Agenda

Meet in Goldberg Conference Room

• Update from Digital Media Project Team (Holling)
• Near-term budget constraints (Lisa, Flo)
• LibQUAL Project Team Proposal (Sue)
• Update on Project Team for Copiers (Bill)
• Announcements

Meeting Notes: (Regrets: Frances, Beth)

1. Holling gave an update on the Digital Media Project Team, discussing the team’s original proposal and the issues and challenges that have surfaced since its inception. While the project team made notable progress in some areas, the main issues they have faced have been due to a lack of available resources to address their overall needs in fulfilling their charge. The group would like to present these challenges to the new dean Connie Dowell for recommendations on how to move forward. They will provide Connie with a white paper summarizing the issues they face and discussing their main priorities.

2. In response to a recent memo from the Provost discussing financial planning for the near-term, the Council discussed how this information and the immediate overall economic situation would ultimately affect the Library’s budget. Flo will talk with John McDaniel for further information to come from an expected additional memo from the Chancellor, and will share this information with the group and all library staff once she receives more concrete details.

3. Sue distributed a LibQUAL Project Team proposal for the group to review. As per Connie’s interest and prior recommendation, the Library has already registered for the 2009 LibQUAL+ survey. Sue’s proposal was approved by the group, and the Project Team plans to meet with Connie on her November visit.

4. The Council approved Bill’s Project Team for Copiers proposal. Tracy will be project leader of the team and they will begin meeting soon.

5. Announcements:

• Connie will visit soon and will be meeting with the Provost, Dean Dever and others during her two week visit. She will also attend the November 12 Library Council meeting, OUL staff meetings, and hopes to meet with some individual OUL staff and visit individual libraries. Pat will contact library directors to set up two hour time slot visits to libraries. Connie also hopes to attend the Nov. 19 and 20 ASERL Conference in Atlanta.
• Julie Loder is drafting a charge for a Verde Implementation Project Team. With installation set to begin on November 10, Roberta and Julie will send the proposal to the Council for review before the next meeting. Julie will also be invited to present the proposal to the group next week for approval.
• Jody mentioned that the DiscoverLibrary blog is up and running, with a small number of staff having already registered.
• Beginning in January 2009, the Science & Engineering Library will begin opening earlier on Sundays (at 9:00 am).