INFORMATION ITEM: LMT discussed the upcoming conference entitled “Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age” and considered how many attendees from MU Libraries should go and who might benefit from attending the most. They put together an initial slate of individuals to ask as well as possible alternates. It is hoped that the attendees will bring back information, ideas and material to share with the rest of the Library personnel. Here is a link for more information about the conference. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/rethinkit/
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim Cogswell spoke to Gary Ward about the ongoing Library Space issues. Gary said any consideration for the addition to the original UMLD building would start with a Project Request Form and recommended that Jim send one to him for discussion at central University Administration. Jim will talk to Ellen about estimated costs and submit.
INFORMATION ITEM: At the 3 day LMT retreat scheduled for June 10-12th, LMT will go through a facilitated visioning exercise and then discuss in more detail:
- How to implement projects if the student fee passes.
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What to do if the fee does not pass.
- Cuts will need to be as strategic as our expansions.
LMT will reserve time at an upcoming LMT meeting to discuss the distribution of pay increases. They hope to specifically look at:
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Ways to address classified staff salary compression.
- When, over time, the pay of strong-performing employees is not very different from new employees due to cycles of minimum pay-range increases and the limited ability to give ongoing meritorious raises due to budget constraints.
- The most extreme discrepancies when comparing the MU Librarian and Archivist salaries to the ARL Median salaries.