Meeting Summary
June 12, 2003
Present: Carol Diedrichs, Jim Bracken, Mel Ankeny, Maureen Donovan, Katherine Hall, Marsha Hamilton, Lynda Hartel, Bruce Leach, Penny Pearson.
- CAC reviewed the document on duplication prepared by the OhioLINK Collection Building Task Force. One member of the group suggested that the issue be raised at a Collection Managers Forum or that CAC arrange a brown-bag session to discuss duplication.
- Carol distributed a handout with details of the materials budget for FY04. The budget as distributed assumes that there will be no reduction in the funds available. Also, the budget takes the one-time allocations for monographs from last year and makes them part of the base budget. In the event of a 4% reduction in the materials budget, we will need to plan for another serial cancellation project in 2005. Collection managers can make adjustments to the balance between "1" and "2" funds by contacting Jim Bracken or Marsha Hamilton.
- Carol announced that the serials cancellation project for 2004 has been completed. The cancellation notices have been sent.
- The Main Library Renovation Working Group (Public Services to be Sustained Throughout Renovation) has recommended that OSUL increase funding for e-resources to replace print materials. That is, to provide electronic access to important paper materials that will be relocated to STX during the renovation. Some products are available that we have not pursued locally and OhioLINK has not pursued for statewide access. CAC will ask collection managers to submit suggestions for resources that would be valuable for the entire system.
- CAC reviewed proposed guidelines that would make DVD our default format for the purchase of video resources. One consideration with DVD is the need for equipment that plays disks from different regions. The group agreed with the proposal and recommended that the policy be sent to the Assistant Director for IT for review. Marsha will revise the draft policy and bring it back to CAC.
- The terms of service for Maureen Donovan, Bruce Leach, and Susan Wyngaard expire on June 30. New members of CAC will be Marti Alt, Jennifer Kuehn, and Mary Scott.
- The next meeting will be July 10, 2003.
Bruce Leach