University Councils and Committees

University Library Committee
Jeremy Schweitzer, 294-7254

Committee Meeting Date: 1/26/2007

Major agenda items discussed/committee action taken:

1. Jeff Rothblum, Aerospace Engineering and Political Science, was welcomed as a new GSB rep.
2. Comments from the Dean (Madison).
   1. Bookends Café is doing twice the business they projected. Note: the Library does not receive any portion of café profits.
   2. ireplace Reading Room is getting heavier use because of the café. New title books will be shifted to the opposite side of the room to alleviate traffic congestion near door into the cafe.
   3. third Floor Third Addition will be painted and re-carpeted starting mid-February. The re-carpeting will happen after Spring Semester.
   4. First Floor reference area is in the process of renovation to create a Learning Connection Center partially funded by a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.
   5. e-Library Redesign Team is working to revise the Library's web site with a users' approach focus.
3. Student Fee Proposal.
   1. Olivia and the Fee Subcommittee have been making presentations to the colleges' student groups.
   2. Fee Subcommittee will meet on Jan. 31 to discuss next steps for doing the student survey.
4. Meeting with Faculty Senate RPA Council (Hopper).
   David will meet with Jack Girton and the Faculty Senate Resource, Policy and Allocation (RPA) Council on Feb. 1 to provide an update. There will be a follow-up meeting that will include the Provost. Olivia and David will make a presentation.
5. Library Liaison Meeting.
   1. Two Library Liaison meetings will be scheduled in early April.
   2. Topics will include:
      · Budget reversion
      · Learning Connections Center
      · Q&A
      · New budget model
      · Students' perspectives (ULC GSB & GPSS reps)
6. Other Items.
   1. Possible pursuit of more Regents-oriented sharing of electronic resources. New purchase of Ex Libris software packages (also used at Iowa) could lead to new opportunities.
   2. Future discussion topic once new budget model is implemented, investigate Library's share of research indirect costs on grants.
   3. Olivia asked Provost to spare the acquisitions budget 2% cut in FY08.
   4. ULC to become the Library Advisory Committee as part of the new budget model implementation. The new committee will report to the Dean rather than Provost. New committee will continue to ask college deans for college reps (Olivia hopes the membership will stay the same during the upcoming transition year). College deans will also be given the option of adding someone for their representation. Clarification of role of ex-officio from the Library needed. New committee will be established Spring Semester – fully up & running Fall 07.

Potential Impact on P&S Employees
If the student fee is implemented, the cost for P&S staff who take classes would rise by a corresponding amount.
If elecrontic materials sharing is implemented across Regent schools, more resouces would be available for P&S staff to access.

Next Committee Meeting date: 2/26/2007