Toward a Hybrid Model of Organizational Structure

The summer has been flying by! I can’t believe it is already August! In reviewing the past few issues of The Agenda, I realize that most of my posts have related to the structural changes within the university and changes… Continue Reading

Social Media Summit 2017

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10 a.m. Introductory Presentation. The Social Media Task Force will lead a discussion of their work over the last year and the resultant social media guidelines and process. 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Round Table Discussions. Share your thoughts and… Continue Reading

Visual Identity Resources from the Communications Department

The central communications office faces a unique challenge. While we are tasked with improving the appearance of the signage and marketing materials used at the Libraries, we recognize that these signs must serve local needs and be tailored for local… Continue Reading

Lessons from Town Hall – Connecting at the Local Level

Last week we tried something new with the Libraries Town Hall. We shifted our focus north to Rutgers University–Newark and spent some time looking at the relationship between the mission of the University and the planning and activities within the… Continue Reading

Year End Carryover Accrual Review For Employees Who Accrue Paid Time Each Month

Employees that are eligible to accrue paid time off should review year-end carryover accruals and discuss with supervisors to use excess vacation time prior to the June 30, 2017 deadline.  Staff may carry over one year accrual plus the time… Continue Reading

Rutgers Archivists and Librarians Rock Newark MARAC

The Spring 2017 MARAC conference was held from April 20-22 at Newark’s Robert Treat Hotel. MARAC, which stands for “Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference,” is a volunteer, regional consortium of archivists who live and work in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New… Continue Reading

Deep Dive: JAMAevidence

Deep Dive will give a bit more insider’s info on some of our resources. Here, Roberta Fitzpatrick gives us some more information about JAMAevidence. In 1990, Dr. Gordon Guyatt, Internal Medicine residency program director at McMaster University in Canada began… Continue Reading

The Kopp Dataset Is Now Available in RUcore

The Research Data Exploratory Team and members of the Software Architecture Working Group collaborated with Professor Robert Kopp and D.J. Rasmussen to ingest and provide access to an impressive collection of county-level climate change projection data that is now available… Continue Reading

Annual Celebrations for Staff and Faculty of Rutgers University Libraries (2017)

The University is recognizing faculty and staff who are celebrating a decade increment of employment at Rutgers. We are delighted to announce that 14 of our colleagues were included in the festivities and hope you join us in congratulating them… Continue Reading