Attendees: Jim Cogswell, Ann Riley, Mike Holland, Deb Ward
Support: Mark Ellis
ACTION ITEM: LMT endorses a request from MULAC to change the Librarian annual performance review schedule to align with the academic year instead of a calendar year.
INFORMATION ITEM: LSO Reorganization – Electronic Resources Procurement and Software Support functions of the UM Library Systems Office (LSO) will be placed under MU Libraries management in an agreement similar to the current model used for the UM Library Depository (UMLD). Supervision of personnel, use of office space, management of budgets, etc. will be handled within the MU Libraries while the positions continue to serve the 4 campus libraries system. Jim is in discussions with State Historical Society and the other UM campuses to resolve how to manage the Digitization functions that LSO currently performs.
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim has been in discussion with Central Development about the MU Libraries Development Director position. No firm posting date has been established.
INFORMATION ITEM: Math Library update – the Math Faculty have sent a letter to the Provost asking that the Math Library position be exempt from the hiring freeze and that the services at the Math Library continue as they have in the past. Further meetings and discussions will take place in the near future concerning this topic.
ACTION ITEM: In response to an inquiry by the Collection Steering Committee regarding a pilot program to cover Open Access Fees for scholars at MU as an incentive to use Open Access publications, LMT requests a formal proposal that can be submitted to the Provost and discussed with other audiences.