutorial found at http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/webcat and to have at least some minimal experience using the WebCat. The objective of these workshops then would be to follow up on that basic instruction, with more attention paid to sophisticated search techniques as well as features of the system that may be less intuitive, all in a "live" environment rather than a test database. In addition, instructional handouts that could be adapted for local library usage will be provided.
WebCat: Beyond the Basics has been scheduled for the following dates and times. To ensure we have adequate space for everyone, please sign up for a preferred time. You may register by contacting Nonie Watt at wattn@indiana.edu indicating your preference.
Thursday, January 4
University Library - IUPUI (Room UL0106)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, January 4
Main Library - Bloomington (Room E172)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, January 5
Schurz Library, South Bend (Room L009)
10:00 am - Noon
Tuesday, January 9
Main Library - Bloomington (Room E172)
10:00 am - Noon
Thursday, January 11
University Library - IUPUI (room UL0106)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday, January 19
Main Library - Bloomington (Room E172)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Wednesday, January 24
University Library -- IUPUI (Room UL0106)
1:00 - 3:00 pm
--Nonie Watt, Co-Chair, Unicorn Communications and Training Working Group
*IUCAT Sessions at IU Bloomington
IUCAT on the Web: A Basic Overview
The new IUCAT will be a reality on January 1. If you need a quick overview of the basics of IUCAT searching on the Web, these demonstrations are for you!
The demonstrations will provide an overview of basic search capabilities, search limits, how information will display, and output of records to printer or disk.
Each session will be held in the Media Showing Room (Room E174).
Wednesday, January 3 1:00 - 2:30 pm Monday, January 8 3:00 - 4:30 pm Tuesday, January 9 1:30 - 3:00 pm
You can find the tutorial on using the WebCat at: http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/training/opac/
--Mary Pagliero Popp, LIT
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