Monthly Archives: November 2014

November 6, 2014

The Executive Committee discussed plans to run the Ithaka S+R Local Faculty and Students survey at Rice. The Library Committee will be invited to provide input on conducting the survey.

In addition, the workflow for the Concur travel and expense system was discussed. The $5 fee for using Christopherson Business Travel through Concur to book travel will be covered by the library.

The Fondren Library Staff News blog will no longer require a login.

For the Friends of Fondren gala, the focus of the “paddles up” fundraiser will be technology for the DMC.

Circulation will hold its study break on December 8.

November 13, 2014

Lisa Spiro updated the Executive Committee on a working group investigating potential replacements for the Faculty Information System.

A four-hour power outage affecting parts of the basement will be scheduled for a date to be announced; it is part of the renovation project.

The DMC will be closed December 18-January 10 to allow time for it to be moved back into Fondren.

The Executive Committee was invited to suggest topics for an upcoming library town hall meeting.

October 23

No meeting summary available

October 30

The group discussed a draft room reservation policy document prepared by Diane Butler, covering study rooms, library collaborative spaces and conference rooms, and the Kyle Morrow Room.

Dan Cohen’s visit to Houston Oct. 28-29 was discussed.

Several members reported progress toward 100% completion of online staff training in sexual harassment norms.

Judy Howell will meet separately with each Executive Committee member to ID appropriate departmental needs for inclusion in a new donor brochure.

Planned topics for the next meeting included:
ID of library needs to be spotlit in the “Paddles Up” feature of the Friends of Fondren Library Gala
Agenda for the next meeting of the faculty Committee on the Library Dec. 1
Opening up the staff blog for public view