Dean’s Council Minutes from Sept. 7, 2010

Present: Mara Saule, Nancy Bercaw, Paul Philbin, Alison Armstrong, Marianne Burke, Birdie MacLennan, Jeffrey D Marshall

Absent: Selene Colburn, Peter Blackmer, Tina Kussey

I. Reminder

The Libraries faculty/staff award luncheon is next Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Billings, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. Excellent cake is guaranteed, of course.

II. New Graphic Design Policy/CEDO Resource Guide from City of Burlington

A new graphic design policy has been established for the University and circulated by Gary Derr. Selene will follow up with the Communications Office on how the policy may or may not apply to the Libraries. Furthermore, the CEDO Resource Guide from the City of Burlington needs to be updated and will be followed up by Selene and Marianne.

III. Digital Measures

UVM is working on a system for centralizing and standardizing faculty activity reports. Larry Kost, Chair of the Senate Educational & Research Technologies Committee, is testing the system which is already being used in a few colleges. Kost is looking for input and concerns. Paul Philbin will follow up with him, and attend the next meeting to be sure the form accommodates the libraries’ faculty.

IV. Reserves

The cost for copyright clearance for Reserve at B/H is between $40-50K per year. At issue, is whether there should be limits on what faculty members can put on reserve without infringing on academic freedom? And/or should we consider a cost-sharing model because the current model is not sustainable? Dana Medical’s policy is to charge the department back. The Council decided to have Paul gather more specific data on trending and to create talking points about the situation. Then, that information should be reviewed by the Scholarly Communications Committee for recommendations.

V. Faculty/Staff Half-Day of Development: Mastering the Haze

On Tuesday, November 23, the Libraries will host a half-day of faculty/staff development along the lines of a “Mastering the Maze” mini-retreat. The day will begin with coffee and bagels in the Staff Lounge at Bailey/Howe at 8:30 a.m., followed by a keynote speech by Karen Hunt, who is director of the John Hope Franklin Research Center at Duke University. The following is her brief bio:

Karen Jean Hunt is the African Studies and African American Studies Librarian at Duke University. Hunt grew up in Detroit, Michigan and enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 17. Leaving the military in 1980, Hunt attended California State University Long Beach (B.A. in English 1983). In 1986, she joined the United States Peace Corps and taught English in Kenya, East Africa. Hunt received her M.A. in Public History from Wright State University in 1989 and her M.I.L.S. in Library Studies from the University of Michigan in 1993. With more than fifteen years of experience working in academia, Hunt uses humor and storytelling to reflect on diversity in libraries and collection development.

Following Karen Hunt’s address, a series of insightful, practical workshops will be available from 10 a.m. –Noon, with pizza served afterward.

VI. Strategic Plan/Future Discussions

The Council will spend the first hour of the next meeting review the Strategic Plan. Other important forthcoming future discussions include: the Collection Growth Report; Libraries facilities master planning; updates on OPAC 2.0.

VII. Gen Ed

The General Education Committee is going around campus to talk to various constituents ask them about what they value in learning outcomes and what defines UVM and evidence of theories. The group will speak with the Libraries faculty at a special meeting on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Dean’s Conference Room.