A Meeting of the Dean’s Council was held on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Dean’s Conference Room.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mara Saule, Selene Colburn, Marianne Burke, Paul Philbin, Birdie MacLennan, Keith Gresham, Peter Blackmer, Jeff Marshall and Nancy Bercaw.
I. General
Mara asked the Council as well as Bailey/Howe Library colleagues to be aware of how student traffic patterns are affected by the opening of the new Davis Center.
II. Libraries Budget Strategies for FY09
Mara attended a Council of Deans’ retreat last week, during which upcoming budget issues were discussed. The process will be similar to the last year with a hearing in January.
III. Update on Searches
Barbara Lamonda is the new head of ILL. Two searches in that division remain open: library support generalist and library support media. A national search for the head of CMS will begin soon. Keith will chair the search.
IV. Dana-Bailey/Howe Tech Services Workflow
Maximizing common processes across the two libraries was discussed. A Dana/BH realignment group will be created with 3 representatives from Dana and three from BH. Armed with a very clear and realistic charge, the group will make recommendations based on data collected by working/consulting groups.
V. Discovery and Delivery Initiative
The Council discussed the creation of a Discovery and Delivery Initiative (or think tank) based on the idea of re-energizing and re-framing what the libraries do through the (varied) eyes of users. Selene presented the Council with a compilation of notes and comments by libraries colleagues about the concept. She explained that they seemed to be excited about pushing resources to the user based on users’ experience. Suggestions for the Initiative included the following: looking more at how users are discovering resources, reviewing our own user-studies as well as professional literature, among other ideas. The next step is to create a planning group.
VI. Williston Move
The move will completed this week. Since only half the space has been used, suggestions for additional usage are welcome.
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