The University of Kansas Libraries

KU Libraries Support Staff

KULSS Exec Meeting

Minutes

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

WATS 503A 10-11:30am

Present: Sarah, Thomas (08-09 Chair), Meredith Huff (08-09 Secretary); Kyle Sederstrom (08-09 Group 1); Adam Reilly (08-09 Group 2); Sheila Orth (08-09 Group 3); Robert Szabo (Group 4);  Mike Broadwell (Lib-HR)

Absent:  Julie Warrick (08-09 Vice Chair)

PREVIOUS MEETING’S ACTION ITEMS

Mike Broadwell            Discussion of Performance Evals and Merit

• Reviewing process: AD’s & Mike for any possible issues/changes
• As of today:
• Changes will not affect 2008 evals on content/goals/rank
• Looking at timing of each and efficiency; doing both together rather than separately.
• How they are approved up thru the line; possible restructing.
• Mike to provide data on previous years;
• looking at overall for each unit.
• Streamline information
• Goals/objectives- comparing across the board
• Balancing subjectivity –biggest issue
• Suggestion: use supervisory forum to make more uniform
• Understanding that supervisors have more work then just supervising
• November 20th—Supervisors Meeting to discuss performance and merit.
• Suggestion: 360 evals
• More Continuity/Balance library wide
• Not all supervisors supervise the same way
• Not all Staff get same process for goal setting thru evaluations and merit.
• Suggestion: More AD involvement
• This year-timing- possible structure with meetings.

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

• New hire: Ann Hayden now staff, not temp
• Conservation working on damaged books from Anschutz flood

Grp 2: Cataloging

• Carmen left to go to Anschutz
• Ad for Maps/Catalogging
• Aileen interim
• Robert Sokol left
• Lora Farrell leaving next Friday
• Ad for 3rd supervisor position

Grp 3: Access Services, Mail Room, ILL

• Letters sent to faculty on cost to library for e-reserves due to copywrite.  CC to librarians

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

• ANSCHUTZ
• Carmen moved into Ada’s office; Ada gets new office;
• ANNEX
• ART (submitted by Ann Snow)
• Susan Craig to start 1st part of sabatical
• ENGINEERING 
• MUSIC (Submitted by Nancy Hawkins)
• RCL
• Lost staff to budget issues
• SPENCER (submitted by Meredith Huff)

Action Items for next meeting:

Parking Lot

(Items to be aware of for the future, not necessarily discussed in current meeting)

Flex time discussion

Action items for KULSS Exec, FY09

Grievance Committee Task Force