LIBRARY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
MINUTES
APRIL 21, 2014
Present: Dean Connie Foster, Deana Groves, Brian Coutts, Jack Montgomery,
Eric Fisher, Haiwang Yuan and Jan Renusch
Minutes: The April 14, 2014, minutes were approved as submitted on a motion
by Jack Montgomery and a 2nd by Eric Fisher.
Dean’s Report/Announcements: Connie discussed several changes to the Library
web site in light of a discussion with the provost.
Library Systems Office: Eric gave highlights:
-20 tasks/requests were completed
-Issues with the shared drive folders have been corrected and all of the
missing folders should now be restored.
-The Library Systems Office will meet again tomorrow with the Helpdesk staff
for a recap of how using the TeamDynamix site is working out, what changes
may be needed, or if additional templates need to be added. A tutorial will
be completed after the meeting for library faculty and staff for the most
common requests.
-Eric said the he will check into the Library TopCat Kiosk PCs to see if the
web sites can be further restricted so they could only be used for searching
rather than checking email, etc.
-A 2nd monitor was added to a DLPS staff machine to allow for better
workflow.
Web & Emerging Technologies: Haiwang showed a faculty and staff page he had
newly designed in an effort to streamline and facilitate searching for
library faculty. After discussions, it was decided that the "faculty and
staff page" will link to the default faculty and staff page and the
department units page will be streamlined so that it has the Dean's Office
and the three departments only, with each department having a link to its
respective faculty listing.
Department Reports:
Dean: Connie discussed the agenda for the Library Kick-off in August. She
asked for suggestions for topics to be covered.
DLPS: Brian reported that WKU Libraries celebrated National Library Week with
a reception at the Glasgow Regional Center Library on Wednesday, April 16 at
3:00 pm. Connie Foster announced plans for the future renovation of the
library which will begin in stages starting this summer. Prior to the
reception DLPS held its April faculty meeting in the Glasgow Campus board
room.
-Tracing the Unexplored: Brazil’s Multicultural Society - WKU Libraries
cosponsored two talks this week in this international series. Dr. Dawn Duke,
a professor of Spanish and Portuguese and chair of Africana Studies at the
University of Tennessee spoke about “Afro-descendent Cultural and Literary
Studies in Brazil, while Professor Ana Cristina Conceicao Santos, from the
University of Alagoas in Brazil, talked about the recent passage of
Affirmative Action Laws in Brazil. The visiting speakers met for lunch with
students including a representative from the libraries.
-Karen Petrone, Professor and Chair of the History Department at the
University of Kentucky in Lexington was the last speaker in the Far Away
Places series on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 pm at Barnes & Noble. She talked
about her most recent work The Great War in Russian Memory published in 2011
by Indiana University Press. She answered questions about the recent actions
of Russia in the Ukraine.
-Best Reference 2013 - Brian will host his annual workshop on the best print,
online and web resources of last year on Friday, May 2 at 10:00 am in Helm 5
with a reception to follow in Helm 201 at 11:00 a.m.
DLTS: Deana reported that the first step has been completed to fill the
vacant Bib Access Sr. Cataloging Assistant position. This will be an internal
library search.
-Laura DeLancey, Nelda Sims, Deana Groves, David Runner, and Eric Fisher
participated in a conference call with ExLibris to learn about the
differences between Primo Total Care and Primo Direct.
-Crystal Bowling is revising the Library Student Assistant Orientation Power
Point presentation.
DLSC: Jack reported that thirty-six boxes of uncatalogued books and other
materials were retrieved from DLTS and returned to the DLSC by Jack
Montgomery, Nancy Richey, with assistance by John Sarkozi, Crystal Bowling
and Amanda Drost. Thanks to Timothy Mullin and Mary Lynn Claycomb for the
loan of the van. These materials are being unpacked and repositioned in the
appropriate places in DLSC.
-KLRC - Nancy Richey is working with Dr. John Hardin of the WKU History
department on a project for the African American Museum-Bowling Green Area
(AAM-BGA).
-The SLC faculty met on Thursday to define and draft a memorandum of
understanding regarding the collection. A working draft will be created from
each member of the faculty’s assignment and review as a group in the coming
weeks.
-Nancy Richey and Jack have submitted a second captioned photograph to The
Amplifier in the “Memories of Note” series.
-Allison Day and Jack will be going this week to secure the locally available
products needed for the summer 2014 mold-cleaning project.
-Nancy Richey, Allison Day, and April McCauley were on SAM100.7 with Tony
Rose this morning to promote the upcoming Preservation Week workshop that
will be on Monday, April 28 at 5:00 pm in the Kentucky Building.
-Manuscripts - Jonathan Jeffrey is serving for the next six weeks as
Humanities Scholar for the Prime Time Family Literacy Program at the
Goodnight Library in Franklin, Kentucky.
-Timothy Mullin and Jonathan Jeffrey made a presentation titled “A Passion
for Everything Shaker: The Early Collectors and Their Efforts” for the South
Union Seminar on April 12.
-Jonathan Jeffrey presented a guest lecture on “The Evolution of the Cemetery
Park Movement” for Folk Studies 455.
-Two major collections in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives have just been
completely processed. The Lissauer Collection of over 3,000 items documents
three generations of the Wood and Lissauer families, including WKU modern
languages professor Elizabeth Woods, her sister Martha Woods Potter, and her
niece Mildred Potter Lissauer. The Gospel Music Collection consists of 35
boxes of material collected by Lynwood Montell for his book Singing the Glory
Down.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am.
For the Council,
Jan Renusch