Minutes
Seventh Meeting of the Faculty Senate Library Committee
March 31, 1999: 2:15 p.m., 120 Murphy Library
Attending: Gray, Buffton, Gillis, Evans (library), Clow, Cox, Carlson
(student), Pribek, Stapleton
Notified absence/time conflict: Ma, Strigenz (student), Wegner
Minutes approved for March 8, 1999, by consensus.
Announcements:
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pending visit by John Gard & Mike Huebsch; responses f/other
state legislators
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library book sale, April 21; donations welcome
Discussion & Action:
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subcommittee for evaluating/recommending webpages for Endeavour/Voyager
catalog: Pribek, Hoelzen, Buffton, Carlson; meeting t.b.a.
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review of cover letter for final installment of J/M term library uses survey;
adopted w/no changes
Topics for review/discussion at final meeting:
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Stefan Smith, attend to review presentations to departments
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free-wheeling, philosophical discussion about encouraging reading of books,
as internet & data bases are becoming many students' first choice for
library work
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future (next term) re-consideration of department allocation formula, with
near-term installment of new catalog that will generate more circulation
data
Next & final meeting: April 30, Friday, 12:05 p.m.
Notes compiled by,
Tom Pribek