Library System

University Library Committee Minutes
Frebruary 17, 2004

Present: J. Langlois, D. Magidson (Chair), J. Rothchild, S. Yee, S. Bell, H.
Cannon, B. Lessin, K. Pothukuchi, C. Schochet

1. Committee approved the minutes of the January 20, 2004 meeting.
2. There was discussion concerning a possible program focusing on the Patriot
   Act. Schochet reported that Sol Green had been approached and expressed an
   interest in the program and a willingness to recruit others to participate.
   Names mentioned as possible additions to a panel included Bob Sedler, Kary
   Moss of the ACLU and current US Attorney Jeffrey Collins. Green’s law
   firm may be willing to provide some financial support to underwrite the costs
   of this program. A specific request will have to be prepared when it is feasible
   to do so. Target for this program is now fall, 2004 as the April date is no
   longer workable. (Use of the Bernath Auditorium has been cancelled for that
   date.) Tuesday, September 14, 2004 is one possibility and 11-12:30 was suggested
   as a possible time for the program. These and other planning items will be
   the topic of conversation for the sub-committee.
3. Elsevier Update. Dean Yee spoke to issues of scholarly communication and
   the trend by academic libraries not to accept the whole Elsevier package.
   Wayne State University Libraries now pick 600 core titles plus up to 1100
   titles total from the full package of 1200 titles. Before purchasing the full
   package, the Libraries purchased about 600 Elsevier titles. We currently have
   a five-year agreement with Elsevier that carries with it a 5% inflation cap
   each year. Dean Yee shared a recent article from the Wall Street Journal about
   Elsevier with members of the committee. She noted that a brochure on scholarly
   communication distributed at the last committee meeting will be given to all
   who were unable to attend that meeting.
4. School for Scholars. April 1 is the target date for this program that is
   intended to make the acquisition process more understandable for academic
   leaders. No specific time has been set for this program. Richard Jasper, Director
   of Resource Services is the primary speaker. He has already prepared a Powerpoint
   presentation for this event.
5. III Purchase. Dean Yee provided a brief description of the Innovative Interfaces
   Inc. purchase and how the change in systems will impact library users. She
   also spoke to the intersection of OCLC and Google and some of the challenges
   that the use of Google presents to the library world. Those interested in
   trying Google as a library search engine were directed to use worldcatlibraries;asubjectoftheirchoosing.
   Google will later provide an opportunity to add a zip code so that the user
   can determine if libraries in a chosen area hold books that match a given
   subject or title interest.
6. Vendor presentations. Dean Yee and B. Lessin responded to a question concerning
   the vendor presentations that took place on Friday, February 13th. These were
   by the finalists for the architectural study of the Purdy/Kresge Library and
   were intended to provide the university with a better understanding of the
   capability to handle the job at hand. An open hearing is scheduled for Thursday,
   Feb. 19th to give those who attended the presentations a chance to share their
   insights with the review panel. A decision as to the vendor of choice is planned
   for Friday, Feb. 20th by the review committee.
7. H. Cannon is unavailable for the meeting scheduled for March 23, 2004.
8. Meeting adjourned at 2:53.