Information ITEM: Nathan Willet, From MSA, presented an MSA proposal to install a flag display in Ellis Library. The display would feature the flags of the 193 countries in the UN. They currently recommend 202 Ellis or the Administrative Hallway (area between 104 and Circulation).  They feel the display would:

• Showcase MU’s pride of its international community.
• Make international students feel welcome.

LMT thanked Nathan for his presentation.  They will consider and get back to him.

Information ITEM: Jim presented the MU Libraries Student Library Fee Proposal at the Undergraduate Deans Meeting convened by Vice Provost Jim Spain, Monday, May 11^th.  Jim felt it went well. He made a general offer to present at any school/college. Most Deans knew a little about the issue and were very interested to know how the idea was being received by the students.

Information ITEM: Jim hopes to focus the MU Administration on the need for more off-site storage.

• All plans to repurpose Library space start with lessening the footprint of the onsite collection
• Jim hopes the university will invest in the UMLD expansion.
  • Jim to follow up with Gary Ward.
  • There is hope that the recent willingness of the Library to be flexible about space will highlight the need for more storage.

Information ITEM: Deb Ward announced that the School of Medicine expansion is falling in place. There may be a chance for the school of medicine to help fund a couple Library positions in support of the expansion. If they can fund a HSL Clinical Librarian position through the med school expansion, it may affect the positions portion of the student fee proposal.

Information ITEM: Announcements:

• Health Sciences Library: the National Library of Medicine has announced the inclusion of an Information Services supplement for NIH funded research.
• ACTS: to deal with budget restraints, On Demand Acquisition will be suspended until the new budget year.  (This has grown so we may hear about it, but this is all fallout from the SWETS bankruptcy.)
• SCARAB – Special Collections continues to battle space issues. 

INFORMATION ITEM: Ellen Blair joined LMT to discuss the FY2016 Budget Situation.  LMT resolved to build in a 2% budget pool into next year’s budget even though portions of the budget (collections and E&E) are running deficits.  This was deemed important because:

• It would improve the morale of library staff members (who have been over-worked with little to no increases for the past five years).
• Another year of mandatory increases of the salaries at class minimums will worsen salary compression if they don’t coincide with meritorious increases.
• The Libraries continue to lose valuable personnel to more competitive salaries.

INFORMATION ITEM: The GPC Forum took place Monday, May 4^th at 6 p.m. in Leadership Auditorium.  The attendance was mainly the MU Graduate leadership and Library representatives, but it was good meeting with a lot of great questions.  

INFORMATION ITEM: Jim will present the MU Libraries Student Library Fee Proposal at the Undergraduate Deans Meeting convened by Vice Provost Jim Spain. The meeting will take place Monday, May 11^th at 3 p.m.

INFORMATION ITEM: LMT Talked about strategies to get information about the pending journal cuts out to the Faculty. Jeannette reported that an email was drafted for the selectors to send to their department Liaisons.  Other communication methods discussed by LMT included:

• An FAQ on the Library website.  
• Jim would like to send something to Provost Garnett Stokes.
• Creating a timeline for faculty.
• Communicating with Library Committee

   

  • Investigating how faculty are selected/appointed to the committee and try to educate members early in their term.
  • Ask Provost/Chancellor’s office if committee description/charge can include more about communication and education on collection issues.

LMT also discussed how even if immediate funding improves (with the passage of a student fee or an allocation of strategic funds from MUSOP), the Collection Steering Committee would like to create a more systematic and strategic way to talk about collections and possible cuts to the acquisitions so that we are not always having to be reactive to the budget situation.  The Libraries need to be reviewing usage and adjusting subscriptions at all times.

INFORMATION ITEM: LMT discussed the official establishment of a social media team. Jeannette worked with the current members of the task force and wrote a draft charge. LMT discussed suggested slate of the first members of the committee. Shannon will serve as ex officio, due to her role of making sure all Library messaging is consistent with MU guidelines (branding and FERPA) and aligned with MU Libraries themes and style.  After reviewing charge, LMT will ask Sheryl Cullina to put out an open call for members.  

Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries

Tuesday, May 19^th  
​11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Celebration of Service Luncheon, Ellis Library

2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library

3:30-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library