ELF Meeting Minutes

February 14, 2002

Meeting began at 9:00 AM

Present: Younger, Hayes, Lamb, Archer, Tuai.

Absent:  Krieger

I. Agenda for the Faculty Meeting

a. On the agenda for the upcoming faculty meeting will be Collection Development and the University Libraries'  mandated  6% reduction in budget.

Library Faculty are expected to bring ideas to the meeting on how to address creatively the decrease. J.Y. will distribute an essay for the purpose of aiding the faculty discussion.  Strategies to be discussed include the issues of dealing with duplication; i.e., print vs. electronic, and approaching the problem by subject area and not format.

b.  LIBQUAL and the Cook visit; overview by S.E.

c.  Theme of diversity, and the need for Library faculty to help identity outcomes wished for/anticipated, etc., for the March Faculty Meeting.

II.  ELF's Response to the Self-Study

a.  The deadline for the Library's response to the University Libraries Self-Study Review Committee Report has been extended to March 28.    The ADs have responsibility for soliciting feedback through their division departments, committees, or through other forums, and they may solicit feedback from various quarters.  As feedback is received, J.Y. will compile the material and forward it to ELF for perusal before March 24, but the report will be completed by the ADs.

III. Strategic Planning

a.  Discussion centered on the forming of a Strategic Planning Committee.  It is a University driven project, with a preliminary deadline of August 15 and a final deadline of  October 15, and it will focus on the strategic plan referred to in the Self Study report.  ELF discussion centered on the membership of the committee, what types of individuals are needed, etc..  Total number will be around 9 or 10.  The ADs will invite interested parties to serve.  Defining goals, differentiation of goals --i.e., differentiation of goals pertaining to the collections-- will be the critical focus for the committee.  J.Y. reinforced the idea that strategic thinking underlies all strategic planning.

b.  ELF discussion on the project proposed by C.T.,  constituting part of his course work for the MBA.  He will focus on different organizational partnering relationships on campus, and derive from the data/study the added value the Library offers the University.  The usefulness of this project was generally agreed upon during the subsequent discussion.

IV. LEC/LAM

a.  J.Y. will inform Library faculty of the committee changes via E-Mail.

V.  Library Director Review

a.  ELF discussion centered around the practical implications of getting Library faculty input to the Provost within a reasonable time frame for the upcoming review. S.H. will act as the Library faculty liaison to the Provost to inquire about the process regarding the Director's review.  The Provost will appoint the committee.

VI.  Stresses and strains of the Workplace, an Organizational Development Issue

a. J.B. will be invited to the next ELF meeting to address the issues.

Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM

Recorder,

Andrea Lamb