New Librarian Information: Professional
Development

The goal of the Peer Mentoring Program is to acquaint new librarians with both MU Libraries and the campus. 

Assigned by MULAC subgroup

REQUESTS

Steps to request travel and training:

1. Discuss travel/training request with supervisor.
2. If approved verbally, submit Travel and Training request (form below) and email it to muellislibraryrec2@missouri.edu.
3. Once Library Admin approval is received, complete e-Compliance form for Travel for any out-of-town travel that involves an overnight stay.

• Upon receipt of internal Travel approval by all levels of Library reporting structure, please fill out a Campus level travel authorization form found at this website: e-Compliance form for Travel. This form is required only by those who will be traveling outside of Columbia for any length of time due to University related approved travel and does not need to be completed by those with training, webinar or virtual conference approvals.  
• When filling out this form: Question 6 is estimated cost of trip, Question 8 is location of lodging, Question 14 is Fiscal Assistant and additional departmental professionals include your supervisor and Vice Provost for Libraries.

To obtain discounts on travel, University employees are encouraged to use the online tool, Uniglobe/Concur.

• Login at https://www.concursolutions.com/  to book flight, hotel and car rental travel reservations. On the first login screen use your university email with the @missouri.edu ending and then on the second screen enter your SSO and password.

University Travel Policy

REIMBURSEMENTS

For travel reimbursements fill out the below Excel, Employee Reimbursement Form, include the MOCode /  PS Account provided at time of travel approval and submit it to musharedservices@missouri.edu

Guidelines around per-diem reimbursements.

• Mileage reimbursement is currently $0.655 per mile. 
• Meal per diem is calculated according to the CONUS rate for the state/city in which you travel as determined by the Defense Travel Management Office. Overnight travel within the State of Missouri allows a meal per diem reimbursement of $54 per day regardless of destination. The first and last days of meal per diem needs to be calculated according to departure and arrival times according to this chart:

  Hours in Travel Status	Eligible Amount
  Less than 8 hours	not eligible
  At least 8 hours but less than 12 hours	50% of applicable per diem
  12 hours or more	100% of applicable per diem

• Similarly, if a meal is provided by the hotel or conference, a percentage will need to be deducted from the daily meal per diem. Breakfast is worth 25%, Lunch 25%, Dinner 50% of the daily meal per diem. 

Instruction - Cindy Cotner

Reference Desk and Scheduling - Cindy Cotner

A Librarian I must attain the rank of Librarian II before the fifth anniversary of his/her start date.

Librarian II Requirements:

• Experience - three years recommended, two years required
• Performance - active participation and potential for growth
• Education - further graduate work or self-directed continuing education
• Professional Activities - professional organizations, library and university service, or publication, teaching, and innovation

Details on promotion requirements and different librarian levels can be found in the MU Libraries Governance Document, starting on page 12. You can find the Governance Document under the "Manuals & Policy" tab of the Staff Web. 

Some funding is available for travel and conferences. As a department, we try to note conferences that we would like to attend ahead of time to help with funding and scheduling. (This document is currently on the Q drive under EllisRef and is called "2014-1015 Conferences.") Talk to your supervisor to learn more.

MU Librarians and Archivists Council (MULAC): All MU Libraries employees with Librarian or Archivist in their position descriptions are members.

MU Libraries Staff Association (MULSA): All MU Libraries employees are members of this 50+ year old social organization.

Other library committees to join