§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m., Friday, September 15, 2006
Young Library, University of Kentucky
Attendance:
Laurene Zaporozhetz (Chair), Murray State University; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; Cherry Berges, Madisonville Community College (KCTCS); Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Carrie Cooper; Eastern Kentucky University; Carol Diedrichs, University of Kentucky; Elsie Pritchard, Morehead State University; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Sheila Stuckey, Kentucky State University; Sarah Schaff, SWON Libraries.
Call to Order:
Laurene Zaporozhetz called the meeting to order at 11:08 a.m.
Carrie Cooper shared her business cards with the rest of the group:
- The set should now be complete.
Minutes from Previous Meeting:
- Carrie Cooper moved to approve the minutes as corrected from the August 3 meeting. The motion was seconded by Carol Diedrichs and unanimously approved.
Executive Director’s Report:
- Sarah Schaff, CE Coordinator for SWON Libraries, represented Anne at the meeting and took the notes.
- Sarah distributed a SAALCK financial update.
- Sarah distributed a list of questions from the intern who is working on the SAALCK marketing brochure.
- Anne and Laurene will be presenting at the KHECC Conference on October 31.
- Planning for the LITA workshop on Institutional Repositories on November 1st is going well. So far, about 10 people have registered.
- After the LITA workshop, SAALCK Directors will meet at NKU’s new archives for an evening dinner meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. Arne’s secretary will connect with Anne to send directions and to arrange catering.
- Since it was on the same topic, Hannelore Rader extended an invitation to the group to hear James Neal from Columbia speak about Institutional Repositories at the University of Louisville on Oct. 3rd.
Objectives for the afternoon reception:
- Carol will introduce the SAALCK members, and the library school faculty, etc., and will introduce Laurene. Laurene will discuss SAALCK’s role with graduates and faculty, will mention SAALCK’s workshops, and will thank the faculty for their work.
LUNCH
Follow-up on CCAO July Meeting:
- Laurene reported on the Council of Chief Academic Officers and suggested we keep in mind the importance of “speaking with one voice” and suggesting issues to all our provosts. Laurene passed out a draft response to the CCAO minutes and discussed options to be sent to the upcoming CCAO Meeting.
Update on CIO Forum:
- Arne reported there was little understanding of the IOLS overall, but some good understanding with certain CIO’s. CIO’s are on alert that there are concerns.
- A regional optical network is on the horizon.
- There is a statewide Internet 2 group that is planning an Internet 2 Day (October 17, 2006 in Lexington). Also, CPE is purchasing additional bandwidth. Our network vendor is Windstream.
- KHECC currently has about 100 registered.
- Discussion of security of personal data on machines.
Update on Next Gen Library System Committee:
- Laurene will appoint a committee; the group will suggest names.
- Elsie and Laurene will work on drafting a charge to the committee. Arne will locate and forward the one created earlier. The draft and the committee will be finalized at the October meeting.
Update on VLAC August 25th meeting:
- Elsie reported on the ILS Task Force and distributed a memo covering their recommendations.
- Their October 27, 2006 meeting was cancelled due to Internet 2 Day.
- It may be possible to save some money for those who purchased SFX before the KYVL contract was signed. Elsie will follow up with Enid.
- The next meeting of the Task Force will be in December 2006.
Charge to Collections Committee regarding ERM’s:
- Laurene presented the draft charge to the Collections Committee.
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Mary Beth reported on the Collections Committee:
- Exploring possibilities of getting a discount for SAALCK for ProQuest and EBSCO
- Collections Committee will be meeting next Thursday (at KLA) to discuss
- The ESIG Meeting is taking place on November 7, 2006 in Lexington
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Mary Beth reported on ERM Demo Day and the survey results from the event:
- 26 responses to the survey were received: 42.3% are very interested in purchasing an ERM, 42.3% are somewhat interested
- Respondents were interested in SAALCK continuing to investigate options
Update on collecting SAALCK Data and Statistics:
- Report postponed until next meeting.
KDLA:
- There is a retirement reception for Jim Nelson on September 25th. Laurene will attend and present a plaque from SAALCK.
Voyager Maintenance Problems:
- Discussions of withholding payments to Endeavor until problems such as the lack of the sorting function are solved.
- Discussion of writing a letter on behalf of SAALCK to withhold payment and explaining to Endeavor as to why the action was taken.
Next Meeting:
- The next meeting will be October 6th in Louisville at 11:00 a.m.
- November meeting will be November 1, 2006, at 5:30 p.m. at NKU.
- December meeting will be December 1, 2006 in Louisville at 11:00 a.m.
Future Agenda Items:
- Storage Facility
- Salary Survey Format and Options
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Schaff
SWON Libraries