I am very proud to report that the Ethnic Studies Library Inauguration
Team, which consists of Jeannie Imazumi-Wong, Janice Otani, Wei Chi Poon,
and Marisol Zapater, has recently received the Chancellor's Distinguished
Service
Award. The team was recognized for its work in helping launch the new
Ethnic Studies Library, which opened on July 14, 1997. The goals of the
team were
to work together to provide excellent service, to cut down
significantly on our backlog, and to develop systems of cooperation among
technical services and public services staff. The team did a great job and
are very deserving of this honor.
– Lillian Castillo-Speed
Head Librarian, Ethnic Studies Library
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Terry Dean, Head Librarian at the Institute of Governmental Studies
(IGS) Library, is the new head of the Affiliated Librarians
Administrative Group. If you have any questions or concerns
regarding the Affiliated Libraries as a group, please contact Terry.
Many thanks to Kathleen Vanden Heuvel of the Law Library for her
stellar service as head of the group during the past two years.
– Terry Dean
Institute of Governmental Studies Library
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Th Librarians Association of UC Berkeley (LAUC-B) Research & Development
Committee is
sponsoring a discussion of academic review, featuring University Librarian
Gerald Lowell:
Thursday, March 11
8:30 - 10:30 am
Toll Room, Alumni House
Staff may also submit
questions regarding academic review confidentially by forwarding them to
a Research and Professional Development Committee member
by March 3.
LAUC-B and LAUC Statewide peer review materials are available in the LAUC
file at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LAUC/
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The Librarians Association of UC Berkeley (LAUC-B) is pleased to announce that
Professor Leon Litwack, Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of
History, has joined the 1999 LAUC-B Distinguished Librarian Award Committee.
Other committee members are: Barclay Ogden, Debby Sommer, Milt Ternberg,
Ginny Irving, and Terry Dean, Chair. An invitation soliciting nominations for the award will be issued soon.
– Terry Dean
Chair, LAUC-B Distinguished Librarian Award Committee
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The Problem:
You have had Windows 95 for a while now, and have
taken most of the training available through the library or campus.
You want to use a computer application which is new to you, but the
online manuals and help screens are not answering your questions. So
you fool around on your own, ask colleagues and friends for help, and
in frustration, wonder where to turn. Then you think of Cody's Bookstore
with its selection of books on every conceivable computer technology
and application. Wouldn't it be great to find the book you need and just buy it?
The Solution:
The Computer Manual Fund was created to address just such a need.
As the
result of a one-time funding proposal, an additional $3000
has been added to
the TSADZ fund, the Technical Services fund for tools.
This additional money is earmarked for the purchase of
computer manuals or how-to books.
Any career library employee is eligible to draw from it. To buy a book
with this fund you must:
- Find the book you want and write down the complete citation,
including author, title, publisher, date of imprint, and price.
- E-mail your request and the complete citation to Kate Fletcher
of the Technical Services Training Program
(kfletche@library.berkeley.edu).
Be sure to include your full name and the name of your unit.
You are limited to one book per year.
The order will be placed promptly by the Order Division, and you
should have your book in hand within a few weeks of the initial
request. Please contact me if you have questions about making use
of the Computer Manual Fund.
– Kate Fletcher
Technical Services
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The first Bancroft Round Table of the Spring Semester will take place on
Thursday, February 18, at noon, in the Lewis-Latimer Room of the Faculty
Club. Berkeley Emeritus Professor Gunther S. Stent, who has recently
published his autobiography entitled Nazis, Women and Molecular Biology,
will speak on "Waiting for the Paradox: Bacteriophages and the Origins of
Molecular Biology." Professor Stent has donated his rich collection of
correspondence and manuscripts to The Bancroft Library where it is
currently being prepared for research.
Molecular biology and the modern science of genetics are among the most
important and amazing technologies developed in the 20th century.
Professor Stent was a celebrated member of the cutting edge "Phage Group,"
which formed one of the most productive circles in launching the new
field. He escaped from his native Germany, led a very fascinating life
and had a brilliant career. Professor Stent was acquainted with virtually
everyone of importance in the field. He wrote the introduction to the
Norton Critical Edition of James Watson's The Double Helix; his textbook,
Molecular Genetics (1st edition) is considered a classic. An elegant
stylist, Professor Stent's reflections are gripping, and his account is of
vital importance in understanding the genesis of this scientific field.
Copies of Professor Stent's autobiography will be available for purchase.
Interested members of the UC Berkeley campus community are invited to
attend this informal event, which aims at stimulating thoughtful
discussion as well as promoting awareness of the resources of The Bancroft
Library. The History of Science and Technology Collection (as well as the
University Archives) of The Bancroft Library are commited to documenting
and preserving the record of the great scientific work accomplished at UC
Berkeley in the late 20th century.
– David Kessler
– Baiba Strads
The Bancroft Library
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During the holiday break, from December 27 to January 19, I joined a study
tour to Vietnam, sponsored by California State University, Long Beach. The
group of eleven travelled from Hanoi across
central Vietnam, and to Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong delta.
This was my first trip and it greatly enhanced my understanding of the
history, culture and people of Vietnam and will help me provide
better service to the Vietnamese Americans who use the Ethnic
Studies Library.
Since Vietnam is a rice farming
country, water is its "life blood." Its lakes, rivers, canals, ditches,
arroyos, and two major rivers altogether measure more than 27,000 miles in
length. The water embraces the mountains, forests, trees, flowers and the
rice paddies in scenes that look like perfect paintings. Unfortunately,
however, because many cities, such as Hanoi, Da Nang, DaLat, and Hoi An, were
built around lakes, rivers or canals, much of the water
is seriously polluted.
The mix of eastern and western
architecture was unique and striking, and the European and Chinese
influences in the architecture and daily life are still very visible. I
noticed that people seem to work very hard at whatever they do and they
seem contented.
With another librarian colleague
from UC Irvine, I visited the libraries in Vietnam, and found conditions
there disturbing. The
National Library of Vietnam, the Information Resource Center of the US
Embassy, and the four university libraries of Hue, Da Nang, DaLat, and Ho
Chi Minh City have very small collections, and their library systems are
far behind in computerization and in access to global information.
The antiquated library facilities definitely prevent the public and
students from getting the access to information they need for study and
research.
One of the focus areas of the study group was women's issues. More than
one-third of the group were majoring in women's studies or had a special
interest in women's issues. Consequently, we visited the Women's Museum in
Hanoi, which was inaugurated in 1994. Its exhibits highlight how women
play an important role in Vietnamese society. We met with the director of
the museum and leaders of the Women's Union from different districts.
Discussions with them made it clear to me that women in Vietnam
have not yet become fully aware of
what women's rights are.
How do the Vietnamese feel about the American people now? To answer that
question I would like to quote the English class I visited at Hue Pedagogic
University. I spent two hours in conversation with students, and at the end
of the session, their teacher gave me a sheet of paper with
all the students' signatures, a drawing of the US and Vietnamese flags,
and these words at the bottom:
The war is over, we are friends!
– Wei Chi Poon
Asian American Studies Librarian, Ethnic Studies Library
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Tips to help you get a frozen workstation working again, along with
paramedic treatment for recalcitrant PCs, are available in a new Clip 'n' Save article
on Fleur Helsingor's web site:
https://webfiles.berkeley.edu/~fhelsingor/
Entitled "Protect Yourself
from Problems," it covers such things as how to back up data
files, and ways to help the Systems Office get a sick workstation
back to health quickly.
This information would also be helpful for staff with home computers running
Windows 95 or 98 and, in most cases, Windows NT
version 4.
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During February, school, public, and private libraries of all types are celebrating
Library Lover's Month. To help promote this event, Friends of California Libraries
have created a web site which features downloadable graphics and poetry (see right),
and a calendar of events.
The website also has suggestions about how you can promote libraries and participate
in the celebration (for example by taking your librarian to lunch).
You can visit the newly created website for Library Lovers at:
http://www.calibraries.org/librarylovers/how.html
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I love my library.
How about you.
My heart fills with love
as I stroll through the stacks
and now is the time
to give something back(s).
Library Lovers' Month
arrives with a bang.
It's now time to praise
that library gang.
This is the month
for library hugging,
donating, giving
and photo shot mugging.
The library's filled
with voluminous tomes,
I hope they will help
me write better poems. – Author unknown |
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– Nona Mikkelsen
Librarian's Office
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HR Alert
The following section is devoted to employment opportunities, merit
and salary
update information, awards, career training and development
opportunities, and
other Human Resources announcements. Current deadlines and
job postings are also listed
below:
Library Human Resources News and Links
The Berkeley Staff Assembly's Excellence in Management Committee annual award will recognize managers and supervisors whose leadership fosters
community on the Berkeley campus. The award is open to all levels of employees, with the proviso that nominees must have supervisory or managerial
responsibilities for one year or more in their current positions. Nominations must originate from staff directly supervised by the
nominee and include supporting signatures from at least one-half of these staff. For a more
detailed description of the topic and nomination procedures, and a nomination form,
visit the Berkeley Staff
Assembly web site:
http://bsa.berkeley.edu:4218/.
Nominations must be received by March 10, 1999, to be considered.
Awards will be announced in April and presented at an
awards ceremony on May 13.
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Five new staff internships will be open this spring for competitive
selection. The Staff Internship Program will host a campus informational
meeting on
Wednesday, February 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in Room 370, Dwinelle Hall.
Information about the Staff Internship Program will be presented and new
mentors will give brief presentations about their internship positions or
projects.
The following internships will be open for recruitment:
Administrative Analyst
Young Musician's Program
Mentors: Caryl Levine, Director of Development
Marsha Jaeger, Director
Student Affairs Officer I
Political Science Department
Mentors: Kathy Sarconi, Student Affairs Officer
Pat Hull, Department Business Manager
Editor
IST Public Information Group
Mentor: Kalle Nemvalts, Public Information Manager
Senior Administrative Analyst
Cal Photo ID Project / Undergraduate Affairs
Mentors: Angela Blackstone, Director, Information Systems, Housing & Dining
Services
Programmer/Analyst I
Letters and Science Computing Resources
Mentors: Peter Brantley, Director of Computer Services
Seth Novogrodsky, Computer Support Architect
Please note: The classification titles listed are recommended and will
not be finalized until reviewed by the Compensation Unit in Human Resources.
It is also anticipated that several more internships will be listed in the
spring and fall of 1999.
For more information please contact Chris Murchison, Acting Manager, Staff
Internship Program at
642-2711 or cmurch@uclink4.
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In addition to applying to competitive internships, career employees can
also create their own internships. Each year several campus employees
successfully do this, defining a project or work of special interest to
them, and finding a mentor work with them as they develop needed skills to
meet their career goals.
This workshop will include information about Staff Internship Program
requirements and the application process for self-initiated internships.
Past interns will also share their stories and strategies for success.
Friday, March 5
12:00 to 1:30 pm
Room 24, University Hall
For more information, contact Chris Murchison, Acting Manager, Staff
Internship Program at
642-2711 or cmurch@uclink4.
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Current vacancies for staff library positions are listed below. For
further information contact LHRD or Berkeley Human Resources Employment
Unit, located at 2200 University Avenue, Room 7G, Berkeley, CA 94720.
See full job listings at:
http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/joblist/newlist.htm
Library Assistant V (PSS 2)
School of Law: Law Library
$34,600 - 51,900
01-290-20/PA
Closing date: 2/19/99
Job Duties: Supervisory position. Supervise all activities of the Acquisitions
Unit, including ordering, claiming, invoice
processing, and payment. Assume chief responsibility for
book fund accounting procedures, including monitoring of the
expenditure of book funds, reconciling ledgers, and
maintenance of Innopac acquisition information. Implement the Berkeley
Financial System for the Law Library. Required qualifications:
Extensive knowledge of and experience with the Innopac
Acquisitions Module. Demonstrated ability to supervise effectively
a diverse group of employees. Preferred qualifications:
Familiarity
with the Berkeley Financial System.
The Optometry Library, a science unit of the UCB Library, announces the availability of a temporary
reassignment. The assignment will begin as soon as possible.
Position Job Title: Optometry Library Operations Manager
Classification Level: This position has been classified at LA III level.
For this temporary assignment any level may apply.
Duration/Time: 4-6 months; 50-100% (during leave of incumbent)
Application Process: Apply by Friday, February 12, 1999. Please
submit a 1-2 page statement of interest, describing your experience
relevant to the qualifications described below to: Juana Loza,
Library Human Resources, 447 Main Library, or email jloza@library.berkeley.edu
CAREER JOB OPPORTUNITIES
| POSITION NO. |
DEPARTMENT |
JOB TITLE/FTE |
CLOSING DATE |
| 11-506-50 | GSSI | LA III |
Until filled
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| 01-539-50 | LBO | ---Asst. II |
February 12, 1999
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|
01-540-50 | HRD | ---Asst. II | February 12, 1999
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02-501-50 | BANC | LA V | February 19, 1999
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02-502-50 | ENVI | LA IV-Supervisor | February 19, 1999
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01-290-20/PA | School of Law: Law Library | LA V | February 19, 1999
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CASUAL
| POSITION NO. |
DEPARTMENT |
JOB TITLE/FTE |
CLOSING DATE |
| 01-541-50 | BANC | LA I, 11 MONTHS | February 12, 1999
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| 01-542-50 | ROHO | Asst. I, 11 MONTHS
| February 12, 1999
75%-100%V |
|
12-524-50/CA |
BAM&PFA |
LA IV |
Until filled |
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Submissions of staff news are welcome. Library Unit
Heads/Supervisors are encouraged to submit introductions of
newly appointed staff, and news of staff promotions,
reclassifications,
awards, publications, transfers, and departures.
(Rough drafts or requests for the editor to draft articles
are also welcome.)
News deadline: Tuesday noon
Please submit articles via email to uclib@library.berkeley.edu
or on a disk to:
Nona Mikkelsen, Editor
Librarian's Office, 245 Doe Library
UCB, MC 6000
(Please contact the Editor (510 642-3773) if you do not receive
an email confirmation that your article has been received.)
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