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Faculty Senate Library Committee

7 Nov 2001 Meeting Minutes

In attendance: Gwen Achenreiner, Jim Batesky, Abdulaziz Elfessi, Anita Evans, Tim Gerber, Elsie Patterson, Chris Prucha, Beth Seebach, Chia-Chen Yu

  • Motion/Seconded/Pass - Approval of minutes from last meeting
  • Discussion of Faculty Senate Library Committee membership size;  there are 12 members from depts. across campus and 3 students;  do we need more or fewer committee members?;  discussion of keeping committee same size.
  • Motion/Seconded/Pass - Continue to keep the size of the Faculty Senate Library Committee as is.
  • Motion/Seconded/Pass - The committee recommends the language of the Faculty Senate Library Committee bylaws be revised to include 2 faculty members from each college.
  • Discussion of Strategic Directions Document:  A. Evans asked for  comments or suggestions concerning resource sharing of electronic documents for delivery to the desk-top.
    • discussion of where fees are coming from to make this system work;  interest in having fees paid for through UW system so that there are no individual charges for each document use
    • could a FAQ sheet be developed to answer questions
    • off-campus students also need access to the system; how can off-campus students access documents?
  • Blaser (artist) event at Cleary Center was successful;  brochures will be out soon
  • Book sale today and tomorrow
  • Library hours were changed for this Fall Semester and the new hour schedule seems to be working well;  due to the success of the Fall library hours, library hours will remain the same for the Spring Semester
  • Some discussion of getting "counts" of people in library during "off" hour times;  suggested that Campus Security could make the counts during late night
  • Want to look at security report during the Dec meeting if material is not confidential
  • Approval has been given to interview for the library collection development position;  3 candidates are being considered
  • A "food and drink" group has been meeting to look at the feasibility of having food and beverages at the library or an area close to the library
  • How will the library be involved in the university-wide strategic plan???

    • Respectfully submitted,
    Tim Gerber
    8 November, 2001