Library Management Team

Notes from September 28, 2005 Meeting

Attending: Ross Atkinson (by phone), Lee Cartmill, Karen Calhoun, Claire Germain, Tom Hickerson, Anne Kenney, Janet McCue, Jean Poland, Sarah Thomas, Ed Weissman

1) Document delivery and ILL costs

Jean reported on the charge and status of the subgroup of Priority Objectives Implementation Team #6 (Expand and coordinate document delivery services to facilitate use of both digital and analog information) that is investigating the cost of ILL services and various document delivery options. LMT asked Jean to advise the group to: a) stay focused on the "big picture,"i.e., look not only at current methods but also at alternatives/new models; b) use the least onerous methodology; and c) utilize Library Accounting assistance as needed. LMT will review the subgroup,s findings later this fall.

2) Janus Conference on Research Library Collections

The Janus Conference on Research Library Collections: Managing the Shifting Ground Between Writers and Readers will be held at Cornell October 9-11, 2005. Partially supported by a generous grant from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the conference aims to re-envision collection development in research libraries. Ross presented the "Six Key Challenges for Collection Development" and the accompanying action items that the Janus Conference Planning Group, consisting of Ross, David Block, Peter Hirtle, Anne Kenney, Mary Ochs, Katherine Reagan, John Saylor, and Kizer Walker prepared for the conference.

3) Cornell University Library Logo Compliance

Thomas Bruce, Cornell's Vice President for Communications, has mandated that all Cornell units should replace the old Cornell logo with the new logo by October 28, 2005. On September 26, Mary Beth Bunge's sent an e-mail to CU-LIB indicating that Library Communications had developed and sent out stationery templates to all unit libraries and also had developed a custom Web banner for CUL sites available for downloading. Anne Kenney presented concerns expressed by the Public Services Executive Committee including the timing of compliance (we will have to set priorities since we have too many web pages to bring into compliance by the deadline), "legacy" websites (must we change the logo on websites that are no longer being updated but that are still available, such as old exhibits?), and the backlog of print publications and stationary using the old logo. Sarah will ask Mary Beth to contact other units on campus to find out how they are dealing with comparable issues and stated that the Library would move forward towards compliance in an appropriate way.

Edward Weissman