§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2005
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Attendance:
Carol Diedrichs (Chair), University of Kentucky; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; Cherry Berges, KCTCS; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Carrie Cooper; Eastern Kentucky University; Karen McDaniel, Kentucky State University; Sheila Stuckey, Kentucky State University; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Elsie Pritchard, Morehead State University; Laurene Zaporozhetz, Murray State University; and Anne Abate, GCLC.
Collections Committee Members in Attendance:
Mary Beth Thomson, University of Kentucky; Clara Potter, Morehead State University; Bryan Carson, Western Kentucky University; Sheree Huber Williams (KCTCS—Jefferson Community and Technical College).
Call to Order:
Carol Diedrichs called the meeting to order at 11: 08 a.m.
Introductions:
All members introduced themselves.
Minutes from Previous Meetings:
Laurene Zaporozhetz moved to approve the minutes from the June meeting. The motion was seconded by Hannelore Rader and unanimously approved.
Collections Committee: Discussion and Charge:
- Carol introduced the purpose and direction of the Collections Committee.
- The group reviewed the draft charge to the Collections Committee. The Co-Chairs will incorporate the suggested changes and send the document back to the Directors for approval.
- It is hoped that the Committee will start out concentrating on three primary issues: electronic products, approval products, “last copy” issues.
September Meeting Plans:
- The meeting will take place at the GCLC offices in Cincinnati. Julie Gammon from the University of Akron will speak about approval plans at about 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be joint with the GCLC Executive Board. The Directors and Collections Committee will be invited to continue to meet with Julie after lunch.
GCLC Business:
- The Wilson invoice was paid in part. The remaining payment will be sent in as soon as possible. The group was reminded to pay invoices as soon as possible since SAALCK does not have enough money in reserve to pre-pay anything.
- Anne updated everyone on the status of the ARL workshop to be held in October. The workshop is currently full.
- Glen Horton continues to represent SAALCK on the KHECC Planning Committee. The Committee is meeting every other week.
- Anne asked the group to consider the next workshop they would like to sponsor.
- Anne brought up a new product from West publishing which will be referred to the Collections Committee.
Lunch Break
Next Generation Library System:
- The group decided to plan a small meeting (along the same lines as the approval plans presentation) about the next generation library system and things that need to be done to get there.
SAALCK Mission and Website:
- The group discussed the need to have a new broader Mission Statement for the organization. Elsie and Laurene will work on revising the mission.
- The website needs to be updated. One thing we can add is a profile of each member library. The Collections Committee and Next Generation Library Committee will also be mentioned. Anne will send around a template for the member profiles. Arne and Carrie will work on a template for statistical information to include on the website.
Announcements:
- UK is conducting a redesigning reference workshop on October 7. This may be open to SAALCK institutions as well as West Virginia institutions.
- Steven Keene from Murray State has been selected for the Minority Scholarship to attend KLA.
- KSU hired Naimbi Leekong as their Education Curriculum Librarian.
- UK is hosting distinguished author, David Halberstam, on November 16.
- On February 20th, UofL will have the dedication ceremony for their new wing. Their 2 millionth volume celebration will be scheduled for November.
- EKU has three library faculty positions open. E.B. Lewis, a children’s illustrator, will be speaking on September 26th.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting date is Friday, September 9th starting at 10:00 a.m. at the GCLC offices. There will be a presentation on approval plans. This will be followed by lunch with the Executive Board of GCLC and a presentation on NetLibrary.
Executive Session:
- Mike moved to go into Executive Session.
SAALCK Contract Update:
- Laurene and Mike presented their report on the contract review. The group then asked Anne to join them for questions and discussion.
- Anne was asked to make some revisions to the contract.
- The group will review the contract and vote at the next meeting.
- Laurene made a motion to use 4% of the gross budget from major programs as the administrative fee to GCLC for planning and preparation. Elsie seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
- Laurene made a motion that the division of the dues be equal shares for this year. The motion was seconded by Hannelore and approved unanimously.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 2:32 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anne K. Abate
Executive Director