University Library Committee Meeting Minutes 9/10/12
Members present: A. Armstrong, B. Brown, S. Brown, L. Muir, D. Patterson
Members absent/excused: B. Clark, E. Plant, T. Ravas
The meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m.
The minutes from 4-9-12 were approved.
Communication Items:
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Members introduced themselves. The Staff Senate representative, Amy Armstrong was
welcomed to the Committee.
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The new Dean, Sha Li Zhang will arrive October 1st.
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Professor Brown presented the Library’s materials budget (handout- appended). The library
received an 8% inflationary increase. The core approval plan remains the same. Electronic
resources are growing. If there is an economic advantage to discontinue print, the library
will transition. If departments discover that the electronic resources are not meeting their
needs then the library will reconsider. A wish list for additions to the collection was also
distributed.
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There will not be a department representative meeting due to the lack of interest. There may
be a reception for the new dean. If so Library Liaisons will encourage department
representatives and new faculty to attend.
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The General information for New Department Library Representatives handout was
distributed. If departments do not designate a representative the responsibilities default to the
Department Chair.

The posting for the Digital Initiatives Librarian had an initial review deadline on September
5th. The Social Science Library recruitment has not yet been advertised. The position is
currently filled with an adjunct faculty member.

The library will be getting new self-scanner soon. It will have even higher functionality
(camera above to correct for skew of page) than the scanner demonstrated last year. The
current unit will be moved to the Missoula College.

The library will be experimenting with having a sampling of Cds and DVDs available for
browsing in an attempt to increase usage.
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The last news on the Learning Commons is that the Foundation met with the President.
More information will likely be forthcoming once the new dean arrives.

The review of the committee’s charge and procedures will be postponed to allow for
participation by the new dean.
Good and Welfare
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Not all faculty use Moodle. E-Res is still used, and some classes have their own websites. It
would be easier for students to have to reference only one location for electronic materials.
The directive for a standardized learning platform will need to come from the Provost.
The Library still provides scanning services (i.e. book chapter) for faculty.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:45p.m.
Collection Development Snapshot: FY2000 & FY2013 - Trend Comparison
Collection Factors
FY 2000
FY 2013
Acquisitions Budget
$2.1 million
$5 million
Print Holdings – Total Items
1 million
> 1.6 million
Items Cataloged / Added (Monographs & Media)
9,706 total
15,680 books; 1,028 media
Acquisition Funds Allocated to Books & Media
20% – 25%
20% – 25%
Journals: Current Subscriptions & Titles Accessible
4,500 print
> 33,000 electronic & print
Electronic UM Dissertations & Theses - Total
0
2,020
Electronic Books (e.g., Ebrary, Springer, etc.) Total
0
> 169,000
Digitized Collections (# of objects (mast.) / size) Total
0
> 267,000 objects; > 6.3 TB
Government Document Catalog Records with URLs
0
> 357,000
Archives (Linear feet of material; Elect. Finding Aids)
11,200 ft.; 0
12,450 ft.; 710 finding aids
Interlibrary Loan Service - Borrowing vs. Lending
Net Borrower
Net Lender for last 8 yrs
Collection Development Allocations: FY2012 and FY2013 - Two Year Comparison
FY 2012
FY 2013
Acquisitions Budget = $4,641,551
Acquisitions Budget = $5,010,076
Serials (paper subscriptions) = $336,068
Serials (paper subscriptions) = $231,360
Electronic Resources = $2,967,367
Electronic Resources = $3,462,358
Monographs & Media = $1,061,116
Monographs & Media = $1,039,358
Standing Orders = $138,796
Standing Orders = $119,880
Core Approval Plan = $300,000
Core Approval Plan = $300,000
Supplemental Fund = $299,320
Supplemental Fund = $228,528
Ebook Sub. & Econtent = $163,000
Ebook Sub. & Econtent = $194,950
Digitization Projects = $160,000
Digitization Projects =
Document Delivery = $272,000
Document Delivery = $272,000
Binding = $5,000
Binding = $5,000
For further information contact:
$196,000
Barry Brown, Head, Access and Collection Services Division
Barry.Brown@umontana.edu | 243-6811; September 2012