2008-2009 Annual Report
Acquisitions Standing Committee / Roundtable
The Acquisitions Committee/Roundtable meeting was called to order on Monday July 14, 2008 at 7:00 AM at the Oregon Convention Center Room B115 by Ajaye Bloomstone, Acquisitions Librarian, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library.
The Committee meeting began at 7:05 a.m. Ajaye accepted the appointment of Chair of the Acquisitions Committee for another two-year term, and asked others to consider volunteering for the term beginning in 2010. She noted that this year the Committee meeting and the Roundtable will both be held in one time slot and approximately 45 minutes will be devoted to each. Introductions of everyone present included current budget considerations for individuals' institutions.
Committee projects: the ACQWEB report was given by Anne Robbins. There is a new web list using Ibiblio. Drupal is the content management system being used and the content display is still in question. The Collection Development Policies report was given by Eric Parker. He suggested that the policies on the ALL-SIS website be combined with those on the TS-SIS website: TS-SIS would be the umbrella site and would link out to the ALL-SIS site. Martin Wisneski stated that the collection development policies would be arranged by library type. Per Alan Keely's request for a bibliography of articles from each committee, there was a handout of acquisitions-related articles compiled by the group. Both the ACQWEB and CD policies projects continue into 2009/2010.
The Roundtable meeting began at 7:40 a.m. A discussion ensued about why libraries cancel titles, and how this affects staffing. Many libraries are reconfiguring jobs and staff is helping out in other departments. The transition to electronic resources has changed many positions. Other discussion topics included the handling of electronic resources, connectivity, troubleshooting, and foreign legal material purchases in the vernacular, West's LMA program, and contact information in large publishing/vending companies. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 a.m.
For the 2009 annual conference, TS-SIS has offered a workshop "Managing from the Middle." The Acquisitions Committee/Roundtable meeting takes place from 7-8:30 am, Monday, 27 July, and members are encouraged to attend the SIS Education Committee meeting to plan programs for 2010, the TS program "Redefining Work Roles in Response to Changing Collection Environments," and the TS "Management Issues Roundtable."
Respectfully submitted,
Ajaye Bloomstone
Chair, Acquisitions Standing Committee
LSU Law Center Library