DEAN'S COUNCIL MINUTES: Jan. 15, 2013

I.                    Leadership Development

The first half of the DC Meeting was spent working with Cortney Cahill on Leadership Development. The Council will participate in a retreat in February, in preparation for the next strategic planning process.

II.                  Libraries Facilities and Renovations

Mara, the Dean’s Office and Campus Planning are considering next-steps in possible B/H renovations. Mara will meet with Brian Reed in Provost’s Office at the end of January.

III.                ARL Status

Mara and Nancy spoke with a membership liaison at ARL about moving forward with seeking membership—a very lengthy, intensive and detailed process. The liaison encouraged us to wait until the 2012 numbers are crunched to see how we compare with those measurements.

IV.                Library Tour with FAC SEN LIB Committee

Mara, Peter and Selene gave the Faculty Senate Library Committee a tour of B/H that seemed to be very well received and informative in terms of how we operate.

V.                  ALANA Breakfast

The Libraries are hosting the ALANA Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 8. Sarah will be sending out a sign-up sheet and detailed information.

VI.                CATQuest

CATQuest implementation is wrapping up. Now, how to maintain CATQuest on a daily basis? The implementation team is accessing needs going forward.  

VII.              LibQual

Selene will be organizing the LibQual Survey for April.