Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, April 21st
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Library Assembly, 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
Wednesday, April 22th
11:00 a.m. – Library Committee Meeting, Ellis Library
Bryce McDonald and Pat Jones Joined LMT for relevant portions of the meeting.
ACTION ITEM: LMT approved the proposed pilot program to install digital signage behind the Ellis Library Circulation desk and also resolved to purchase a second monitor to be placed in Ellis Library near the Reference Desk or in the colonnade. Expansion of the pilot will be explored as soon as the first two are in place. The next location considered will be the Health Sciences Library.
INFORMATION ITEM: The process of managing content of digital signage was discussed. LTS will provide programing. The Librarians and Social Media Task Force will help create content. Communications Officer Shannon Cary will help with design and ensure messaging is consistent with campus standards and guidelines. Keeping content current and up-to-date will be a shared responsibility.
ACTION ITEM: To ensure Library employees in Ellis Library and the Specialized Libraries are familiar with what to do in an emergency and what their roles are in regards to assisting patrons in an emergency, Ellis Library Security will schedule meetings with each Library Division to review and present the procedures that they currently review with new employees upon hire.
For the Specialty Libraries, LMT and the Libraries Safety Officer Pat Jones will work in conjunction with the building coordinators from the respective buildings to ensure procedures are known and communicated.
It was also resolved that full emergency drills will be conducted at the Libraries:
INFORMATION ITEM: A proposal was submitted from ELSFAC to make a study room out of 4C51 Ellis Library (fourth floor). After discussion it was decided the room is needed for a staging area for items coming into the Catalog Department. (Large batches of items related to the Mellon Grant project will soon require space to store and process. No other area is immediately known that could serve this purpose.) The idea may be revisited at a later time.
ACTION ITEM: LMT resolved to make the intersession hours of Ellis Library more consistent. They recommend staying open Sunday through Thursday until 7:00 p.m.
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim asked LMT members to pass on to him their suggestions for the Top Ten list of most Notable Achievements of MU Libraries for academic year 2014/2015.
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, April 14th
3:30-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Thursday, April 16th
2:30 P.m. – Douglas Niedt: A Classical Guitar Performance, 201 Ellis Library http://library.missouri.edu/announcements/2015/04/06/douglas-niedt-a-classical-guitar-performance-april-16/
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, April 6th
2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Thursday, April 9th
8:30-10:00 a.m. – Council of Deans, MU Campus
3:00-5:00 p.m. – All Chairs Council, MU Campus
Friday, April 10th
6:00-9:00 p.m. – Library Society Reception and Dinner with honored guest Director of the National Library of Medicine Dr. Don Lindberg, Reynolds Alumni Center
Saturday, April 11th
10:00-11:30 a.m. – Friends of the Library Council meeting, Reynolds Alumni Center
12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m. – Friends of the Library Annual Luncheon, Reynolds Alumni Center
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Monday, March 30th
3:00-5:00 p.m. – Council of Deans, General Services Building
Tuesday, March 31st
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Friday, April 3rd
9:00-10:00 a.m. – MERLIN Deans/Directors Strategic Process meeting, TelePresence Room
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Jim will attend the MU Remembers ceremony, Memorial Union
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, March 24th
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Library Assembly, Ellis Library
3:30-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
INFORMATION ITEM: LMT discussed the latest version of the space renovation component of the Student Library Fee Proposal. Cyndi Curnutte of MU Space Planning and Matt Gaunt of MU Library Administration were in attendance for the discussion. One of the main goals of this review was for LMT to identify which portion of the renovation lends itself to being guided by student feedback. As we begin activities to get students involved in the campaign to pass a Library Fee, it is essential that they feel their thoughts and opinions have an impact on the design of areas that they use most, such as study and collaboration space.
ACTION ITEM: LMT resolved to review all Library Emergency Procedures and to initiate various drills in hopes that all employees know what to do in potential emergency situations. They will also reach out to the campus coordinators to ensure our procedures are consistent with the Specialty Libraries and the greater campus.
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Tuesday, March 17th
2:00-3:30 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Student Fee Working Group, Ellis Library
Wednesday, March 18th
9:00 a.m. – Jim Cogswell will attend the beginning of the MU Librarians and Archivists Council, Ellis Library
11:00 a.m. – Library Committee, Ellis Library
Notable meetings from the calendar of Jim Cogswell, Director of MU Libraries
Monday and Tuesday, March 9th– 10th
Jim Cogswell will attend the Director’s meeting of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), San Diego, CA
Thursday, March 12th
8:00-10:00 a.m. – Council of Deans, General Services Building
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Library Management Team, Ellis Library
Friday, March 13th
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. – UM Library Directors TelePresence Meeting, TelePresence Rooms
INFORMATION ITEM: Jim Cogswell reported on his time spent with Provost Garnett Stokes, who was scheduled to meet with him and tour the Library on Wednesday, March 4th, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. She is still getting to know the job and the campus. She agrees the library has bigger issues than mold. Jim shared with her the Library presentation to the Budget Allocation Advisory Council (BAAC) as well as discussed Open Access, the Student Fee Proposal and many other issues. Jim made it a point to promote and discuss the Specialized Libraries. They agreed the discussion on all these and many other library topics will continue once she gets settled. Jim is not yet certain how often he and Provost Stokes will meet one on one.
INFORMATION ITEM: Matt Gaunt joined LMT for a discussion about the student fee proposal and his hopes to hold open forums in the month of April to gather student feedback. Matt suggests six such forums, each one hosted by a student organizations and assisted by small Library working groups made up of library employees. Matt and LMT discussed who would make up the working groups based on the focus of the forums. Each forum will focus on an aspect of the student library fee proposal (such as one forum for Collections, a forum for Services, possibly two forums for Space, etc.). The last forum Matt hopes to be a large “town-hall” meeting hosted by the Library Student Ambassadors with Chancellor Loftin present.