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Present: Camilla Baker, Diane Black, Martha Bryant, Jeff
Heck, Mellie Kerins, Edgar LaMotte, Bill Nelson, John O’Shea, Camilla
Reid, Joe Schneider, Fay Verburg
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Next Meeting: January 31, 2007, 2:30 pm
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Leader:
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Kerins
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Leader: Nelson
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Recorder:
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Nelson
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Recorder: O’Shea
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Observer:
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O’Shea
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Observer: Reid
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Last Meeting: Minutes of December 13, 2006, meeting were
unanimously approved.
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Special Agenda Items: None
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Area Reports:
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Reference: (Fay Verburg):
* Fay reported that some Columbia County public school students were referred
to Reese Library by the Columbia County Library. A reminder of our policy,
that high school and elementary students must be accompanied by a parent or
have a referral from their school principal or teacher, will be sent to them.
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Library Instruction: (Camilla Baker):
* Thus far 42 instruction classes have been scheduled for the spring
semester.
* The classes are concentrated at the lower and upper class levels; fewer are
in the middle.
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Special Collections: (John O'Shea):
* A revised Special Collections Development Policy is under review; this is
one of the unit plan goals.
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Technical Services: (Diane Black):
* Diane discussed some continuing problems with tracking of Reese Library
electronic database payments; a meeting among Diane, Martha, and Michelle has
been scheduled to resolve these issues. * The recent Voyager upgrade has
caused some difficulty with ordering some materials; there seems to be a
problem with EDI in the new version.
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Automation: (Jeff Heck):
* A kiosk computer station for the third floor has been configured; the
computer will be able to access the online catalog only. This addresses one
of the unit goals. *
A test of the kiosk has been set up in the Library Project Room.
* Free blog software is being tested for use by the
library. *
GIL Express is again turned on and available for use.
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Outreach: (Mellie Kerins):
* She reminded the group that blogs will be discussed at the next CSRA
Library Association meeting.
* The next library display will be on the subject of Martin Luther King and
Black History Month; Yadira Payne will work on the display.
* Mellie complimented Yadira for her excellent assistance with several
exhibits. * She mentioned a free Smithsonian
Exhibit that is available and there was discussion about the possibility of
trying to schedule it for Reese Library. *
The next “Meet the Author” session be on January 25 and will
feature Dr. Paul Harris.
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Electronic Resources: (Martha Bryant):
* There are currently database trials for Faulkner’s
Advisory for IT Studies and Datamonitor ; there seems to be no interest in
acquiring these databases, and some negative feedback
* Armed Conflict Database; trial is completed and in the
process of purchasing it we have encountered some problems which are being
addressed.
* Martha will be attending the Electronic Resources in Libraries
Conference in Atlanta.
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Government Documents: (Joe Schneider):
* A Census Documents workshop will be conducted for professor Barbara Coleman;
there continues to be more usage for this material.
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Media Services: (Edgar LaMotte):
* Edgar reported that IT Services is getting out of the business of loaning
laptops to students and transferring the one usable computer remaining to
Media Services. There is much more demand for laptops for checkout.
* Only the Library and Media Services will continue to checkout laptops to
students.
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Circulation/Associate Director: (Camilla Reid):
* She reported on the fall 2006 Jewish Literature Book Discussion group that
she and Dr. Bledsoe co-facilitated. The discussion was well-received and
about 30 persons were there every night. Evaluations were very high, and 93%
said they would attend a similar discussion in the future.
* The joint monthly meeting with JSAC staff covered the
following issues: meetings in the breezeway (noise), JSAC help desk,
communication, and continuing issue with automatic doors.
* Dar reports there is a continuing problem of the late arrival of materials
for electronic reserves.
* The renovation of space on the 3rd floor for Dr. Cashin and the
Center for the Study of Georgia History is completed. We are continuing to
coordinate the move with Dr. Cashin. The computer pod furniture formerly
located in that space was moved to the 2nd floor; the computers
will be placed in separate carrels that will be moved from the other end of
the 3rd floor. An extra row of lights will be installed in the
area outside the office to replace those enclosed within the office space.
* The library roof is still under warranty and the leak will be repaired.
* The Christmas tree in the library foyer has been
transformed into a “New Year’s tree,” with library-related
decorations.
* Camilla attended the ARCHS board meeting for Bill
Nelson. Susan Jordan is the new ARCHS president. Camilla reported that the
next meeting of will include a bus trip to the Augusta Regional Airport for a behind-the-scenes tour of the renovation.
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Director: (Bill Nelson):
* Library faculty should submit their annual Faculty Role Model report for
the 2006 calendar to the director no later than the end of
February.
* He reported on the requests sent to Dr. Sullivan regarding mid-year funding
needs for the library. * He will be attending the ALA
Midwinter conference in Seattle (January 18-24), and presenting a full-day
preconference workshop on academic library assessment.
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Committee Reports: *
Library Webpage Committee: The committee will conduct two focus groups
in February, composed of 20 persons each. They will conduct evaluations of
the current webpages to seek improvements to be incorporated into revised
pages.
* InReach Committee: The committee is working on a group staff
development plan. They support the idea of a “Library Day” when
the library would be closed for a day between sessions in order for all staff
to attend planned development activities.
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Miscellaneous:
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Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 2:30 p.m.
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