DEAN'S OFFICE

Library Advisory Board
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December 15, 2000

Present: Dean Jim Williams, Sharon Gause (chair), Sue Williams, David Fagerstrom, Carl Stewart, Naomi Heiser, Laura Wright (secretary)

Next Meeting: Jan. 8, 2001

Old Business:

1) Crosstraining

Various revisions were discussed to both the definitions/process section and the request form, including adding a section outlining submission requirements for the request; creating a separate form for the request and the subsequent report; and adding a line on the request for "reason for postponement of request" (if any). This document will now be sent to LSA and the Library Council.

2) Fall All Libraries Meeting

9 responses were received to the LAB survey about the meeting. In general, people liked the food and would have preferred a shorter meeting. NetLibrary questions, which were not addressed at the meeting, have been referred to Janet Swan Hill and Bill Garrison. Carl will send a summary of the responses to Norlin list.

3) Chalking question

A response to this question will be sent to Norlin list pending approval by Cathie Holzer and Dan Davidson.

New Business:

4) OCI: a question (excerpted below) was received in the Johann Suggestion Box about OCI and potential plans for the Libraries to address OCI results.

"In it [OCI] we learned that the Libraries as a whole has a culture of avoidance (of problems, conflicts, etc.). Mark Augustin implied that we need to try to get ourselves to a more productive place, namely a more humanistic/affiliative one. Given the Technical Services reorganization proposal, this would seem to be a perfect time to address the issues that seem to be implied by our collective "pie chart."Ö"

As mentioned at the All Libraries Meeting, Scott Seaman is waiting to hear from Mark Augustin about the Libraries' OCI results. Any further action, and the vehicle for it (i.e. LAB or another committee or task force), will depend on his recommendations.

 

5) Library Branch Tours

These do still happen, but not everyone knows about them. Sharon will contact Faculty/Staff Development regarding having these announced in advance on Norlin List. Employees interested in going on a tour can contact Bert in Admin. Services.

 

6) Systems Request (Johann Suggestion Box)

LAB received a request to ask systems employees to please put the original user name back on a computer after doing work. LAB would also like to suggest that systems persons leave a signed note if the person whose computer they are working on is not around. Carl will forward this message to John Culshaw and a response will be sent to the Norlin list afterward, probably in January 2001.

 

7) Fire/Emergency Evacuation Drill

This request has been forwarded to Scott Seaman (who has been out of town).

8) FAQ/FQA

Jim suggested that the LAB's "FAQ" page be called a Frequently Questioned Answers page. LAB will work on this next year.

9) Charge of LAB

LAB will play a role in the Norlin Renaissance, as an advisory group and sounding board. Once the Program Planning Committee is established, they will determine the exact nature of LAB's part in this endeavor. LAB members expressed the desire to be proactive rather than reactive, to deal more efficiently with recurring "housekeeping" concerns (see FAQ/FQA above), and to aspire to a higher level of functioning for the committee on the whole.

10) New members as of January, 2001

New faculty members Martha Jo Sani and Zhijia Zhen and new staff member Pat McClure will join the LAB in January. Continuing members are Carl Stewart, Greg Robl, Laura Wright, David Fagerstrom , and Sue Williams. Next year's chair will be one of the staff, to be elected at the first January meeting (Jan. 8).