Library Office Notes


University of Illinois Library
at Urbana-Champaign

No. 31, August 13, 1999
Edited by:  Dixie L. Trinkle
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AUGUST LIBRARY EXHIBITS

Chicano Mexican
Latin American Library

1999 LSA Linguistic Institute, UIUC
All Cases (North, South, Mueller)
through August 15

Charles H. Sandage Collection:  Getting the Message Across
University Archives

Lawrence S. King Collection:  Opera
Music Library

(Library Office of Development and Public Affairs)

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Minutes of the Library Staff Steering Committee
28 July 1999

Present:  A. Conrad, A. Bendel, J. Gammon, F. Huang, H.J. Kim, P. Lindell,
L. Roberts, B. Trumpinski-Roberts, D. Walter, G. Witte

I. Minutes of the July 14, 1999, meeting were approved as revised

II. Reports

A. Admin. Council - check LON for complete minutes

    * it was announced that the budget reports will be made quarterly

    * B. Burger spoke about keeping the staff lists updated

    * a copy of the staffing survey will be placed in the Library and Information         Science Library.  Report does not include conclusions or recommendations.

B. Faculty Meeting - check LON for complete minutes

    * User Education Task Force will continue for an additional year

    * vacant faculty positions were discussed

    * FY2000 budget - no new monies forthcoming

    * B. Clark announced that the construction of the new ACES building has begun

 C. Library Reconfig. - nothing new to report.

 D. Divisional meetings items - a Tech Services survey will begin July 26 and last three weeks to chart frequency and types of errors.

 III. Updates

A. B. Kruger is asking for a suspension of transfers to Central Circulation until September 1 due to a severe shelving backlog.

IV. Discussion

A. Alvan Bregman will be invited to a future meeting to discuss issues of importance to staff.

B. A. Conrad provided copies of draft letters for comments.  These will be discussed at the next meeting and finalized.

C. Tonia Roundtree gave a report to members of LSSC on July 21, 1999,  regarding her attendance at ALA. She will present a brown-bag luncheon on August 18, 1999, to all staff (who attend).  Following the brown-bag, her notes will be posted.

 D. P. Lindell will pursue the matter of staff conferences attendance with the appropriate administrators.

 Jane Gammon, Transcriber

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