DAVIS ISR MEETING
DAVIS LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2005
10:00-12:00

Joint meeting with Porter ISR

  1. IGLOO Presentation

     Lauren Judge from IGLOO came and gave us a presentation on their project.

  2. LINC Session Registration

     The pros and cons in regards to registration for LINC sessions were discussed. The consensus was that registration is to continue. LINC has filed a request with Library Systems to help set up a workable registration for next year. For the time being we will proceed with no formal registration for the winter session.

Davis ISR Meeting

Present: Laura Briggs, Anne Fullerton, Jennifer Haas (facilitator), Jonathan Morgan, Doug Morton, Sasa Mrsa, Connie Pantic (recorder), Jim Parrott, Dan Sich, Jackie Stapleton, Dan Sich

  1. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting (September 9, 2005)

     The minutes were approved.

  2. Business Arising
    1. News@ Your Library - A report was forwarded from Rachel Caldwell. Faculty members and various UW community members are on the list to receive this newsletter. We however have no control of people who take themselves off the list. We are presently looking at other ways to get it out to the rest of the UW community.
    2. Desk Scheduling - The Cataloguing Department was consulted and it was determined that we can receive 6 hours of help from them for the winter term, since they are hoping to hire 2 new staff in 2006. The meeting to discuss Jim Parrott’s study leave has been postponed to October 3, 2005. When we find out whether it has been approved, then plans can be made for the desk schedule.
    3. Outreach Committee - Terms of reference are in the works for the Outreach Committee.
    4. Watcards – It was determined that a cash register is needed to add monies to Watcards. We may be receiving a cash register in the near future.

  3. Additional Agenda

     Serials Review – Freed up money must be used up by the end of the Fiscal Year (April 2006), for a new serial purchase, or contribute money to a package for purchasing.

    Renovation Update

  4. Demo of the Aldrich Spectral Viewer (Laura)

     Laura Briggs demonstrated the use of Aldrich Spectral Viewer.

  5. Review and Discussion of Davis Info Desk Stats (Dan)

     There was a review and discussion of the attached stats, with analysis of peak hours etc. As well as concerns for desk scheduling such as single staffing with back up available. The possibility of opening the desk longer hours and more days was discussed. It was suggested that maybe we try it for a term and promoting it, and see with what results. It was also suggested that we look at the statistics for “Chat Ref & e-Mail ref”, do we keep and expand it? There is a concern because students are upset because “Chat Ref” is not available after 4 p.m. The question was raised if Chat can be done from home? Students would like it available in the evenings when they need help with homework etc. It was also noted that “E-Ref” stats have gone up. It was suggested that possibly we could implement roving to help students with problems.

    It was decided that more stats are needed in make a decision as to the type of desk coverage needed. We were asked to consider the question: “Is it what we want, or what our students want and what we can provide?”

    Dan Sich will try to get more info and stats for the next meeting.

  6. Around the Table

    This was postponed.