Minutes
NB Libraries Information
Services Steering Group
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Conference Room, Kilmer
Library
Present:
Stephanie
Bartz (recorder), Jeris Cassel, Ron Jantz, Marty Kesselman, Kevin Mulcahy,
Penny Page, Pat Piermatti, Myoung Wilson (chair)
2.
Amendment of Agenda - NBL instruction activities was added as a continuing item under Old
Business.
3.
New Business -
·
ACIC
2002/03 funding update:
·
Eleven
PCs have been purchased and installed at NBL reference desks, and a twelfth is
on order for the Math Library. Ten flat
panel monitors and eight DeskJet printers have also been purchased and
distributed. Two LaserJet printers have
been ordered but not yet received.
·
Two
laptop setups will be ordered shortly, one to be based at the Art Library since
there are currently no instructional computers there, and the second to be
based at Alexander. Funding for the
remaining two laptops will be held in reserve until NetOp or other
instructional software is purchased.
·
NetOp
is still being tested and will be installed in the Douglass Library
Instructional Alcove for testing, and reinstalled in the IHLs now that the PCs
there have been changed over to Windows 2000.
·
Software
instructions for toggling the second monitor on and off were written by Isaiah
Beard and distributed to the group.
·
A
booking system is needed to track the location and availability of all the
laptops now owned, or soon to be owned by NBL.
Stephanie will consult with Arlene.
In addition to those being purchased with ACIC funding, there is one in
the McDonnell Room, one in the SCC, and one at each of the four main libraries
(purchased with ELF funds). Two others
are permanently allocated to the TLH and the Pane Room at Alexander.
·
RUL/SCILS
Intern - Angel Falcon is the current intern.
He is taking classes at SCILS and is also working at the libraries 25
hours per week. Like Lonnie Johnson
before him, Angel is doing rotations in various library departments. His rotation in Information Services will occur
in spring 2003. Myoung will draft a
plan to be reviewed by NBISSG for his time in Information Services.
·
ARL
surveys -
·
Two
surveys concerning information services were recently completed. A further study of NBL service points and
reference desk staffing is needed.
·
Copies
of reference desk schedules for all units should be shared with NBISSG. Stephanie will establish an NBISSG listserv
to facilitate communication among the group.
·
NBL
Website -
·
Portions
of the NBL Website are in need of updating and Stephanie will contact
appropriate persons to get them reviewed.
Kevin Mulcahy, as Faculty Chair, has overall ownership of the
pages. The NB PC Coordination Team will
coordinate Website maintenance and pages will be updated on request.
·
There
was a discussion of whether the NBL server should continue to be maintained as
a separate server housed at LSM. A
recommendation was made that the pages be moved onto an SCC server and the NBL
server be retired. Kevin will discuss
the issue with Linda Langschied.
·
EndNotes
-
·
There
is a general feeling that EndNotes is an important tool and should be acquired
by the libraries. Ron will ask Mike
Giarlo to investigate current pricing, but the consensus was that a site
license for Rutgers is what’s really needed.
Myoung and Marty will refer the subject to Public Services Council.
·
A
new member is needed for NBISSG to provide advice on a continuing basis
regarding issues like EndNotes and other research/instruction/information
services computing concepts.
.
·
Douglass
campus survey - Marty distributed and reviewed the results of the reference
survey and the library user survey recently conducted at Douglass.
·
Priorities
for NBL information/instruction/research - A short discussion of NBL funding
priorities included building renovations, classroom upgrades, and retrospective
cataloging of small finite collections.
The discussion will continue in more depth at the November 15 NBL
faculty meeting.
·
ACIC
AY 2003/04 suggestions -
·
Wireless
setups to allow students to use laptops in the libraries, most likely to be
begun as a pilot in the SCC.
·
Equipment
for Virtual Library Outposts in each of the student centers, and possibly in
the computer labs.
·
Replacement
PCs for the IHLs.
4.
Reports
·
Public
Services Council -
·
Evaluation
questions for the public services aspects of librarianship have been written
and referred to Coordinating Committee.
·
Goals
for the year are being reviewed. The
top 2 goals are Open URL software and cross-database searching.
·
Harassment on Campus brochures were distributed.
·
Unit
Reports -
·
Alexander
- An undergraduate computing lab for Alexander is still being negotiated.
·
Douglass
- D21 moving will probably begin during intersession. The design should be 90% complete and the furniture selected next
month.
·
Kilmer
- Jeris is following up on an unexpected reference staffing issue that came up
earlier this fall.
·
LSM
- With the hiring of Maria Larson (part-time) and Kathleen Creegan (Saturdays)
LSM reference is fully staffed. The
UMDNJ line previously held by Uma has been transferred to Access Services.
·
PC
Coordination Team - The team has been busy purchasing, allocating, and
distributing PCs and other related equipment.
11/14/02sb,
revised 11/18/02