LIBRARY ADMINISTRATORS AND MANAGERS GROUP
September 13, 2000

No report was made on the project to put the Library Policies and Procedures (LPPs) online due to Melodie Eiteljorge's absence. There will be an update at a future meeting.

Jennifer thanked everyone for their suggestions for expanding the concepts and modifying the terminology shown of the proposed library directions distributed at the August 23rd LAM meeting. However, there is too little time to develop directions based on extensive input from library staff prior to the discussions she will be having with college deans (September 15, 2000) and the Board of Trustees Committee on Academic and Faculty Affairs (October 5, 2000). She will speak on three challenges facing the libraries and current strategies for addressing these challenges, which will also be shared with library staff.

Kathy Blackstead reported on the Grantsmanship Initiatives Group (GIG) questionnaire results. She is pleased to note that we have some grant-writing - and grant reviewing - experience in the library. She mentioned four issues - time, incentives, skills and information, and support for other work - were identified by responders as questions to be answered in determining what kind of support is needed to pursue a grant opportunity.

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