§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m. Friday, September 28, 2007
University of Louisville, University Club
Attendance:
Elsie Pritchard (Chair), Morehead State University; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Carrie Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Lisa Eichholtz, Jefferson Community and Technical College (KCTCS); Laurene Zaporozhetz, Murray State University; Mary Beth Thomson, University of Kentucky (Collections Committee).
Call to Order:
Elsie Pritchard called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Laurene made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 24th meeting. The motion was seconded by Arne and passed unanimously.
Executive Director’s Report:
- Anne distributed the Financial Report for August.
- Anne reported that INCOLSA has agreed to extend the member discount for all of their events including the OCLC-based ones.
- Anne is still working with JSTOR to set up a visit and presentation.
- The Member Experience Database currently contains 23 entries. Another announcement was sent out this week.
- Anne asked for opinions on the SAALCK website and its future directions. Anne mentioned that SWON Libraries is exploring the possibility of hiring a web designer at some point in the future and asked that everyone consider an additional assessment to help pay for a contract. This will be explored further next month. Hannelore asked for statistics on website use. Anne asked Mary Beth to work with Glen Horton on setting up a secure tool for the Collections Committee to use.
- Anne is communicating with Lizanne Payne (WRLC) regarding potential dates for the Summit. Anne contacted the CONSORT (Combined Catalogs of Denison University, Kenyon College, Ohio Wesleyan University, College of Wooster) and has not yet discovered the appropriate people to present. Carol and Anne will continue to move along with planning the event.
Vote on By-Laws Revision:
- Elsie distributed the draft revised By-Laws.
- Carrie moved to approve the By-Laws revision. Laurene seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
- Anne will send the final copy for inclusion on the website.
Revision of Collection Committee Charge and Report from the Committee:
- Elsie distributed the draft Charge to the Collections Committee. The council approved the revision to the Charge.
- There are two product trials currently going on among the Committee: Gale Nursing Resource, EBSCO’s Nursing Reference Center.
- The Committee is currently working on the Wilson renewals.
- Mary Beth had asked through email for feedback on the recent KYVL database renewal and thanked everyone for their responses.
- Mary Beth has spoken with the Syndetic Solutions representative for consortia. They will be providing a new, more flexible quote to SAALCK soon.
Lunch Break and Roundtable Discussion
2007-08 Meetings:- December 7th at University of Louisville
- January 25th at University of Louisville (tentative)
- February 29th at University of Louisville (tentative)
- April 4th at Western Kentucky University
- May 2nd will be the annual meeting at KDLA with Wayne Onkst and his staff
- June 6th at Northern Kentucky University
- July (in conjunction with Kentucky Academic Libraries Summit
Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (Summit Group):
- Carrie reported that the task force met on August 31st and the group continues to meet monthly. The group has a Wiki in place that they are using to communicate developments. They will be posting an announcement to the discussion list soon to update everyone.
- It is important to set the date for next summer soon. Carol and Carrie will ask Anne to begin working on the arrangements.
- The task force suggested that no dues be charged for the group at this time.
VLAC Update:
- Elsie reported on the current status of communications with VLAC.
- The group spent some time prioritizing the Capital Projects requests that were forwarded from VLAC. Elsie will communicate the SAALCK priorities to Enid Wohlstein and Al Lind.
Library Materials Expenditures:
- Arne presented the results of his research. His goal was to come up with the overall acquisitions figures for Kentucky--$25 million. UK and UofL account for two-thirds of the expenditures.
- Arne presented some graphs that compare materials by format and purchasing power by format for all of the SAALCK members. This allows us to see patterns across Kentucky.
Topics for November Meeting:
- Elsie asked for suggestions for topics for the November meeting.
- Suggestions included:
- Federation of Kentucky Libraries Update
- Asking SWON Libraries for costs on update to website
- Storage Summit update including costs—include “last copy” presentation there
- UK SCIS Department Chair Update
- Brochure Draft
- Internships (invite new hire at UK to talk to SAALCK Directors)
- (Future Agenda Item--Crisis of school libraries)
Next Meeting:
November 9th before the GPO celebration at the University of Kentucky.
Future Agenda Items:
- Kentucky Virtual Campus
- SAALCK Brochure
- Storage Facility / Summit
- Internships in KY
- Salary Survey Format and Options
- Last copy in state – book
- Last copy in state – print journal
- Last copy in state – media
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully Submitted,
Anne K. Abate
Executive Director