11:00 a.m. Friday
University of Louisville Library
Attendance:
Elsie Pritchard (Chair), Morehead State University; Arne Almquist,
Northern Kentucky University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University;
Carrie Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University; Carol Diedrichs, University
of Kentucky; Diane Nichols, University of Louisville; Sheree Huber
Williams, Jefferson Community and Technical College (KCTCS).
Call to Order:
Elsie Pritchard called the meeting to order at approximately 11:15 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Carrie Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes from the January
25, 2008 meeting. The motion was seconded by Carol Diedrichs and passed
unanimously.
Executive Director's Report:
- Anne reviewed the Financial Report for January.
- The JSTOR presentation will take place on April 21st in Louisville. Invitations will be sent directly from JSTOR.
- All arrangements for the Shared Storage workshop are complete. Carol Diedrichs will invite Enid Wohlstein to the workshop.
- The Wilson payments are being received and the invoice will be paid as soon as all payments have been received.
Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (FoKAL):
- Elsie attended her first FoKAL meeting on Monday. The group has
established a By-Laws Committee, Memorandum of Agreement Committee, and
Program Committee.
- John Stemmer is the temporary Chair of FoKAL.
- Carrie talked about the agenda and schedule for the July Summit.
The cost per person should be $145. Only directors or their
representative will be invited.
- The group discussed some possibilities for the keynote speaker.
Anne will check with Mobius and Texas, and call SOLINET for suggestions.
VLAC Update:
- Elsie reported that the VLAC meeting did not take place due to bad weather.
- Elsie will talk to Donna Travillian about rescheduling. She will
also ask that the next agenda include a discussion of how to prioritize
databases in the event of a budget cut.
- Carol will draft a letter about the current status of the Voyager system and the need for a replacement for review by SAALCK.
- Elsie will invite Al Lind for lunch and an after-lunch update,
along with Enid Wohlstein (who has been invited for the entire meeting)
at the May 2nd meeting at KDLA.
Lunch Break and Roundtable Discussion
Lexington Herald Leader eEdition:
- Carrie read her correspondence on behalf of SAALCK to the Lexington
Herald Leader regarding the removal of the image edition of the Herald
Leader from Newsbank. Everyone agreed to the letter and Carrie will send
it to the publisher of the paper, Tim Kelly.
Booklet-Progress Report on Testimonials:
- Elsie passed out a couple of testimonials that she has gathered for
the booklet. She encouraged others to locate additional quotations from
faculty or students.
Budget Situation in Kentucky:
- There was a general discussion of what's happening at each institution.
SOLINET / PALINET Merger:
- Carol reported on the status of the potential merger.
Letter on Higher Education Funding:
- Elsie commented on the reaction of the university presidents to
the funding issues. She distributed the draft of a proposed
letter to the Budget Review Subcommittee on Education. The letter will
be sent to the Chair of the Subcommittee, the Governor, and copied
to the presidents and provosts of all SAALCK institutions, and the
head of CPE.
Future Meeting Items:
- Future workshop ideas (Kentucky Instruction Symposium, Assessment, future vendor reviews for a new ILS).
- Debriefing from the Storage Summit.
- Arne, Carrie, and Elsie will prepare a list of statistics that could be included in the booklet.
Next Meeting: April 4th at Western Kentucky University.
2008 Meetings:
- May 2nd will be the annual meeting at KDLA with Wayne Onkst and his top staff for lunch.
- June 6th at Northern Kentucky University
- July 15th in conjunction with Kentucky Academic Libraries Summit
Future Agenda Items:
Assessment Workshop Last copy in state - book
Kentucky Virtual Campus Last copy in state - print journal
Internships in KY Last copy in state - media
Salary Survey Format and Options
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:57 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anne K. Abate, Executive Director
