ULC meeting 16 April 1998

Discussion of Orbis.

The ULC met persuant to the request by the University Senate Executive Committee to look into the utilization of the UO Library collection by Orbis. University Senate President Ann Tedards sent an email on 26 February 1998 writing:

Dear Peter: As you know, the Senate Executive Committee agreed at its meeting yesterday to ask the Library Committee to review ORBIS, especially with an eye towards whether or not the U of O is in any way subsidizing programs at other institutions because of its excellent holdings. We hope the Library Committee will be able to take on this task and we look forward receiving your report. Ann Tedards, D.M.A. President, University Senate Associate Professor, School of Music tedards@oregon.uoregon.edu (541) 346-3797

Senate Vice President Jeff Hurwit attended the ULC meeting and provided the ULC with a 3 page document outlining his concerns and asked that the 1998/9 ULC "is formally asked to review the ORBIS system, and to present its findings to the University Senate at some future date." The document provided is given below in GIF format:

The 1997/8 ULC committee agreed to recommend that the 1998/9 ULC committee look into the matter further in fall 1998.

Discussion of the Library Review.

The ULC will meet at 0900 on Monday 11 May with the internal reviewers

Detailed Minutes of the meeting

The 1997/8 ULC has adjourned sine die

Information concerning Orbis borrowing policy 20 May 1998 Contact the chair P. Gilkey if you have further items of business gilkey@math.uoregon.edu if there are any further items of business for the 1997/8 LIBCOM. Professor James Schombert js@abyss.uoregon.edu has been elected chair of the 1998/9 LIBCOM and should be contacted concerning business of that committee.

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