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UNT-L Publications Workgroup
Meeting Minutes
02.25.2008
Members
- Ellen Truax
- Jean Harden
- Frances May (not present)
- Michelle Mears
- Shaun Seibel
- Nancy Viens
- Beth Avery, co-chair
- Starr Hoffman, co-chair
New Business
Workgroup Charter
Newsletter
- spring edition needs to be written
- newsletter distribution needs to be evaluated
- ask LAN for the number of hits on past newsletter pages
- Shaun will ask LAN about this
- length has been an issue (16 - 20 pages)
- Friday Frags style? (headlines with teasers, linked to full stories)
- still a question of distribution
- is it being read?
- is it findable?
- intended audience = faculty
- much of the content seems too long or not oriented toward faculty
- reevaluate our objectives for the newsletter
- perhaps audience should be faculty, staff, and administration?
Faculty Guide
- we'll evaluate this next year (2009)
Staff Handbook
- most recent copy is 2000
- copy on the shared staff directory
- now also available through the start menu (LAN added this week)
- would be nice to have a glossary of terms; helpful for new staff
- "purchase" vs. "supply," etc.
- shouldn't be duplicating university-wide policy, but should point to it (less updating needed)
- could now live on the wiki
- easier to find
- easier to update
- should be used as a new employee training manual
- distinguish between department and library rules/policies, and laws, etc.
- Michelle, Susan Paz, and Beth will work on the handbook
Style Guide
- Web Content Group formed a subcommittee:
- Web Content Style Guide Group
- they're interested in a co-meeting with us to make these decisions
- also, Shaun and Michelle are on that sub-committee and will represent us if needed
- provide general guidelines for spellings, etc.
Action Items
- Beth will re-write workgroup charter
- Shaun will ask LAN for the number of hits on the past newsletter pages
- Michelle, Susan Paz, and Beth will evaluate the staff handbook
- next meeting, perhaps: meet with Web Content Style Guide Subcommittee
- put the webpage login under the start-up menu? ask MMDL about this