Committee on the Library

 Thursday, September 24, 1998, 3:30 p.m.

Heritage Room, Watzek Library
 

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Present: Bob Owens, Eban Goodstein, Elaine Heras and Bonnie Okamoto (recorder)

1. Purpose of meeting:
   • To elect a chair, update the committee and talk about possible agenda items for the upcoming year
     
2. Committee Chair Selection
   • Bob Owens agreed to serve as committee chair during fall semester.
     
3. Update on the status of the Library - Elaine Heras
   • Johannah set up and directed the library very well, and it will continue to run well until a new director is in place.
   • A full time, three month temporary reference librarian will begin next week.
   • The library web page is up and running and designed to be direct and straight forward. Each librarian is also designing and maintaining a web page on his or her areas of expertise.
   • Since the individual web pages take a lot of maintenance, it was suggested that a work study student might do the maintenance.
   • Many web sites are currently being cataloged.
     
4. Possible agenda items for committee attention:
   • Library Director Search
     • Elaine noted that the timeline for this search is not yet set.
     • Bob will talk with someone in the Dean's office to get a start date for the search.
     • If the Dean thinks it appropriate to involve this committee in the search process for a Library Director, Eban volunteered to serve on the search committee (provided the search begins after October 31).
     • It will be important to make Lewis & Clark and Watzek Library attractive to applicants. The next set of challenges for the Library needs to be clear in order to attract the best applicants.
     • Elaine noted that service and technology were very important to Johannah and that these areas will continue to be vital.
   •  Copyright
     • What does the law say?
     • What happens here and at other, similar institutions?
     • Is there a Lewis & Clark report on copyright?
       • Eban will check with Robert Eissinger about this.
       • Bonnie will check existing library records for a copyright report.
     • The reserve system is cumbersome and frustrating because of copyright issues.
     • Elaine will check with both Circulation and ILL about copyright policies/procedures that are used here.
   • Interlibrary Loan Request Form
     • It was suggested that the Interlibrary Loan request form might be streamlined. The present form requires that personal information be repeated for each new request. 
   • Memorial for Johannah
     • It was agreed that this would not be pursued by this committee. If such a fund/plaque is desired, the Development Office will be contacted by library staff.
       
5. The meeting ended at 4 p.m.