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My friend is a teacher at Campus International High School, which is the IB school in the Cleveland Metropolitan School System. The school partners with Cleveland State and is located on the Cleveland State Campus at 30th/Chester.
Campus International is looking for career speakers to visit in February. Thought I would share in case any library staff is interested.
Hi Everyone,
I have removed the login prompt for the Library Lowdown temporarily while CIT works with Okta to improve its function and allow for all OCL users to login. This means that the site is accessible to anyone and that anyone can contribute to it without logging in. I will turn on the login prompt again when it is working properly.
For now, I’d rather have everyone be able to use the site and get used to the Lowdown as the official source for internal OCL announcements and information.
Important: when submitting a post or comment, be sure to add your full name so it will display on the site.
I’ll be monitoring the site for any spam posts. If you see anything weird, please let me know and I’ll remove it as soon as I can.
Thanks!
Sharing the Libraries’ Organizational Chart, ca. 1967 from a charming “Staff Handbook” for Oberlin’s libraries that Justin found. There were 40 full-time staff members and 26 part-time staff members back then–and of course, this is when the College Library and the Public Library under the same roof.
Enjoy! (I’ll send more tidbits as I work my way through the handbook)
Next Wednesday is National Library Shelfie Day! To celebrate, the ACE team will be posting staff shelfies on the Libraries’ Instagram account and we need your help! If you are comfortable appearing on social media, please submit a photo of yourself in the library stacks or with a favorite book on the new Communications Proposal Form. Don’t be afraid to get silly with it, like the John Cleese lover in this photo! Please note in your submission whether or not you would like your name to appear with the photo.
Thank you for your participation!
Dear everyone,
Ready for “Love Week” in the Libraries again this year? The week-long celebration (last held in 2020) was quite a success. It’s time to bring back this fun libraries-wide tradition!
This year, due to the end of Winter Term and the start of Spring semester, we propose doing this during the week of Feb. 21-25. Yes, it’s after Valentine’s Day, but it comes at a time when more students should be on campus for spring classes.
If you have ideas for what event(s) you’d like to do (and on which dates), please let us know by Monday, Feb. 14. Just use this form to get started, and we’ll be in touch to help iron out details! http://tiny.cc/HostEventsatOCL
Thank you!
P.S. — See calendars below for past Love Week events.
Sharing here, as there will likely be content of interest to noncatalogers! Agenda and (free) registration link is up for OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting, Jan 28, 2022, 2-4:30 pm.
From OCLC:
This semi-annual virtual gathering offers ample opportunity for questions and conversations with participants. During the first hour, we’ll discuss efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as our collective work toward more respectful and inclusive description. After a short break, we’ll discuss updates to OCLC cataloging and metadata services, WorldCat quality initiatives, and much more.
Agenda
Diversity, equity, and inclusion presentations
OCLC cataloging update
The meeting will be recorded, and we will share the recording with all registrants.
If you met or listened to Enerel Dambiinyam during her interview on January 10, please give feedback on this Google form. Even if you can’t answer each question, your concluding comments will be helpful to the search committee. Thank you.
Hi there – if you’re the proud temporary owner of the grey bins we all use to send items back and forth between the libraries, could you kindly head them back over to Terrell – specifically to Technical Services?
Thank you so much!
Patty x55115
Symptomatic or asymptomatic testing is available in Hales Gymnasium, 7 days of the week. Click here for hours.
And a reminder that all students, faculty, and staff should obtain booster shots by the start of the spring semester on February 18.
Be well!
