Meeting Agenda10/26/11

KENDALL LIBRARY

Staff Meeting Agenda

October 26, 2011, 11:15 – 11:50 AM

Agenda

1. From HR: Electronic Timekeeping Policy (email & handout)
2. New phone extensions:
1. Thuy, 32447
2. left desks, 32445
3. center desks, left side, 32442
4. center desks, right side 32443
5. right desks, 32444
3. Upcoming Holiday schedules
1. Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11
2. Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25
3. Christmas, Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Dec. 26
4. Floating Holiday: “each employee can use a Floating Holiday, which must be taken by December 31'' and must be scheduled thirty days in advance.”
4. Holiday parties:  Thanksgiving, Christmas (instead of Dec 14 staff meeting)
5. ILL Account access (TV demo)
6. EPE Review

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EPE Review--Mandatory Performance Factors
Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrates appropriate social skills in interacting with peers, supervisors, and subordinates.  Maintains pleasant and helpful manner (Weight: 18%).
What is being evaluated:

• Clarifies interests and positions of all parties: doesn’t jump to conclusions; seeks information, listens and asks questions to understand other points of view.
• Adjusts tactics to achieve desired results: incorporates new information/understanding to get buy-in from colleagues/customers to achieve mutually satisfactory results.
• Manages conflict, manipulation, and strong emotions: controls emotions in stressful situations; doesn’t sabotage efforts or alienate others with emotional outbursts.
• Develops alternative options for mutual gain: considers other solutions which may achieve same results; uses information/understanding to get buy-in from colleagues/customers to achieve mutually satisfactory results.  
• Builds consensus through give-and-take:  seeks feedback, encourages discussion, offers alternative solutions, seeks feedback, etc., etc.

Related Performance Factors:

1. Communication (Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally, expresses ideas and throughts in written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others adequately informed, selects and uses appropriate communication methods.)
2. Judgment
3. Problem Solving/Decision Making
4. Teamwork

Meeting Agenda 10/12/11

KENDALL LIBRARY

Staff Meeting Agenda

Date: October 12, 2011

Time: 11:15 – 11:50 AM

Location: Workroom

Attendees: 

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Agenda

1. Fall Birthday Celebration
1. who?
2. Welcome Tina Briscoe!
3. Upcoming Events/deadlines:
1. today--November programs due in Program Registration
2. Next Monday, 10/17, 10-12 at Carnegie--open meetings with Mike VanCampen
3. Oct. 31--CMC deadline

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Operations Review

1. Claims Returns
1. who, what, when, how, why . . .
2. Shelving Carts
1. Preparing:
2. Shelving:
3. When Finished:
3. More eBooks . . .
1. Check out library ebooks to Nook and other eReaders
2. Types of devices that support ebooks

Meeting Agenda 09/28/11

KENDALL LIBRARY

Staff Meeting Agenda

Date: September 28, 2011

Time: 11:15 – 11:50 AM

Location: Workroom

Attendees: 

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Agenda

1. Holiday Vacation Requests
1. Three holiday periods: Thanksgiving (Nov 19-27); Before Christmas (Dec 17-26) and After Christmas (Dec 23-Jan 1)--pick one
2. Must work scheduled weekends or find a substitute
3. Submit requests by Oct. 15
2. Monitoring Timecards & Comp Time (Non-Exempt Staff)
1. Comp time accrued for time in excess of 40 hours per week
2. Making up time limited 40 hr week limit
3. Use Comp Time during week accrued rather than carrying over.
3. Smart Money & Daily Deposit
1. Please put checks in empty bill slot, not under money tray
2. Preparing deposit and verifying separate tasks; once deposit printed and signed, step back to let verifier check envelopes and sign.
3. Only one day’s deposit per deposit bag; put bags returned in delivery in circ desk drawer with other deposit supplies.

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Operations Review

1. HPL/HCPL Shared Cards
1. One card but separate accounts
2. We can log in to their system and they can log into ours (demo)
3. Check in HCPL books and send to CEN; Don’t enter in Orphan log or put on shelf
2. Kronos Demo
1. Check your schedule/calendar
2. Monitor punches/ Comp time
3. Monitor leave accruals
3. Kindle Demo
1. Kindle users can now download free ebooks and eaudiobooks from Overdrive through the HPL’s subscription
2. Details 2
3. Details 3