§ SAALCK Directors' Spring Meeting
May 8, 1997
Alumni House, Kentucky State University,
Frankfort, KY
- Present:
- Larry Besant, Marcia Meyers, Hannelore Rader, Karen McDaniel, Marian Winner, Cindy Etkin (for Mike Binder), Susan Dunman (for Coy Harmon), Miko Pattie (for Paul Willis), Fran Davis, Barb Hale, Elsie Pritchard, Sharon Edge
- Visitor:
- Ann Sullivan
- Marian extended welcome to Fran Davis, the SAALCK representative for the community colleges.
- The Digital Library Project committees are to be called working groups so as to distinguish these from standing committees.
- Addition to the Agenda:
- Hannelore proposed to add continuing education/staff development to the agenda.
- Report on Grant Activity:
- Marian reported on her submission of a grant proposal to the Dept. of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) on "Kentucky Information Access Demonstration Project." The proposal aims at providing West Louisville with Internet connections, access to career databases, and training. The Project Team is composed of Marian Winner (Project Director), Hannelore Rader, UL and Harriet Henderson,Louisville Public Library. SAALCK's interest in this project is to use this as a model for training information users as well as an opportunity to develop working partnerships with PLs. The goal would be to go for a larger grant for the entire state next year to "train the trainers."
- Marian and Hannelore might explore a Ky DOE "Technology Challenge grant" which provides grants to consortia to "strengthen the school reform effort, improve student achievement, and provide professional development of teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel." This would also be a pilot type project for SAALCK. Susan raised the point that many institutions will pursue KATE grants for faculty development of workshops for teachers.
- ACTION TAKEN (Note all actions were unanimously approved by voting members):
- HR moved and it was approved that "SAALCK support a possible grant application to DOE regarding information literacy training for teachers."
- Marcia might explore a grant proposal for the National Historical Archives Society program on digitizing. She will report back to SAALCK. It was noted that ASERL is also looking at digitizing library holdings (Civil War and civil rights materials).
- ACTION TAKEN:
- HR moved and it was approved that the Steering Committee be charged with grants responsibility consisting of aggressively seeking appropriate (consortium) grant opportunities and assigning proposal development and data gathering tasks to individuals. The web page and our list would be utilized in this effort.
- Efforts to Further Our Vision:
- Marian sent our vision paper to all cabinet members. She received two responses. KLN/KLA White Paper which includes our vision paper has also been distributed by Tom Underwood. Our project is not included in the 97/98 proposed budget. We might need to plan on seeking funding during the legislative session in Jan. 1998.
- Hannelore reported that her president has given the Governor a funding request for a client server system for the 5 NOTIS libraries ($3M). The concern on how this request might affect our efforts for the Digital Library Project was discussed.
- ACTION TAKEN
- There was a general censuses that Cindy Etkin, NOT acting on behalf of SAALCK, be encouraged to contact Jody Richards supporting the funding of at least the data base section of our project; Karen McDaniel agreed to contact Dr. Mary Smith with the same concern. The Governor will be on the NKU campus also and Marian will do what she can for the good of the cause.
- Continuing Education and Staff Development:
- Hannelore announced that UL is sponsoring a 2-day workshop on June 4 & 5 on "Rethinking Public and Technical Services in 21st Century" by Richard Daugherty. The fee is $150.
- Miko is on the SOLINET Training Advisory Committee and was honored at their annual meeting for bringing 29 SOLINET workshops to Kentucky.
- ACTION TAKEN
- It was decided that a standing committee be established to pursue continuing education on technology, assessment, organizational change, software packages (statistical, Ariel...)
- It was approved that the Steering Committee draft the charge for a standing committee on continuing education. (Susan expressed concern about the proliferating of committees.)
- Reports from Digital Library Project Working Groups: (there are 6 areas, covered by four working groups and two standing committees)
- Collections: (DLP Working Group)
Elsie Pritchard, reporting for Bonnie Cox, distributed a written report and asked directors for approval on:
- Digital Library Databases: From the list of databases that total $2.3M, the group recommends that the allotted $1M go for FirstSearch databases and a full-text database. Other databases will be considered if there is $ left.
- The group recommends that, if DLP were not funded, we continue to pursue sharing or joint licensing databases just as we did for the FirstSearch subgroup databases. ACTION TAKEN Both recommendations were approved.
- Electronic Systems: (also a SAALCK Standing Committee)
- Elsie reported on the Z39.50 workshop held on 4/23/97 and was well-attended.
- There will be a second Z-39.50 survey in June.
- The SAALCK homepage is up in and "under construction."
- ACTION TAKEN
- It was approved that the SAALCK Chair contact KIRM to invite either of ESC chairs to be an observer to KIRM meetings.
- Document Delivery: (Also a SAALCK Standing Committee)
- 1995/96 ILL statistics questionnaire results were distributed by Sharon Edge.
- ACTION TAKEN
- It was recommended that definitions for data be included for next ILL questionnaire to be distributed in August. Community colleges will be contacted (Sharon Miller) for their participation.
- Sharon asked for guidance on clarifying the document delivery module of the Digital Library Project: is it patron-initiated direct ILL or is it circulation-based direct borrowing? The directors defined it as an enhancement of existing ILL operation.
- Kentuckiana Collections and Special Projects:
- (DLP Working Groups)
- Cindy reported for both groups. Kentuckiana Collections group has concerns on administration of this project, selection of collections, whether a consultant could be hired to do collection and facility survey, and whether we want objects or finding aids.
- The group's work is completed and can be consulted on grant proposals.
- Information Literacy (A DLP Working Group): No report.
- A membership list for the SAALCK Standing Committees (Document Delivery and Electronic Systems) and the Subcommittees of the DD Committee (ILL Subcommittee and Distance Learning Subcommittee) was distributed.
- A membership list for the Collections Working Group was distributed.
- Corrections or additions to either list should go to Marian Winner. HR asked for the preparation and distribution of a corrected master list of Standing Committee, Subcommittees, and Working Groups. NOTE: This information is on the SAALCK homepage.
- Miko distributed the top page from the SAALCK web site and asked directors for input.
- Collections: (DLP Working Group)
Elsie Pritchard, reporting for Bonnie Cox, distributed a written report and asked directors for approval on:
- IPEDS Data: The group thanked Marcia for gathering and distributing the 1996 data. A form will be created for updates and placed in SAALCK's web page.
- ACTION TAKEN
- It was agreed that SAALCK members would report their IPEDS Library l996/97 data in October, l997 and the data would be shared on the SAALCK web page.
- ACTION TAKEN
- Next Meeting: Tentatively set for Wednesday, July 16 at NKU.
Respectively Submitted, Larry Besant and Miko Pattie
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