Agenda
Meet in Science & Engineering Classroom (Room 3238)
- Announcements
- DiscoverArchive New Interface (Ronee Francis)
- 2009/2010 Budget (Lisa)
Minutes (Regrets: Jody, Marshall)
1. Announcements:
- Practicum information needs to be updated for this semester. The page is available at
http://lib1a.library.vanderbilt.edu/practicum/Practicum%20Opportunities.htm (or click on the HR tab from the main staff web page for the link). Please send this semester’s updated information to Celia and she will update the page.
- Beth has scheduled a Gifts-in-Kind Planning Committee meeting Feb. 5 at the Baker Bldg. If anyone is interested in attending please contact Beth. There will also be a gifts-in-kind training session for Development staff and Library Council members in the near future.
- The second candidate for the Reference & Instruction Librarian for Walker Library will interview on Thursday 1/22. Directors are encouraged to attend the presentation.
2. Ronee Francis gave an overview of the new DiscoverArchive interface, which will be launched on 1/27/09. The functionality of the interface is the same but some changes have been made (the second search box was removed, individuals can now immediately see the collections, RSS feeds were added). Additional changes will come in the future. The group was reminded that committees can archive their reports and documents in DiscoverArchive. If interested, or if you have an idea to add to the collections, contact Ronee.
3. Retreat update: we can enter the public library at 9:00 am on the day of the retreat. We will have pastry and coffee while the group gets settled in, and the retreat will then begin at 9:30. We are scheduled to begin with comments on the current financial situation from Provost Richard McCarty and Associate Vice Chancellor John McDaniel (later postponed to the following week). Afterward we will move to the peer review presentations (15-20 minutes each), followed by a discussion on the information presented. (Beth mentioned she would send each of the four groups the development information she has collected from each institution for inclusion in their presentations.) After lunch we will review and discuss the list of strengths and weaknesses, ending at 4:30 pm.
4. Budget development for the 2009/2010 fiscal year: we are working on a model of a 0% increase to next year’s budget. Increases to some categories will occur (fringe benefits, plant, utilities) but funds have been located to cover these increases; other categories are likely to remain the same as in 08/09.