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Newsletter Issue
April 2000

In Focus This Month:
 New Staff Orientation Schedule

Thursday, April 20, 2000
Tour the Library Shelving Facility; Staff is to meet at the LSF on Leeder Hill
Drive in Hamden at 1:00 pm (approximately 1-hour duration)

Tuesday, April 25, 2000
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AT YALE , Presented by Diane Kaplan, Archivist
A discussion of the 17 Special Collections at Yale to include an orientation to
Manuscripts and Archives and Fortunoff for Holocaust Testimonies with
screenings of edited testimonies.
10:00 am - Noon; SML Lecture Hall

Thursday, April 27, 2000
INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEMS OFFICE,
Presented by staff members of the Systems Office.
11:00 am - Noon; SML Lecture Hall


Human Resources Library Statistics

Below are some statistics on filled library positions for the past and current fiscal years:

Total Library Staff Hired:

Fiscal Year 1998-1999

Fiscal Year 1999-April 2000
Clerical &
Technical:  60
Clerical &
Technical:  54
Mangerial:  12 Managerial:  10
Librarians:  15 Librarians:  14


HR ALERT!!

By now all managerial and professional staff should have received their performance evaluation forms.  The deadline date for having these forms in Human Resources is June 30, 2000.  Please call Human Resources if you have not received your form.

Hiring Supervisors

The summer months are quickly approaching!  Now is the time to get your student requisitions completed for summer help.  Formal notices will be out shortly.

After May 10, 2000 full time hours increase from 17 to 37.5/week for student positions.


COMING SOON

Be on the lookout for the upcoming memo of the Part-Time work option offer.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, April 24
Principles and Practices of Contract Administration; all supervisors, with responsibilities for Local 34 bargaining unit staff, are encouraged to attend.  This session is without charge and specifically designed for library supervisors.  The session is being held from 9-12 at the Learning Center.

Monday, May 8
University's Service Awards: For those who have completed 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service.

Wednesday, June 14
University's Long Service Dinner:  For those who have completed 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service.


Learning Center Opportunities

For more information you may contact the learning center

Train-the-Trainer I

This workshop will focus on:
applying adult learning principles
and group dynamics; analyzing
course materials; establishing &
maintaining instructor credibility;
preparing instruction site &
setting; effective use of
instructional methods, aids and
media; and training delivery that
motivates participants to learn.

April 7 & 28 8:30am to 4pm
221 Whitney Avenue

Life Balance Workshop

Participants in this workshop will
be invited to examine balance in
their lives.

Roles and boundaries in life will
be explored. Strategies will be
offered for successfully creating a
life that has participants moving
more towards balance than away
from it.

April 11th    9:00am to 12noon
221 Whitney Avenue

Strategy in Action


Strive proactively for goals instead
of reacting to daily pressures.
"Strategy in Action" will help you
to achieve much greater long-term
results.

In this course we will identify
what strategic planning is, how to
translate departmental goals into
personal action steps, and how to
measure progress toward goals
and your organization's vision.

April 18th     9:00am to 12noon
221 Whitney Avenue

Diversity II: How Differences
Impact Group Interactions

After developing a personal
awareness of our own diversity
characteristics, the next step is to
examine how we interact with
others of difference, particularly
in work settings. This course will
look at how diversity issues
impact teamwork and how to
work in and manage diverse
groups.

April 20th     9:00am to 4:00pm
221 Whitney Avenue

Click here for information on registration procedures for library
staff and course discounts. 
 


The deadline for the May issue is April 24, 2000 to get your articles and departmental news published into Library Links!  Please send any Library Links publications to Library Human Resources.

  

 





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