Tuesday, June 3, 2003
Charles E. Young Research Library, Administrative Conference Room 

Present: Michael Oppenheim (Chair), Ellen Broidy, David Cappoli, Beth Feinberg (Recorder), David Gilbert, Ruby Gutierrez, Maureen Russell, Ken Wade, Chuck Wilson.

1.  CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 1:05 p.m.

2.  SECRETARY’S REPORT

             The minutes from May 13, 2003 were approved.

3.  VICE-CHAIR’S REPORT

Ellen Broidy noted that several Peer Review files have still not been received, and that the parties involved are working on their completion.

4.  CHAIR’S REPORT / ANNOUNCEMENTS

Workshop in honor of the LAUC-LA Librarian of the Year:

Michael Oppenheim confirmed with Janice Koyama that LAO/LHR will support the Distinguished Librarian workshop. Valerie Bross will work with Pat Hawthorne to put together the event, tentatively scheduled for the Fall. The LAUC-LA Program Committee does not need to plan the event.

Senate Committee on Library:

Janice Koyama spoke on the LibQual survey, ARL rankings, and the library budget; Eleanor Mitchell spoke on the Information Literacy Initiative.

5.  COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee on Professional Governance – David Gilbert: No report

Committee on Research and Professional Development – Chuck Wilson

The Committee received more mini-grant applications after the LAUC-LA Spring Assembly and will use all the funding available; applicants now have the full fiscal year to use their funding.

Committee on Library Plans and Policies – David Cappoli

The Committee will meet to discuss the impact of full-year instruction on the Library.

6.  NEW BUSINESS

Ken Wade summarized some of the details of the LAUC Statewide Assembly, held May 30^th at UC San Diego. Highlights from the meeting include:

LAUC will try to plan future Assemblies more in terms of cost savings, by such means as divisions sharing the planning workload, and holding the event at more “airport-friendly” campuses.

Committee reports included proposed bylaws revisions, impact of year-round schedules, the just-formed LAUC Position Paper Task Force. Statewide research grants went to UCLA’s David Hirsch, Gia Aivazian, and William Benemann (UC Berkeley).

Position Paper #1 revisions: all campuses have concerns. UCLA focused on the “distinguished” issue, others did not discuss it. The Assembly voted to approve the changes recommended by the 2001/02 LAUC Committee on Professional Governance, and the document is going to the Position Paper Task Force  on a fast track for further proposed revisions, which will be placed before the LAUC membership.

Myron Okada had no definite news on the budget, but said that merit increases for academic staff will go through. He also mentioned that there is a new UCOP task force investigating implementation of a faculty code of conduct, and that the START program may begin soon.

University Librarians’ session: the panel consisted of Tom Leonard (UCB), Brian Schottlaender (UCSD), and Gerry Munoff (UCI). The ULs discussed shared collections; shared facilities; the RLFs; and their collective relationship with LAUC.

7.  ADJOURNMENT

The next Board meeting will be held Tuesday, July 15. The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Beth Feinberg

LAUC-LA Secretary