Town Hall Meeting September 17, 2007

The SASSCR Committee was asked to review the present service, space, and collections configurations in the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries, and to recommend changes that could better support user needs and further the goals of Vision 2010. These changes could have a major impact across the whole library system. We have been working on our review as a committee, reading widely about trends in academic institutions and libraries, considering UW Libraries user survey data and statistics, and conducting a building use survey of our own.

We are holding a Town Hall Meeting where we will be asking Libraries staff to help us brainstorm about the changes that could be made in the collections configurations, service points, and public spaces to make the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries a vital and active place for the future. We will also share information about our work.

The Town Hall meeting has been set for: September 17, Monday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. OUGL 220.

All Libraries staff are invited -- your input will help us form our recommendations to move the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries forward to meet the challenges of the future. There will be refreshments! Cynthia Fugate, Associate Dean of University Libraries and Director of the UW Bothell Library and Media Center, will be the facilitator of the Town Hall Meeting.

In preparation for the meeting, please read the following documents:

• Framework document
• Possible Scenarios
• The SASSCR Charge

You can find these documents, and links to readings and other related information on the Libraries Staff Web Intranet (Plone) site. NOTE: You have to log in at the Plone site, or you won't be able to see our committee listed on the "Committees and Groups" page. https://staffweb.lib.washington.edu:444/committees/SuzzAllenRev

We hope you will join us!
~The SASSCR Committee

SASSCR's Charge

The Suzzallo and Allen Libraries Space, Services, and Collections Review Committee is charged to review present services, space, and collections configurations and recommend changes that could better support user needs and further the goals of Vision 2010. The Committee reports to Paul Constantine, Associate Dean of University Libraries for Research and Instructional Services. The Committee will submit its report and recommendations by mid-November 2007.