Massachusetts Maritime Academy: Library Advisory Committee

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy Library Advisory
Committee

• Tuesday, 9 December 2009
• 1530 - IMB Center, Library- 2nd Deck

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Agenda

• Recorder ______________________________
• Introductions Committee Charge
• Update on the new Library/Information commons
  building project
• Budget cuts, especially as related to services
  and collections
• The Library's NEASC self-study (process)
• Future meeting(s)

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Introductions Committee Charge

• Handout (original charter)
• Members

Cadets 1/C Cassandra Constantino 3/C
Sarkis Nahigian 3/C Jeffrey
Lacasse External Michael Somers -
BSC Administrators Susan Berteaux -
Librarian Paul OKeefe Facilities
Brad Lima Acad. Dean Trudy Avery -
Development
Faculty Raul Aguilar - GenEd Ron Smith
GenEd Nelson Ritschel - GenEd Craig
Dalton Marine Trans. Ani Dasgupta - IMB
Alan White MSEP James McDonald DGCE
(formerly Marine Engin.) Trustee Dr.
Ambrose Jearld
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Library/Information commons building project

• Timeline - handout
• Accommodating funding with design
• Questions, Issues concerns?
• Action Items from the Committee

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Budget cuts - Prioritizing

• Services
• Hours of operation
• Staff new hire (ERM Librarian)
• Collections
• New programs (Marine biology, et. al.)
• Existing programs (DGCE, IMB, M.Eng., M. Trans)
• Support for curriculum-based research (evolving
  ongoing)

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Library's NEASC self-study

• Handout NEASC Standard 7
• Process committee involvement
• Documentation - library.maritime.edu/internal/str
  ategicplan/
• NU consultants matrix update?
• Annual reports more/less/same
• Long-Range Plan and Action Plan
• Timeline
• Draft to B. Lima (15 January)
• External reviewer (summer 2009)
• Other?