DEAN’S COUNCIL MINUTES: October 21, 2008

Present: Mara Saule, Peter Blackmer, Paul Philbin, Jeff Marshall, Tina Kussey, Jeanene Light, Selene Colburn, Nancy Bercaw

Absent: Marianne Burke, Birdie MacLennan

I. Libraries Strategic Planning

Departments are encouraged to review the draft Strategic Plan, which was developed by the Dean’s Council over the past 8 months, and to give feedback directly to Nancy. An open forum to discuss the document will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Strategic Plan can be seen at http://www.uvm.edu/~pblackme/Draft%20of%20Strat%20Plan%20Oct%2010%202008.pdf

II. Vermont’s New State Librarian

Marty Reid, recently named Vermont’s State Librarian, will visit the UVM Libraries on Friday, October 24.

III. Budget Matters

Mara announced that the Board of Trustees Executive Committee approved the Elsevier contract Monday and thanked Tina for helping organize materials for the last-minute meeting. On Friday, October 24, Mara and Peter will meet with Richard Cate, the new vice president for finance, as well as Associate Provost Jane Knodell, to talk about last year’s budget.

IV. Libraries Annual Meeting

The Libraries Annual Meeting will take place in the B/H Staff Lounge on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Directors’ reports can be read now at http://www.uvm.edu/~pblackme/Libraries%20Annual%20Meeting%202008.pdf

V. Updates

· Shawn Biegen has accepted the staff position in serials and will start Nov. 17.

· Interviews for the staff position in Special Collections are underway, with the final interview scheduled for Monday. The position is expected to be filled by November.

· A bindery working group will commence soon. Albert Joy will serve as chair.

· The search for the Outreach Digital Initiatives Librarian has attracted 16 applications thus far.

· The College of Education received a grant from the Center for Inclusion to help CTL expand faculty development around universal design principles.