§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m. Friday, December 7, 2007
University of Louisville, University Club
Attendance:
Elsie Pritchard (Chair), Morehead State University; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; Lois Schultz, Northern Kentucky University; Carrie Cooper, Eastern Kentucky University; Diane Nichols, University of Louisville; Sheila Stuckey, Kentucky State University; Carol Diedrichs, University of Kentucky; Adam Murray, Murray State University; Sheree Huber Williams, Jefferson Community and Technical College (KCTCS); Sr. Judith Riney, Brescia College (AIKCU).
Call to Order:
Elsie Pritchard called the meeting to order at 11:15 a.m.
Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Carrie made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 9th meeting. The motion was seconded by Sheila and passed unanimously.
Executive Director’s Report:
- Anne distributed the Financial Reports for October and November.
- Anne continues to work with JSTOR to set up a visit and presentation. She has also asked Aluka to provide more information on possible offers made to consortia.
- Anne distributed examples of blogs that SWON Libraries has been using to communicate information to their members.
- Anne has been in communication with RefWorks regarding a consortium deal. They are willing to work with SAALCK. Anne asked who would be initially interested in participating.
- Anne reminded everyone that the Portico discount is still in effect. The discount is approximately 15%. Anyone who wants to work with Portico should mention that they are members of SAALCK are eligible for this discount.
- The ELUNA membership renewal is now due. Mike moved that SAALCK renew the membership. Lois seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
Lunch Break and Roundtable Discussion
AIKCU:
- Elsie attended the Fall AIKCU Meeting to represent SAALCK.
- Sr. Judith reported that the Spring Meeting will be April 18th in Owensboro.
Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (Summit Group):
- Carol, Carrie, and Sheree reported that the next meeting of the Taskforce is January 3rd in Lexington.
- Anne has made arrangements for the Summit to take place at the Cumberland Falls State Park on July 15 and 16, 2008.
VLAC Update:
- Elsie reported on the VLAC meeting that took place earlier in the week. There were a number of workgroup reports. There are now master agreements with eleven vendors at the state level.
- There will be a user satisfaction survey to evaluate the courier service.
- There will be a Second Life workgroup established by KYVL.
- Enid is going to start working on a strategic plan for KYVL.
Meeting in Murray:
- The meeting at Murray State University will be postponed until next year.
Shared Storage/Last Copy; Storage Summit:
- Carol and Anne will get together and have more plans for the Summit at the next meeting.
Update on Brochure:
- Elsie has been working with someone at her campus on a draft for the brochure and will have something to show the group at the next meeting.
Discussion of Digital Collections and IR:
- Carrie asked that this be added to the agenda for the next meeting.
- [CAROL—clarify the connection with the new servers and how you want that to be reported here]
Library System:
- Elsie reported that the new library system is at the top of the list of capital projects from CPE that were sent to the governor with the budget.
- When this funding is approved, SAALCK should be prepared to have a planning and decision making process in place that will be more inclusive.
Update on UK Library School Dean Search:
- Carol reported that there has been no public announcement but the process is near completion.
RUSA Business Reference 101 Course:
- Elsie mentioned that one of her staff is going to attend the course.
- Anne is negotiating with RUSA on a discount and will announce it through email.
Next Meeting:
January 25th--University of Louisville.
2008 Meetings:
- 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 top staff for lunch
- June 6th at Northern Kentucky University
- July 16th in conjunction with Kentucky Academic Libraries Summit
Future Agenda Items:
- Assessment Workshop?
- Kentucky Virtual Campus
- 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 2:35 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anne K. Abate
Executive Director