A meeting of the Dean's Council was held Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Dean's Conference Room.
Present: Mara Saule, Marianne Burke, Birdie MacLennan, Paul Philbin, Jeanene Light, Nancy Bercaw, Selene Colburn, Jeff Marshall, Peter Blackmer
Mara welcomed Jeanene Light to the Council, and thanked her for agreeing to serve as Interim Director of Information and Instruction Services at B/H. Jeff will chair the search for a permanent director.
Dana Library is now waiving ILL fees for UVM students, staff and faculty and for FAHC employees, including nursing staff. The waiver applies to routine loans of journal articles, books, and audiovisual materials, up to and including 25 items per semester. UVM and FAHC users exceeding the 25 per semester limit will pay the standard UVM rate of $5 per transaction.
The first phase of the University’s re-accreditation process is nearing completion. Mara thanked the Council, as well as the libraries, for their patience during the process. Dr. Phil Austin, the former president of UCONN has been named the chair of UVM’s visiting team, which comes to campus April 19-22, 2009.
The libraries have a tentative plan to participate in a LIBQUAL survey this fall. More information is forthcoming.
B/H Building Update: There is new flooring on the Bailey side of the main floor, in addition to new tables and chairs for increased seating and work space. I&IS continues to assess the best place for the reference desk, although it will stay near the stairs for the first semester. The front entrance redesign is scheduled for December. On the third floor, the space between the WID (Room 303) and the CDI has been cleared to create a third-floor lounge space. Both entries to the CTL and WID have been upgraded, as well, to be ADA compliant. CIT has expressed an interest in putting a help desk in B/H, but at this point there are no further details or timeline.
EBSCO prepayment has been approved by the Board of Trustees. The larger question for UVM, according to Mara, is long-standing relationships for big-ticket purchases. The whole institution may be under close scrutiny while the Board explores systemic budget issues. The next Board meeting is Sept. 4 and 5 in the Davis Center.
Position News: The search to replace Toni Fortini is underway, as the search for a temporary visiting librarian to back fill Trina’s position while she is on sabbatical. The search for the staff position in Special Collections and the temporary position in the CDI are underway as well.
Thanks to shifting efforts, Special Collection now has room to shelve 2000 rare books donated by David Richardson, the grandson of Henry Hobson Richardson who designed Billings.
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