Professional Forum

Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 10am – 11am

Central Library Parlor

Introduction of Professional Forum Officers

Josh Been – Chair

Gretchen Trkay – Chair Elect

Brad Gulliford – PDC Chair

Jason Neal – PDC

Brenda McClurkin – PDC

Discuss Plans for Professional Forum

See Plan for Professional Forum 2005-06 at http://libraries.uta.edu/profforum/Minutes_professional_forum_plan_2005.htm

Discussion ensued regarding length of Professional Forums

Action:

Meeting time increased to two (2) hours

Meeting Program: Reorganization of SEL (Julie Alexander, Mary Castle, Antoinette Nelson)

• SEL will not be totally electronic

• Goal is to create space while retaining frequently used, current materials
• Hope to be more useful for students

• Expect to be in same location until 2011

• Changes will make this possible
• Discussions are currently in progress about adding computers in SEL, also new study rooms and additional staff offices
• Since it's unlikely the new Engineering Research Building will be built soon, may consider possibly becoming 24/5 in SEL

• Approximately 30,000 books will be left in SEL

• Initial coverage in SEL after change will be the past 15 years
• Last 10 years of journals will be left in SEL
• This will not be an annual process
• If something is recalled from the LCD three times it will be added back into the SEL collection

• Materials related to health sciences will be moved to Central Library because other materials in this subject are already at Central

Concerns:

Does the name Science & Engineering Library accurately reflect the library’s holding

Announcements

Carol Byrne – Good Morning America – “Made in China” educational aspects

Mary Castle – Received Alsip’s ballot from UT Austin will be sending it back mid – Oct.

Antoinette Nelson –

• Biomedical Engineering (BME) is now called Department of Bioengineering (BE)
• Participating in two Amigos Webinars & anyone interested can attend:
• Ready Reference on the Internet  (Tues 9/20 & Wed. 9/21 from 3-5pm in 315A)
• Science & Math Internet Resources (Wed. 9/28 & Thur. 9/29 from 10am-Noon in 315A)
• Academic Integrity Week – Oct. 3 – 7 2005
• UTA Libraries is a co-sponsor and activities each day that week
• On Wed. Oct. 5^th, David Callahan, author of “The Cheating Culture” will present two, one hour talks and both are in the UC Rosebud Theatre and open to all
• 12-1pm on “The Cheating Culture” and 7-8pm on “Leadership Ethics”
• LSA Scholarship Committee will have their first fundraiser on Tues. Oct. 4^th from 8am-11pm.  More news on exactly where will be forthcoming.
• Peter Zhang, Ramona Holmes and myself attended a UNT Student Forum at the Microsoft Office in Dallas on Thursday, 9/15 from 6-8pm.  It was well attended by UNT SLIS students working on library degrees and/or just finished/finishing.  All practicing librarians (Academic, School, Public, Special [legal, medical, law, corporate]) were all represented at individual tables to talk w/students and answer any questions about the profession, what are experiences have been, what courses we took, what skills are we looking for in hiring, etc.  I enjoyed it and encourage anyone to do it.
• While at the UNT Student Forum, I met one of the UNT Virtual Librarians, Leora Kemp who was promoting a new listserv.  It’s called “Librarians Unlimited Listserv” and serves as a line of communication for all librarians, library staff & library school students in the DFW metroplex to help keep lines of communication open between the various types of libraries of events, etc.  She was inviting all and anyone interested to subscribe.   To subscribe:  send message to:  listserv@unt.edu and in the message are write:  subscribe libunlimited [followed by your first and last name w/o the brackets].  Leave the subject line blank.  I have extra handouts (since I forgot to bring them w/me) if anyone wants one, they can let me know.
• From the Faculty meetings I attended (CoS on 9/13 & CoE on 9/16): 
• --College of Science hired 12 new faculty, hired a new Development Officer (Gwen Notestine) and enrollment is up in UG & G level classes.  Dana Dunn made a brief presentation and thanked the faculty for their  efforts in research dollars to UTA.
• --College of Engineering hired 12 new faculty, hired a new Development Officer (Ann Davidson) and enrollment is down for the UG level classes.
• If you want to see a real Einstein look alike, there’s a new Math professor who looks just like Einstein.  
• I’ll be attending my first meeting as a new member of the Status of Women & Minorities Committee on Friday, 9/23 at Noon

Bobbie Stevens Johnson – Banned Book exhibit

Gretchen Trkay – UC Display

Carleen Dolan – LCD has skin; shelving will be in 1^st week of Dec.; move in will be in Jan.

Gerald Saxon –

• Sharing development officer with the Graduate School
• Einstein programs well attended
• Spoke to Faculty Senate about “dumping books”
• Deselected books must be boxed up and sent for auction

Leveta Hord – books deselected, purchase by faculty and then given back to the library will not be accepted

Bob Samson –

• Prepping for new ID system
• Campus-wide Pharos system

Lea Worcester –

• Parent’s Weekend
• Katrina New Student Fair
• Desoto students on the 27^th need volunteers

Helen Hough – teaching Informatics class

Julie Alexander –

• Volunteer opportunities in relation to LCD move
• Communication skills workshop on Sept. 27^th in Parlor

Brad Gulliford –Horizon Technologies course at UNT