The University of Kansas Libraries

KU Libraries Support Staff

KULSS-Exec Meeting

Minutes

July 24, 2008, 10-11:30am

Anschutz 421

PRESENT:   Sarah, Thomas (08-09 Chair), Julie Warrick (08-09 Vice Chair); Meredith Huff (08-09 Secretary); Jill Becker (07-08 Chair), Angie Rathmel (07-08 Secretary); Kyle Sederstrom (08-09 Group 1); Adam Reilly (08-09 Group 2); Sheila Orth (08-09 Group 3); Robert Szabo (Group 4)

ABSENT:

PREVIOUS MEETING’S ACTION ITEMS

Group Reports:
Grp 1:  Acq/Ser, Reference, Collection Development, Administration, Facilities

• Preservation Open house Tueday, August 5th  : Activity planned
• Budget concerns
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Grp 2: Cataloging

• Budget concerns: ideas to save money for the budget cuts

Grp 3: Access Services, Mail Room, ILL

• Desk set to arrive around December 2nd, changed from original plan for summer installation.
• Budget concerns
• E-Reserves to continue this fall.  Suggestion: review e-reserves for possible budget money-saving idea.  Also, suggested to communicate with faculty on use of e-reserves.

Grp 4: Anschutz, Annex, Art, Engineering, Music, RCL, Spencer   

• ANSCHUTZ
• Not enough movers for shift--gridlock
• ANNEX
• Hit 500,000 mark
• ART (submitted by Ann Snow)
• Amber Newquist, our new Operations Manager, started work earlier this month.
• Fall reserves are occupying quite a lot of her time.  This summer we've been doing a project to convert our books that still have
• OCR's over to barcodes, and it's going very well. We expect to finish both of our areas of compact shelving before fall semester starts. The project will be ongoing, although we don't expect to be able to devote as much time to it once school starts.
• We've moved our 11 x 17 color scanner to the public area after getting requests from grad students. It's already seeing some use.
• That's about it for now. Are you going to be discussing the potential impact of the budget cuts at the meeting? I expect it's probably on everyone's minds.

• ENGINEERING
• N/A

• MUSIC (Submitted by Nancy Hawkins)
• N/A
• RCL
• N/A
• SPENCER (submitted by Meredith Huff)
• Leaks have dried
• Audrey Coleman leaving August 15.  Took a position at the Art Library.
• Fire alarms upgrade still moving along
• Letha Johnson started July 21, our new assistant archivist

Committee Reports

University Committee on Libraries (UCL – submitted by Nancy Hawkins)

Diversity Committee

IS Development Council (ISDC)

Mentoring Committee (submitted by Nancy Hawkins)

Planning & Resources Committee (PRC)
Pending report.

General Meeting
Notes will be up soon. 

Meeting Updates

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Agenda Items for Dean

Action Items for next Meeting: Thursday, August 7, 2008 at SRL Room 327