IUL News for August 19, 1996 Volume 23, Number 32




IN THIS ISSUE...

1. Thanks!!

2. Faculty/Staff News

3. LITA/LAMA National Conference

4. Communication Forum Dates

5. Ergonomics Tip








1. THANKS!!!

Thanks to Harold Shaffer and the rest of the Access Services team for allowing us to visit their department and learn more about what some of our co-workers do in their jobs. This kind of activity goes a long way toward bringing us all together and makin g us feel like part of the same organization. Great idea! We're looking forward to the next open house.

--Marilyn Shaver

Thanks to Gary Wiggins for serving as Actng Head of the Swain Hall Library while Jean Poland was an ALA Fellow in Thailand. It is service much appreciated by your colleagues. Well done, Gary, and welcome back, Jean!

--Pat Steele

2. FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Effective August 12 Michael Arthur accepted the Senior Financial Records Assistant position in Serials. Michael is transferring to Serials from Access Services where he worked as Document Delivery Services Assistant.

3. LITA/LAMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO: AUGUST 19, 1996

"TRANSFORMING LIBRARIES: A national conference and exhibition on leadership and technology in the information age," is scheduled for October 13-16, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), divisions of the American Library Association.

Check out the homepage:

http://pitcairn.lib.uci.edu/lita-lama

Or request a copy of the preliminary program!!! Call 1-800-545-2433, ext: 5037; TDD: 312/944-7298; or e-mail srussell@ala.org

4. SCHEDULE FOR 1996-97 COMMUNICATION FORUMS

Communication Forms will be held on the following dates in the Library Ground Floor Conference Room (043) from 2:00-3:00 pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend:

	
		Oct. 15
		Dec. 17
		Feb. 11
		Apr.  8
		June 10
5. ERGONOMICS TIP

Glare accounts for more than a third of all Video Display Terminal-related eye complaints seen by optometrists. To help reduce glare on your monitor, keep VDT screens away from windows and other sources of bright light:

   * Reduce the intensity of general office lighting.
   * Use drapes or window shades to block out excessive sunlight.
   * Place terminals with screens perpendicular (at right angles) to
     windows, so windows are neither in front of nor behind your VDT.
   * Use a glare filter.

(From "Healthier computing guide", available in Library Personnel)

-The Ergonomics Team

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