Acq Folks: we don’t know anything definite about relocation, of course, but we do know the dept. is moving off-campus eventually. During our last dept. meeting, we began early discussions on things to consider or processes to discuss as we lay plans for a move. In the next few months it would be helpful for everyone to share and add to a checklist document that includes questions & details:

1) office furniture – What willl be budgeted by the library for furniture & equipment?
– will we have all new modular furniture, some new and some old, or will we have to use our current furniture?
– will the dimensions of the new space – whatever the configurations of the offices we share end up being – affect the furniture selection or layout?
2) transportation – will we have to rely completely on Facilities vans to get back & forth?
– it would make sense to access our own library van to speed the transportation of staff and materials – is this budgeted?

This quarter’s department meeting and birthday celebration will happen this Thursday, November 12th. As usual, we’ll meet here in room 200, first for the department meeting (10AM – 11AM+), then for the birthday celebration. Please feel free to write down what you intend to bring on the sheet posted on the door to rm. 200, and also please send agenda suggestions to me, or post them as comments on this entry.

Thanks–
Paul on behalf of the Monographs Unit

Update, 11/10/2009: Agenda (in progress)

1. Possible relocation to 13th St. & 23rd Ave. – open forum (Steve)

2a. 2009-2010 FY Department and Unit Highlights and Objectives – all

2b. Jul. – Dec. Unit and Department Highlights for Rachel – all

3. Website cleanup (and Staff Guide?) – Steve and Raimonda

4. Raimonda to work as partial back-up for Paying Unit activities – Jack and Steve

5. Reorg (Steve, Paul & Raimonda)

6. News from AGRSSR and T&SS Chairs meetings – Steve

7. Announcements – all

If there are other items anyone would like to add to the agenda, please post them as comments or email them to me.

Hi everybody, three Acq folks will be attending the Charleston Conference and be out all day Wed., 11/4, through Sat., 11/7: Steve, Jack, and Chris.

Paul Lightcap has agreed to sit in as Chair. Thank you Paul. Raimonda is also here to assist anyone with schedule conflicts, problems, etc., if Paul is away from his desk.

Paul & the Monos Unit will be hosting the next Dept. Party next week. They’ll post more on this date and the agenda for the meeting soon…

See you Monday.