K-State Libraries: Staff Bulletin

Meet Havalyn Nauss

It's pronounced "Noss" in case you were puzzled.  But you can just call Vet Med's new LAIII "Hava."

Hava does a bit of everything over in Trotter Hall.  When not supervising students or handling circulation, she's managing binding claims, checking Docline or helping new vet students navigate Pubmed.  She's like the Janice and Carolyn of Trotter, with a bit of Terrel and an RG thrown in for good measure.

Complex duties and nomenclature aside, what else is there to know about Hava? Hailing from St. Louis, she came here originally to be with her 2nd year vet student husband, and really found the right niche to do so, as it's hard to have any time with a 2nd year vet student even if you make vet library resources your business.  She would have wanted this job anyway though; having fallen in love with library work while at Benedictine College, Hava is now eyeballing an Emporia MLS.

When not juggling her myriad and sundry duties in Trotter, Hava teaches younglings to juggle with their feet as their soccer coach (her girls are undefeated!).  She also teaches aerobics and makes her own clothes, and manages to keep the peace between 4 inside cats, two dogs, and one outside cat that has adopted her family.  It's a pretty intense life.

And of course, she reads books.  All of them.

Microwave Broken

FYI: one of the microwaves in the staff lounge is broken. Facilities is working on a replacement.

Please remember not to leave food unattended AND not to place metal in the microwaves.

Air Conditioning

Facilities staff are currently repairing several air conditioning units. The units normally keep the Hale climate around 72 degrees, but with temperatures in the 90s this week it may feel warmer and/or more humid inside the library.

Have You Seen Me?

Food Extrusion Science and Technology
TP 370.5 .F665 1992

Creating the Digital Library
ZA 4080 .M34 2000

Grassland Habitat
QH 541.5 .P7 .M328 2007

Red Tent
PS 3554 .I227 .R43 1997b

July All Staff

Couldn't make it to the July All Staff? Here's what you missed...

Introduction of New Staff
Strategic Planning & Position Vacancies
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Lightening Round-Doodle
Library Systems Evaluation Task Force
For the Good of the Libraries

Have You Seen Me?

Batman [DVD]
PN 1997 .B37

Batman Returns [DVD]
PN 1997 .B372

Genocide: a critical bibliographic review
v. 2 and v. 3
Z 7164 .G45 .G45 1988b

World Contraceptive Use
HQ 763 .W67 1994

Folklore of the Great West
GR 109 .G7

Literacy Moves On
LB 1576 .L5565 2005

Royal Purple 1997 (Reference Copy)
LD 2668 .A6

Burning Bright (Leisure Collection)
PS 3553 .H4367 .B87 2007

Darwin Conspiracy (Leisure Collection)
PS 3554 .A727 .D368 2005

Meet Don Douglas

If you don't see new Building Services/Project Manager Don Douglas at his desk it's probably because he's out roaming the building taking care of the very problem you'd just stopped by to ask about.  Or, he's hiding behind his very full in-box.  Don joined K-State Libraries on May 12th, having worked in facility maintenance nearly everywhere else to the east.  While this is the largest single building Don has cared for, he's no stranger to taking care of mammoth facilities (his last gig involved a 330 acre office park).  The biggest change is environmental - this is Don's first library post (so far, so good - he says the people here are really nice and he loves it).  In fact, Don likes it here so much that he and his wife Donna (yes, they're Don and Donna, go ahead and get it out of your system) are considering moving from Topeka (Don also likes the idea of spending less than a kajillion dollars a week on gas, but anywho).

Though new to libraries, Don spent some time in high school working for the Kansas State Historical Society - he still loves museums to this day.  Now, when not in a library, he enjoys spending time at Union Station or the Nelson- Atkins.  Not content just to look at treasures, Don also collects them - among his trove are autographed Michael Jordon and Jose Conseco cards AND A MICKEY MANTLE ROOKIE CARD!! (if you don't know anything about baseball, just take my word for it - that's a really big deal)  The possessions he's proudest of, however, are his three children, Jeff, Shannon, and Jeremy, and his granddaughter Katie (who's just learning to drive - yikes).

Recruitment Update

Data Services Specialist: The search committee plans to have an initial meeting next week.

Staffing & Employee Relations Coordinator: Interviews are currently being scheduled for the week of July 7. Half-hour candidate forums, open to all, will be held. Forthcoming announcements will specify date/time for each candidate's forum.

Storekeeper Specialist (Annex): Application deadline is this Thursday (July 3).

Graphic Designer: Interviews have been completed.

Digital/Learning Special Projects Resident: Steven Shelton has accepted an offer and starts Friday, August 1. Position closed.

System Administrator: Eric Crenshaw accepted effective June 15. Position closed.

Utility Worker: Robin Brown accepted effective June 20. Position closed.

Have You Seen Me?

Chicana/Latina Education in Everyday Life
LC 2670 .C47 2006

Encountering Development
HD 75 .E73 1994

American-Spanish Syntax
PC 4821 .K3 1951

Origins of Civil Rights
E 185.61 .M845 1984

Doors [CD]
Eletra/Rhino R2 101184

Facilities & Financial Services Update

FACILITIES

Welcome to Robin Brown, the newest member (although a familiar face) of the Building Services team!

Math/Physics: Cardwell Hall remains closed as air quality testing continues. Patrons are being urged to make interlibrary loan requests for materials currently unaccessible.

Hale: The last of the carpet shampooing is underway and a stripping/re-waxing of the major tile staircases is in the works. The 2nd Floor redesign project is on hold while the administration waits for estimates from the architect. Many previously scheduled building projects on campus have been delayed due to Facilities staff concentrating on handling tornado damage. At this point, if the renovation is unable to be finished before Fall semester begins plans will be pushed back to the semester break.

Fiedler: Staff are still wearing hard hats!

Weigel: Facilities staff continue to fight water leaks but progress is being made. The retro-con project is well underway and Building Services at Hale has assisted with additional trips to and from the Annex. Relocation of items destined for storage at the Regents Annex is now complete and work is focused on the Weigel stacks.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

**The deadline with the Controller's office for payments was Monday. All additional payments for Fiscal Year 2008 will be encumbered and actual payments will be processed after July 1. Anyone with invoices or outstanding orders should contact Lauralea Cox (25009 or lauralea@ksu.edu) as soon as possible. Financial Services staff will finish determining encumbrance amounts by Friday, June 27 at noon.**

Work on the Fiscal Year 2009 budget has begun.