Faculty Library Committee Meeting Minutes 3-21-07
Members present: B. Acker, B. Brown, J. Burroughs, T. Sobieszczyk, A.Ware
Ex-Officio present: Dean Allen
Members absent/excused: S. Mills S. Richter, P. Williams
The meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. by Chair Ware.
Approval of the 2/28/07 minutes was postponed. Dean Allen made several
recommendations for amendments. These will be made for consideration at the next
meeting.
Communications:
a) Dean Allen provided several updates from the library.
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The executive officers have been discussing units operating plans in relation
to budget planning. Some decisions will be made next week. According to
Associate Provost Staub, units will be able to keep unused year-end money.
The Library has proposed a 7% inflation increase, but the state’s budget for
higher education is still working its way through the Legislature
Interviews are taking place for a Blackboard Director.
The Library will be exhibiting a sculpture on loan from the Montana
Museum of Art and Culture.
The library had a demonstration of Serial Solutions, a product that manages
resource licenses and improves functionality of resource searches across
databases.
Unfinished Business:
a) The election of a chair-elect was again postponed due to the number of absences.
Chair Ware has a conflict with the 4/25 meeting date, so perhaps the committee
would be willing to meet on 4/18. He will contact some of the other members
regarding the date and the possibility of serving as chair-elect. DBS Professor
Allendorf, a long-term member of the Library and Archives Committee has expressed
an interest in serving again. He might be a possible candidate for chair next year.
b) Professor Brown provided information regarding the mechanics of the Approval
Plan (see diagram below). Non- academic publishers are excluded from the
publishers that supply the profile. YBP is interested in hearing about other
publishers, so faculty should inform the liaison librarians about a publisher that are
not on the supply list. Non-subject parameters are a matrix that interacts with the
other filters. If the select level or non-subject parameter overrides the profile the
library will receive a slip. Reports can be generated listing books ordered, slips, and
books not ordered. It is possible to receive reports for areas outside your department
to capture interdisciplinary interests. Faculty feedback can influence the collection at
several junctions in the approval plan. Professor Brown will prepare a FAQ’s
document for the next meeting.
Excluded Feedback
YBP/ GOBI
System
SCREENS
Book
Slips
Non-Subject
Parameters
Cost
PROFILE
LC call #
Action =
(Can be overBooks
ridden for
(Book slips
Specific subject
Excluded)
areas)
Select Levels
1) Basic-essential
2) Research-essential
3) Basic –recommended
4) Research-recommended
5) Specialized
6) Supplementary
7) Not a select title
Feedback
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 AM.
Feedback
Publishers