Library Office Notes |
| University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign |
No. 10, March 16, 2001 Edited by: Dixie L. Trinkle |
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MARCH LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Black Facts
Government Documents Library, Main Hall Wall Cases
Tax Information
Government Documents Library, Main Hall Wall Cases
Genial Mexican Engraver: Jose Guadalupe Posada
Latin American Library Display
African Women under American Slavery
Afro Americana Unit
Women and Gender Resources Library
Main Hall Cases
The Island of Lost Maps
Rare Book Room (January 24-March 31, 2001)
From Communism to Harry Potter: Intellectual Freedom
and Librarians
University Archives, Outside Room 19
Nicomedes Santa Cruz: Afro-Peruvian Peota de Negritud
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
University of Illinois Library Office of Development and Public Affairs
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Library Staff Steering Committee Meeting Minutes
February 23, 2001
Present: A. Conrad, N. Crow, L. Engels, R. Jahr, H. J. Kim, P. Lindell, T. McCoy, S. McFarland, E. Schroeder, J. Somera, G. Witte
As per LSSC By-Laws, Annette Schoenberg notified the Committee that Naomi Crow will be filling in for her this semester while she attends a class.
I. Minutes of the January 24, 2001, meeting were revised and approved.
II. Officer Elections were finalized with the following results
Chair - Gil Witte
Vice-Chair - Ruby Jahr
Secretary - Tonya McCoy
Strategic Planning Committee - Lorna Engels (Jun '01 - Jun '02)
Admin Council - Alan Conrad Admin back-up - Jane Somera
Faculty Meeting - Pam Lindell and Sharon McFarland
Reminder to Staff - as per LSSC By-Laws, staff may attend meetings as observers, but not as participants. Staff may request items be placed on the agenda for discussion. Agenda item requests should be submitted to the Chair no later than Tuesday noon prior to the meeting.
III. Reports
A. Admin. Council - Minutes posted, highlights are:
- Civil Service Employee (CSE) performance evaluations--will not have an impact on salary, it is a good opportunity to talk to supervisors
- discussion continues regarding the proposal for Women & Gender Resources Library to be added to the Education Library. Space issues, personnel, and autonomy are primary concerns.
B. Faculty Meeting - Minutes posted, highlights are:
- III implementation in Tech Services this Spring--planned phase-in of serials check-in library-wide in July
- increased divisional involvement/input in the budget process, including reallocations for various initiatives across libraries within the division
- results of the 2000 campus-wide library survey -- summary will be posted on the Web - service expectations vs. service provision
Specific comments received in 3 major areas:
1. hours: more, open earlier, close later, longer break hours, a 24-hr library unit
2. collections: many materials un-shelved, mis-shelved, not enough fulltext journals online
3. facilities: uninviting, noisy, lack of study space (esp. for group study)
- UIUC will be participating in LIBQUAL - survey of library users addressing gaps in service expectations and service provision (conducted by researchers from ARL and Texas A & M)
IV. Updates/Discussions
A. Election guidelines sub-committee -- Have met twice, work progressing nicely
B. Staff lounge -- Committee members will continue to welcome input on ways to improve the lounges.
C. Congratulations to this year's recipients of the ALA Staff Award -- Norma Linton (Conservation) and Dorey Panno (Reference Room). LSSC will sponsor a brown bag for ALA attendees to share their experiences.
V. New Business
A. Begin thinking about
- the date for the Fall CSE retreat.
- a contest to design a logo for the Committee
- a sub-committee to examine the voting structure of the Committee (i.e., based on area vs. population, etc)
- how long the Committee should keep various documents and e-mails
Tonya McCoy, Secretary
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