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Present: Baker, Black, Bryant, Heck, Herndon, Kerins, Nelson,
O’Shea, Reid, Verburg
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Next Meeting: May 7, 2008, 2:00-3:30
p.m.
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Leader:
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Reid
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Leader: Verburg
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Recorder:
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Verburg
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Recorder: Payne
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Observer:
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Baker
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Observer: Baker
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Last Meeting: Minutes of April 2, 2008 were approved.
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Special Agenda Item: none
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Area Reports:
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Media Services: (Ralph Herndon
for Rose Axton)
No report.
Reference: (Fay Verburg)
Fay discussed the evening reference shifts for the two weeks when Marshall will be away. She
proposed that current members of the ASU Alumni Association be allowed
unlimited use of the community computers in reference. Everyone agreed and
set the date of May 10 (graduation) as the start of the policy.
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Library Instruction: (Camilla
Baker)
Camilla discussed ILIT1500 and general education outcomes.
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Special Collections: (John O'Shea)
The final NEH grant classes were conducted on April 9 and 10. Follow-up
publicity has been sent to Mellie for submission. Carol is awaiting feedback
from participants concerning the archival track classes and will compile the
final report to NEH. The last photography link has been added to the ACCESS
photograph database. Links will be repaired and revised as needed. Manuscript
materials (except the letters) donated so far by Mr. Bailie have been
processed and described. Saturday hours in Special Collections will continue
through the end of June and will then be assessed.
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Technical Services: (Diane Black)
Technical Services has received the Best Books shipment and Carolyn is
processing them. Diane attended the Augusta Technical
College community
meeting and shared comments members made concerning textbook availability to
students.
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Automation: (Jeff Heck)
The upgrade to the Reese Library proxy server has been completed. Jeff is
almost finished with the inventory of software that is loaded on library
computers. He will post the final inventory to the library web page.
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Outreach: (Mellie
Kerins)
The last week in April is Faculty-Staff Appreciation Week. The library will
take part in the progressive snacking event on Wednesday. The hula hoop
contest during National Library Week was a success.
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Electronic Resources: (Martha Bryant)
No report.
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Government Documents: (Yadira Payne)
No report.
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Circulation/Associate Director: (Camilla Reid)
The final unit plan report is due next Friday. Jan Alexander has left her
position in Circulation and Stephanie McCollum left her position in
Government Documents. These jobs will be posted shortly.
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Director: (Bill Nelson)
The purchasing cutoff date is approaching. Dr. Nelson gave a presentation on
the LibQual+ survey summary to the campus Library Committee. He has received
input from the library faculty of sources of information for the COC
compliance requirements. The next step is to work on narrative material for
those sources. He delivered the Charles Beard Memorial Lecture at the University of West Georgia on April 16.
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Committee Reports: April 15
was the last meeting of the year for the Library Committee.
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Miscellaneous: Dr. Sullivan
has approved closing the library on Friday, August 1, 2008 for the library
staff development day. The events will take place in the Christenberry
Fieldhouse.
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Next Meeting: May 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
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