Memorial Library Committee Meeting 12/12/08

Hi All,

Here is a summary of the MLC meeting on 12/12/08. Please note the student concerns, I would especially love to hear opinions about food in the library. Do students think there is a need to have a place to eat in the library? Or are food concerns not an issue with students? I would also like to hear opinions about cell phone use and if it should be permitted in certain areas. Our next meeting is 1/30/09 so if I could get some opinions (anything concerning the library) before then that would be great! Thanks everyone and I hope you all had a great break!

MLC Meeting 12/12/08

1) Minutes Approved from last meeting

2) Student Concerns:
- Memorial Library Suggestion box is located on the first floor near the circulation desk. Would an online suggestion box, through ASM website or Memorial Lib website be more helpful for students?
- Sinage follow-up from last meeting: new way finding floor signs now lead to Rms 412 & 212 & basement. Are these helpful & working?
- Request for extended weekday hours during the end of the semester.

3) Announcements:
- Chancellor Martin would like to coordinate the "Common Book" project. A project where a large number of students all read the same book. Specifics sill not clear. Any suggestions, would students like this?

4) Faculty Concerns:
- Food in the library is an issue for faculty. What do students think? Should there be areas for students to eat? What can be done to keep students from eating and making a mess in the library?
- Might need to get rid of fourth floor pay phone, sending mixed signals about cell phone use?
- Google digitization and Hathi Trust digitization of books still continues.

5) Discussion Topic:
- Budget concerns
- "Core mission"
a) electronic resources available
b) access to collections online and in print
c) library instruction program (about copyright issues)
d) instruction and reference support
e) prioritizing preservation
f) library loan services

Space and Remodeling Committee 12/16

The Space and Remodeling Committee meet on 12/16. In this meeting we went over the allocation of different funds the committee looks over and approves. Many of the funds went towards minor remodeling projects which were mostly used to improve classroom space. The major topic that was discussed was the five year campus fume hood program. This project's goal was to replace the fume hoods on campus that did not meet the ventilation standards. The project was called successful by the committee because 98.9% of the fume hoods meet the ventilation standards. The replacement of the bad fume hoods also created significant energy savings which helped the goal of reaching 20% energy reduction by 2010. The SPRC approved the request of the physical plant for an additional five years for the fume hood program. This money would be spend to research and improve the flow of air to reduce the energy cost of ventilation in the buildings.