Palmer College of Chiropractic, Library, New Materials List

Present: Susan Burns, Karen Goodell, Ruth Hall, Phyllis Harvey, Natalee Hattig, Dennis Peterson, Dr. Glenda Wiese
Meeting Time: 10:12 a.m. – 11:02 a.m.
Aim for Meeting

Weekly departmental meeting.

Updates from Library Faculty
Professor Peterson - Director

Editing the Palmer West Library Fiscal Year 2004 Assessment Review is finished and will go to the print center today
Editing the Palmer Health Sciences Library Fiscal Year 2004 Assessment Review will begin after the first of the new year.
Reported on the Curriculum Management Team meeting Wednesday, December 15^th with a discussion on the Myo-vision instrument n Clinic and Technique classes
Reported on Educational Leadership Council meeting.
Reported on meeting with Dr. Murray. Will start the search for a Collection Management Librarian for Palmer Florida in February.
Thanked everyone for completing staff evaluations.
Wished everyone a happy holiday.

Assistant Professor Burns - Cataloging

Transferred the management of the Majors New Books List to Ms. Harvey and Ms. Nestler.
Beginning to catalog Michigan journal titles.
Will be concentrating on both original and copy cataloging the collections.

Instructor Goodell - Information & Instruction

Reviewing tutorial list that Ms. Hattig sent.
Met with Ms. Hattig and Ms Harvey to revise Library 110 course, the Information Literature course, for the transition from 2nd to 1st Trimester.
Put in an Information Services Help Desk ticket for repair of the three Reference PC workstation.
Will be teaching with Dr. Hondras and her course in the Research Department the first of January 2005.
Completed the August-November President's report.
The final midterm for the Library 110 course today.

Assistant Professor Hall - Cataloging & Processing

Attending with Ms. Wheeler the BCR Workshop on Cataloging Using the OCLC Connexion Client Interface on February 16, 2005 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Completed Collection Management training materials for Library Assistant Patricia Peters' transition from Access services.
Collection Management workstation configuring will begin at 8:00 a.m. this Friday.

Associate Professor Harvey - Acquisitions, Serical & Electronic Resources

Continuing Acquisitions transition reviewing, particularly requested acquisition items currently on hold.
Library Assistant Pat Peters has been doing a great job with her new assignments.
Working with online journal links that are troublesome.
Submitted a request for travel to the North American Serials Interest Group annual conference for May 2005 to Faculty Development Committee for funding.

Instructor Hattig - Access

Access staff evaluations are complete.
Planning has begun for regural Circulation departmental and individual meetings.
After the first of the year, informal training on PHSL database use will begin for staff members.
Researching online Information Literature tutorial for incorporation into the Library 110 course.

Professor Wiese - Special Collections & Archives

Completed Special Services staff evaluations.
Completed the August-November 2004 President's Report.
Library Assistant Culley Smith continues accession and processing the Russell Gibbons manuscript donation, which is almost complete.
Library Assistant Sonnet Busen is accessing and processing the Esther Mork donation.
Dr. Wiese has had several historical reference questions this week.
Put an Information Services HelpDesk ticket to repair the student PC workstation in the public area of Special Collections.

Discussion points

Discussed the disrepair of the PC workstations in the Reference area. Three of the six PC workstation are now working.
Discussion on the Myo-vision instruments to be used in the Clinic and Technique curriculum.

Action Steps for Library Faculty

Mr. Peterson will begin editing the PHSL FY 2004 Assessment Review after first of the year.
Ms. Hattig will be planning informal training for staff on PHSL databases.

Aim for Next Week's Meeting

Approval of Minutes
Forward Agenda items to Mr. Peterson.
Continued discussion on specified points.

Calendar & Deadline Dates - Review Departmental Calendar in Outlook

17 Dec 2004 - WLI Align Survey deadline
06 Jan 2005 - BCR Workshop, Iowa City, Iowa - Ms. Hall
21 Jan 2005 - College of DuPage Library Manager's Seminar, Davenport Public Library - Ms. Hall, Ms. Goodell, Ms. Hattig
16 Feb 2005 – BCR Workshop, Iowa City, Iowa – Ms. Hall, Ms. Wheeler
17-20 Mar 2005 - RAC/ACC Conference, Las Vegas - Mr. Peterson
07-12 Apr 2005 - ACRL National Conference, Minneapolis - Mr. Peterson
14-19 May 2005 - MLA Annual Conference, San Antonio
19-22 May 2005 - NASIG Annual Conference, Minneapolis MN - Ms. Harvey
16-18 June 2005 - WFC Biannual Congress, Sydney AUS - Dr. Wiese
23-29 June 2005 - ALA Annual Conference, Chicago

Sue Lazenby, Library Secretary

16 December 2004 - Library Faculty Minutes