Library Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – January 7, 2011-meeting commenced at 11:00am.
The meeting began at 1:00 PM.  Present were Bill Shuluk, April Johnson (student), Frank Dowd, Jane Bigelow, Cindy Campbell, Peggy Phetterplace, Tim Bishop, Dale Hoover and Mark Herman.
Bill began the meeting by welcoming everyone and noting that the purpose of the committee is advisory and not just due to a SACS requirement.  Staff and collection development meetings are open to Advisory Committee members, as is e-mail discussion of policies and procedures.  
Bill gave an overview of programming at the Rush Library.  Jane noted that there were some 90 students and good audience interaction with the showing of Prom Night in Mississippi.  For the Bible Tells Me So is going to be shown on January 21st, at 7:00 PM, after a discussion of gay rights issues and concerns led by Equality Florida Head, Nadine Smith.  We also talked about the annual Student Art Show, the new widescreen TV with up to four users with headphones, and the creation of the Research Lab.  
It was noted that we are getting new copiers that take money as well as cards.
Bill led a demonstration and discussion of new PRIMO software for accessing the databases, which we will implement this summer.  
Bill noted that Dr. Pendleton has completed the Library Report for SACS, but he thinks we should review it carefully and will arrange to get copies.
All library documents such as minutes of meetings, policy changes, etc. will now be parked in the document manager, accessible through the portal.  
Cindy Campbell gave an overview of collection development efforts, both in the past and ongoing.  She noted that we had worked through the book collection twice, and she also noted that faculty input has increased greatly from 9 requests last year to 23 faculty and 5 student requests this year.  She described efforts to streamline ordering, especially with GOBI.  
The budget continues to be on target for the year.  We have moved some money into database purchases.  We are acquiring a high-end science database from ProQuest, and we have added Dissertation Abstracts as well as Ebsco Historical Abstracts.  We spend about $90,000 a year on databases.  
Jane and Cindy have worked very closely to create a more appealing collection of serials. 
Bill noted that the library has opened at Hendry-Glades, and that Cody Aune has been hired as the librarian for 30 hours per week.  They also have a student assistant.  
April Johnson asked why we do not include Microsoft Access with our suite of Microsoft Office products available on library computers.  Bill noted that math programs, like this one, have been removed as they interfere with access to the databases, which is our primary mission.  There are other labs where students may access Microsoft Access.  
Respectfully submitted by Frank Dowd January 7, 2011