Major projects this summer involve integrating government documents into the collections and reference services. Facility work is also in progress on the first floor to accommodate government documents and to make public services desks more accessible. Room 254, our backup classroom, is being refurbished to make available more classroom space for electronic and other information instruction. The first UK library science class will be held in this space beginning August 30. Most of these agreements will be in place later than previously planned.
Several contracts have to be renegotiated.
The ALA Annual Conference took place in New Orleans from June 24-30. More than 22,000 librarians attended and 1,400 exhibits were featured. Colin Powell was the keynote speaker and he reiterated his love for reading and libraries. As usual a number of programs dealt with intellectual freedom issues, changes in librarianship and libraries, funding libraries and the future of the profession. I have shared the draft document with the Information Literacy Team and the Administrative Coordinating Team.