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Minutes: February 2005
DRAFT
Library Advisory Board Minutes 2/21/05 10:00 AM
Present: K. Campbell, D. Fagerstrom, D. Fink , J. Gerke, H. McHendry, S. Seaman, H. Schmidt, C. Williams, Dean Williams
1. Sarah Goldman of the Student Wellness Center presented a proposal for a non- smoking perimeter around the Norlin Library. This proposal was initially presented to Administrative Services. Similar non-smoking perimeters exist in other locations on campus. There was discussion on how to implement this request. Staff who are smokers in Norlin will be contacted as a courtesy to discuss this policy. After this meeting and if the LAB chooses to support the proposal, Scott will proceed to work with Facilities on the assessment in order to implement the non-smoking perimeter around Norlin.
2. There was a long discussion on space problems and particularly available meeting rooms that are ADA compliant in Norlin. Besides the political issue of bumping out the faculty in the faculty study area, that room is simply not a good space and would require costly electrical and technical installations to be used as a general meeting room. The Cataloging Conference Room is inadequately small, has poor aid handling, and lacks adequate technology for presentations. The Media Conference room is regularly scheduled for classes, is small, and also lacks adequate electrical and technical installations for general meetings. The Engineering Conference Room in the Engineering Library will become available as a meeting space in the near future; however, it is not conveniently located and is too small for larger groups. For lack of adequate space, Scott suggested that some presentations may have to be repeated twice to accommodate different groups of people in an ADA compliant location. An RSVP system may have to be implemented.
3. A log for reporting Norlin building problems was discussed. A web-log system for reporting building maintenance issues would be very expensive to implement. Scott agreed to develop a system that would acknowledge and respond to e-mails being submitted regarding the Norlin facility.
4. There was a reiteration of the number of custodians that have been let go because of budget cuts. Surprisingly, Scott stated Norlin actually gets better custodial service than many other buildings on the Boulder campus.
5. There have been complaints about computer laptops being plugged into electrical outlets in Norlin such that they can trip people that are walking around. Students are encouraged to use the electrical outlets in the Hughes Hotspot area, S116.
6. The staff of the Underground do daily cleanup in the Hughes Hotspot study area. Administrative Services believes the Underground’s staff is doing a good job of keeping the area clean. As discussed in the previous minutes, the improvements to the food and drink signage for the Underground were mentioned to the Dean.
7. The Dean was notified that the Library Testing Taskforce has completed their charge. While it is possible to submit a letter to the state requesting an added level to the Library Technician series, the state doesn’t support or feel there is a need to add an additional level. The Dean stated it may be necessary to pursue the General Professional series for higher level positions.
8. The Staff Participation Web Survey was delayed and will be sent out this afternoon.
The next LAB meetings are scheduled for March 14th and 21st in the Dean’s Conference Room at 10:00 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
D. Fagerstrom
