March 2002 Meeting Minutes

Library Minutes - March 6, 2002 (Sharon)

1. Cataloging folders in curriculum collection file cabinet - Sofia will investigate the age and efficacy of the materials in this collection. She may request new materials. She will recommend cataloging or not after this analysis is done.

2. Easter weekend. are we open all day sunday or just 5-9? - We will be open only 5-9 as is our practice. As it is Sofia's weekend, she will work those hours instead of 1-5. Then hours return to Sunday afternoon only.

3. Bookstore service - Nicki recorded the short list we came up with for recommendations for items in the bookstore. She will hold these for 2 or 3 days so that we can add if we want. Then she will forward to the bookstore.

4. Nursing newsletter - Leslie asked for feedback from staff about library and online classes support to be sent into the nursing newsletter. Nicki requested that she be taken off as tech support, since she does not support either of these areas.

5. Marguerite Kisseloff - Sharon announced that this Board of Visitors member has died. Sofia is to pick an art book to be placed in her honor in the library.

6. Stats for system (Annual Report) - Sharon asked for help with statistics to give to Marilyn who is doing an analysis of the system libraries. The different sections were assigned to the appropriate staff member.

7. Nicki announced that the stapler and 3-hole punch the Senate is purchasing for the library has arrived. Camille will be contacted for installation.

8. Nicki reminded us of her e-mail about the health center now accepting staff and faculty patients. One must be referred by the primary physician if one is on Point of Service.

9. Stephanie explained that Dave Hobbins students will be looking for reserve materials which are actually with Bruno Hicks materials.

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March 15, 2002 (Stephanie)

2. Non-connector building- It will continue to be called "The Connector Building". Port City Architect has been selected for the project. The architects will retain the services of Jay Luckler (sp?), the library consultant. The next phase of this long process is for the conceptual plans to go to the architect.

3. Circ printing- Kudos to Sharon for getting the Laser Printer to become our new system printer.

4. Patriot's Day- This is the 1st holiday that classified staff can choose to work and earn their holiday on a different day of the same week. No firm commitments have been made, but Stephanie volunteered to work on Patriot's Day, since she is working on that Sunday. Her week will then end on Thursday at noon. Please put this on the April 9th agenda.

5. Docutek eref demo in Orono April 23rd- Sofia and Leslie will be in Bangor for this training.

6. March 19th (12-1 Anthem)- Sharon encouraged everyone to attend this meeting. Student Employees will cover the library.

7. Nadeau Hall Lab- Truly is a 24 hour lab except for Fridays from 5pm to 9pm

8. Library Phone Numbers- will be posted by Pete in the lab at Nadeau Hall

9. DNS Server- Sharon announced that a DNS server will be placed at UMFK. This will mean that a network outage from outside UMFK will not affect access to specific UMFK servers such as the Webct server.

10. Community Service- a student has been assigned to community service at Blake Library. Leslie will be supervising this individuals for a total of 40 hours.

11. Threatening Incidents- all incidents should be reported to Scott Voisine. If you are unsure whether the incident merits reporting, tactfully ask the person making the comments if they would like you to report this incident.

12. Forms- all reproducible library forms will be posted on the internal webpage by Sofia. Items that duplicate the forms that Neal has posted on the UMFK page will not be posted on Sofia's.

13. Summer Hour Schedule- Nicki reported that there has been a request to use the library computer lab as a classroom this summer. The request was for an "after hours" class. Nicki referred them back to the registrar's office, reminding them that Blake Library is typically closed at 4:30pm during the summer months.

14. NSF Grant- Dave Hobbins has been awarded this grant. Its purpose will be to add new GIS computers in the GIS Lab.

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March 19, 2002 (Nicki)

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