Minutes
from November 19, 2008
Regular Members
Present: Juan Daneri, Tom
Douglass (C), Patrick Valentine, James Wirth, Anoush Terjanian,
Absent: James Holloway, John
Heilmann (S),
Ex-officio members (with vote)
Present: Margit Schmidt
(Faculty Senator), Stephen Charron (Student Govt Assn), Dorothy Spencer, Hunt
McKinnon (representing Janice Tovey, Chair of the faculty)
Absent: Larry Boyer
Others
Jeff Coghill, Janice Lewis
(representing Larry Boyer)
Meeting called to order at
3:30 by Tom Douglass. Minutes of
previous meeting were accepted.
1) Introduction
of Hunt McKinnon with special experience in space design
Action: Welcome
Juan requested absence during spring for a sabbatical
granted by ECU.
Action: Granted
2) Chair
sent emails of “Taking the Pulse,”
“LibQual” to members.
3) Joyner
Janice reviewed role of
departmental liaisons and reviewed collection planning activities.
Motion made but not seconded
that long term and historical departmental interests be part of collection
planning. Anoush made special mention of
need for stacks for physical retention of materials and for social/communication
areas outside the stacks.
Action:
Stephen requested that
more space be available for students during and just before exam period. Committee asked that Stephen and Hunt attend
meeting of Joyner planning report.
3) Repository
Dorothy, Jeff and Janice
reported on efforts to establish ECU institutional repository. Action: Request that further
information about UNC and Duke institutional repository policies be conveyed at
next meeting.
4) Laupus
Dorothy reported on serious
budget crisis and personnel needs.
No action taken
Respectfully submitted,
Patrick Valentine for John
Heilmann