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We've heard you...MORE eBooks!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 15:52

Our digital collection has grown by 250,000 titles with the addition of EBSCO eBooks. These titles span nearly 3 dozen subject areas and include categories like:

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eBooks, Ebsco

2nd Quarter Safety Training

Submitted by asoliven on Fri, 05/13/2016 - 13:18

2nd Quarter Safety Training has been added as required training for all employees through Metro U. Upon log in, click on the “My Required Learning” section to access the URL to the training. This quarter's training consists of the Severe Weather Protocol (pages 1-2 of the document) and Tornado Emergency Plan for your location only. Training must be marked complete by Thursday, June 30.

Are YOU ready for online ILL?

Submitted by prodriguez on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 12:07

Our new online ILL system, ILLiad, is ready to go LIVE for users on Monday, May 2!  Are you EXCITED?!?  ILL sure is!  It's gonna be GREAT!  (Okay, enough with the capital letters, you get the idea.)

A few things for MLS staff to know in preparation for going live:

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Interlibrary Loan, ILL, ILLiad

**Updated** Policy Review

Submitted by meg.hunt on Tue, 04/26/2016 - 14:39

Hello Metro Library Staff!

As our policies are being set up on a rotation for regular commission review, we want to hear your thoughts. What changes would you like to see? What works well—or doesn’t work well—on the ground as you serve our members and staff?

Access the 2016 PLA Virtual Conference Archive

Submitted by asoliven on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 16:10

Did you miss the PLA Virtual Conference stream at the Service Center? No worries! Simply use the login information provided below to view the archive. Click the session(s) you would like to view to access the recording.  Each session is approximately 1 hour in duration.  The archive is available until April 2017.

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Training, Conferences

ILLiad implementation marches on!

Submitted by prodriguez on Mon, 04/18/2016 - 08:31

The ILL staff will begin authorizing individual accounts for MLS staff only on Monday, April 18.  Any staff member who wants to request material via ILL can sign up for an ILLiad account, or if you have already signed up and placed a request, it will be processed.

To sign up, follow these easy steps:

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ILLiad, ILL

Reference Survey Recap: Days 1 - 7

Submitted by jrollman on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 09:35
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Reference Survey

Systems Update - Friday, March 25th, 2016

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/21/2016 - 15:56

On Friday, March 25th, MyMetrolibrary and Metrolibrary.org will have limited availability while we install critical updates. This process will begin at 6:00 PM and we anticipate it will last for four (4) hours.

We apologize for any inconvenience. While we do all we can to avoid downtime and do not expect the sites to be completely down, these sites may experience slow load times as the updates are being completed.

1095 Form Q&A

Submitted by stephany.dowd on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 08:19
  1. What is this form I’m receiving?
    A 1095 form is a little bit like a W-2 form. Your employer or insurer sends one copy to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one copy to you. A W-2 form reports your annual earnings. A 1095 form reports your health care coverage throughout the year.
  1. Who is sending it to me, when, and how?
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Benefits, Forms, Q&A

First Quarter Safety Training

Submitted by asoliven on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 15:28

Safety training for the first quarter has been added as required training for all MLS Employees through the Metro U LMS. To access the training, please login to Metro U and click on the “My Required Learning” section and launch the Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness Skillsoft Course.

The training must be completed by Thursday, March 31, 2016.

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