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Summary of Interest Group week discussion

Posted By Shelly McCoy Apr 05, 2024 03:22 PM
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Thank you for attending Dialogue with Directors during CORE Interest Group Week! Our program this year focused on succession and continuity planning, and this is a brief report on the session. We encourage you to continue the conversation through this list. The two co-Chairs, Shelly McCoy and Denise ...

COMPACT SHELVING AND ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS

Posted By Shelly McCoy Jan 11, 2024 08:32 PM
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After getting one bay of electronic-close compact shelving years ago, we did not favor increasing our compact shelving due to issues with the electronic components. Our Special Collections is getting ready to renovate and they want to convert their existing electronic-close compact shelves to manual ...

RE: Chair

Posted By Shelly McCoy Jan 11, 2024 08:04 AM
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Thanks Jennifer! It was actually a mix-up and the Middle Managers DG was the one without chairs. I will note your interest as the current co-chair and I are discussing going forward. Shelly (co-chair Dialogue with Directors) ------------------------------ Shelly McCoy Associate University Librarian ...

RE: January Discussion Topic: Advisory Groups

Posted By Shelly McCoy Jan 20, 2023 02:31 PM
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Hi Anita,I've been involved in trying to have a Student Advisory Group for our Library at the University of Delaware three different times over the span of 6-7 years (last time being 2019, I think). None of them were successful. We were given a list of campus leaders to participate and surveyed them ...

LET'S CHAT - Fall Discussion topic: recruitment and retention

Posted By Shelly McCoy Oct 07, 2022 07:53 AM
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Dear Colleagues- At our spring Zoom discussions, we learned that recruitment and retention is one of the topics on directors' minds in a post-pandemic world. What is your biggest challenge in this area or what is something new you or your organization has done that has helped to retain staff? ...

RE: Advice on Predicting Capacity

Posted By Shelly McCoy Oct 05, 2022 09:16 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Storage Interest Group \ view thread

Charlotte, Yes, that is how we've predicted capacity for our remote storage area --exactly how you mentioned. We tend to list the number as maximum capacity. Where it gets tricky is with non-book formats as we tend not to know how much we plan on sending until a project is happening.Shelly Shelly McCoy ...

Reminder - Spring virtual discussion Tues.

Posted By Shelly McCoy Apr 04, 2022 08:28 AM
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Reminder of our second virtual discussion date tomorrow, Tues., Apr. 5. Hope to see you there, Shelly and Denise co-chairs of the Core Dialogue with Directors Interest Group On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 9:29 AM Shelly McCoy wrote: Dialogue with Directors Interest Group colleagues, Please join us ...

Reminder - 1st date of Spring virtual discussion this week

Posted By Shelly McCoy Mar 29, 2022 02:03 PM
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Reminder of our first virtual discussion --one of the dates is this Thursday! Hope to see you there, Shelly and Denise co-chairs of the Core Dialogue with Directors Interest Group On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 9:29 AM Shelly McCoy wrote: Dialogue with Directors Interest Group colleagues, Please join ...

Spring virtual discussion --two opportunities, one topic: "Being in the Hot Seat"

Posted By Shelly McCoy Mar 18, 2022 08:30 AM
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Dialogue with Directors Interest Group colleagues, Please join us for our Spring virtual discussion, "Being in the Hot Seat" Thursday, March 31, 10 a.m. EDT OR Tuesday, April 5, 2 p.m. EDT Join Zoom Meeting https://udel.zoom.us/j/97462366857 Password: Director Interact with current/former ...

RE: Tell us how you knew you were ready to be a director

Posted By Shelly McCoy Mar 14, 2022 01:09 PM
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Hi all, I can say that I knew that I was ready to be a member of senior administration when I kept wanting more responsibility, bigger picture challenges and bigger picture impact. Now, after being in senior administration for over five years, I can say that I am ready to become a Library Director/Dean ...

Tell us how you knew you were ready to be a director

Posted By Shelly McCoy Feb 25, 2022 09:53 AM
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Dear Colleagues-- We would like to introduce ourselves as the new co-chairs of the Dialog with Directors Interest Group. Shelly McCoy is the Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Space Planning at the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press and Denise Shorey is the Director ...

RE: Meditation Rooms and behavior

Posted By Shelly McCoy Jun 22, 2021 08:51 AM
Found In Egroup: Core Library Facilities and Interiors Interest Group \ view thread

Answer for Shellie's question: Will the room accommodate more than one person at a time? If so, will it be part of your policy (as it is for the room in our Library) that the room is to remain open and welcoming to multiple people using the room for different purposes at the same time? Either way, for ...

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