§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m., March 11, 2005
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Attendance:
Arne Almquist (Chair), Northern Kentucky University; Cherry Berges, KCTCS; Elsie Pritchard, Morehead State University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Carol Diedrichs, University of Kentucky; Karen McDaniel, Kentucky State University; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Mary Anne Dewey, Eastern Kentucky University; Laurene Zaporozhetz, Murray State University; and Anne Abate, GCLC.
Call to Order:
Arne Almquist called the meeting to order at 11:06 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meetings:
Laurene moved to approve the minutes from the December and February meetings with minor corrections. The motion was seconded by Karen and unanimously approved.
KHECC/CliK/SAALCK "Breaking Down Barriers: Convergence 2005":
- Arne reported that planning has started on the conference which will take place in late September. The call for proposals went out this week. The procedure is being streamlined this year. The deadline for proposals is at the end of April.
- SAALCK will put forward a proposal on how to construct licensing agreements. Anne will construct the proposal for approval by all.
Wiley Update:
- The proposal to Wiley was changed significantly in the last few weeks. Due to the cuts that are expected at UK and UofL, it would be impossible to move forward with the entire consortium.
- Arne developed a list of 57 titles (91 subscriptions) that only includes EKU, Morehead, Murray, NKU, KSU, and WKU. Wiley has indicated that they will accept a three year agreement with just these institutions included. This agreement would give the participants a substantial collection of titles. Under this agreement, we could swap titles, but cannot cut titles. This should appear as an extension of the previous three year contract.
- UK and UofL will go forward with their own arrangements and the consortium will not have access to those titles.
- We will attempt to estimate the cost and determine if institutions will be individually invoiced or if the invoice will run through SAALCK.
OCLC Copyright Session Update:
- Registration is up over 105. More are expected. A student rate will be announced to the UK SLIS list next week. All are encouraged to make sure registrations are in this week.
- We have arranged for a parking attendant in the Faculty Club lot who will be there in the morning and at lunch. SAALCK will include the cost of parking in the registration fee.
- The food arrangements have been made with the caterer. It will be a nice continental breakfast and afternoon snack. Lunch will be on your own. Maps and suggestions will be provided.
Lunch Break
GCLC:
- Anne provided an update on the accounts.
- GCLC is looking into offering Overdrive to its member libraries. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has purchased the shell which could then be used by other libraries in the area. SAALCK has been invited to participate. Anne will continue to explore the possibilities.
- Some of the academic libraries in GCLC would be interested in co-sponsoring some major speakers or events with SAALCK. Anne will continue to investigate the relationship.
Voyager:
- Laurene proposed that a SAALCK Voyager user group be established. There is already a group within KYVL and everyone will be encouraged to take part in that.
- Several institutions are dissatisfied with Voyager. Arne will talk to Enid Wolfstein at KYVL and determine next steps for articulating the needs of the SAALCK institutions on a future system.
Products to be Proposed for Consortial Purchase:
- ProQuest Safari Books—Anne arranged for a trial of the product that is going on now. Several institutions are having positive reactions to the product. Anne will investigate pricing options.
- Mergent—Laurene presented the MergentOnline product. Their competitor is Standard & Poor's Net Advantage. There was little interest from the group. Laurene will investigate the options and do a census of the members.
- Nursing Database—Cherry wants to move forward on the decision on the product in this area. Anne will poll everyone to find out their interest in the product.
- SAALCK will re-establish the Collections Committee to consider all consortial deals. Representation will include UK, UofL, one comprehensive, and one KCTCS person. Anne will put this together in an email call for volunteers, as well as a draft charge to the Committee. The Chair of the Collections Committee will attend the Directors' Council meetings.
Future Discussion Items:
- Collection of last resort
- Last copy in Kentucky
- Depository
- Approval plan
- Electronic theses and dissertations
- Paralegal program support
- Nursing program support
- Implementation plans for the next generation integrated library system
Other Business:
- Hannelore brought up the issue of providing access to research databases to visitors to the university and members of the community. This is a big problem involving legal issues and rights management. The group reached consensus that this is a common problem.
- The Collections Committee will be asked to go forward with the Public Health investigation to determine what is needed to support these programs.
- Carol proposed that the Directors' Council no longer meet on a monthly basis. There was consensus so meetings will only be scheduled for every other month or 6-7 times each year.
- Carol suggested that the meetings occasionally move around the State. This will be considered next year.
- A new contract will need to be written with GCLC. Laurene and Mike will work with Anne and present something at the next meeting.
Announcements:
- UofL—Hannelore will be ALA's representation to UNESCO, meeting in Paris April 4-6.
- Murray State will be renovating their library with the help of major funding from a donor. Laurene shared prototype plans with the group. This gift is only a portion of the total package of state bonding and private giving that will allow the president's vision for the library to become a reality.
- Karen McDaniel, as Treasurer of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance reported that the Alliance and SOLINET have received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide professional development and leadership training opportunities for librarians in Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting date is April 27th at 11:00 a.m. at UofL. The following meeting will be June 3rd.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 2:02 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anne K. Abate
Executive Director