University of Louisville--University Club
Attendance:
Adam Murray (Chair), Murray State University; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; Terry Birdwhistell, University of Kentucky; Carrie Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University; Connie Foster, Western Kentucky University (and for the Collections Committee); David Gregory, Morehead State University; Diane Nichols, University of Louisville; Sheila Stuckey, Kentucky State University; Sheree Huber Williams, Jefferson Community and Technical College (KCTCS); Glen Horton (Staff); Anne Abate (Guest).
Call to Order:
Adam Murray called the meeting to order at 11:15 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meeting: Carrie Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes with edits from the October 8, 2010 meeting. The motion was seconded by Diane Nichols and approved unanimously.
Executive Director’s Report: Glen Horton presented the financial report for October.
Glen reported on the Leadership Retreat including the full financial report. There were 44 participants registered and the evaluations were favorable.
Glen detailed the transition of association management from SWON Libraries to Library Discount Network. Glen will work with Anne over the next couple of weeks to complete the transition.
There was a discussion regarding the SAALCK archives that are currently housed at KDLA. These files will be maintained at KDLA but Anne will make an index for future use and incorporate recent files into the archives.
FoKAL Update: Sheila reported that the FoKAL Executive Committee met at St. Catharine’s College on December 1st. In lieu of a FoKAL collections committee, there will be a collections conference call for all collections contacts hosted by Library Discount Network twice each month. The goal is to create a more cooperative attitude among all FoKAL institutions.
There was also discussion at the Executive Committee meeting about the FoKAL Summit that will be held June 14-15 at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. They are researching speakers that can discuss the future of higher education. Anne will put in an invitation to Wayne Onkst to attend the Summit this year. They also talked about the committee structure and committee appointments.
LUNCH BREAK AND ROUNDTABLE
VLAC Update: Sheree reported on the progress of the new funding model. At this point, it looks as if everything will go forward, with some of the missing funding being supported by CPE. As a result of the strategic plan, there is a new council and executive workgroup structure being put in place this spring that might help with some of the communications issues.
Collections Committee: No report this month. Carrie will ask the Collections Committee if they would be able to meet in February due to the full agenda in January.
New Business:
· SFX 4.0—Adam asked how everyone is dealing with SFX and the move to the new version. The group will wait until after the ALUNA conference to decide if some statewide cooperation is appropriate.
· Adam asked that we keep a record of Professional Development for Directors. Anne will start a list.
Executive Session: The group went into Executive Session at 1:45 p.m. to discuss the Management Agreement with LDN and the Bylaws. The Management Agreement was executed during the Executive Session.
Adjournment: Without objection, the meeting adjourned when the group came out of Executive Session at approximately 3:00 p.m.
Future Meetings: The next meeting will be January 14, 2011 at The University of Louisville.
