SAALCK Directors’ Council Meeting

11:00 a.m. Friday, January 25, 2008

University of Louisville, University Club

Attendance:

Elsie Pritchard (Chair), Morehead State University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; Carrie Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Mary Beth Thomson, University of Kentucky; Sheree Huber Williams, Jefferson Community and Technical College (KCTCS).

Call to Order: 

Elsie Pritchard called the meeting to order at 11:15 a.m.

Minutes from Previous Meeting:

Hannelore Rader made a motion to approve the minutes from the December 7, 2007 meeting.  The motion was seconded by Carrie Cooper and passed unanimously.

Report from the President:

Elsie called Enid Wohlstein and invited her to the SAALCK meeting at KDLA in May.  She accepted and will be there for the entire meeting.

Executive Director’s Report:

·         Anne reviewed the Financial Report for December.

·         Anne continues to work with JSTOR to set up a visit and presentation.  She asked everyone to discuss the best timing for the meeting.  Anne was told to go forward with the April 21^st date and see if JSTOR is willing to hold the event in Louisville.

·         The Wilson invoices were prepared and mailed.  The Collections Committee did a great job on putting together the package.

·         NKU is taking advantage of the RefWorks discount.

Lunch Break and Roundtable Discussion

Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (FoKAL):

·         Carrie and Sheree reported that the Planning Taskforce is ready to move forward to a more permanent FoKAL Executive Committee.  They are recommending that SAALCK continue to underwrite what small costs there are to run the organization.

·         The Summit will be used to approve the goals and future of the organization.

·         Mary Beth moved that SAALCK approve the recommendations of the Planning Taskforce.  Carrie seconded the motion that passed unanimously.

·         Mike moved that Carrie be one of the SAALCK representatives to the Executive Committee.  Arne seconded the motion that passed unanimously.  Mike moved that Elsie be one of the representatives to the Executive Committee.  Hannelore seconded the motion that passed unanimously.

·         The next Summit to take place at the Cumberland Falls State Park on July 15 and 16, 2008.

·         Anne will be available by phone for the February 25^th planning meeting.

VLAC Update:

·         Elsie reported that the January VLAC meeting was cancelled.   

·         The next meeting is February 27^th.

Shared Storage/Last Copy; Storage Summit:

• Anne updated everyone on the plans for the Summit.
• Price for the Summit will be $50 per person. 
• Anne will send out the advertising next week.

Update on UK Library School Dean Search:

• Mary Beth reported that the decision has not been formally announced.

Review Draft Booklet:

• Elsie reported that she and Carrie met to draft ideas for the booklet.  Elsie turned the ideas over to the publications office on her campus and presented the draft to the group for comment.
• Significant changes and suggestions were provided by the group.  It was decided that SAALCK will continue to work with the publications office at Morehead.
• Arne will work with Elsie and Carrie on statistics for the brochure.  Mike volunteered a design staff member from his library for involvement as the brochure evolves.

Budget Situation in Kentucky:

• There was a general discussion of what’s happening at each institution.

Lexington Herald Leader eEdition:

• Newsbank has removed access to the image edition of the Lexington Herald Leader.  Full-text access is still available with the typical five to six day delay.  After discussion, it was agreed that Carrie should find out why the image edition was dropped and then SAALCK will take some action.

Next Meeting:  February 29^th at University of Louisville.

2008 Meetings:

• April 4^th at Western Kentucky University
• May 2^nd will be the annual meeting at KDLA with Wayne Onkst and his top staff for lunch. 
• June 6^th at Northern Kentucky University
• July 16^th 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 2:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Anne K. Abate

Executive Director