Time and Location of Meeting
October 10, 201810:30 am - 12:00 pm 206 Funk Library
Agenda Details
Agenda
- 10:30-10:45am Jake MacGregor will talk with us about his role as the Library’s Organizational Development & Training Coordinator
- Approval of 8/8 minutes (taken by Susan)
- Announcement about Veterinary Medicine Library reporting structure change
- Discussion about librarian subject areas on library contact webpages and directories
- Collections discussion
- Gift Policy
- College of Medicine update
- Committee assignments and reports – AC, CDC, others
- Round Table
- Adjourn
Minutes Details
Minutes
- 10:30-10:45am Jake MacGregor will talk with us about his role as the Library’s Organizational Development & Training Coordinator
- Retooled position previously held by Beth Woodard (faculty librarian)
- Focused on organizational development
- Identify problems in the organization, strategize solutions
- Approval of 8/8 minutes (taken by Susan)
- Minutes accepted and approved
- Announcement about Veterinary Medicine Library reporting structure change
- Vet Med Librarian previously reported to AUL for User Services
- Now reports to Head of Funk ACES Library (approved by EC)
- Made sense from a functional standpoint, as this was essentially what was happening
- Strengthens ties between the units and division
- Discussion about librarian subject areas on library contact webpages and directories
- Proposed to list general subjects and liaison areas on separate lines
- Login to Library Directory to edit this info
- Kelli can collect user stories and/or feedback for Reference Management Team
- Difficulties in finding contact info for and directing patrons to correct librarian
- Should LSD or Funk have a group email for reference questions?
- Decided to table this idea for the time being
- Proposed to list general subjects and liaison areas on separate lines
- Collections discussion
- Gift Policy
- Lucy proposed a workflow for donations coming into Funk Library
- Gives guidance to staff and GAs
- Selectors need to be explicit about the process they want to follow
- Builds on new Library Gifts Policy, which gives guidance to selectors for what should or should not be accepted
- Lucy proposed a workflow for donations coming into Funk Library
- Gift Policy
- College of Medicine update
- Students have finished first course in first block
- Alex Cabada started on the job Oct. 8
- Based at Grainger
- Primarily supporting engineering aspects of COM
- Some issues being collaborated on by Carle-COM and UIC-COM
- Common space in Grainger basement
- Mentorship program
- Committee assignments and reports – AC, CDC, others
- CDC – ProQuest is piloting a data driven acquisitions model for databases; will be doing a WoS review in advance of the contract renewal
- Round Table
- Campus Charitable Fund Drive – launch event on Oct. 17 with representatives from different charities (and donuts)
- John and Tom are open to going to division meetings to talk about the Main Library building project
- May be joint LSD/PSED meeting
- Adjourn