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LMT Meeting Notes 5/15/2025

Library Management Team (LMT) Meeting

5/15/2025 at 2:00 PM

Attendees: S. Cary, M. Gaunt, A. Huelsbergen, K. Peters, J. Pierce, S. Pryor, E. Shaw, J. Thompson, K. Whatley
Support: N. Whyte

VP Updates (Kara)
Admin Office Reorganization (Kara)
• A shuffle of office spaces is planned to bring division heads closer together in the 104 Ellis office suite.
• Moving efforts are scheduled to begin in June with support from a student intern (Becca), and the actual relocations are expected in July.

Springer Nature Transformative Agreement (Kara)

• Kara attended the Springer Nature Library Advisory Board meeting 5/12-5/14.
• Issue with EBSCO delaying transition to transformative agreement until 2026.
• Springer Nature is ready to include the Libraries in the transformative agreement (TA) as early as July 2025.
• Kara will confirm with GWLA before pushing forward.


TA Manager Implementation (Kara)

• UMLC consortium is moving forward with TA Manager in ConsortiaManager.
• Benefits include that it tracks ROI on agreements, and authors can more easily check journal eligibility for open access.
• UMKC has agreed to participate.

Budget Adjustments & Staffing (Kara)
• The library will not fill the AUL for Health and Specialized Libraries position due to budget constraints.
• Diane Johnson’s role will be repurposed to Director of the Health Sciences Library.
• Canceling Portico and LOCKSS memberships is being considered to redirect funds toward wage improvements for staff. Memberships in WEST and SPARC will be maintained.
• Bookmark Café to be used as a 24-hour study space to reduce overnight staffing costs. Plans include adding printing and possibly a laptop vending machine. Security and access logistics are being worked out, including card swipe access and motion sensors.
Staffing Updates (Kathy)
• Recruitment underway for new Director of Health Sciences as well as a Library, Languages, Literatures, and Digital Humanities Librarian. Both job postings will be live momentarily. Director of HSL position will be advertised nationally.

Staff Compensation (Kara and Kathy)
• The increase in minimum wage will impact the FY26 budget.
• Reorganization and operational adjustments aim to address staff and librarian salary gaps.

Keycard Access & Facility Use (Kathy)
• Staff will retain keycard access during reduced summer public hours.
• Keycard schedules are customizable via Sheila. Supervisors should coordinate with Sheila for door schedules and access needs.
• Student access remains restricted unless granted temporarily.
• Discussions are ongoing about transitioning to mobile credentials.

Student Budgets (Kathy)
• Slight increase in student budget allocations for next year.
• Department heads should submit student budget needs to Kathy by end of next week.

Action Items
• Shannon to include a notice about upcoming committee calls in News Notes.
• Further discussion needed on student access policies and mobile credential adoption (LMT)


Next LMT meeting is scheduled for Thurs 5/29 at 3:00 PM

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2025 Celebration of Service Comments

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New Muse Posts

A Different Way to Catalog Books

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Dragon Lake Renaissance Festival

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Call for Library Committees Later This Summer

The call for committee members will happen later this summer. A complete list of committees with member terms can be found on the staff web page.

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In the News

“An in-depth look into the safety systems at MU”
The Maneater, May 10, 2025

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Two Virtual Professional Development Opportunities

Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series
Boost your professional toolkit with an engaging virtual summer workshop series. Take advantage of three one-hour sessions (May 29, June 5, June 12) focused on enhancing your capabilities in navigating change, giving and receiving feedback, and stakeholder engagement—delivered in a convenient online format. Link to register: Percipio Channel Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series

Staff Development Week
The Office of Human Resources is proud to host Staff Development Week, June 2-5, 2025. This event is an opportunity for professional development and community building for staff across the University of Missouri System. During Staff Development Week invited speakers will share information and insights on high-demand topic areas over four days of virtual sessions. Registration now open at: Percipio Channel Staff Development Week: June 2-5, 2025

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Health Sciences Library Memorial Day Weekend Hours

The Health Sciences Library will be running on holiday hours* for Memorial Day weekend.

Sunday, May 25th: 12:00pm-5pm

Monday, May 26th: All Mizzou Libraries are CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.

We will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, May 27th.

For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

 

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home Staff news 2024 Annual Report Now Available

2024 Annual Report Now Available

The 2024 University of Missouri Libraries Annual Report is now available online. Contact Shannon Cary (carysn@missouri.edu) if you would like a print copy.

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Kline Wins ALA PR Award

Jill Kline, with some editing help from Megan Ballengee, created a Mizzou Libraries QR guide poster, and the Marketing Team submitted it to the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition. The QR code poster won in the “Materials promoting collections, services and resources” category for libraries in our budget group.

Congrats to Jill, and please check out the poster if you haven’t seen it on the 2nd floor of Ellis Library.

Mizzou Libraries QR Code Bulletin Board Poster