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Library Links is Back!
By Jessica Linicus

Library Links first started in July of 1996 with the original intent of connecting the library staff and promoting communication.  In the new issues we will also incorporate new sections on current issues to inform and educate the library staff.

Included in this month's newsletter will be a “Wellness Section” where we will focus on a new topic each month.  It will attempt to touch on important issues of awareness for the month.  Another new section will be “Think Ahead”, which will focus on ways on how to save your money.  This information provided will be gathered from the Internet and current newsletters.

We hope you will enjoy the new additions included.  I encourage you to let me know what you find interesting in this first issue so I can continue to include more of what you want to read.  This is your newsletter, so I need your assistance to make “Library Links” information you want to see.

Please respond by email to give me your suggestions and comments.

Staff In Focus

May and June Arrivals:

 

Michele Cohen, Inter-Library Loan / Document Delivery, May 21 Brian McDonald, Cataloging, June 4 Cesar Zapata, Library Administrative Services, June 4 Eva Wrightson, Cataloging, June 4 Marielle Mudgett-Olson, Lewis Walpole Library, June 18 Antonioluis Malabag, Law Library, June 18

Staff Recognition Ceremony

Yale University Library honors all employees who have completed 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service. The Staff Recognition Ceremony was a held on April 26, 2001 in the Sterling Memorial Lecture Hall.  All of the honored employees and their supervisors were invited to the ceremony and the reception that followed.

The Library Human Resources Department would like to congratulate all of these employees for their hard work and dedication.

5 Year Service Honorees
 

Julie Niemeyer Gladys Mercado Peter Spataro Anna Gutswa  Luda Smirnova Ellen Ellickson Manon Theroux  Marie Whited Margaret McGovern

Pamela Clifford Anthony Riccio Frank Mezzanotte Karen Spicher Brian Kupiec Robin Gordon Ann Okerson Andy ShimpHolly  Grossetta Nardini Ernest Marinko

10 Year Service Honorees
 
 

Simon Samoeil Brian Kolterman Carolyn Harriston Kenneth Rudolf Alexandra Karyshev

Susan Nelson Marybeth Bean John D'Amato  Audrey Novak David Albert

15 Year Service Honorees
 
 

Kendall Crilly Dolores Berenda Meng-Ghon Tang Joan Duffy Christine Warken

Barbara Amato Gerald Acquarulo Elizabeth Johnson Diane Ducharme Kazuko Yamaguchi

20 Year Service Honorees
 
 

Margaret Vincent Alexander Poznansky Deborah McArthur Mary Sydnor Huei-Ju Chang

Maureen Jones Richard Horn Tina Evans George Miles

 

Candid Photographs Of the Recognition Ceremony

Yale Library Employee Recognition Ceremony for 25 or More Years

On June 6, 2001, President Levin and other University officers recognized employees with a wonderful ceremony and dinner to express gratitude for their long service to Yale.  Family members and supervisors were also in attendance. Those library employees honored were:

45 years of Service
 

Helen Chillman

40 years of service
 

Judith Schiff

35 years of service
 

Mary Black Dora Fasano Claire Halloran Hideo Kaneko (recent retiree) Margit Kaye Suzanna Lengyel

Paul Lukasiewicz Jeanette  Murdock Jeanette Ponzio Joan Sussler Richard Warren

30 years of service
 

Carol Allen Shirley Armstrong-Thimas Roy Bohlander Ann Byler Van-Yen Huynh

Mitsuko Ichinose Frederick Martz Judith Parker Gloria Robinson Michele Sullivan

25 years of service
 

Mary Ellen Barbarito Rolfe Gjellstad Ellen Jaramillo Marcia Bickoff

Cesar Rodriguez Tomoko Tanaka Vera Walnycky Mei-fong Cheng

The doors of the SML Lecture Hall opened wide to welcome all library staff that visited the library's first Learning Fair on May 24, 2001

Continuous Learning Opens All Doors!

In spite of the rainy weather, the doors of the SML Lecture Hall opened wide to welcome all library staff that visited the library's first Learning Fair on May 24, 2001. The members of the Staff Training & Organizational Development (STOD) Committee had carefully planned the fair weeks in advance. The committee's objective was to get staff members thinking about and planning for new learning opportunities that would improve their present skills.

All that careful planning and arranging paid off when 265 staff members passed by the various “booths” and talked with the table presenters. The fair, which was arranged in poster session format, highlighted the projects and learning initiatives of the STOD subcommittees as well as other library committees, human resources, and various University entities that support professional development and growth.

Fairgoers were also treated to a wonderful musical interlude provided by two talented library staff members. Mickey Koth, alternating on violin and recorder, performed a variety of soothing classical and dance pieces. Michael Frost, lead a guitar/piano duo, filling the lecture hall with jazzy riffs and swing classics.

Here's what some people said about their experience at the fair:

· “Way cool Poster Sessions!”
· “I hope I can benefit from the different opportunities I've seen.”
· ”It was nice to see a variety of departments come together to inform staff of what (learning opportunities) are available.”
· “(I liked) the friendly presentations, the ready information, and the cheerful atmosphere.”
· ”Everyone was so open and friendly- and I finally put some faces to names I've seen for years on YULIB-L.”
· “Wonderful energy and excitement over learning!”

-Kate Reynolds
Chair, Staff Training & Organizational Development Committee
 
 
 

Council of the Managerial & Professional Staff Association Elections

Four new members were elected to the Council of the Managerial & Professional Staff Association for two-year terms beginning July 1, 2001. They are:

MARSHA CORNELIUS, Systems Support, Library Systems Office
JOHN GALLAGHER, Medical Library
OBIANUJU MOLLEL, Medical Library
GEORGE OUELLETTE, Workstation Support, Library Systems Office

Kim Tran (Chair), Southeast Asia Collection
Daniel Lovins, Hebraica Team, Catalog Dept.
Barbara Rockenbach, Arts Library
Meng Tang, Workstation Support, Library Systems Office
Tracy Thompson, Law Library

Top Ten Reason’s To Get Fit Now

1. You’ll be able to fit into all of your clothes in your closet.
2. You’ll feel better and have more energy.
3. You’ll require less sleep.
4. Your friends, relatives and co-workers will comment on how good you look!
5. You’ll be healthier and you will live longer!
6. Exercise will be easier, more enjoyable, and less embarrassing.
7. You’ll be able to climb stairs without becoming breathless.
8. You’ll look younger.
9. You’ll be more confident.
10. You’ll be able to zip up your favorite pair of jeans with ease.

Fitness.com
 
 

1. Start Small: Baby steps are the way to start, because a short-term goal will be easier to obtain.You can lengthen your exercise routine once you are comfortable with it.
2. Find an activity that suits you: Exercise can be anything you enjoy doing whether it is dancing, gardening, walking, yoga, swimming, or bicycling. You need to find something that stops being a chore and becomes an intuitive preference.
3. Knock down barriers: Do little things to make exercise easier. Give yourself reminders, lay out your exercise clothes, select a gym or place on your drive home, schedule time everyday to do something, regardless of the amount of time to develop a routine.
4. Develop a plan B: Decide what you will do on the days you cant complete your regular routine.  If it is raining and you usually walk outside, plan to walk around the mall.
5. Build your energy: Try short energy-boosting activities and they will give you a better energy boost than a nap.
6. Take time for rest: If you are often tired you may be exercising too much. Take time and build up your routine slowly.
7. Eat for power: Good food will give you the energy you need to exercise. Four quick tips: Never skip meals, favor real food, don’t skimp on carbohydrates, and be good to yourself by treating yourself once in a while.
8. Get support: Exercise with a friend and use each other as a support system to ensure that neither one of you stops. It is great motivation having a companion with you.
9. Forgive yourself: You are not perfect you may have relapses, so forgive yourself and start up again.  There is no harm and starting again.

Time for Performance Reviews

The Library encourages regular performance reviews as an opportunity for the employee and supervisor to reflect on the employee’s growth and accomplishments during the year.  This coaching and feedback process should continue throughout the year.  Each employee should develop a relationship with their supervisor where they make the time to discuss goals and needed changes.
Here are some suggestions from The Guide to Performance Management.

• Prior to the meeting, review your written performance appraisal. Review your notes covering the past year.
• Plan your discussion. Objectives for the discussion can include:
• Reviewing, discussing, and confirming understanding of the essential functions listed on the job description, annual goals and standards of work performance.
• Recognizing strengths and achievements. Confirming previously identified functional areas needing improvement and establishing an agreement about how improvement will to be accomplished.
• Identifying areas in which education, training, or other development opportunities are needed and develop a strategy for developing skills, knowledge or abilities.

Information found for article at: http://www-hr.ucsd.edu/~staffeducation/guide/eval.html
 

Think Now!

There is always an excuse not to save for retirement or future plans, but if you look at the difference of two individual who have started saving at the same time, one who is 40 and the other is 25, you will see the difference in their funds.

The 25 year old started saving $10,000 each year and at 65 they will have over $2, 171,126.
The 40 year old started saving $10,000 each year and at age 65 they have over 410,000.

Each month I will describe tips on ways to save. I will discuss topics such as setting priorities, making a budget, basic investing, buying a home, investing in mutual funds, saving for college and more.  I will also provide links to favorite web sites and great financial calculators.

So think ahead and start saving now!
 
 

We hope you enjoyed the new format of Library Links, and look forward to comments and suggestions to add to next month's issue.