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Library Instruction Committee - Staff Only

September 2, 2003
Minutes

Present:
Helena Calogeridis (chair)
Marian Davies
Linda Hastings
Helen Yueping He
Tim Ireland
Janet Wason (recorder)

  1. Minutes of the Meeting of June 3, 2003:

    The Minutes were approved.

  2. Additional Agenda:

    There were no additional agenda items.

  3. Business Arising.

    Item 3--Marian reported that she had sent information to Erin Moore of the Federation of Students. This consisted of the Fall Orientation brochure information and the questions (and answers) that Paul St-Pierre and Christy Branston had prepared for last year’s scavenger hunt. Apparently the students organizing the scavenger hunt received the information favourably, but it is not known to what extent the suggestions would be used.

    Item 4, Action 1—The International Student Office (ISO) will be holding orientation sessions on 2 successive Saturdays, on September 13 and 20. Because of time constraints, the Library will not be participating. Janet has sent Orientation brochures to the ISO, and given them the URL for the Tours and Workshops web page for them to include in their w-mail correspondence with students.

    ACTION: Helena and Janet will investigate creating Library web pages specifically for international students. These should include some explanation of Library terminology. They will present their ideas at a subsequent ISR meeting.

  4. Fall 2003 Library Tours and Workshops:

    • Melanie still does not have enough volunteers for Library tours; a second call for volunteers went out on Friday. LINC will review the practice of giving Library tours. As part of this, we will examine the need for hiring tour guides. ACTION—Helena will ask Davis Centre Library about their system of having 2 ‘on call’ tour guides.
    • Val Huggan is responsible for putting up the ‘Today in the Library’ board in the Dana Porter.
    • Helena sent out an e-mail with the workshop schedule including the presenters’ names. She will ask Rose Koebel to update the LINC website so that the schedule includes the presenters’ names.
    • Linda has already submitted orientation information to UW media (e.g. radio stations, newspapers and newsgroups) and to the University residences.
    • The suggestion was made that the back of the library bookmark be re-designed so that there is enough room to add a sticker with a Librarian’s name and contact information.

    ACTION: Helena will submit a description of the orientation program to news@your library.

  5. How Do I:

    Since the ‘How Do I’ page is similar to the FAQ web pages, Helena has contacted the Web Operational Management Group to see whether they would be willing to retire those pages.

    DECIDED: The LINC Chair will manage the content of the new ‘How do I…’ web pages; Linda Hastings will be maintain the technical details of the page.

    ACTION: LINC members will present the finished page to ISR members at the next department meeting.

  6. LINC broad statement for the Home web page:

    Helena circulated the following statement, as a starting point for discussion. We agreed that the statement will need editing:

    “UW Library’s goal is to create an environment for its clients to become more informed and knowledgeable and to develop critical thinking skills. Its instructional activities are supported by the broad knowledge and skills of its staff members and enhanced through partnerships with co-workers and clients.”

    ACTION: Members will re-work the ideas and bring them to the next meeting.

  7. Around the Table:

    • Linda and Marian are working on a panoramic virtual tour of the Dana Porter Library Main Floor. The text-only walking tour is still available.

    ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS:
    • Janet will make a presentation on the Ontarians with Disabilities Act and its implications.
    • Linda and Marian will demonstrate the panoramic virtual tour.
    NEXT RECORDER: Marian Davies.

November 29, 2010