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Staff Learning and Development Calendar

Schedule of Events for November 2007

In keeping with the University's orientation policy, the Libraries' New Student Orientation is a required informal information sharing program and serves as a way to provide all new student assistants with a general overview of the UM Libraries. The goal of this session is to equip all new student assistants with information that will ensure their success as a new library employee.

All new student assistants are required to participate in a 2.5 hour orientation session within thirty days of their initial employment date. Lisa Warner is now setting up dates as new student assistants are hired. If the dates and times do not work, please see Lisa Warner (5-9245) about rescheduling for a new time.

Please contact Johnnie Love (jlove1@umd.edu) for further information.

Do you cringe every time you hear the words "let’s schedule a meeting to discuss this"? Are your routine meetings long in duration but short in productivity? Are you at a loss for how to determine an appropriate agenda outcome? If any of these sound familiar, we have a solution! Cindy Todd and Maggie Saponaro will be presenting "Secrets of Meeting Management," and will focus on sharing practical techniques to make meetings less arduous and more productive.

This program is designed as a clinic to help you make those meetings you attend more effective. You will learn practical techniques of meeting management, as well as advice for how to address those "unexpected" items that can hamper a good meeting.

To register, please use our online registration form or email lib-learning@umd.edu with the subject line "Meeting Management."

Curator Vin Novara will present The James J. Taylor Collection of the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, a cultural treasure for the Washington DC performing arts community and an unparalleled resource to the students and faculty at the University. One of only two such collections in the country devoted to providing public access to recorded theatre performances, this collection documents the creativity of a nationally recognized performing arts community.

The event is free and no rsvp is necessary. Future talks are listed on the web at: http://www.lib.umd.edu/CLMD/SpecColl/hidinginplainsight.html. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Joan Stahl (jstahl@umd.edu) or Vin Novara (vnovara@umd.edu).

In keeping with the University's orientation policy, the Libraries' New Staff Orientation is a required informal information sharing program and serves as a way to provide all new staff with a general overview of the UM Libraries. These sessions are designed for new exempt, nonexempt, or part-time staff to the UM Libraries who have not attended a General Library orientation session. Important information will be given on the Performance Review and Development Process.

Please contact Johnnie Love (jlove1@umd.edu) for further information.

Sponsored by the Digital Reference Committee and IRS-T, Gary Price, librarian, founder and editor of ResourceShelf and DocuTicker, and Director of Online Information Resources at Ask.com will present a lecture entitled "Web Searching and Researching Beyond Google".

In his talk, Gary will share a number of resources for information professionals to use and share with their users and colleagues. Topics will range from web search to mobile access to information. Gary will also share some thoughts about being an information professional in 2007 and the importance of marketing and promotion.

Registration closed. Session full as of 10/29/07. For questions or more information, please contact Annie Young (ayoung3@umd.edu) with the subject line "Gary Price Lecture."

Do you have a long to-do list? Are you constantly running from one place to another? Do you feel like you are burning the proverbial candle at both ends? Is some aspect of your life not going as planned? These are just a few of the many aspects of our lives that can cause stress. In this session, learn about the variety of ways that stress manifests itself and practical tips for managing stress. Session facilitator Tom Ruggieri will also cover suggestions for improving one's health by getting a handle on stress, how the ways in which we think about stressors affect our emotions, and the characteristics of resiliency that buffer us against stress symptoms.

To register, use our online registration form or e-mail lib-learning@umd.edu with the subject line "Stress Management."

Performance appraisals, if done right, can be a valuable tool in improving employee performance. If they are done improperly, they can be a waste of time for all those involved! Back by popular demand, and just in time for the performance review cycle, Sharon Armstrong (author of "Stress-free Performance Appraisals" - Career Press) returns to the University Libraries to lead this interactive, engaging workshop designed to assist managers and supervisors:

• Adequately plan and prepare for the effective performance appraisal discussion
• Understand the importance of providing meaningful feedback
• Identify review rating errors
• Understand basic legal issues that surround performance evaluation

All supervisors are strongly encouraged to make time to attend this informative program. Although this presentation is designed for supervisors in mind, it is open to anyone interested in attending and developing their skills in this area.

Sharon's "Stress-free Performance Appraisals" session last year drew rave reviews! Here are a few comments from participants:

• "The presenter is excellent and you come away feeling more equipped to perform effective Performance Reviews."
• "This is potentially the best workshop I've attended so far."
• "Sharon was exceptional! She had such a unique way of including every participant."

This session is limited to 25 participants. To register, use our online registration form or e-mail lib-learning@umd.edu. Please type "Performance Appraisals" in the subject line.

Please join us for a forum on LGBT issues sponsored by the Diversity Team. Special panelists Chris Edelson of the National Human Rights Campaign and Dr. Liora Moriel of the UM English Department will bring focus on the legal issues of same sex marriages/partnerships. Further details TBA.

For more information, please contact the Diversity Team (umlibs-divteam@umd.edu).

This workshop is for Library staff who have not participated in the Sexual Harassment Prevention Program training on the UMD campus. This training is required for all staff, including student workers and Graduate Assistants. The workshop is offered several times a year, so please continue to visit the calendar for more information on upcoming sessions.

In this session, you will learn to recognize and resolve sexual harassment, learn ways a victim of sexual harassment can document incidents of harassment, learn EEOC's definition of quid pro quo and hostile environment harassment, learn about employer liability in harassment cases, and learn about resolution procedures available at UM and the University's sexual harassment prevention policy.

Registration for each session of this workshop is limited to 20 staff members.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Kinniff (jkinniff@umd.edu).

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