January 26, 2023 Meeting of Library Staff Support Committee – Staff Website

January 26, 2023

Agenda Details

Agenda

LSSC (LIBRARY STAFF SUPPORT COMMITTEE) Meeting Agenda 1-26-23

Committee members leaving- Johna Von Behrens Tech Services- stepping down

Jan Adamczyk- Tech Services retired

Need to remove from email/rosters
Need two reps for tech services- Melanie Rusk interested-sent invite for today to observe etc.
Approve Nov Minutes

Liaison & Committee Reports

Cheat Sheet for Expectations of LSSCMembership
What should be on it?
Volunteers to draft?
EC (Executive Committee) meeting Scheduled 1/23/22 2 pm- 2:30
Budget Proposal
EC next meeting scheduled 2/27/23 1:30- Topics?
Communication list serve- etc to be brought up with AC
Spring conferences/ staff scholarships
Email to go out
Budget/ # of participants

VII. Robert Howerton Scholarship finalizing for this semester

VIII. Additional concerns/ topics

Minutes Details

Attendees

Kristen Blankenship (CPS)
Julia Cross (Residential Hall Libraries)
Tony Hynes (Special Collections)
Karen Huck (Arts & Humanities)
Kim Hutcherson (Administration)
Jeffrey Loftiss (Physical Sciences)
Lucy Moynihan (Life Sciences)
Michelle Self-Ballard (CPS)
Dulcie Vermillion (Social Sciences)

Minutes

Guest: Melanie Rusk

Approve November Minutes: Approved

Liaison Reports and Updates:

Administration: No report.

Administrative Council: December and January meetings canceled.

Area Studies: No report (no liaison)

Arts & Humanities: CDC had a DEIA initiative which asked for divisions to request funds in increments of $2,500 or $5,000 to supplement their collections in DEIA areas. Looking at inviting GA’s to particular meetings to get a wider knowledge of how division meetings work.

A&H made a proposal about end-of-year Collection Development funds, aiming to suggest a new model for said funds so that larger purchases might be planned ahead. Tom Teper is considering the proposal. Matt Roberts received funding for a yearly visiting author program. Poet-Laureate to the Library of Congress (Ada Limon) is coming to Library! Amy Fry and Wendy Shelburne came to December meeting to discuss issues with e-material and how quickly someone can receive it. It can take 6 months – 2 years for new material because of all the signatures needed. If there is an access problem, submit a ticket with IT. If there is a license issue, email Wendy directly.

Central Public Services: No report.

CAS – Business as usual, getting back into the semester.

Life Sciences: Susan Braxton retiring, figuring out JD for replacement.

ACES – Teaching classroom on 5^th floor has been redesigned. Library IT trainings for the room. Reservations haven’t started yet, will be soon. Semester started, hiring students, interviewing for late night position, interviews this week.

Physical Sciences: No report.

Res Hall: training new students, practicum student is Frankie Serio. Monthly craft night scheduled. Reading day events: collaborating with other library units. Getting into the semester.

Social Sciences: No report.

Special Collections: Planning for new building is at the 95% level; document has been generated that has all but finer details about book carts and furniture.

RBML: archival inventory.

Other Updates / Comments

Suggestion to talk to Library IT with another communication email, one that would include everyone in the library, but it doesn’t need to go out like libnews to donors, CARLI, etc.
Identify the list services, such as libcat (whats this for). The identification list should be sent to unit heads and they should let their employees know what they need to be on.

Follow-up

A web page with full listing is available here: https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/it/emailphonefax/wikiblogmorelistserv/
Committee members leaving- Johna Von Behrens Tech Services- stepping down