March 4, 2020 Meeting of Social Science

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Minute taker: Yoo-Seong Song

Present: Lisa Romero, JJ Pionke, Chris Bailey, Nancy O’Brien, Jess Hagman, Cindy Ingold, Yali Feng, Lynne Rudasill

1. Approval of October 2 minutes (see G:/Social Sciences Division/MINUTES/DRAFT Minutes).

• Approved as amended.

2. Announcements and Discussion Items:

• Dean Wilkin provided some guidance over the budget for the next year based on his meeting with the Provost: It is very probable that there would not be any reduction.  There will be a salary increase of 2% (merit based).  As for the collection, the inflation plus 1% will be covered.  When you have a vacancy, see the position beyond one division but more as a library resource.

3. Reports

• Area Studies Division rep to SSD (Rudasill)
  • Laila will be in Sudan for six weeks for her UN work.
  • One person going up for tenure from the Area Studies Division

• Collection Development Committee (Ingold)
  • Encouraged to spend the collection money quickly as we have a shorter cycle this year
  • Package of resources from Gale (presented by Cindy) – Tom needs our input. Cindy sought feedback about the spreadsheet that she distributed earlier (Gale Primary Source)
  • Discussed which bundle(s) division members would want
  • Bundle 1 is wanted in general
• Data Interest Group (Phillips)
  • Submitted by email
• Diversity Committee (Ingold)
  • Hosted an exhibit to celebrate the black history month in February
  • Hosted the St. Elmo Brady film and Talk Feb. 24, 3-4 pm, 126 iSchool
  • Working with the iSchool to create an inclusive library
  • Planning a potluck in summer (early June possibly)
• Faculty Review Committee (Ingold)
  • Finished reading all annual reports
  • Will look at 4Y cases and provide feedbacks

• Reference Management Team (Hagman)
  • Currently discussing training for new GAs for the fall semester
  • LibChat – discussing some problems (e.g. what happens to the data when the person leaves). Nancy suggested to develop a plan with regards to archiving transcripts for research purposes later (e.g. how long they can be archived and where they should be stored)
• SSD rep to Central Public Services Division (Ingold)
  • “Student Success Librarian” – from Jim Hahn’s position
• Staff Development & Training Committee (Ingold)
  • Room 106 – still working on getting final equipment

4. Round Robin

• Romero: College is renovating some classrooms in the building.
• JJ: 109 is almost ready for launch.  Worked with Peg Burnette to create an exhibit on the “systematic review” process.  Currently chair of EQ.  A Covid19 Libguide will be available soon.
• Cindy: One more instruction next week.  Elected to be a senate.  EC just approved the Academic Professional position for diversity officer, and Cindy is the chair of the search committee.
• Nancy: Three instruction sessions, two after the spring break (a little unusual for the College of Education).  Reminded that ALA early bird registration is March 15.
• Hagman: The exhibit at the Marshall Gallery is coming down today (  “Crossing the Skyline:  Architecture, Literacy, and Incarceration”).  Led a qualitative research workshop at Savvy Research workshop.  Serving on a search committee for the Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Librarian position.
• Lynne: New Libguide on Brexit is available now.  Working on the LGBTQ guide for European Studies.  Plans to present a paper in Dublin, Ireland, in April.
• Chris: Done with the instruction for the semester.  Continuing to do more instructions each semester.
• Yali: Library Assessment Committee will have two forums (March 12 & April 16).  Working with other social worker librarians for an ACRL webinar.  Working on a Social Work Exhibit.