Preservation Committee Meeting Minutes

May 4, 2006

Outcomes

1. Agenda Review: There were no additions or changes to the agenda


2. Announcements:
   
   • Bob Giannelli reported on activities in the Access Services Team. The Access Services Librarian search is well underway. Book drops will be removed from the Hornbake Library because there are no longer ciiculating collections there. A trial run for loaning flash drives to patrons is being conducted at the Chemistry Library.
   • Eiko Sakaguchi inquired about advice on where in the Libraries to go for creating access copies of CDs.
   • Yvonne Carignan invited the Preservation Committee to Emily Bell's going away party (noon-1, May 12, TSD Conference Room). Eiko offered the Special Collections email address to be used to invite others.
   • Bob also reported that combination CDs/DVDs are starting to be added to the collection and that one must be careful not to put them into regular CD players. If so the CD and player may be destroyed.
   • Yelena asked to go on record as favoring the integration of East Asia into the general collections.


3. Continue Ranking Priorities:
   
   • Collected Works of Lenin: 10
   • Maryland topographical maps in Gov Docs: 10
   • Architecture Library, 2 volumes in the Worlds Fair Collection: 10.5
   • Architecture Library, Special Collection list of 94 poor condition volumes: 9.5
   • Art Library Serials: unranked because they are already on the priority list and Preservation is planning a project for them
   Linda Sarigol will create an updated list of who is collecting what priorities. Bob Giannelli will use the list to document priority setting outcomes. These will be shared by the next meeting.


4. Agenda for next meeting: The next meeting is June 1, 2006, in the TSD Conference Room, 10-11:30:
   • Announcements (Note: Marian suggests that Damon Auston take her place)
   • Continue ranking priorities
   • Determine next meeting date (September, if priorities are complete?)

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