August 2013 Meeting Minutes


August 27, 2013 (Katie)

World Acadian Congress:
- Occurs over 3 weekends in August
- Keep schedule in mind re: work-study students
- Katie's schedule will be shares with the Archives
- Next year may not share work-studies so we have coverage
- We may split weekend schedule between work-studies and staff
- With more summer courses and sessions, scheduling is difficult

Book recycling:
- PI place does book recycling
- No response yet from facilities (Leslie)
- If work-studies have nothing to do, they can break down to recycle rather than throw away.
- Leslie will bring this up at VPAS

Mango Languages:
- Language product for students (ESL)
- Set up better than Rosetta Stone for libraries
- Not ideal for our Jamaican students and some others
- Supplement, not a course

Faxing costs:
- Changed pricing to match bookstore: $1/page (excluding local and 800 #s), capped @ $5 TV & DVD from alcove:
- No one uses, and the power strip was removed (Sofia)
- See if during fall semester someone uses it
- Put in carrel in quiet area for use with headphones Quiet Room:
- Make sure you physically check before closing

EReserves on Blackboard: Update:
- No longer ARES
- We will scan and add to BB, or scan and send to Loni or Pat, or profs. can scan and post themselves
- BB offers same as ARES
- ERES no longer in URSUS
- No passwords

Non-Oversize Oversize Books:
- Not changing oversize height requirement
- Ts are not shiftable

HS volunteer:
- Has library experience
- 12-2:30 hour range
- Treat as work-study

Work-Studies:
- 2 returning students
- We'll need 11 new students
- Work-study must be hired to work needed hours (nights & weekends)
- Work-study staff badges

Assisted Station:
- Dismantle, bring to Learning Center (makes more sense than in library)

Food for 1st day

Weekends

Columbus Day:
- Open Saturday 1-5, Sunday 5-9

New staff on campus: lot of changes

Biomass:
- Sept. 16-27: Powell entrance and lot will be closed

Digital Sign:
- Will be in this September; will be oriented same as previous sign

Campus Development Day:
- No work-study; library will be closed for 1st session

Katie Italy:
- Leslie will work nights for Katie

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