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Meeting Minutes

Thursday Feb 8th , 2007
Anschutz 4th Floor Conf Rm. - 10-11:30am

Present: Monica Claassen-Wilson (FY07 Chair), Jill Becker (FY07 Vice-Chair), Angie Rathmel (Secretary), Kevin Fussell (Group 2), Nishon Hawkins (Group 3), Denise Swartz (Group 1); Robert Szabo (Group 4)

Approval of previous meeting’s Jan 25th and Feb. 1st  minutes
DONE

Approval of previous meeting’s action items

WHO?                     BY WHEN? WHAT?

1. Monica

Next mtg

Email Donna with SSEYA committee names and reminder to send out library-wide call for nominations DONE

2. Monica

Next mtg

Add checkbox to registration forms for attendance to get ice cream social count DONE

Group Reports:

Grp 1:  Acq/Ser, Reference, Collection Development, Administration, Facilities

  • New student assistant in the Administration Office

Grp 2: Cataloging

  • N/A

Grp 3: Access Services, Mail Room, ILL

  • ILL hiring more students.  Lending has hired 7 (bringing the total to 28) Borrowing will hire to fill the “ILL returns” position.
  • Later plans to redo CIC in Watson as well. Double the number of computers (17 to 33)

Grp 4: Anschutz, Annex, Art, Engineering, Music, RCL, Spencer

  • ANSCHUTZ
    • New student assistant in Svc Desk. 
    • Furniture is ready for the AIC conversion.
  • ANNEX
    • Received the Raymond order picker which will increase efficiency when working in the storage module.  Also received Gryphon book trucks to use with the order picker and will be returning the wooden book trucks soon.  Thanks to all who gave up wooden trucks so the Annex could get up and running!
    • Accessioned 132,889 items as of 2/10/07 and used 10,612 trays.
  • ART
    • Hired new student assistant, bringing total to 10.
    • Continuing to process e-reserves, unusually busy this Spring
    • Heather, Ann and Susan have all been called for Jury duty  over the last couple of months.
  • ENGINEERING
  • MUSIC
  • RCL
  • SPENCER
    • On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Spencer Reader Services Dept is chock full of classes both regularly scheduled and one that meet once or twice a semester.
    • Reading room is also very busy with students using materials for class assignments.

Committee Reports

Senate Committee on Libraries has not met.

Diversity Committee has not met in Jan/Feb due to illnesses.  The planned movie series with Kevin Wilmott will not happen in time for Black Histoy Month (this mont) Next meeting scheduled for Feb. 26th, 2007.

Staff Development Workshop

  • Contingency plans for sessions without presenters
  • Review “Issues in the Workplace” panel questions and propose presenters.
    • Possiblitites: Donna Brewer, Ola Faucher, Kent Miller, Mary Roach, Lorraine Haricombe
  • Approve email announcement to kulib-l
  • Update website with “staff development” page
    • includes background, schedule, registration form, administrative staff development news (InfoMatters and IS-Wide Professional Development Council announcement).

 

Agenda Items for Meeting with the Dean

Action Items for next meeting:

WHO?

BY WHEN?

WHAT?

1. Robert

 

Ask Preservation about Booksnakes event

2. Jill

 

Ask KU Yoga instructor re: a session

3. Denise

 

Ask Donna about Constructing a learning plan

4. TBD

 

Invite presenters for Issues in the Workplace Panel

Next meeting will be a special planning session on Thursday Feb. 15, 2007 in Watson Cataloging Conference Room.