Ohio 5: OWU Representatives

Theresa Byrd represents OWU on the Five Colleges of Ohio Library Committee. This committee consists of all library directos in the Ohio 5 Consortium, the CONSORT Systems Manager, and special consortial employees. The Executive Director of the Ohio 5 also is invited to meetings. The Committee usually meets six times per year. The chair of the committee (2003-04 Director Chair: Scottie Cochrane, Denison) rotates every two years according to the following schedule: Denison, Kenyon1, Ohio Wesleyan, Oberlin, Kenyon2, Wooster. The next director in succession will serve as committee secretary and will serve in place of the Director Chair as necessary.

Theresa Byrd is the Director Liaison and Bernard Derr and Chuck Della Lana represent OWU on the Access Services Subcommittee. This subcommittee has responsibility for recommending and implementing all access, circulation, and use policies within the consortium for all media (monographs, recorded media, etc.). The subcommittee also discusses issues relating to reserves and electronic reserves (ERes). Broader issues relating to circulation policies can be explored in this larger group. The subcommittee consists of a minimum of two representatives from each school, the CONSORT Systems Manager, and is chaired by the Director Liaison.

Xudong Jin, and Tom Green represent OWU on the Collection Development and Management Subcommittee. This subcommittee has responsibility for recommending and implementing all collection development policies and procedures -- both for print and electronic resources relating to the consortium. It also handles collection management issues, particularly those related to CONStor, our shared storage facility. This new committee has oversight of our combined collections, from acqusition to storage, and can work toward providing a cohesive management plan for cooperative work. A task force willl exist within this group to manage the day-to-day operations of the current consortial collection development grant. The subcommittee consists of a minimum of two representatives from each school, the CONSORT Systems Manager, the CONSORT Coordinator of Cooperative Collection Development and is chaired by the Director Liaison (Christopher Barth, Kenyon).

Xudong Jin and Joy He represents OWU on the CONSORT Catalog Subcommittee. This subcommittee has responsibility for recommending and implementing issues regarding the CONSORT Online Catalog, including cataloging issues, systems issues, and human interface design issues. The subcommittee consists of a minimum two representatives from each school; one from a technical services background and one from a public services background, and chaired by the CONSORT Systems Manager (Michael Upfold), who also serves as Director Lisiaon to this committee.

Joy He and Martha Powers represent OWU on the Government Documents Subcommittee. This subcommittee has responsibility for managing consortial efforts regarding government documents. It remains unchanged from the current configuration. The subcommittee consists of a minimum of two representatives from each school, the CONSORT Systems Manager, and is chaired by the Director Liaison (Megan Fitch, Kenyon).

Paul Burnam represents OWU on the Reference and Instruction Subcommittee. This subcommittee has responsibility for [chat reference and library instruction initiatives] within the consortium. The subcommittee consists of a minimum of one representative from each school, the CONSORT Systems Manager, and is chaired by the Director Liaison (Ray English, Oberlin).

Carol Holliger and Bonnie Mahle represent OWU on the Emergency Preparedness Task Force. This task force has been created to examine and prepare consortial plans for responding to local or regional emergencies within our libraries. Once a plan has been developed, the future of the task force will be reexamined by the Directors. Perhaps it will evolve into a standing committee if a need is felt. The task force consists of a minimum of two representatives from each school, the CONSORT Systems Manager, and is chaired by the Director Liaison (Damon Hickey, Wooster).