Advisory Council Bylaws are approved by the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees. Click on the highlighted link, above, to open a copy of the bylaws.
The Council consists of up to nine members. All members of the Council are employees of a state agency that is assessed for library services. Members are appointed by the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees.There are no formal criteria for Council membership, but a reasonable effort will be made to balance representation based on:
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Current Advisory Council Members:
Name | Agency & Position/Location | Term (Can renew once) | |
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Jillian Coy |
DOC - Library Coordinator, Columbia River Correctional Institution, Portland |
Jillian.C.Coy@doc.oregon.gov | 1Q 2025 |
Erin Gilligan |
DHS - Training & Development Specialist 1, Salem |
Erin.A.Gilligan@dhsoha.state.or.us | end of 2022 |
Rebecca Smith |
Energy - Senior Energy Policy Analyst, Salem |
Rebecca.SMITH@energy.oregon.gov | end of 2022 |
Laura Wilt |
ODOT - Librarian , Salem |
Laura.E.WILT@odot.state.or.us | end of 2022 |
Tim Miller |
DAS - Information Systems Specialist 3, Salem |
tim.miller@oregon.gov | end of 2022 |
Erin Rothweiler |
Education - Administrative Support Specialist 1, Salem |
erin.rothweiler@ode.state.or.us | 1Q 2024 |
Lysse Wyldi |
DHS, Office of Developmental Disability Services, Client Care Surveyor, Salem |
lysse.wyldi@dhsoha.state.or.us | 1Q 2024 |
Jessica Rondema |
ODOT, OPA2 Organizational Strategy Analyst/IA2 Senior Internal Auditor (rotation), Salem |
jessica.m.rondema@odot.state.or.us | 1Q 2024 |
Mary McRobinson | Oregon Secretary of State, Archives Division, Reference Unit Manager, Salem | mary.mcrobinson@sos.oregon.gov | 1Q 2024 |
Library staff supporting the Council:
The Advisory Council meets as needed or as often as four times each fiscal year. The Council Chair has the authority to convene additional meetings as needed.
Upcoming Meeting:
Monday, June 27, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
State Library, Room 203 (or by phone & computer)
250 Winter Street NE, Salem, OR
AGENDA
Government Services Advisory Council Meeting Agenda (06/27 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM)
3:00 |
Greetings & Introductions Approval of Minutes. Minutres available HERE |
Agata/Curry |
5 mins. |
3:05 |
Inclusive Subject Headings |
Pitts |
10 -15 mins. |
3:20 |
Pronuniciator Trial (Preliminary Results) |
Coughenour |
10 - 15 mins. |
3:35 |
Customer Satisfaction Survey (Preliminary Results) |
Brant |
10 - 15 mins. |
3:50 |
Library Classes/Trainings Survey (Preliminary Report) |
Curry |
10 - 15 mins. |
4:05 |
Account Activation Numbers & Initiative |
Curry |
10 - 15 mins. |
4:20 |
Embedded Librarian Efforts with Specific Agencies (ODHS) |
Coughenour/Wyldi/Gilligan |
10 – 15 mins. |
4:30 |
Questions & Closing |
Curry |
5 mins. |
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Request that our usual “round robin” sharing of advisory council member agency announcements be shared and distributed via email |
ALL |
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Last Meeting:
Monday, February 24, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
State Library, Meeting Room B9 (or by phone & computer)
250 Winter Street NE, Salem, OR
AGENDA
10:00 – Introductions & Approval of minutes from 06/25/2019 Meeting (10 mins/All)
10:10 – Review/Purpose of GS Advisory Council (15 mins/Agata & Curry)
10:25 – State Library News & Updates (15 mins/Agata)
10:40 – Outreach/Embedded/Programming Efforts (15 mins/Curry)
10:55 – Round Robin (20 mins/All)
11:15 – New Business & Action item Review (5 mins/Curry & Waddell)
Adjourn
December 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Attendance: Rebecca Smith, Julia Brown, Lorrie Link, Laura Wilt, Caren Agata, Jerry Curry, Robert Pietz, Amy Coughenour, Jacqui Krawetz, Claire Bolyard Telephone: Shawna Eddy, Cristy Ouellette, Elizabeth Pysar Action Items:
• Let Jerry know if you have problems with the new website https://www.oregon.gov/library/Pages/default.aspx • Jerry will send out the links to the agencies top stories survey and user tasks survey.
• Jerry will send out and all call for the advisory council chair. • Advisory Council members should send requests on agency items that should be digitized.
• Next two meetings will be March 12, 2019 and June 25, 2019 at the State Library. Minutes from the August meeting are approved. Announcements from the State Librarian (Caren Agata)
• The agency new website went live in September. https://www.oregon.gov/library/Pages/default.aspx
• The agency has a new communications coordinator, Jacqui Krawetz. This is a limited duration position that is funded till the end of June.
• The State Librarian recruitment is proceeding. The announcement closes on December 16 and the recruitment firm will send vetted candidates to the Governor’s office on December 20.
• Mailing lists were transitioned to DAS in September.
• Governor’s proposed budget is a little less than the agency had in the previous biennium with the biggest challenge trying to figure out how to fund the government services electronic resources.
• Chris Patchell, who has been serving as the interim Government Services Program Manager is leaving on December 6.
• State Library building renovations could start back up at the end of December. Safari September wrap-up (Amy Coughenour) • View the analyses of Safari September click here.
Top user tasks Government Services web site: (Claire Bolyard)
• This is a survey for users where the patrons will inform the agency of what they perceive are the top five tasks. The advisory council was given the survey to complete at this meeting. Story gathering via the quarterly newsletter. (Jerry Curry)
• This is part of the divisions quarterly where patrons share stories how the library helps in their daily work. 2018 Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) presentation. (Jerry Curry) • To view the results for the CSS please click here. Embedded efforts. (Jerry Curry)
• There are more trainings at agencies
• The agency is planning on road shows starting the spring focusing on Central and Eastern Oregon. Discussion of Advisory Council chair (Caren Agata)
• This item will be discussed at the next meeting and Jerry Curry will send out
Round Robin • Laura Wilt: ODOT, there are lots of research project proposals that were just due, meaning that the ODOT library has been busy helping with literature reviews. • Rebecca Smith: Department of Energy has just finished their bi-annual energy bill, with is available on the agency website (hyperlink). The Governor is wanting the agency to be part of the Oregon Climate Authority. • Julia Brown: DHS is in the process of scanning children who are at risk for needing state services. The departments is also working on natural disaster readiness using GPS technology. • Liz Pysar: DEQ information services is in the process of training for software development for the agencies environmental agency system, which includes loading data from legacy systems. • Christy Ouellette: OHA-OIS is currently transitioning their H-drives to one drive.
Archive of Past Meeting Minutes