§ SAALCK Directors' Council Meeting
11:00 a.m., Friday, December 5, 2003
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
- Attendance:
- Lee Van Orsdel, Eastern Kentucky University; Cherry Burgess, KCTCS; Jen Schatz, Murray State; Hannelore Rader, University of Louisville; Arne Almquist, Northern Kentucky University; James Burgett, University of Kentucky; Carol Diedrichs, University of Kentucky; Elsie Pritchard, Morehead University; Susie Szasz Palmer, University of Louisville; Mike Binder, Western Kentucky University; and Michael McCoy, GCLC, and Amy McCoy, GCLC.
- Preliminary Discussion: Mike Binder’s library has started charging students a $12.00 fee per semester for use of the library. Hannelore Rader, Lee Van Orsdel, Carol Diedrichs, and Cherry Burgess had a discussion about SFX.
- Approval of the Minutes: The minutes were approved as presented.
- Consortium Business:
- Jim Applegate of KYVL is interested in meeting with SAALCK. KYVL pushed for a meeting, but then never followed through. The hope is they will meet with SAALCK in the spring. Carol Diedrics will follow up.
- Report from Michael McCoy
- SAALCK checks are now printed and in use.
- The domain name, SAALCK.org, has been purchased and will be linked to the site under construction. Pass through to SAALCK at NKU will come about when Arne sends the link. The group will be notified when everything is in place.
- H.W. Wilson – We still need a response from some members to find out which products are to be bargained for. Michael will poll the members and resend the list with a deadline this time.
- Wiley is apparently not interested in dealing with a consortium. The University of Louisville go ahead for another year until the contract is up.
- Michael will poll the rest of the group for collection development matters.
- The group discussed the upcoming Elsevier presentation and raised several points to be considered. The group adopted three talking points for Bob Zuzak: (1) quality and accuracy of the subscription lists; (2) prices; and (3) 2004 list needs to be benchmarked not on 2003 renewals.
- Special Presentation: Elsevier representatives, Bob Zuzak and Michael Schluter presented a consortial pricing plan to the group. A significant discussion ensued raising the talking points crafted by the group. The representatives acknowledged the problems of the past and the need to find creative solutions that would enable all interested libraries in the consortium to participate in a group purchase. Zuzak acknowledged that, without some changes, several of the libraries that were interested in participating were actually ineligible. He pledged to work with them individually to find a solution. He also promised to rework the consortial proposal in the light of the discussion.
- More Consortium business:
- Additional issues presented by Michael McCoy
- Proposal for Proquest-Digital Dissertations. James Burgett will send to collections development people for their evaluation.
- SAALCK’s management agreement with GCLC includes the possibility of planning continuing education or training events. Directors have already expressed an interest in LAMA training. Michael presented the list of such courses and will poll the directors for their preferences.
- Other Business:
- The group acknowledged the presence and contributions of Suzy Szasz Palmer. She will assist James Burgett as co-chair of the Collection Development Committee and will meet with the Council regularly.
- Additional issues presented by Michael McCoy
- Adjournment and Next Meeting: The meeting adjourned to be reconvened in February at the University of Louisville.
Respectfully Submitted
Michael McCoy
Executive Director