MORE Committees
Requesting agenda items for MORE Directors Council
Any MORE-member library director may request an item be added to MORE Directors Council or advisory committee agenda. Any other committee member may request an item be added to an advisory committee agenda.
The MORE Chair shall issue a call for agenda items 10 days prior to the first Friday of each month for possible inclusion on the Executive Committee agenda, and requests must be received by the MORE chair no later than 7 days prior to the Executive Committee meeting, and 21 days prior to the Directors Council meeting. These items may be added to the Executive Committee agenda and/or referred to a MORE advisory committee in consultation with the MORE Administrator and/or IFLS Director prior to inclusion in a Directors Council agenda. The MORE Administrator will contact the requester to inform them of the status of the agenda item and the rationale behind that status.
All requests should state the requested action, a brief of overview of the purpose of the request, whether the item requires a special meeting, and whether the item should be referred to an advisory committee prior to Directors Council. Submit requests here.
Calls for agenda items | Deadline for inclusion on Executive Committee agenda, 8 a.m. on: |
Executive Committee meeting date | Directors Council meeting date |
February 23, 2021 | February 26, 2021 | March 5, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
March 23, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | April 2, 2021 | |
April 27, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
May 25, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | June 4, 2021 | |
June 22, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | July 2, 2021 | July 16, 2021 |
July 27, 2021 | July 30, 2021 | August 6, 2021 | |
August 24, 2021 | August 27, 2021 | September 3, 2021 | September 17, 2021 |
September 21, 2021 | September 24, 2021 | October 1, 2021 | |
October 26, 2021 | October 29, 2021 | November 5, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
November 23, 2021 | November 26, 2021 | December 3, 2021 |
The yearly schedule of MORE Directors Council and Executive Committee meetings can also be found on the IFLS Calendar.
Questions should be directed to the MORE Chair and/or MORE Administrator.
MORE committee descriptions, membership, and meeting materials
Directors Council
The purpose of the MORE Directors Council shall be to set policies, standards and plans for the MORE system and conduct regular business of MORE such as routine expenditure, routine policies and/or emergency policies as needed, etc. Director’s Council
The Directors Council shall be comprised of the directors of the libraries of the MORE member institutions, acting on behalf of those institutions, and the director of IFLS, acting on behalf of IFLS. The MORE Administrator and MORE System Administrator and other MORE staff shall be ex officio non-voting members of the Directors Council.
The regular meetings of the Directors Council shall be held at a time, date and place to be established by the Directors Council, but shall be held at least quarterly. The date, time, and place may be altered provided that such decision was made at the meeting prior to the meeting in question or by emergency decision of the Chair, and provided that proper notice was given. The Chair shall distribute notices and agendas of meetings.
A quorum of the Directors Council shall be required to conduct the business of the Directors Council. A quorum shall be defined as the presence of members possessing at least 51% of all existing votes based on vote distribution by access points and 51% of member institutions.
Members: All directors of MORE member libraries
Officers:
- Shelly Rae, Clarella Hackett Johnson Public Library (Sand Creek), Chair
- Katherine Elchert, Rice Lake Public Library, Vice-Chair
- Samantha (Samma) Johnson, Cadott Community Library, Secretary
- Pamela Westby, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (Eau Claire), Member at Large
- John Thompson (IFLS)
2021
- January 15 [Agenda | Minutes]
2020
- CANCELLED: January 17 [Agenda | Administrator’s Report]
- May 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Preliminary 2021 MORE Budget | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal]
- July 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal | Proposal FAQ | Additional Proposal Information | Recommended 2021 MORE Budget | Recommended 2021 MORE Budget with Revisions]
- September 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- November 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
2019
- January 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Voting Committee’s Proposed MORE Bylaws Revisions | Annual Report Notes | MORE Circulation Comparisons | Scoping proposal]
- March 15 [Parking Permit | Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | 2018 Financials | Revised Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Google Ad Grant webinar]
- May 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Preliminary 2020 MORE Budget]
- July 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Recommended 2020 MORE Budget | Revised Discovery Comparisons]
- September 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | YTD Financial Report | Onsite BiblioCore Training Option | Draft Updated Fine-Waiving Policy]
- November 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | YTD Financial Report | Draft Updated Fine-Waiving Policy | Online Payment Options]
2018
- January 19 [Agenda | Minutes | 2017 Financial Report | Administrator’s Report | 2018 Vote Distribution]
- March 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Fines and lending library rules]
- May 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Electronic Patron Record Retention Policy Recommendation | Fine-Waiving Policy draft | Preliminary 2019 MORE Budget | High-Demand Holds Project Recommendation]
- July 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Financial Report | Administrator’s Report | 2019 Recommended MORE Budget | Local Priority for Holds Overview | Local Priority for Holds Feedback]
- September 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Electronic Patron Record Retention Policy Recommendation | Fines Snapshot | Replacement and Manual Charge Snapshot | Patron Self-Registration Considerations]
- November 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Voting Committee’s Proposed MORE Bylaws Revisions | Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation]
2017
- January 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- May 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Financial Report | Loan Rules Subcommittee’s 2016 Report | Operations Committee Comments on Loan Rules | Bibliographic Records and Standards Committee Comments on Loan Rules | Renewal date options | Recommendations for institution card guidelines | Preliminary 2018 MORE budget]
- July 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Financial Report | Recommended 2018 MORE budget | Electronic content usage | 2018 Cataloging Options]
Executive Committee
Limited to directors. Executive Committee members shall include the elected Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary; the Director of IFLS; and one Advisory Committee Chair who is appointed by the Chair of the Directors Council. The MORE Administrator and the System Administrator shall be ex officio non-voting members of the committee. The purpose of this committee is to conduct the regular business of MORE between meetings of the full Directors Council, to investigate and make recommendations regarding matters requiring the action of the full Directors Council, and to draft a prelimanary budget. Meets the first Friday of each month, more often if necessary.
Members:
- Shelly Rae, Clarella Hackett Johnson Public Library (Sand Creek), Chair
- Katherine Elchert, Rice Lake Public Library, Vice-Chair
- Samantha (Samma) Johnson, Cadott Community Library, Secretary
- Pamela Westby, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (Eau Claire), Member at Large
- John Thompson (IFLS)
- Lori Roholt (MORE), ex officio
2021
- March 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- February 5 [Agenda | Minutes]
2020
- February 7 [Agenda | Minutes]
- March 6 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 1 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 26 [Agenda | Minutes | 2021 Draft Budget | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal | Centralized Bibliographic Services FAQ]
- October 2 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 6 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 4 [Agenda | Minutes]
2019
- March 1 [Agenda | Minutes | Online patron registration policy draft, revised]
- May 3 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 28 [Agenda | Minutes | 2020 Draft Budget | Possible new products and services | Discovery comparisons]
- October 4 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- March 2 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 8 [Agenda | Minutes | Patron Registration Guidelines Recommendation]
- June 29 [Agenda | Minutes | 2019 Draft Budget | Possible new products]
- October 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Self-registration considerations and options]
- November 2 [Agenda | Minutes | Online patron registration policy draft]
2017
Bibliographic Records and Standards Committee
The Bibliographic Records and Standards (Bib) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with maintaining the integrity of the MORE bibliographic database. Sets rules for cataloging and deals with questions and problems concerning the records. Meets as needed.
Members:
- Meagan Bennett, Bloomer
- Jon George, River Falls
- Jenny Karls, Eau Claire
- Bridget Krejci, IFLS
- Madeline Page, Hudson
- Jennifer Rickard, New Richmond
- Kathy Setter, IFLS, ex officio
- Deb Faulhaber, IFLS, ex officio
2021
March 14 [Agenda | Minutes]
2019
2018
2017
Operations Committee
The Operations (Ops) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with formulating guidelines and procedures for MORE circulation and resource sharing operations. Considers all system settings and makes recommendations on consortium policies. Meets quarterly.
Members:
- Meagan Bennett, Bloomer
- Diane Bergeron, Chippewa Falls
- Laurie Braun, Ellsworth
- Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville
- Heather Johnson, River Falls
- Leslie LaRose, Augusta
- Christine LaFond, Clear Lake Public Library
- Maureen LeVesque, New Richmond
- Claire Parrish, Rice Lake
- Rebecca Puhl, Phillips
- Ellen Rosenow, Amery
- Christy Rundquist, Pepin
- Kathy Setter, IFLS
- Jamie Smith, Hudson
- Martha Spangler, Altoona
- Paula Stanton, Eau Claire
- Joleen Sterk, Menomonie
2021
2020
2019
- February 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Online Patron Registration Considerations]
- April 30 [Agenda | Minutes]
- August 28 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 21 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- January 8 [Agenda | Minutes]
- April 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Draft: Patron registration guidelines | Draft: Patron registration form update]
- July 11 [Agenda | Minutes]
- October 16 [Agenda | Minutes]
2017
Resource Sharing/Collection Development Committee (RSCD)
The Resource Sharing/Collection Development (RSCD) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with studying usage, finding ways to help member libraries use this information in their collection development practices and make recommendations regarding collection development for the MORE consortium; maintaining the guidelines for MORE’s High-Demand Holds project; and identifying trends in resource sharing with the goal of increasing supply, saving costs, and providing more access to the whole collection for all its members. Meets quarterly.
Members:
- Kayla Campbell, Plum City
- Katherine Elchert, Rice Lake
- Hollis Helmeci, Ladysmith
- Leslie LaRose, Augusta
- Elizabeth Miniatt, Stanley
- Shelly Rae, Sand Creek
- Britta Rice, New Richmond
- Joleen Sterk, Menomonie
- Amy Stormberg, Amery
- Megan Taylor, Bloomer
- Maureen Welch, IFLS
- Julie Woodruff, Eau Claire
- Camille Young, Hudson
2021
2020
- February 19 [Agenda | Minutes]
- July 8 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 23 [Agenda | Minutes | Flipster usage, 2020 YTD]
2019
- February 13 [Agenda | Minutes]
- April 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Holds-Placed Trends | Local Priority for Holds Feedback | High-Demand Lifecycle | Local Priority for Holds and MORE]
- December 11 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- February 21 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 16 [Agenda | Minutes]
- August 15 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 14 [Agenda | Minutes]
2017
For Directors Council, Executive Committee, Bib Committee, Operations Committee, RSCD Committee information, click on the toggle to open. Links for committee agendas and meetings are in each toggle.