New Employee Orientation Health Sciences Library University of Colorado Denver

1. New Employee Orientation Health Sciences LibraryUniversity of Colorado Denver Staff Development Committee

2. Organizational Socialization The process by which employees learn about and adapt to new jobs, roles, and the culture of the workplace.

3. Orientation Session • Welcome & Introductions • The Libraries’ Mission, Vision & Values • “Welcomed, Valued, Respected” • University Home Page • Library Home Page • The Libraries’ Computing Environment • Avalanche • Safety Information Session • Tours/Maps • Library Newsletters • Library Committees • Email Access • Phone Etiquette • Performance Expectations and Evaluations • Review NEO Checklist and timelines for completion

4. Welcome! • Who am I? • Who are you? • http://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-You/dp/B0018BZWL2

5. The Libraries’ Mission, Vision & Values The Health Sciences Library at Anschutz Medical Campus organizes information, teaches skills for information management, and links people, reliable biomedical knowledge and technology in support of effective learning, quality health care and vital research. http://hsclibrary.uchsc.edu/about/history-mission.php

6. University of Colorado Denver Link to the Library Resources for Faculty/Staff Searching

7. Library Home Page Address w/new domain name http://hsclibrary.uchsc.edu/ List Of Most Used Databases Google-like search box Blog items Library Hours

8. The Libraries’ Computing Environment • North and South Commons PC’s • Available Peripherals • Scanners • TV/VCR’s • DVD/VCR’s • LCD’s in Study Rooms • Software • Adobe Acrobat • SPSS/SAS • Instructional Software • Access & Permissions

9. Avalanche: The Library Intranet

11. Safety Information Session • Emergency Preparedness Committee • Working with University of Colorado Denver Emergency Preparedness Coordinator • Trainings • Maps • Phone list • What to do and where to go? • Staff Responsibilities

12. Tours/Maps • Library Maps • University Maps • Walking Tours • Parking (Guest & Staff) • Eateries on/off Campus

13. Library Newsletters • Appendix – http://hsclibrary.uchsc.edu/newsletter/current/ • HSL Ink – http://avalanche.uchsc.edu/hsl-ink/

14. Library Committees • Appendix • Claman Medical Humanities Collection Advisory Committee • Diversity • Emergency Preparedness • Exhibits • Faculty Meetings • Futures • Public Relations/Publications • Staff Development • Strauss Indigenous and Complementary Medicine Collection Advisory Committee • Stressbusters • Web Committee

15. Email Access • New domain name • Firstname.lastname@ucdenver.edu • From off campus: http://webmail.ucdenver.edu

16. Phone Etiquette • Answering the phone at the SSD • Transferring calls • Taking messages • Referring

17. Performance Expectations and Evaluations

18. Review NEO Checklist and timelines for completion

19. The best part of Orientation was . . . • “Getting to meet other new employees. I learned a little about some of the other departments, plus they share my experience of being a ‘newby’” • “Seeing library units ‘in action’ . . . getting to view a person or group performing their role can say so much more than any verbal/written description” • “I feel like I have a better grasp of where I fit into the organization”

20. “Welcomed, Valued, Respected”

21. Benefits of Orientation • Cohorts develop among program attendees • Broad staff involvement • Networking opportunities • Development of presentation and leadership skills • Emphasizes collaboration

22. Supervisor: Co-worker: Staff Development Committee: Contacts/Info: