Collection Management Team Minutes
April 5, 2005 1:30- 3:00 p.m., McKeldin 7113
Present: M. Burright, B. Day, Z. Diaz, J. Miller, J. Siar, S. Van Sant
Absent: K. Hahn, T. Johnson, H. Pedersoli
Roles: Facilitator: Betty; Notetaker: B. Schuster
1. Topic: Agenda review
Outcome: No changes
2. Topic: Renewal of e-resources managed by CMT
Discussion of July 1 database renewals and LexisNexis African American Primary Sources/Black Thought and Culture proposal from USMAI/USMERC.
Outcome: CMT decided to keep change the number of simultaneous users for Social Sciences Abstracts to 8 and to change the number of simultaneous users for General Sciences Abstracts to 1 if price savings could be realized. Based on usage statistics, number of turnaways and the advice of subject librarians, no negative impact on users is anticipated. Use will continue to be monitored. Betty will follow up with price information.
CMT did not endorse the suggestion from another USMAI institution that the Council of Library Directors’ subscription to LexisNexis African American Primary Sources be cancelled (because LN does not give us usage data for this database) and substituted with a subscription to Alexander Street Press’s Black Thought and Culture.
3. Topic: Announcements
- Betty announced that Gretchen will be leaving. Kari will be taking over many of her responsibilities for licensing, while Laura will do the technical aspects of Research Port.
- Jan reminded everyone to attend the "Future of OPAC" lecture!
4. Review meeting process and plan for next meeting:
No meeting next week!- Funding options for Big Ticket
- Review of CMT-managed journals and standing orders
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 1:30-3:00 in McKeldin 7113
Pending:
- UM general Collections Long term preservation priorities (April 26th, ongoing)
- Redirection of effort: stopping purchase plan review
- Redirection of effort: minimizing looseleafs (Cindy coming April 26) - updated pre-work with prices and electronic availability forthcoming
- FY05 Budget (ongoing)
- Further developments with collections reports (ongoing)
