Purpose: To advise the State Librarian on policies for the statewide catalog and resource-sharing system. Specific areas of focus include:

• Database standards
• MeLCat system evaluation
• Borrowing and lending policies and best practices

Membership: Members are appointed after a nomination process for two-year staggered terms. There are 14 members, representing a variety of types of libraries and library automation from across the state. MeLCat staff will be ex officio members. One or more MeLCat staff may attend meetings to answer questions and provide background information on specific issues.

Membership will be comprised of people with a wide range of expertise in such areas as interlibrary loan, cataloging, circulation, shared cataloging creation and management, and resource sharing in individual as well as shared library systems.

Bringing together staff with such a wide range of backgrounds will promote an integrated approach to policy design and problem solving. When necessary, subcommittees and task forces will be created to address specific issues.

Meeting Frequency: Quarterly or as needed.


Advisory Committee Members 2010-2011:

Deb Biggs Thomas (Co-Chair)
Library of Michigan
517-373-466
biggsthomasd@michigan.gov

Randy Riley (Co-Chair)
Library of Michigan
517-373-5860
Rileyr1@michigan.gov

Joe Badics
Eastern Michigan University
734-487-0020 x2053
jbadics@emich.edu

Diane Barr
Armada High School
586-784-2431
dbarr@armadaschools.org

Judy Dyki
Cranbrook Academy of Art
248-645-3364
jdyki@cranbrook.edu

Patricia Ewing
Delta Township District Library
517-321-4014
pewing@dtdl.org

Bethany Kennedy
Washtenaw Community College
734-477-8723
bakennedy@wccnet.edu

George Marck
DALNET
313-577-0233
ac8550@wayne.edu

Kathy McKinney
Troy Public Library
248-619-7583
k.mckinney@troymi.gov

Lise Mitchell
Chippewa River District Library System
989-772-3488
lhmitch@crdl.org

Linda Moore
Hillsdale College
517-607-2403
linda.moore@hillsdale.edu

Jennifer Nobach
Grand Rapids Public Library
616-988-5402 ext 5756
jnobach@grpl.org

David Scott
Ferris State University
231-591-3540
scottd@ferris.edu

Don Todaro
Library of Michigan
517-373-2583
todarod@michigan.gov

Anne Donohue
MCLS
517-394-2420 x 142
donohuea@mcls.org

Meeting Minutes

Minutes July 13, 2011

Minutes May 27, 2011

Minutes September 28, 2010

Minutes April 14, 2010

Updated 07/11/2011