Library Faculty Meeting Minutes

Present:  Baker, Black, Heck, Kerins, Nelson, O’Shea, Reid, Schneider, Verburg

Next Meeting: May 24, 2006

Leader:

 Baker

Leader: Black

Recorder:

 Black

Recorder: Bryant

Observer:

 Heck

Observer: Heck

Last Meeting:  Minutes of April 26, 2006 were approved as submitted.

Special Agenda Items:  Library tours will be offered in coordination with new student center tours. Mellie Kerins will contact Eddie Howard and/or Gina Thurman to discuss planning.

Area Reports:

Reference: (Fay Verburg):  Allyson Davis will be working as a temporary part-time librarian primarily on week-ends.

Library Instruction: (Camilla Baker):  Scheduling of summer classes has begun with several sessions already on the calendar. Camilla will conduct a workshop on “constructing exercises” at the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy on October 6-7, 2006.

Special Collections: (John O'Shea):  No report.

Technical Services: (Diane Black):  No report.

Automation: (Jeff Heck):  GALILEO password will change on Monday May 15.

Outreach: (Mellie Kerins):  Martha Corkrin is working on the next issue of Reese’s Pieces. Mellie is planning a “going away” party for Ginny Loveless whose last day is May 12.

Electronic Resources: (Martha Bryant):  No Report.

Government Documents: (Joe Schneider):  Deborah Tritt received her MLIS from the University of South Carolina this month. She will be doing an internship this summer with the University of Georgia’s Digital Library project.

Media Services: (Rose Axton):  No report.

Circulation/Associate Director: (Camilla Reid ):  The Final Unit Plan report for FY2006 has been submitted to Dr. Sullivan.
Camilla is in the process of selecting popular magazines to be added to the new browsing area in the lobby.
Academic due dates for FY2007 have been submitted to Carolyn Cannon.
Books selected by Fay Verburg in memory of Bill Well’s mother have been received and cataloged.
Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society’s new office space in Room 310 has been painted and is ready to be occupied. 
Library staff volunteers will help with “library de-junking” Thursday May 11.
Camilla will attend the SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting on May 11-12, 2006.
Five library faculty members attended the SCOPUS webcast demonstration on May 4.
Dar Scarff is working with Michelle DeLoach to remove unneeded shelving from the library. Some units, designated for future needs, will be stored in Circulation.

Director: (Bill Nelson):  There will be an increase of $7 in the Student Technology fees for Fall semester. The fees provide technology resources for student use on a priority basis with resources that benefit the greatest number of students at the top of the priority list.
Installation of the library sprinkler system is complete. The Fire Department has tested the system and in the latest fire drill everyone exited the building in reasonable time frame. The company installing the system is still monitoring the building for leaks.
Travel money left in the budget must be used by June 30. Funds remaining cannot be used for registration.
Michelle DeLoach will be taking Ginny’s position temporarily. The job has been posted and will be filled as quickly as possible.
Funds remaining from Patricia Perry’s position are going to pay personnel expenses primarily for nighttime reference librarian hours.
 End of year funds awarded to the library will be used for purchasing new furnishings for the public areas on the 2^nd and 3^rd floor. Included is furniture for the new “Family Room” to be setup in Rooms 305A & B that was recommended by the Library Student Retention Committee.

Committee Reports:  No report.

Miscellaneous:  Jeff will have Bill Wells make the recommended changes and distribute a new template to use for library faculty meeting minutes.
Jeff will serve as vice president of the Uptown Kiwanis Club next year, president-elect the following year, and in two years he will become president.