Library Staff News

Conference Participation

Mark Palkovic, Head of the Albino Gorno Memorial Music Library, presided over the 27th Grand Conclave of the Miniature Book Society in Princeton, New Jersey in August.

Peter S. Poulos, Information Technology Analyst in the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, presented “Piety, Remembrance, and ‘The Good Shepherd’: Simone Molinaro’s Motectorum quinis, liber primus” at the Convegno internazionale: La filologia musicale oggi: il retaggio storico e le nuove prospettive / Musical Philology Today: Historical Heritage and New
Perspectives, Cremona, Italy, November 25-27.

Several staff members presented at the Eastern Great Lakes Innovative Users Group conference September 25 in Akron, OH:

Ben Kline, Project Supervisor in the Circulation and Multimedia Services Department, presented a hands-on session on “How to Use Web Management Reports.”

Lorna Newman, Head of Interlibrary Services, and Ben Kline, Project Supervisor in the Circulation and Multimedia Services Department, co-presented the session “Using Web Management Reports to Track Circulation at Local and Consortium Levels.”

Susan Banoun, Head of the Electronic Resources Department, and Sean Crowe, Copy Cataloger, presented “Birds of a Feather,” a session about ERM Implementation at the UC Libraries. The session included a brief summary of experiences and progress to date with implementing the III ERM – Electronic Resources Management system.

Publishing

David Sandor, Circulation Supervisor in the Albino Gorno Memorial Music Library, published “Black is as Good a Color as White: The Harriet Beecher Stowe School and the Debate Over Separate Schools in Cincinnati,” in Ohio Valley History. 59.2. (Summer 2009).

Recognizing Quality Service

“Going above and beyond the call of duty” is a trait used to describe the latest winners of the Libraries Quality Service Award – Jay Sinnard and representatives on the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Site Resource Task Force: Cheryl Albrecht, John Borntrager, and Debbie Tenofsky.

Jay Sinnard, Operations Manager of the Student Technology Resources Center (STRC), is known throughout the Libraries and UC campus as a role model for providing quality service. He delivers personal service to those who check out multimedia equipment or use the various technology resources of the STRC. Never settling for “good enough,” if Jay sets up a sound system, recorder, or camera, it will work properly or he will fix it. Jay’s nominator described him as “a valued colleague who has come to the rescue on numerous occasions.”

Cheryl Albrecht, Associate Dean of Library Services, was thanked by the visit coordinator for her help in hosting the Commission’s Accreditation Team when they visited UC in April 2009 and for showing “exceptional and welcoming hospitality.” Debbie Tenofsky, Head of Reference and Information Services, and John Borntrager, Research Associate in the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, coordinated the HLC Resource Room. Their work was cited as “mission critical” and it was noted that “their expertise and work ethic were stamped clearly on the very positive outcome of the visit.”

The Quality Service Award recognizes the fine work of UC Libraries Staff who strive to provide the best possible service to library users as well as to colleagues. The award is presented three times per academic year.

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