Welcome
Follow-up from Previous Meeting
- Renovation - The second floor renovation plans have been funded. The library will hopefully start this renovation this summer and end in the fall.
- STF Funding - The March meeting will concentrate on the approval of materials for the STF funds. Please review the blog post and post any suggestions for technology you find to be appropriate additions to TML prior to the next meeting.
- New Exhibit on First Floor - A new exhibition will start in March featuring art from the Science and Medical Preparatory Emphasis Area of the Department of Communication Arts.
- Quick Search - A committee member was having some difficulties with the new Quick Search. If you have issues, please report it through the feedback form for Quick Search.
Open Discussion
- Facebook - A suggestion was made to create a Facebook group for the TMLGAC members to assist in remembering meeting dates and topics. Emily will be creating this group and using these last two meetings as a trial for how it can be utilized for TMLGAC.
- Interlibrary Loan Services - There has been some confusion regarding charges applied to materials from Interlibrary loan. To clarify, if you order a material that VCU Libraries does have in our collection (in-print or electronic), we will assess a $5 dollar fee. If VCU Libraries does not own the material, you will not be assess the fee. We will see if the form can be altered to make the fee more clear. *A reminder to students out of the greater Richmond Metro area for rotations - Change your address to your current location to receive enhanced services.*
- Feedback forms - The library has a feedback box located at service desk with blank slips of paper to submit any feedback on the library. Other forms to receive feedback were suggested: Online forms, Service Desk Questionnaires, Flip Charts, etc. We will start posting a flip chart at the door again and you are welcome to submit questions to ask your peers. We have the Library Suggestion Blog available to report suggestions to the library as well. We will also talk about LibQual, another form of assessment the library has done with members of the VCU community at a subsequent meeting.
- Library Environment - Many of you have commented on the environment in TML and how during some hours it can feel unwelcoming to students because of the noise and lack of seating. The staff at TML will try to keep the noise level down and are willing to direct students to other areas of the library.
Special Collections Exhibits
Submitted Feb. 27th, 2012
Next Meeting: March 22nd - Conference Room - 1st Floor - Tompkins-McCaw Library
