Sage Library System
Council Minutes
January 25, 2017
Present: Erin Wells (Chair), Beth Longwell, Brent Mills, Ann Zuehlke, Mark Rose, Linda Stahl, Dea Nowell, Denine Rautenstrauch, Marsha Richmond, Kathy Street (Vice-chair), Mary Reser, Perry Stokes, Rose Peacock, Robin Jeffrey, Delia Wallis
Minutes: Motion to approve November 15, 2016 minutes as amended by Mark Rose. 2nd by Perry Stokes. Approved by
Systems Update (Brent)
Server upgrade took place on January 15th. Update information is available on
Beth and Brent discussed the possibility of changing the Sage staff login password. It was discussed and agreed that it is appropriate to update the password.
Financial Report (Perry)
Perry emailed the financial report January 24, 2017. The financial report is good, there are only a few libraries with outstanding dues.
Committee Reports
Cataloging Committee – Dea reported that the committee met 12/5/2016. There was an update on z39.5 from Brent. Other items covered were; duplicate bibs and cover images on OPAC.
Beth discussed authority record loads at the meeting. The mentors met in a separate meeting. The next committee meeting is 2/6/2017 and the mentors meeting is 2/2/2017.
Circulation Committee – Brent reported that the meeting was held on the 18th. The interface was toured during the meeting. There is a new filter for VHS vs DVD items. There is a current draft on a lost in transit policy and a multiple account policy. The committee discussed sort by relevance and the look of the site on mobile devices. The next meeting is 2/15/2017.
Courier Committee – Beth reported that there is a new Courier Procedures on Sage.
Governance Committee – Perry and Beth reported that the Budget committee is part of the Governance Committee. There will be a meeting next week at a date to be announced. Anyone willing to help with the budget reach out to Beth or Perry.
Old Business
Strategic Plan – the committee has been meeting. The draft is being created, and a survey is being drawn up for Sage libraries. The survey will cover objectives, goals, and focus.
New Business
Perry requested that future meeting time changes be posted to the Sage listserv to allow all members access to the change. Also the Google calendar can be used to send out notice.
There will be a meeting Tuesday, February 14th 10am to review the proposed budget.
Agenda items for next meeting: None given.
Adjourned 10:30am
Next meeting: March 21, 2017 10am
Submitted by: Kathy Street