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Circulation and Access Committee

Charge

Charge:

The charge for the Circulation and Access Committee is to:

• Identify ways to improve service
• Identify ways to improve efficiency
• Identify ways to improve consistency across the libraries

In pursuing its charge, the CAC should consider all of its work in light of putting the patrons’ needs first.

Membership

• Brian Boling
• Peg Earheart
• Sue Erickson
• Gayle Grantham
• Jim Kelley
• Laura Norris
• Stacy Owens
• Tracy Primich, Chair
• Robert Rich
• Debra Stephens
• Janet Thomason
• MAT Trotter
• Jim Toplon
• Tao You

Agendas/Minutes

• 3 November 2009
• 13 October 2009
• 1 September 2009
• 4 August 2009
• July meeting cancelled.
• 2 June 2009
• 5 May 2009
• 7 April 2009
• 3 March 2009
• 3 February 2009
• January meeting cancelled.
• 4 November 2008
• 7 October 2008
• 2 September 2008
• 5 August 2008
• 1 July 2008
• June meeting cancelled
• 6 May 2008
• 1 April 2008
• March meeting cancelled
• 5 February 2008
• January meeting, tour of Fisk University library
• minutes archive

For documentation and forms, see the CAC web page at http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/CIRCDOC/.

For the Security Weblog, see http://weblog.library.vanderbilt.edu/circblog/. Login is required.

2007/8 Annual Report

Chief Activities and Accomplishments

• Implementation of standard processing of reserves, and training for new processes.
• Elimination of fines (except Central) for books and other selected materials. The fine-free policy does not apply to recalled items.
• Review of overdue notices, especially for wording regarding fines and overdues.
• Change to Faculty profile, which allows Vanderbilt Staff to apply for faculty privileges.
• Review and streamlining of Acorn buttons during login by faculty.
• Information exchange

In the coming year, the committee will continue to discuss circulation policies and their implementation.