KY Virtual Library Advisory Committee Minutes

1:00 p.m., June 30, 2006

Conference Call

Present: Anne Chase, Fannie Cox, Diane Culbertson, Charlene Davis [for Jim Nelson], Carol Diedrichs, Holly Hedden, Chela Kaplan, Al Lind, Norma Northern, Enid Wohlstein, Laurene Zaporozhetz

Absent: Mike Binder, Shelley Burgett, Stuart Johnston, Hannelore Rader, Lisa Rice, Donna Travillian

1. Courier Service restoration

Regarding the Courier Service restoration, Charlene Davis and Judy Bowen from our Resource Sharing workgroup were at KYVL Monday, 26 June. We worked on the new courier schedule and restoring the approximately 145 pickups back into the schedule. The new schedule is supposed to begin 1 July and Lanter will need the schedule immediately. For the restoration, we used the same type of approach as with the reduction. We reviewed statistics from FY04-05 and FY05-06 [thru May] to use as comparison. If a library lost days in the reduction, the funding restoration did not mean that library will get those days back.

We placed an emphasis on reported usage as a primary factor in reallocation of courier service pickups. Reverting to the schedule pre-reduction, SFY2002-03, would not have recognized the increased usage and diligent reporting by institutions and libraries since the service reduction of July 2003.

2. 2006 meeting dates

We propose 8/25, 10/27 and 12/15 as the remaining meeting dates for 2006. Enid will resend the list to VLAC to get input from Elsie and Barbara and ask for major conflicts to the proposed dates.

3. VLAC officers

Membership changes. For several VLAC members, this is their last meeting.

Barbara Caron replacing Lisa Rice [public library rep] - term to end June 2009 Holly Hedden replacing Rose Davis [Virtual Library Users' Group] - term to end June 2007 Elsie Pritchard replacing Laurene Zaporozhetz [public academic rep] - term to end June 2007

Elsie's term is a one-year as she is assuming the last year of Laurene's term.

Holly's term is a one-year as Chair of VLUG.

Each of those terms is one-year with the Chair-elect serving one year in that role and then assuming the Chair position in the following year.

Welcome to Barbara, Holly and Elsie! Thank you to Lisa, Rose and Laurene. We appreciate your service to KYVL and to your constituents.

Barbara, Holly and Elsie have been added to the VLAC listserv already.

4. Other

Strategic planning for KYVU. Still on schedule. Anticipate final approval at the September CPE meeting. Previously had planned for a July approval but this has been postponed to allow more discussion with the CCAO and others.

Virtual schools/universities environmental scan is on-going. No results yet.

Blackboard. Training is being scheduled. We discussed online pedagogy and training on how to create a good online course. Al mentioned we have the full suite – LMS, content and community systems. License expands differently. K-12 is cutting over to Blackboard by fall.

Learning object repository has been discussed in DLST. We anticipate a joint committee of DLST and VLAC representatives.

Copyright Clearance Center. Carol mentioned her concerns that materials would be directly procured by faculty. Enid agreed and said it is the reason we have brought this forward, so that it is a library decision on how the building block is designed. CCC survey out at the moment asking questions about permission to buy, etc.

Next DLST meeting, Enid will raise the combined committee for shared content.

5. Call adjourned.