Library Management Group

Members Present: Dale Canelas, Rich Bennett, Stacey Carr, Mari Marsh, Gary Cornwell, Bill Covey, Carol Drum, David Hickey, Martha Hruska, John Ingram, Erich Kesse, Murdoch Shaw, Jan Swanbeck, Carol Turner.

Members Absent: Sam Gowan, Carolyn Henderson

1.    Future Agenda Items:

• Expansion of Library West (late fall) - Dale
• Capital Campaign – Stacey
• Goals and Objectives – Martha

Dale explained that she received new instructions from Cappy Longstreth the day preceding the LMG meeting. Based on the Bargaining Agreement, a committee of elected faculty must develop the Library's policy and procedure for Sustained Performance. Given that situation, the draft policy distributed for the meeting will not be discussed. However, LMG should decide how the faculty committee should be elected.

The group agreed to select a committee by division with 2 persons from each division.

The group reviewed the May 1997 status of the 1996/97 Strategic Objectives. There was discussion on the following points:

• As stated, Objective 1.A. "Acquire 80% of needed materials for local access" is difficult to measure. Perhaps the objective should be reworded in the future to 'improve local access to materials'. If the objective continues as such, we will need to define measures that will enable us to determine whether, or how well, the objective has been met.
• The objective to increase purchase fund endowments could be raised from $100,000 to $300,000.
• The development of Web request forms would continue. However, those forms identified for 1996/97 have been implemented.
• Elsevier should be added to the agreements listed in the May 1997 Status column of 1.D.1., products of the Florida Library Research Cooperative.
• We need to further publicize and make users aware of the many added electronic resources.
• A number of the status statements still needed to be completed. Martha asked LMG members to review the document and communicate additions and corrections to their division directors in the next two weeks.

The proposed 1997/98 priorities were presented as the new initiatives the Libraries were considering taking on for the year. During the discussion, other suggestions were made:

• Training users how to access electronic reserves

• Distance Learning – Carol Turner emphasized that funding for Distance Learning will arrive soon. FirstSearch will be accessible on WebLUIS on July 14^th, which will include 64 databases via the Web. Encyclopedia Britannica is forthcoming and will also be accessible via the Web.
• Develop an outreach program to target faculty training on electronic reserves.
• GIS development.

Dale informed the group that we have been asked to move out of Yon Hall. We have the promise of funding for rent, utilities, and the cost of moving from Yon to the new location, and getting the collection in order. Prospective storage facilities are being explored.

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