Tulsa City-County Library

PurposeBurnout has been linked to a myriad of negative organizational and individual health outcomes which threaten employee and organizational well-being. This study examines how unique features of diversity and inclusion (D&I) work are related to burnout.Design/methodology/approachParticipants were recruited using network and convenience sampling strategies. A total of 64 full-time employees whose primary responsibility is to implement the D&I strategy for their organization provided useable data for analysis. Participants completed measures of burnout, role ambiguity, role conflict, subjective experiences of tokenism, and top management support. Measures were administered online via Qualtrics.FindingsResults suggest lack of clear job duties, conflicting job demands, lack of top management support, and experiences of tokenism are associated with D&I professionals' experiences of burnout. The current study, however, indicates that while D&I professional experience higher levels of exhaustion than other professionals, they also experience greater professional efficacy, which suggests D&I roles are both challenging and rewarding.Practical implicationsResults suggest organizational leaders may mitigate employee burnout by providing clear support to and role definitions for D&I professionals.Originality/valueThis study is the first to explore burnout experiences among D&I professionals. Additionally, this study examines how burnout experiences are associated with role dysfunctions, top management support, and subjective experiences of tokenism.

In this chapter, the authors provide a snapshot of Tulsa City-County Library's efforts to pivot to virtual programming and services during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to practical advice for other libraries that want to expand their virtual programs and services for their own patrons, but aren't sure how to start. The chapter includes practical discussion of different technologies/platforms and their use for various types of programming, as well as concrete examples of virtual programs targeted to different age groups and populations.

ObjectiveIdentify, analyze, and summarize WNV in Tulsa County, OklahomaIntroductionAs the summer temperatures soared to their highest ever recorded, Oklahoma experienced its highest disease count ever since the disease had been discovered in New York in 1999. Tulsa County is the second most populous county in Oklahoma and accounted for over one-fourth of the West Nile Cases in Oklahoma. Tulsa City County Health Department is also the only funded mosquito control program in the state that regularly reports to CDC’s AborNet.MethodsAs part of the mosquito surveillance program run by TCCHD’s Environmental Health Program, 75 mosquito traps are placed around the county. The traps are tested once a week during the season which runs May to November. The areas that the traps are located in are then sprayed with mosquito repellent. The EHP also gathers addresses of the West Nile positive persons that are reported to the Epidemiology Department. The positive trap locations and the human case addresses are then mapped onto a geographic representation map of Tulsa County using ArcGIS ArcMap 10.0 software.Historical trend analysis data of past West Nile cases by year, age, location and climate are then compared to the current year.ResultsFrom interviews conducted with West Nile positive human cases, the majority of cases reported the likelihood of being bitten on their property. Once the human case locations were overlaid with positive trap locations and a map of the storm drain system in Tulsa County, clusters formed and areas that needed to be sprayed were identified.ConclusionsRecommendations are made throughout the season to community officials based on analysis and results found. Lessons learned from the outbreak response conducted included:Addition of larvacidal treatment of Tulsa County Storm drainage systemAggressive marketing campaign in regards to prevention methodsPurpose and role of Long Term Acute Care centers in regards to human recoveryProposed creation of a West Nile Survivors GroupWest Nile Virus DiseaseMosquito TrapsPositive Mosquito Traps (%)WNV FeverWNV NeuroinvasiveTotal # (Rate per 100,000)Hospitalizations Due to WNVDeaths Due to WNVWNV Blood DonorsOklahoma4771118 (3.1)74735Tulsa County7555 (73%)82129 (4.8)1625

NOTIS and DOBIS are both designed to be technically and functionally integrated. The online catalog is the heart of each system, and all functions interact with a single set of bibliographic files. Both systems are mutually dedicated to the use of similar equipment and standard IBM software products. Apart from these similarities, however, the two systems vary fundamentally in design, each reflecting its distinctive origins. NOTIS was developed in the United States at a time when MARC tape distribution service was already well established. DOBIS was developed in Europe, where machine‐readable bibliographic resource sharing had not yet been established. The design objectives of the two systems emerged logically from these environments.