Minutes - February 25, 2005

February 25, 2005
2:30 p.m.

The University Library Committee met in Willis Library, Room 035 at 2:30 p.m. with the following in attendance:   Mary Curtis, Donald Grose, Melody Kelly, John Murphy, Denis Paz, C.J. Record, Rick Reidy, John Todd and invited guest presenter Martha Tarlton.

AGENDA

Dean’s Update

Introduction

The minutes were approved as written. 

The Dean of Libraries reported that the fate of the library fee increase request is still unknown.  There will be a teleconference sometime in March and the board of regents will consider all fees in a batched-together group.  Reidy inquired whether there is internal administrative support for the fee increase and Grose indicated we assume so.

Grose announced that libraries is proceeding with compact shelving order for the Annex.  Approximately half has been ordered.  Because of the space crunch, conventional shelving will be removed and replaced with the compact shelving.

The timetable for rolling out the Academic Plan is late October or early November.  We will either have an additional year or, if the fee doesn’t pass, there will also be that year to determine cutbacks in materials.  Mary Curtis inquired whether that is why recurring items have been frozen.  Grose replied, yes, until we find out about the fee.  She inquired about one time purchases and Grose said this year to send to him.  After regents meet, some decisions will need to be made about monies. 

LibQual launched this week.  Martha Tarlton gave a PowerPoint presentation about LibQual and distributed hard copies.  A question and answer session followed.

Old Business:  Pohl, Diebel and Jackson all received copies of the petition from the University Library Committee supporting the library fee increase.

The next meeting was tentatively set for April 15th, 2005.  It will be in Willis Library, Room 229.

The meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.