Oversight of the Website
As you know, Tony and the Web Governance Workgroup have been managing our web presence since Dave Hicking left last year. As we look to balance workloads we will be shifting the management of the web to Joelle Thomas. Joelle has been successfully leading the Web Governance Workgroup since last year and has a thorough knowledge of our web infrastructure and many of the technical aspects of the site. We are also acknowledging the role of the website as a major communication tool and will be shifting the responsibilities of oversight to Finance, Planning & Assessment. Holly is responsible for our communications unit as well as Joelle and will serve as the VPC Liaison to WGW. IT will still work closely with WGW and FP&A on the technical pieces of the site.
Congratulations Beth
Please join me in congratulating Beth Rumery for receiving a 2015 I Love My Librarian Award from the American Library Association. Beth was nominated by Sue Shontell, the Executive Director of the New London Housing Authority for her outreach efforts both to students and faculty at UConn and the community at large. With physical changes to make the library more inviting and a safe location for students to come and discuss issues with sexual orientation, depression and other difficult personal issues, she has created a sense of place within the library. She has also been an active member of the greater Groton community, reaching out to the low income elderly and disabled housing authority and their families. According to the nomination, her work has “opened university speakers to staff and families as a way to reach them and show that they too can go to school, not be intimidated by campuses and connect with their lives.”
Beth received her award, which includes a $5,000 prize, last evening at a ceremony in New York City. The event was hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which generously sponsors the award along with The New York Public Library and The New York Times. For more information and a copy of the nomination form, please see ALA’s website at http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/2015/15winners