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Meeting Minutes - October 13th

Welcome

Follow-up from Previous Meeting
    • White boards - we will be purchasing a few small white boards for check out at the service desk.  This boards will have smaller markers available.
    • List of items available to checkout - The list of items available to check out currently are as followed: Laptops; Kindles; Headphones; Dry Erase Markers; Extension Cord; Power Strip.  The sign will be posted at the service desk a.s.a.p.
    • TML Group Study Rooms - We ran a report to see about the use of the rooms.  The rooms are only available in a two hour blocks, three times a week.
    • Access Products - New licensure agreements are coming in the near future for these electronic products so hopefully we will be able to obtain them for use for various disciplines
Guest -  John Ulmschneider - University Librarian
Library Space
    • Access to food in the library
      • Microwave - the first microwave was supplied by the SGA but library will see about pricing and electrical power for a second one.
      • Coffee machine - we will also look into the possibility of a coffee machine for the library.  We would have to work with VCU Dining Services to obtain one of these machines
    • The Renovation for the basement have been approved.  We hope this will make this a more inviting study space for collaboration
Supporting Graduate Studies
    • Reserved Materials - The library will reserve supplementary class materials at the request of a faculty member.  The library will try to communicate this service with faculty to assist in your studies.  The library does not collect course textbooks because of associated costs and space issues.
    • Needs Assessments - The library has done many assessments throughout the years to see if we are meeting the expectations of our patrons.  Our most recent assessment was through LibQual+ which surveyed the VCU community about library services.  Other information about assessments are located in our Annual Reports. 
Other
  • Cold and Flu Season - We will look into supplying Alcohol Wipes for the PCs in the common areas as well as keeping the hand sanitizer for the dispensers around the library stocked.  
Next Meeting: November 17th, 2011 @ Noon in 1st Floor Conference Room - TML Thanksgiving Feast
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Agenda - October 13th Meeting

Meeting Location: Library Instruction Classroom, 2nd Floor @ TML

Welcome

Follow-Up from previous meeting
  1. White Boards
  2. Items available at Reference Desk
  3. TML Group Study Rooms
  4. Other
Guest: John Ulmschneider - University Librarian
  1. Supporting Graduate Students at VCU Libraries
  2. Library Space for Graduate Students
Open Discussion
  1. Policy Issues
  2. Other
Next Meeting: Thursday, November 17th, 2011 @ noon in 1st Floor Conference Room - TML Thanksgiving Feast.
Posted on October 6, 2011 4:18 PM | No Comments

Questions for October 13th Meeting

At our next TMLGAC meeting, our guest will be John Ulmschneider, University Librarian at VCU.  He would like feedback on the following questions:

1. Are the collections adequate for graduate-level work in your field?  What's lacking?  Do you believe your colleagues at other institutions have access to better collections than at VCU?

2. In an ideal world, what kind of space in a library would you like to see available to a graduate student? Would it include space for faculty too?

Please take some time to think about these question and I look forward to our meeting next week. 

Thank you - Emily


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