Information and Action Items from Library Management Team 8/6/13

Attending: Jim Cogswell, Ann Riley, Mike Holland, Jeannette Pierce Support: Mark Ellis

INFORMATION ITEM: Still no word from Provost about FY 2014 budget.  Selectors have been given budgets based on last year’s numbers.

INFORMATION ITEM: A report from the LMT retreat is being reviewed and will be made available soon.

INFORMATION ITEM: Rhonda Whithaus will be the Library contact for the MU Conflict of Interest Oversight Committee.  She replaces Karen Darling who retired in July, 2013.

INFORMATION ITEM: LMT discussed the membership of the Collection Steering Committee (taking into account the various retirements, retirement plans and rotations of current members). The topic will be revisited at a later meeting when Deb Ward is present as the representative of Health Sciences Library.

INFORMATION ITEM: LMT reviewed and discussed the agenda for the 8/7/13 MOBIUS Executive Board meeting. Concerns were raised about upcoming Sierra implementation.  Also discussed was a lack of explanation about upcoming “votes” (Did enough discussions take place at membership and Library levels?).

  • Action Item: Jim Cogswell will communicate concerns to President of the MOBIUS Executive Board.

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