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Move the Acquisitions Dept. under Research Services. These two units are already closely aligned through the selection, ordering, and receipt of library materials and must already work in close concert over budgets, licensing, and policy issues...

Let’s think about combining circulation and reference desks. We can achieve an economy of scale and reduce staffing. Also, consider cutting back on reference hours during non-peak academic times, i.e., non-exam weeks. (Submitted via Strategic...

There are at least five groups in the libraries doing digitization. We should be able to standardize processes, consolidate equipment or staff, and produce uniform digital files for long term digital preservation in addition to satisfying...

I hope two results of the Personnel Issues Work Group effort will be: 1) A transparent process for supervisors to recommend staff for higher than average merits. It is currently unclear. 2) Clear expectations for supervisors as to when a...

- Collapse EIC and Reference so that students can get all sorts of help at the same desk. - In order to ensure students in the reference room have access to staff, put in a call system so they can page the desk from a workstation. Post the IM...

- We need an IR, do we also need TDL? With money so tight, we need to ensure we are spending what we have to serve our primary constituents (UT-Austin affiliates) rather than the entire state. - There should be an evaluation plan in place for...