September 17, 2025-University Libraries Committee (ULC)-Agenda

Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: This meeting will take place via tele- and videoconference with Teams.
To call in, please dial 414-253-8850, phone conference ID: 381 804 349#

1. Call to order and introductions
2. New business
   a. Election of chair for 2025-2026
   b. Approval of April 8 and May 8 meeting minutes
   c. Review 2024-2025 Libraries Committee Annual Report to the Faculty Senate
   d. 2025-2026 meeting modality and schedule
3. Director’s report
   a. Library website navigation improvements
   b. Improvements to open study areas in GML
   c. Major initiatives in 2025-2026
4. AI Research Assistants (Kate Ganski, Library Associate Director for User Services)
   • As you have time, a review of the following webpages may be helpful: ·
     • JSTOR’s AI Research Tool ·- https://about.jstor.org/research-tool/
     • ProQuest’s AI Research Assistant ·- https://videos.clarivate.com/watch/u2F2jmpTnc2MUi8VrTXi7C
     • UWM Library’s Generative AI and Research guide for faculty: (presented in February 2024 to ULC) – https://guides.library.uwm.edu/ai
5. Adjourn