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Library and Learning Resources Committee Meetings: 23 July, 22 Aug; 26 Sept

Library and Learning Resources Committee Meetings: 23 July, 22 Aug; 26 Sept. Committee members (current) Chair: Tom Schuman ( Chem ) Faculty: Michael Bruening (H-PS), Ed Malone ( Eng ), Michelle Phillips (Econ), Hong Sheng (Bus-IT), Jun Fan (E&CE), Jennifer Pattershall-Geide (Psych)

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Library and Learning Resources Committee Meetings: 23 July, 22 Aug; 26 Sept

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  1. Library and Learning Resources CommitteeMeetings: 23 July, 22 Aug; 26 Sept • Committee members (current) • Chair: Tom Schuman (Chem) • Faculty: Michael Bruening (H-PS), Ed Malone (Eng), Michelle Phillips (Econ), Hong Sheng (Bus-IT), Jun Fan (E&CE), Jennifer Pattershall-Geide (Psych) • Student: Nikki Gomez • Interim Director: Maggie Trish • New Library Director: Tracy Primich • Previous home: Vanderbilt University

  2. LLRC 26 Sept • MU System Library Cuts • 2% for FY2014 plus $250,000 inflationary • Missouri S&T portion: $54,500 + $46,000 • Cuts delayed by additional funding thru Provost • Library last 4-6 yr sustained ~6% personnel cuts • All cuts thus applied to materials budgeting • Compendex • Book funding (-$10,000 across all disciplines) • Journal usage review

  3. Materials: Budget Cut Report • 14 subscriptions to databases, book packages, or journal packages were cut and 2 were partially cut • 41 individual journal subscriptions were cut • 6 appeals were received, 1 appeal was upheld • Those items appealed, but still cut, were added to a list for future consideration should the budget allow

  4. Library Resource Strategy • Reliant on faculty input for resource priorities • Move toward electronic resources • Examining cuts to budget with per-use cost • Less utilized resources move to ILL access • Move toward system publishing ‘package’ access

  5. Library Services • Building availability • Increased inter-break and in-semester open hours • Personnel cost tradeoffs • Building reallocation • Building space and organization • Resource availability (re)allocation • Work with faculty to optimize resource availability • Per use costs; academic needs (e.g., business school) • Services • ILL delivery, resource education (ugrad, grad, faculty)

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