Collection Management Committee Meeting: September 13, 2023

Zoom / Conference Call

Members attending: Janice Derr, co-chair (Eastern Illinois University), Jeannette Glover (Spoon River College), Carl Lehnen (University of Illinois Chicago), Briana Love (Aurora University), Jackie Mann (Loyola University Chicago), Erin Zimmerman, co-chair (Heartland Community College)

Members absent: Gwen Gregory (Northern Illinois University), Jayna Leipart Guttilla (Illinois Valley Community College), Kris Veldheer (Catholic Theological Union)

CARLI Staff attending: Elizabeth Clarage, Jen Masciadrelli, Nicole Ream-Sotomayor, Jenny Taylor

Decisions

• The August 28, 2023 minutes were approved.

Tasks Assigned

• Minutes taken by Janice Derr.
• The committee discussed monthly meeting times. Jen Masciadrelli will send out a survey to help us find a time that works for everyone. She will also share a Box note for members to indicate which subcommittee they are most interested in joining.

Announcements

CARLI Announcements:

• There will be an online discussion on September 20, 2023 for those who want to learn more about the OEN Certificate in Open Education Program.
• CARLI purchased 1209 new titles for the EBA program, and member libraries bought 142, bringing the overall collection size to 7628 e-books. All records are now in Alma.
• A call will go out this fall for the FY25 EBA. If funding permits, the University of Illinois Press will be added to the Wiley and Oxford offerings.
• A webinar will be held on October 12, 2023 to discuss Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST). It will be recorded.
• The 2024 calendar year E-Resources Selection System will open the second week of October and run through November 10.
• The CARLI Annual Meeting is on November 16. Committees won’t give presentations but are welcome to participate in scheduled table talks.

Discussion

• The committee continued the discussion of possible 2023-2024 subcommittees. Three major topics were chosen.
• DEI focusing on how to collect diverse collections.
• Weeding physical collections.
• Assessing and promoting the use of e-books.
• The committee discussed the importance of incorporating Alma Analytics into each subcommittee. Jen Masciadrelli suggested a member of the CARLI staff could work with each subcommittee to identify useful Analytics reports.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

Next meeting TBD.