IUPUI Library Faculty Meeting

Minutes

September 26, 2007

In attendance: Judith Anspach, Tina Baich, Jeff Bowman, Fran Brahmi, Brenda L. Burk, Mindy Cooper, Jan Cox, Robin Crumrin, Todd Daniels-Howell, Nancy Eckerman, Carole Gall, Melissa Gomis, Barb Gushrowski, Joseph Harmon, Jennifer Hehman, Fran Huehls, Richard Humphrey, Karen Janke, Wendell Johnting, Kellie Kaneshiro, Chris Long, Steven R. Miller, Ann O’Bryan, Kiyoshi Otsu, Nancy Eckerman, Rick Ralston, Peggy Richwine, Elaine Skopelja, Mary Stanley, Stephen Towne, Beth Whipple, Karen Zimmerman.

Place: School of Medicine Library Room 301

Presiding: Nancy Eckerman

Recording: Peggy Richwine

1. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 10:00 am. New librarians were introduced: Jeff Bowman at the University Library; Mindy Cooper at the University Library; Steven Miller at the Law Library, and Beth Whipple at the Medical Library. All the librarians in attendance introduced themselves.

2. Minutes of April 2007 meeting were not available.

3. Directors’ Reports:

University Library. No report.

Law Library. Judith Anspach reported that Dragomir Cosanici had left and a search is in process to fill that vacancy. Steven Miller is a new librarian. The law librarians are doing much more teaching this semester than in the past. The School of Law has programs in Alexandra and Cairo, Egypt and the library is making plans for services for these programs. There are plans to make access to the Law Library more restrictive and available only certain hours by card swipe.

Dental Library. Jan Cox reported on expanded document delivery and an increased involvement in the classes and problem based learning of the dental school.

Medical Library. Carole Gall announced the EndNote classes coming up. Nancy Eckerman reported that there is an evaluation of the utilization of library space taking place and there may be some changes regarding space allocation coming in the near future.

4. Committee Reports:

The IUPUI Librarians P & T are preparing to review four dossiers next week. The committee is Brenda Burk, Richard Humphreys, Randi Stocker, Wendell Johnting, Carole Gall.

Standards Committee. Todd Daniels-Howell reported on the group (referred to as the Brunch Bunch) that is addressing the campus mandate to define excellence as used in promotion and tenure considerations. The members of the group are: Todd, Nancy Eckerman, Rick Ralston, Randi Stocker, Miriam Murphy, Chris Long, and Peggy Richwine. The group has been meeting weekly since early Spring to not only define excellence but to give specific details of expectations for satisfactory, beyond satisfactory and excellence in performance, service, and professional development. Arriving at a consensus on each of these criteria and examples for each one has been a tedious process but the product of this work should give the IUPUI Library Faculty a good working document that will help candidates, supervisors, and promotion and tenure considerations some real guidelines. The group anticipates having the document ready for presenting to the IUPUI Library Faculty by late October. The goal is to have this document ready to implement for Fall 2008 P & T considerations. Nancy will call a special meeting for this presentation.

Indiana University Academic Handbook revisions. Jennifer Hehman reported on this ongoing activity. Revision to the present wording in the IU Academic Handbook regarding IU Librarians has been proposed by a group of Bloomington Librarians speaking on behalf of all IU Librarians. There is concern that the proposed wording is not representing the interests of IUPUI librarians. Jennifer has worked on revising the wording to meet the needs of this campus but would like others to help her. Nancy will appoint an ad hoc committee to create wording that will be presented to the IULFC. This wording is important in defining our role and how we are judged by the rest of the University.

IULFC. Rick Ralston is the secretary of the Indiana University Library Faculty Council for 2007-08. The first meeting is October 2 via polycom.

5. Old Business: none.

a. Discussion: What is the role of the IUPUI Library Faculty professional association?

The discussion was wide ranging and included how we interface with technology and how the university administration perceives our role. One statement was that our role has not changed. Many see our role defined in the traditional management of print materials. As our primary professional activity becomes managing and educating users on electronic resources that are confused with Google and the Internet then we must clarify our professional role. This organization is primarily a governing body for the IUPUI library faculty and is to ensure our position in the academy. The revised standards will be vital in defining our position.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 am.

Respectfully submitted by Peggy Richwine, Secretary.