At today's meeting for the University Library Committee, we approved the minutes from the 2-5 meeting and heard the director's report as delivered by Ed Van Gemert.
We were also updated on College Library's services and initiatives by Carrie Kruse. You might have noticed new furniture in College that has built-in electrical outlets; as Carrie noted, this was a direct response to student needs and librarians at College are always looking at more ways to help serve students and comments and new input is always welcome.
Lastly, we heard a report on Special Purpose Libraries from Jean Phillips. UW-Madison has 45 libraries (45!) and many of these are smaller and more focused in scope and service area. Jean, who works at the Space Science and Engineering Center, reported on a survey done of several Special Purpose Libraries. While only 12 of the 30 or so libraries that fit this definition responded, a pretty good picture of budgeting, acquisitions, reference statistics and questions answered still emerged.
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