Meeting Minutes – Jan 17th, 2013
1)
Welcome
2)
Announcements
A) Renovations
1)
TML has many renovations happing in
the building this winter. We have had
the stacks carrels painted and desk tops replaced. The restroom stalls on the basement and 2nd
floor have been replaced. The bathroom
sinks counter on the first floor has been replaced. And last but not least, the entry stairs are
being replaced. We apologize for the
noise as these renovations continue.
3)
Follow-up from Previous Meetings
A)
Attendance
1)
I will be sending out Google
Calendar invites for the meetings in addition to the agenda. As a person who lives by her Google Calendar,
I hope it will help with organizing your schedules and to know when the
meetings are.
4)
Programming
A)
Potential programming ideas from the
last meeting have been paired with potential VCU partners to produce the
programming. We hope to have some of
this programming arranged for the late spring and new school year.
5)
Guest – Ronke Lawal – LibQual+
Survey Question feedback
A)
We posted a group
of questions which will be asked on the new LibQual+ Survey the library will
be implementing in the spring of 2013. Many
gave feedback regarding electronic access to materials was good but felt it was
a bit confusing finding journals in print in the library. We will explore potential options to make it
clearer in the VCU Libraries Search results on how to get print journals. The Interlibrary Loan time frame was also
brought up for discussion. It is hard for us to gauge when a request is submitted
to when it is going to be fill because we are dependent upon other libraries to
fill those requests. These records are
monitored to see if there is a need to purchase a frequently requested item to
add to the VCU Libraries collection.
B)
If you receive this survey in the
spring, please take it. The library does
not survey often so when we do, it is important to capture as much information
as possible. There will be a chance to
win an iPad or a Barnes and Noble Gift Card.
Every survey taken will donate $1 to the Central Virginia Food Bank.
6)
Next
Meeting: February 21st, 2103 @ Noon in the 1st Floor
Conference Room