IUPUI Library Faculty Meeting Minutes

November 19, 2003 / University Library

 

 

Attending: Jim Baldwin, Polly Boruff-Jones, Vania Goodwin, Kathleen Hanna, Jennifer Hehman, Karen Jenke, David Lewis, Martha McCormick, Ann O’Bryan, Kristi Palmer, Judith Anspach, Mary Hudson, Richard Humphrey, Chris Long, Mahnaz Moshfegh, Miriam Murphy, Fran Brahmi, Sue London, Elaine Skopelja, Carole Gall, Julie McGowan, Sally Neal (note: attendance sheet not returned; if you were present and not listed, contact Amy Hatfield [ajhatfie@iupui.edu]).

 

Presiding: Randall Halverson 

Recording:  Amy Hatfield

 

 

Special Guests: The first hour was reserved for the SLIS Faculty - Discussed SLIS reaccredidation status and IUPUI faculty collaborative projects.


Break


Call to Order:

The meeting was called to order by Randall Halverson, IUPUI Library Faculty Chair.  Mr. Halverson asked for any changes to the agenda.


Fran Brahmi added a discussion item for the Human Resources position currently open at IUB and how the individual selected may impact librarians' tenure & promotion proceedings.
After much discussion, it was decided that comments should be directed to the IULFC representatives to carry forward to committee.
The IUFLC representatives are Sue London, Kevin Petsche, and Polly Boruff-Jones.

Additional resources:

  1. IULFC Report provided by Polly:
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    IULFC held the fall 2003 meeting via Polycom on October 24. Polly Boruff-Jones attended as the sole IUPUI representative.
    The major orders of business included appointments of the IULFC secretary-elect, White Award Committee IUPUI member and Librarian's Day Committee IUPUI member. Polly Boruff-Jones is the secretary-elect and will assume secretary duties for the 2004/05 academic year; Mahnaz Moshfegh will be the IUPUI representative to the White Award Committee, and Kevin Petsche is IUPUI's Librarian's Day Committee member.
    IULFC is developing procedures to appoint an IULFC webmaster. The position will be a two-year term and will rotate among Bloomington, IUPUI and regional campuses.
    The Promotion and Tenure Review Committee will meet with IULFC representatives in November to discuss the Committees report and decide on the next steps of the review process.
    Submitted by Polly Boruff-Jones, 11/24/03
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  2. Chris Long provided the P & T Review Committee's documents URL: http://ereserves.indiana.edu/coursepage.asp?cid=811 --> Password required (it was sent out via email to the LIBFAC-L list). The final report is at the bottom of the list of documents.

September 17, 2003 minutes approved with minor corrections.

 

Announcements:

Agreed to post announcements electronically. 

 

Library Directors’ Reports:

 

University Library – David Lewis

- Working on Finance Plan as an exercise in financial preparation for difficult financial times.

- SLIS and UL faculty swapping physical space. UL taking over current SLIS office space and SLIS is taking over group study rooms in NE corner (will be converted to offices).

- University Library is purchasing and implementing Ex Libris/ MetaLib as IUPUI Libraries federated search engine. Should have up for testing by early Spring semester.

- Still working on Pay for Print project; unclear when it will be fully implemented.

- Working with Kenny Crews to develop appropriate copyright policies regarding digital course packets and electronic reserves.

 

Medical Library – Julie McGowan

- IUSM pushing for Medical Library to increase revenue.  Medical library is currently evaluating how to incorporate fee-based services and clientele into existing services and priorities.

- Grants and research:

  1. Kellie Kaneshiro and Elaine Skopelja - Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects Website; Osteosarcoma Website (IU Cancer Center).
  2. Peggy Richwine - Public Health Website and electronic resources training throughout IN
  3. Amy Hatfield - NOMC (GIS) grant; Bioethics Digital Library grant (pending); IN Center for Excellence in Biobanks and Bioethics grant (pending).

- Former Learning Resources Center (LRC) has been merged with the Medical Library allowing more computers and video players to be set up in the library. 

- Sue London shared with the group that NLM MedlinePlus website content is maintained by many IN librarians along with a personal story about how MedlinePlus is of interest to her own physician's patients.

- Fran Brahmi actively involved in coordinating library faculty development series: The Diane Billings Series. Brown bag lunch discussions with presentations and special guests.


Law Library - Judith Anspach

-  A new collection of easy to read legal material is being acquired by the Law Library. IUPUI library users welcome to use it.

- Candidates for the JD/MLS librarian positions have been identified.


Dental Library - Jan Cox

-  No report.


Committee Reports:

Agreed to report electronically.

 

No old business to report.

 

New Business

 

Karen Janke reminds the group about IUCAT downtime and the introduction of a new HOLDS feature. Patrons will now either have an authenticated or non-authenticated logon option. Authenticated users can place system-wide HOLDS while non-authenticated users cannot.

 

Meeting adjourned at approximately 4:15 p.m.

 

Respectively submitted,

Amy Hatfield, Secretary