Tuesday Times

Theses and Dissertations Now Processed by Krista Casada
Mary Gilbertson, Monographic Unit Head in Technical Services, reports that Krista Casada, Cataloging Assistant in Technical Services, is now processing the Theses and Dissertations for the University of Arkansas. If students at the desk have questions about their theses or dissertations, please contact Casada for assistance.  Gilbertson also thanks Cedar Middleton, Institutional Repository Coordinator, for processing theses and dissertations over the past several years, for her continued assistance, and for passing along her knowledge to Casada. Thanks for the update, Mary, and great work, team!

Martha Parker Presents at First NDLC ’16
Martha Parker, Digital Services Librarian, is at the UCLA campus attending the first ever National Diversity in Libraries Conference. The sold out conference, themed “Bridges to Inclusion,” goes until 8/13. Parker is there as an attendee, learning about trends within diversity, plus participating in “ACRL Diversity Standards Revisited: Intersectional Approach to Cultural Competency” with her colleagues from the ACRL’s Diversity Committee. The roundtable discussion includes the rationale behind revising the standards, speaks to the changing organizational climate in academic libraries around diversity, and shares best practices on how to engage with cultural competencies at an academic library. Thanks for sharing this good news, Martha!

Save the Date – Know & Go: How Springshare Puts UX Into Customer Service
Kathleen Lehman, User Experience Librarian, invites all Libraries personnel to an Amigos/Springshare hosted webinar, Know & Go: How Springshare Puts UX Into Customer Service, on Monday, 9/19 from 1:30pm-2:30pm in MULN 302B. This webinar will benefit anyone who performs customer service in Libraries (yes, that means you), touching on all formats of exchanges – from face-to-face, email, online and social media – while providing techniques and sharing successful outcomes. Thanks, Kathleen!

SPEC Kit 351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources
Lora Lennertz, Director for Academic and Research Services, reports that the webinar, Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, will be offered on Wednesday, 8/17 from 12-12:45pm in MULN 486. This webinar presents the findings of the most recent ARL SPEC survey. The SPEC Kit explores the degree to which ARL member institutions advocate, support, and develop affordable course content and open educational resources (ACC/OER). Lennertz reports that our circulating copy is in the process of being routed; however, the document is now available electronically at the link above. Thank you, Lora!

Shout Out (n.) Informal. A message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
“I’d like to give a shout out to Diane Baker, Binding and Preservation Manager in Technical Services, for her support during my first month working at the library. She’s been generous in sharing her knowledge about binding procedures and processes, and she’s helped me become familiar with the ins and outs of preparing binding shipments. Her expertise has been greatly appreciated!” – Mary Leverance, Preservation, Conservation, and Teaching Coordinator. (This is a semi-regular feature for the Tuesday Times. Let your colleagues know how much you appreciate them by giving them a shout out in next week’s edition.)

Reminders and Such:

• Fall Social Media Strategy Meeting: Attend a quick brainstorming session for back-to-school social media planning this Thursday, August 11 at 2:15pm in MULN 472B. Help the Libraries’ ad hoc social media committee gather ideas for the Content Calendar, decide about Snapchat, and more! All interested Libraries’ personnel are invited to attend. Email me for more info.
• 8/11-8/15 – Move-In 2016: More than 5,700 students arrive on campus during Move-In this year. All Resident Reserved parking lots will be closed at 5pm this Wednesday, 8/10, until late afternoon on 8/15. Faculty/Staff spaces in Lot 37 (NW Quad Area) will be unavailable beginning 5pm Wednesday. Faculty/Staff spaces are available in lot 44, north of Razorback Stadium, and in lot 75, at the corner of Lindell and Douglas. Visit uark.edu for more info.
• Please remember to COPY the person or people who are serving as your back-ups in your out-of-office emails to me. It provides not only an excellent last minute confirmation for you, but is also a handy way for me to procure the contact info that I add to each entry. Thank you!

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