Student Library Council

Report of Meeting
2004 February04

The Student Library Council met in the PCL executive conference room 2004, February 4. Of special interest to graduate students"

• In response to the item on second floor restrooms brought up by a GSA member, the library in conjunction with facilities maintenance have established an hourly review of restrooms in the library. A certification sheet has been provided in each restroom to log the reviews. There were no other items of special interest to Graduate students. The minutes are provided below.
• We have been paying for the same copyright release for course packet reproduction several times because UT had no copyright tracking system. The library agreed to set up such a system and is currently testing it. This promises to reduce the cost of course packets to students beginning next fall.
• Moving the iSchool into FAC would impact graduate students in that school.
• Other items are provided in the Council minutes, below.

Don Drumtra

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Student Library Council Meeting Minutes
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February 4, 2004
online at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/slc/

Present: Anita Blustein, Don Drumtra, Mario Gomez, Fred Heath, Jennifer Lee, Lindsey Schell, AJ Johnson, Damon Jaggars, Jocelyn Duffy (recorder).

Next meeting: March 12, 2004

Meeting Updates:

• AJ attends Senate of College Councils
  • Is speaking at the Undergraduate Business Council 2/4
• Jennifer attends Student Government [no updates]
• Lindsey attends Graduate Student Assembly
  • Not enough weekend circulation desk hours at PCL
• Self-checkout brought up as a possibility, may cost more than extending hours at PCL

Laptops:

• Laptops can be taken outside the library at UGL
• PCL is working on instituting same policy
• Computers must be returned to the library on day of check-out before circulation desk closes

AV Equipment:

• AV library in UGL will begin providing equipment to students
• In process of reviewing cameras (both movie and still), tripods, boom boxes and other gear
• Want to have in place and ready to check out by April 2004

ITS Relocation into FAC:

• Computer store, help desk, and consulting services moving into FAC
• Computer store on 1 st floor, others on 2 nd floor outside SMF
• Move will be completed before June 2004
• UGL is losing about sixty study seats in the move
• Performing population counts every hour to know where the most crowded and most used spaces are in the UGL
• Will use information to configure layout more effectively

Library Reorganization:

• Use space in FAC intelligently, keep related to libraries and information
• Studying the possibility of reducing the number of administrative offices and move iSchool into FAC
• Idea is supported by Updegrove, Dillon and is being pushed along
• Feasibility study at Pickle Research Center is moving ahead
  • Would be used for storage, conservation, digitization, museums
• If PRC idea takes hold, library materials will be removed from CDL
• Working on making CDL materials accessible to public

FAC @ 24 hours :

• Keeping usage statistics to know when FAC needs to be open 24 hours
• Spring 2004 FAC might be open 24 hours starting two weeks before finals

LibQUAL+ summit :

• Inviting SLC members to attend on Friday, March 26 from 9 – 3
• For last 3 years have asked campus to rate library services
• Results are being analyzed and presented to campus at this summit
• Use summit to gather input about library service, the buildings, the extent and accessibility of our collections
• LibQUAL+ is a national assessment program, can compare UT data with other university libraries – what should a top university research library look like
• Results of summit will become part of the General Libraries strategic plan and our compact with the Provost

General Updates :

• New computers are being rolled out at the UGL, 5 per day
• Video security system is installed, but will not be active until signs have been posted
• Vending machines that sell “stuff” attracted the interest of the university and the service is now being put out for a national bid
• Course pack support for University Duplicating will be up and running by Fall 2004 (our goal)
• Library facilities will try to build use of Bevo Bucks at copiers into our next copier contract (2005)
• Statistics have not yet borne out the need for time limits in the EIC at UGL, may need to start tracking same issue in PCL
• PCL 2 nd floor women's restroom is being cleaned once per hour.
• Initial sheets for cleaning staff have been placed in all bathrooms