Kudos

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is the 2005 recipient of the Schwartz Prize. This award is made annually by the Federation of State Humanities Councils in two categories: projects and initiatives made possible by Council grant making and projects and initiatives undertaken directly by a Council. The NGE won in the latter category. The NGE editorial staff is based at the Main Library, and the UGA Libraries and its employees have contributed to the NGE in numerous ways. Congratulations to all involved!

Laura Shedenhelm's article "Revolutions on the Radio: People and Issues Related to Revolutionary Movements in Latin America, Audio Gleanings from the Peabody Awards Collection." appears in Trends and Traditions in Latin American and Caribbean History: Papers of the Forty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, Cornell University, June 1-4, 2002.

The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight recently ran a feature story on Tom and Barbara Frieling. Tom will become associate department head in Access Services in January. Read it here.

Library Faces

Joshua Seils, database maintenance

Joshua Seils in his cubicle with what appears to be evidence of a homicide.

Joshua Seils is a new staff member in cataloging/database maintenance. Joshua worked in acquired cataloging for around two years as an undergraduate. He came to Athens to attend UGA and graduated in summer of 2004 with a B.A. in English.

Not surprisingly, Joshua loves to read and also enjoys watching films and being outside. His black cat, Azazel, "totally rocks" and he's a huge fan of the television show "The Simpsons."

Who's New

Leigh Ann Vey, Library Assistant III in Serials and Digital Library of Georgia. Effective November 28, 2005.

Bruce Abbott, Temporary Librarian in Science Collections and Branches. Effective December 1, 2005.

Who's Leaving the Libraries

Congratulations are in order for two longtime Libraries employees who are retiring effective January 1:
Diane Johnson, Library Assistant III in Music
Lucille Davis, Library Associate III in Reference.
Best wishes!

Who's Changing in the Libraries

No personnel changes to report in this issue.

Student Employee Payroll Calendar

***Note Early Payroll Deadlines***

Thursday, November 24, 2005 - Wednesday, December 7, 2005 :

Student Employee Information Forms: due to Becky Wortham by noon on Wednesday, November 30, 2005.

Hourly (student) timesheets: due to Betty Mayweather by noon on Thursday, December 1, 2005.

Information on the procedures for hiring, changing status, or terminating student assistants can be found at http://www.libs.uga.edu/staff/studentproc.html.

Visit http://www.busfin.uga.edu/staff/orient.html for 'Online Orientation' for all new student employees.

If you have any questions, please contact Becky Wortham at 542-2716 or at bwortham@uga.edu.

Information on the procedures for hiring, changing status, or terminating student assistants can be found at www.libs.uga.edu/staff/studentproc.html.

Visit www.busfin.uga.edu/staff/orient.html for "Online Orienation" for all new student employees.

If you have any questions, please contact Becky Wortham at 542-2716 or at bwortham@uga.edu.

Websites of Interest:

Administrative Policies and Procedures : http://www.busfin.uga.edu/manual/

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): http://www.hr.uga.edu/fmla/fmla_intro.html .

UGA HR Position Vacancies: https://jobapp.humanres.uga.edu/hr_app/hr_position_vacancies.cfm

Libraries Position Postings: http://www.libs.uga.edu/humres/jobs/index.html

Libraries Meeting/Events Schedule: http://www.libs.uga.edu/events

Online HR Newsletter: http://www.hr.uga.edu/news_intro.html

Library Worklife Newsletter: http://www.ala-apa.org/newsletter/newsletter.html

Shared Leave Program: http://www.hr.uga.edu/shared_leave.html