Affiliate Libraries 2009 Fall Assembly Committee Reports

LAUC-B Affiliated Libraries Fall Assembly

October 21, 2009

8:30-10:00 a.m.

Goldberg Room, Boalt Hall

Reports

The Affiliated Libraries Administrative Group ( TALAG) Terry Huwe, Chair

TALAG focuses on ensuring the Affiliated Heads are aware of news and developments in our varied administrative settings.

TALAGs report will be presented by Terry Huwe in person at the Assembly. To see the approved minutes from prior meetings, please go to http://lib.berkeley.edu/Staff/talag/



Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Advancement ( CAPA)

Nick Robinson, Affiliated Representative

CAPA Members:

Manuel Erviti, Chair (2009)

Lynn Jones (2010)

Brian Quigley (2011)

Nick Robinson (2010)

Jane Rosario (2011)

Virginia Shih (2011)

Christina Tarr (2009)

Summary of CAPA activities:

1. Position Descriptions

CAPA has reviewed one position description since November 2008:

Licensing & Contract Librarian (Part-Time)

2. Candidate Interviews

CAPA has interviewed 12 candidates for 4 positions since November

2008:

Digital Services Librarian, Institute of Governmental Studies Library (3)

Head of Acquisitions (3)

Licensing & Contract Librarian, Part-Time (2)

Chemical Information Specialist/Cheminformatics Librarian (4)

3. Librarian Review Process

Thirty-five cases were eligible for review, thirteen of which came from

affiliated libraries. Four Ad Hoc Committees were appointed to review

eight Career Status and four Promotion cases. In addition, two formal

petitions for reconsideration of a review were addressed, one

completed in January and the second in October.

Total Cases Reviewed:

By Affiliation:

Library

Affiliated

34 (1 later withdrawn)

21

13 (1 later withdrawn)

By Rank:

Assistant Librarian 0

Associate Librarian 20

Librarian 14 (1 later withdrawn)

CAPA Recommendations:

Remain at Current Step 3

Merit Increases 25

Accelerated Merit 3

Career Status 8

Promotion 5

Distinguished 0

UL Recommendations:

Remain at Current Step 3

Merit Increases 22

Accelerated Merit 6

Career Status 8

Promotion 5

Distinguished 0

CAPA Disagreed with RI4

UL Disagreed with RI 2

UL Disagreed with CAPA: 3 [all were cases of acceleration]



Nominations and Elections Committee Report to Fall Affiliated Libraries Assembly

Current and new members of the LAUC-B Nominations and Elections

Committee:

Bette Anton, Co-Chair, Optometry Library (2009)

Myrtis Cochran, Doe Moffitt (2010)

John Gallwey, Inst. of Transportation Studies, Affiliated

Representative (2011)

Marlene Harmon, Co-Chair, Law Library, Affiliated Representative

(2009)

Jianye He, East Asian Library (2011)

Jason Schultz, Doe Moffitt (2010)



1. The committee conducted LAUC-B and LAUC Statewide elections

and made recommendations for appointment to local and

statewide committees.

The following members were elected to office:

VC/Chair Elect:

Susan Koskinen

Treasurer:

I-Wei Wang

Secretary:

Judy Bolstad

Library Representatives:

Michaelyn Burnette

Sandy Tao

Affiliated VC/Chair Elect/

Affiliated Representative:

Linda Vida

The following members have been appointed to LAUC-B and

LAUC Statewide committees:

LAUC-B Committee on Diversity:

Barbara Bohl, Affiliated Rep. (re-appointed, 1 year, 2010)

Debbie Jan (2011)

Adnan Malak (2011)

LAUC-B Committee on Professional Development:

Imad Abuelgasim (2011)

Kendra Levine (2011)

Linda Vida, Affiliated Rep. (2011)

LAUC-B Committee on Research:

Lily Castillo-Speed, Affiliated Rep. (2011)

Lisa Rowlinson de Ortiz (2011)

James Spohrer (Townsend Fellow) (2011)

Kai Stoeckenius (2011)

LAUC-B Nominations and Elections Committee:

John Gallwey, Affiliated Rep. (2011)

Jianye He (2011)

LAUC Statewide Committee on Diversity: Adnan Malak

(2011)

LAUC Statewide Nominating Committee: Terry Huwe (2010)

2. Two firsts occurred during the Committees tenure: the first tie

vote for an office (that anyone can remember) and as a result,

the first LAUC-B electronic election. The tie occurred for the

position of treasurer. The Committee is happy to report that the

runoff election for that position was conducted electronically.

The LAUC-B Executive Committee is investigating the possibility

of conducting all future elections electronically.

3. The Committee will hold its turnover meeting on October 29, 2009.

Committee on Diversity

Barbara Bohl (Affiliated rep.)

Mia Jaeggli (Staff rep.)

Adnan Malik (Statewide rep.)

Debbie Jan

Susan Wong (Ex officio, LHRD rep.)

This year the Committee is planning to offer both a Mentoring and a

Job Shadowing program. There will be a brown bag meet and greet

in early November (tentatively scheduled Nov. 16) to describe the

programs and answer questions. Application forms will be available at

the meeting, and will also be available on the Committees web site

(currently under construction).

The programs will begin in late Jan./early Feb. please watch your

mail for future announcements, and encourage your staff to

participate.

Committee on Research

The Research Committee sponsored a brown bag meeting on October

14 to provide useful information about the Townsend Fellowship

program. Townsend Center Associate Director Teresa Stojkov described

the program and fielded questions. Jim Spohrer, a 2009-2010 Fellow,

and Dean Rowan, a past Fellow, spoke about their experiences. For

anyone interested, the Townsend Center web site provides a great deal

of useful information, including application forms. The deadline for the

upcoming Fellowship program is November 16, with notification in mid-

February.