Thursday, October 27, 2011

Dean's Council Minutes: October 18, 2011

I. Welcome Sarah Gordon

Mara introduced Sarah Gordon as the new Assistant Dean of the Libraries.

II. Personal Copies of Theses

The Council considered the value of continuing to bind patrons’ personal copies of their theses or dissertations. There are other options out there, as in Kinko’s and the Print and Mail center. Tina will speak with the Grad College about expectations. The Libraries will continue to bind for departments and archives.

III. JSTOR

The Dean’s Council decided that it was important to create a strategic plan and timeline to increase JSTOR acumen among campus colleagues.

IV. Upcoming Events and Updates

Reminders about the Staff/Faculty Awards Luncheon at Noon on Thursday, Nov. 3 in the Davis Center’s Silver Maple Ballroom (4th floor); and, the Annual Report Meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 in the B/H Staff Lounge.

Media is now streaming its first video, “Unnatural Causes,” hosted on Voyager.

V. Future Agenda Items

New Libstaff

New micro-opaque readers/machines

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