2022/08/02 Minutes

Owned by Betts Coup
Last updated: Aug 02, 2022

Present: Adrien Hilton, Linda Isaac, Betts Coup


  1. Ideas for these meetings
    1. Meet biweekly moving forward
    2. Updates from group: brief written updates in the agenda focused on external collaboration, professional development
    3. Standing item for SMG updates from Adrien
  2. Shared TS Dept. Google Drive
    1. Downsides - you can’t have Google forms in a shared drive that have the option to attach external documents
    2. Swapped from folder with Susan departing - Adrien is the manager of the shared drive, there isn’t an owner
    3. Stop using TS Drive, continue using TS shared folder
    4. Adrien will add Diversity & Inclusion folder, Accessioning form, and MS Section back
  3. SMAT plans for FY23, thoughts on how to integrate the TS Dept. Objectives and Priorities
    1. Rare Book Section done
    2. MS Section will start next week and continue as we get curatorial priorities
    3. Set up meetings with new hires with other sections
  4. SMG updates: reading Room and fall planning
  5. Staff morale department meetings - September
  6. Staff (open positions/new positions), students, LHTs
    1. Technical Services: Digital Programs Collections Manager rehire and Archives & Special Collections Systems Coordinator 
    1. Rare Books Section: Special Collections cataloger and Edison project cataloger
    2. MS Section: 14-hr LHT accessioning assistant
    3. Digital Collections: LHT
    4. Students tbd September
  7. Incoming collection mail - additional back-up receiver needed