§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m., Friday, November 19, 2004
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Attendance:
Arne Almquist (Chair), Northern Kentucky University; Cherry Berges, KCTCS; Larry Besant, Morehead State University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Karen McDaniel, Kentucky State University; Suzy Palmer, University of Louisville; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Kate Seago, University of Kentucky; Lee Van Orsdel, Eastern Kentucky University; Laurene Zaporozhetz; Murray State University; and Glen Horton, GCLC
Call to Order:
Arne Almquist called the meeting to order at 11:11 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Larry Besant moved to approve the minutes from the October 8, 2004 meeting. Laurene Zaporozhetz seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.
Announcements:
Hannelore discussed the expansion of her library. She passed out an artist's rendition.
CAS Presentation:
- John Martin and Tina Ingenito from CAS attended the meeting to present information on Sci-Finder Scholar.
- Each institution received a packet of information from CAS.
- Product Price is based on an institution's highest degree offered in chemistry. Discounts are available for BA and MA schools. While a consortial agreement would require a single contract, each institution could be billed individually.
- Monthly reports are available to track usage.
- The University of Kentucky is not participating in the SAALCK deal because they are already receive this products from another consortium. Hannelore asked if UofL could also join a consortium of other PhD institutions. It would need to be a legal consortium.
- Lee asked if costs could be scaled down to provide access to schools with mostly BAs in chemistry. Group discussion followed.
Elsevier Negotiations:
- Arne updated the group on the status of negotiations. Elsevier claims the total proposed cuts are 5.9%. They now say that they will only deal with SAALCK if no cuts are made. They are also no longer offering an option for just a 1 year deal.
- Arne suggested that the group may want to move to plan B at this point (no consortial deal). NKU now plans to cut anything with 0 usage. NKU will also go all electronic.
- Should SAALCK consult an attorney regarding dealings with Elsevier? The group should be sure that Elsevier would not question the SAALCK negotiations.
- Elsevier is pushing to get the contracts finalized.
- Lee stated that EKU will not deal individually with Elsevier until SAALCK negotiations end unless given the go ahead.
- Suzy stated that any cancellations made will take place in 2005. However, the exact date when content will disappear is unknown. Cutting may cause them to raise prices on remaining subscriptions. Cuts should not be coordinated among the group.
- The group decided that it would be safe to share information about each institution's planned cuts with Elsevier. Arne requested that each institution send its cuts to him by November 30.
Wiley Consortium Agreement:
- Suzy passed out copies of the usage data she had collected from some members.
- The deadline for changes may be December 31.
- Arne asked the group to break statistics into two lists. One for current holdings and another for usage in 2003. The information should be sent to Suzy by November 30.
Other Potential Products:
- Hannelore distributed a summary of a proposed cooperative public health program in Kentucky.
- ProQuest Nursing Database: This product appears to be like ABI Inform, but for nursing. The group discussed whether it has the same content as CINAHL. Cherry reported that ProQuest has full text going back further than EbscoHost and that the faculty prefers the ProQuest interface. Cherry will contact ProQuest (Barb) and move the discussion along.
- Google Scholar: Hannelore and Lee shared information with the group about Google's recent announcement of its Scholar service. Arne asked Lee to send a copy of the Chronicle's article to the group.
- Safari Books: Arne discussed the possibility of the group looking into the Safari Books product. Books are on computer topics and titles are subscribed and not owned. The group expressed interest and Arne will follow up with more information.
- Books in Print: This resource will not be available via FirstSearch anymore. Suzy will gather more information on BIP for the group as a possible product to purchase.
Training Events:
- OCLC Copyright Seminar: The group has mixed interest in a copyright program. Most, however, are excited about the seminar including Georgia Harper. Potential dates for the event were discussed and April 1 seems to be the best. More dates may be discussed later.
- ARL Seminars: There was a lot of interest among the group in bringing some ARL seminars to Kentucky. Revenue from the copyright event could be used as seed money for this one. The group will wait for Carol to move ahead on this.
Extension of GCLC/SAALCK Agreement:
- Glen passed out a proposed extension of the GCLC/SAALCK agreement. In it, both organizations agree to an extension through June 2005. Each SAALCK member will be invoiced $1,000 to cover the contract term.
- Laurene Zaporozhetz moved to approve the contract extension. Lee Van Orsdel seconded, which approved unanimously. Arne Almquist abstained from the vote due to his seat on the GCLC Board.
- Lee Van Orsdel made a motion that SAALCK commend GCLC (Anne & Glen) for the services they have provided. Mike Binder seconded, which passed unanimously.
KCTCS Discussion:
- Cherry asked the group if they are willing to provide passwords for databases to KCTCS library staff. KCTCS librarians could then assist students from other SAALCK institutions when they come to KCTCS campuses.
- Arne stated that there was a similar arrangement in Texas.
- Further discussion was tabled until the January meeting.
Other Business:
- Cherry asked the group if the mission statement on SAALCK web site should be updated. Further discussion was tabled until spring.
- SAALCK Reciprocal Lending Agreement: Reviewing the agreement was tabled until spring. The group needs to determine if KCTCS is part of the original agreement.
- Hannelore reported that UofL library staff have tenure options again.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Glen Horton
Assistant Executive Director