July 20, 2009, Minutes
PRAM Meeting Minutes
Present: Barbara Hood, Jay Wiese, Brian Keith, Laura Jordan, Aimee Barrett, Richard Saltzburg
TOPICS
Library News Letter deadline is August 5, 2009.
A discussion ensued about the continued practice of including pictures with the articles-Barbara concludes that too many pictures becomes problematic
Brian mentioned the Knudson article
New Faculty Orientation is August 18, 2009.
A call for volunteers was made.
Volunteers-Ryan, Richard, Aimee with our leader being Laura Jordan
Set-up 7:30 am- orientation 8-9am.
Budget Update
The budget was approved with a 10% reduction. We were advised that the PRAM budget will not be adversely affected since we previously reverted to in-house printing to save money.
Brian led a discussion about various expenditures on the budget and we reviewed these and confirmed their legitimacy.
He also observed that funded items in our budget also serve as advertising for those interested in submitting proposals and ask about funding.
The Library Tech Expo is now known as The Library Showcase and we voted to fund this year’s event at the $ 100.00 level. The event takes place in the Info Commons-3rd floor. Last years event was attended by over 350 people and was supported by a $100.00 donation from Publix. All the Libraries receive an invitation.
Items of Interest
Brian suggested that Judy might want to tout DSR’s generosity for Science and research Libraries…to be pursued. He also observed that several Librarians are working on projects and whether these should be included in our Newsletter.
Nita Ferree says that “The HSCL is not certain that we can provide someone for the PR&M Committee as we may not be filling the position vacated by Ned Davis. Michele Tennant will let you know of plans as soon as she knows.”
Laura announced that there are new computers in the Library Instruction rooms. I used the one in room 211 this morning for Library Instruction and what a relief from the dreaded laptop!
To conclude, Brian asked about an article for Marston’s re-model and ribbon cutting event.
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