Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Monday, November 17th
5:30 p.m. – St. Louis Jefferson Club Reception, Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, November 18th
2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
4:00-5:00 p.m. – MU Library Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Wednesday, November 19th
9:00 a.m. – Jim Cogswell will join a portion of the MU Librarian and Archivist Council (MULAC), Ellis Library
Friday, November 21st
11:00 a.m. – MULSA Thanksgiving Celebration, Ellis Library
Chris Montgomery's last day with the MU Libraries was October 31. She has joined the Corporate and Foundation Relations staff as Researcher/Grant Writer.
INFORMATION ITEM: LMT and Fiscal Officer Ellen Blair discussed Library Budget assumptions and projections in preparation for the Budget Review Meeting between MU Libraries (Jim and Ellen), Interim Provost Ken Dean and the Campus Budget Officer Rhonda Gibler.
These minutes are also available at: http://library.missouri.edu/staff/committees/libraryassembly/
Present: Wendy Batson, Jack Batterson, Rachel Brekhus, Jim Cogswell, Tammy Green, Dustin Hoffman, Shelly McDavid, Matt Miller (subbing for Adrienne Arden), Jeannette Pierce, Anne Riley, Sandy Schiefer, Marcia Strong, Bette Stuart, Sheena Waggoner, Deb Ward
Welcome all Library Assemblers
Library Assessment Committee (Jeannette Pierce)
Why are we even talking about this? Why a committee?
To better understand our organization, how our organization is changing, how it might need to change.
Ways to Use Assessment:
Assessment is a key component in how we articulate our value
LibQual Survey and LibQual Lite
Surveys conducted on our own
Assessment Committee activities
Comparing MU Libraries to their Peer Libraries
Assessment Committee Documents
Webinars
Greater Western Library Alliance
Limitations of the Assessment Committee
Annual Statistical Report 2014 [forthcoming]
The Assessment Committee is very interested in your ideas and how you might be using assessment in our libraries. The committee would like to stress that assessment is not just limited to just this committee.
Some Assessment Related Sites:
Academic Libraries Standards:
ARL Statistics & Assessment
http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/statistics-assessment#.U2HJKLEo6M8
ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/standardslibraries
ACRL Guidelines for Services to Undergraduates
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ulsundergraduate
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
Examples of academic library assessment initiatives (there are many, many more…):
ARL’s LibQual
https://www.libqual.org/home
ACRL Value of Academic Libraries
http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/statistics-assessment#.U2HJKLEo6M8
Erial Project (Ethnographic Research in Academic Libraries)
http://www.erialproject.org/
MISO – Measuring Information Services Outcomes
http://www.misosurvey.org/
A few notable external surveys:
Ithaka Surveys
http://www.sr.ithaka.org/
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/academic.asp
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
http://www.acrl.ala.org/value/?p=412
Update on Student Library Fee Proposal
Planning MU Libraries changes if fee approved
Deans Retreat
Marcia Strong, Ellis Library Security
Rachel Brekhus, Ellis Library Reference
September – 63 classes and workshops, 1170 people (English 1000, Subject, Workshops – Fridays at the Library, EndNote, Zotero and International Workshops)
75 orientations/tours – FIGS/SSC, 611 people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkp2NXL2FXM&feature=youtu.be
Jack Batterson, Cataloging & Metadata
Mat Miller (subbing for Adrienne Arden), Digital Services
Deb Ward, Health Sciences Library
Shelly McDavid, Veterinary Medical Library
Meeting adjourned 2:03pm
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim Cogswell and Ellen Blair will meet with Interim Provost Ken Dean and Budget Officer Rhonda Gibler on November 19th to discuss library budget projections. Ellen will attend next week’s LMT for further discussion and meeting preparation.
INFORMATION ITEM: The Collection Steering Committee (CSC) proposed a new advisory group to look at how to effectively use off-site and on-site collections space. Tentatively named: Ellis Collections Space Planning Advisory Committee. A draft charge has been distributed by email. The goals of such a group would be to base Ellis Library space decisions on usage patterns and to take a more strategic outlook in space planning. After the charge is considered carefully by LMT, Jim would like to share with the Library Committee as soon as appropriate.
ACTION ITEM: Final adjustments and explanatory text is being added to lists of duplicates in UMLD 2 that will not be remediated in the mold recovery effort. Distribution of lists will be sent out by subject specialist liaisons to their respective departments.
INFORMATION ITEM: The Student Fee Working Group will meet next Tuesday. The main agenda item for the meeting will be to discuss the priority list of student groups with whom the working group will meet to discuss a possible fee.
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Monday and Tuesday, November 10 &11
Jim Cogswell will be attending various meetings related to the Dodging the Memory Hole Forum at Reynolds Alumni Center.
Tuesday, November 11th
2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
4:00-5:00 p.m. – MU Library Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Wednesday, November 12th
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Jim will be attending the Andreas Vesalius event in 4F51A Ellis Library.
Thursday, November 13th
8:00-10:00 a.m. – Council of Deans, Memorial Union