LIBRARY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 4, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Present: Baughman (timekeeper), Lowry, Ruschoff, Vikor (facilitator), Williams (scribe), Wray
Topic: Pop-ups
- Reallocation of Travel Funds. Directors will poll staff to learn the status of their original travel allotments for FY 2006, projected through mid June, and will ask for requests for additional funds to be expended between now and mid June. The reports and requests will be reviewed at the April 11 LEC session.
- C-Team Agenda for April 5. The group OK’d a draft agenda prepared by Williams. Everyone expressed appreciation to Joyce Chestnut for arranging meeting sites for c-team. Jill Fosse will assume this work and Desider Vikor will begin coordinating agendas for the group.
- Affiliates and Remote Access to Libraries’ Electronic Resources. Wray will pursue the question of access to electronic resources.
Topic: Announcements
Wray reported that the Academic Integrity Committee (http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/integrity.html) has put up an exhibit in the McKeldin lobby display case in conjunction with the campus Academic Integrity Week.
Topic: Merit Assessments for Non-Exempt and Exempt Staff
This topic had two parts. For the first, Denise Wright was a guest to review documentation she has compiled for how merit consideration is handled for each category of employee. The second part, actual merit assessment, included the dean and directors only.
Outcomes:
- LEC will build on D. Wright’s work in the coming weeks with a statement of purpose/philosophy for the merit process as well as documentation of procedures for each category of employee.
- The dean and directors decided on rankings for non-faculty staff.
Topic: Agenda items for April 11
External relations update from Jan Olsen.
Submitted by Jane Williams
