University Library Information Bulletin

LIB-July 20, 2005 - #E-29

WEBSEARCH UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Discount for ILLINET members
Information Today is offering a discount to ILLINET libraries for staff planning on attending the WebSearch University Conference (Sept. 19-20, Marriott Crystal City, Arlington, VA): $395 for the two-day event. This is $200 off the regular price and a $100 discount off their early-bird registration price (no discount rates are available for the pre-conference seminars).

In order to obtain the discount, please fill out the registration form and mail form and payment to Lynn Bierma, ILLINET/OCLC Services, 300 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, IL, 62701, no later than Aug. 10, 2005. Checks should be made out to Information Today, Inc. If you're paying by credit card, the form may be faxed to Lynn at 217-524-2619 (Attn: Lynn Bierma).

If you have any questions please contact Lynn at 217-524-5866.

2005 CONFERENCE ON ILLINOIS HISTORY
Hosted by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Oct. 27-28, Springfield
Pre-registration required by Oct. 21, 2005.

ON THE ARL SERVER (July 18, 2005)
News and Publications
• SPARC Leads Alliance in Hailing U.S. Congressional Support for Public Access
• SPARC Europe Supports Proposed Research Councils U.K. Open Access Policy

Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities
• ARL/OLMS Online Lyceum Course: Library Conflict Management, Aug. 8 - 26, 2005
• Library Management Skills Institute II, Aug. 8 -11, 2005 hosted by UCLA Library
• The Future of Government Documents in ARL Libraries, Sept. 8 - 9, 2005
• Second offering of The Future of Government Documents in ARL Libraries now available, Oct. 6 -7, 2005
• New Ways of Listening to Library Users: Tools for Measuring Service Quality, Nov. 4 - 5, 2005, Washington, DC
• See the ARL/OLMS 2005 calendar online

Frequently Used Web sites:

UIC Library:

UIC Library Home Page

About the Library
Note:  This site is updated regularly.

CITY2000
A collection of photographs from more than 200 photographers spending 365 days canvassing the city and chronicling its people, places and personality.

Daley Library Special Collections

Employee of the Month Award @ UIC Library

Library All-Staff Meetings

Library Faculty Committees

Library Hours

Library News:
The Library's Electronic Newsletter on Acquisitions and Initiatives

ULIB Search Engine

Others:

ACCC Servers
This page lists the availability of ACCC run servers like tigger, mailserv, icarus, calendar, etc.

CIC
An academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest.

CRL
A consortium of North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries acquiring and preserving traditional and digital resources for research and teaching, making them available to member institutions through interlibrary loan and electronic delivery.

ICCMP
Works to meet the diverse information needs of faculty, students, and other library users in Illinois by encouraging cooperative library activity in order to make the best use of resources.

IDAL
Building a collection of full-text and full-image electronic resources that support instruction, study, and research by students, faculty and staff in all eligible Illinois institutions of higher education.

ILA Reporter
(a bimonthly newsletter of the Illinois Library Association)

ILCSO
Enhances and expands access to and effectively utilize information resources through collaborative partnerships among ILCSO members and with the Illinois Library community.

Web sites You Should Know About

Caxton Club
Includes information of current area exhibits, special library programs and events of bibliographic interest and speaker schedules for members luncheons/dinners.

Chicago Area Archivists
Includes information on programs and events taking place at archives and manuscript repositories in the greater Chicagoland area.

Chicago Botanic Garden
Promotes gardens and gardening since 1890.

Field Museum
An accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archeology, science and history.

HistoryMakers
Committed to preserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories.

Libary Mosaics: The Magazine for Support Staff
It's our electronic subscription to a magazine specifically geared to library classified staff.

Newberry Library
Includes information on programs for the public and a calendar of weekly events.

2005

• Steering Minutes, 06/01/05

Steering Committee

Minutes of the Meeting: June 1, 2005

Present: M. Berta, A. Bloss, J. Lambrecht (convener), J. Canlas (recorder), M. Case, B. Daugherty, J. Dorsch, A. Ford, E. Guss, J. Hurd, S. Jacobson, W. Jones, F. Logan, R. Malinowsky, L. Naru, E. Schellhause, C. Scherrer, J. Schuitema, E. Starkman, A. Weller.

Meeting called to order at 9 a.m. by Lambrecht.

• Minutes for 5/11/05 approved with minor corrections by M. Case.

• Welcome and introductions to Schuitema.

• Support Staff Series Revisions

Introduction: Ford reported on reclassifications, mandated by the State, to occur within library civil service staff series and described in detail in a draft distributed by Ford. Replacing current six-title system is series of five titles: library clerk, library assistant, library specialist, library senior specialist and library operations associate. Additionally, new employees entering series in any rank other than library clerk not subject to formal examination. Classification for such new staff (other than library clerk) based on system of points awarded according to credentials in education and experience. With assistance of department heads, Personnel to reclassify existing library series support staff according to new system by a target date of Oct. 1. Staff not yet alerted to the upcoming changes.

Discussion: In answer to salary questions, Ford responded reclassification may result in increases for some employees, but no staff subject to salary reduction as result of process. Case counseled department heads that they may notify support staff of changes.

Advice: Case stressed importance of fairness in reclassification and advised Committee not to use the current budget situation to address personnel issues. Lambrecht added that length of tenure is not grounds for promotion. Ford recommended department heads keep draft confidential and await final version before sharing document with staff.

• Budget Update

Summary: Case reported current projections appear on target. Overages in personnel balanced by underspending in operations. Impact of potential salary increases resulting from library series reclassification unknown. State provisions appear to show flat budget for higher education. In 2006, Library to receive additional funds from ICR monies being redistributed among colleges by the Provost in support of research infrastructure. Amount will not equal sum of Library expenditures, however, but may increase if number of campus grants increase; but NIH budget also flattening. Library’s potential contribution to campus unavoidables may lessen amount of state allocation.

Conclusion: Current operations extend beyond allocation; situation likely to continue with no sign of improvement in state budget. Library must determine solution in near future, taking into account salary maintenance and upcoming retirement payouts. Serious reexamination of workflows and potential reallocations must be considered in strategic planning. Development initiatives a priority, but any income still incremental.

• Library Identity

Introduction: Lambrecht distributed document prepared by Canlas, referencing new campus identity scheme being implemented by Marketing Communications. Committee discussion to examine proposed logo and comment on potential change to Library name.

Discussion: Case briefly explained document and history of discussions with Marketing Communications, who proposed name change of entire system to include “Daley.” Provost and Penny Hunt not interested in using Daley name, but Provost posited idea plural Library name. Malinowsky noted that current singular name simplifies licensing issues. Committee discussed particulars of logo configurations in document and potential applications.

Conclusion: Current name remains. Case will continue to work with Marketing Communications to produce appropriate logos for all sites.

5) Additional Updates

Support Staff Attendance at ALA: Committee asked to forward exhibit passes and names of any additional approved staff to Canlas.

Systems Members of Councils: Lambrecht advised Committee to expect more liaison appointments to subgroups as Councils and/or Committee approve maintenance or creation of such entities. Current assignments: Ling Wang, Access Services; Wendall Sullivan, Collections and Technical Services; Francis Kayiwa, Public Services. Lambrecht urged councils to finalize subgroups and appropriate Systems liaison assignments.

• Quartery Report: Public Services Council

Dorsch noted that PSC looking to develop two subgroups to work on information commons and marketing. QuestionPoint software changing after merge with 24x7, but likely that Library will stay with current–and least costly–software. Library participated in “Ask Us Illinois” pilot, resulting in state library-appointed advisory committee on virtual reference, which included Sandy De Groote. In draft, committee recommended state-wide virtual reference consortium, but no final details yet on recommendation or UIC’s participation in consortium. QP Team testing “Building Block” in Blackboard, linking to Ask-A-Librarian within Blakboard. Committee discussed potential implications of QP merge with 24x7, including markedly increased cost. Steering Committee awaiting future report on advisory committee recommendations.

6) TV2010 Report

Scherrer reported final TV2010 document nearly done. Few members of TV2010 to meet with Case to discuss report. Final version to be discussed with staff in two public meetings. Lambrecht advised that Steering Committee now responsible for translating strategic thinking document into strategic planning. Case noted TV2010 dissolution to occur upon completion of document.

• Final Announcement: Lambrecht brought Committee’s attention to new monthly meeting schedule and venue change to Student Center West for July assembly.