Executive Committee Minutes 02/12/2020

LAUC-B Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

February 12, 2020, 10:00-11:30

303 Doe Library

Present: Naomi Shiraishi, Jane Rosario, Ramona Collins, Susan McElrath, Jianye He, Jim Church, Joe Cera, Stacy Reardon

Guests: J. Sherwood, S. Teplitzky

Agenda

 I. Announcements 

  • Ann Glusker approved for Research and Professional Development Committee.

  • LAUC Statewide Assembly Registration is open. Link is on the website, which Naomi will announce by email.

  • Venue limited to 75 people.

 II. Reports

a.    Treasurer (J. He) 

  • January spending update: Most spent is LAUC-B travel Fund: over $5000.

  • Current balance: $5,721.19

b.    Monthly UL meeting (N. Shiraishi) 

  • Met Feb 3

  • Updated on the Spring assembly. Invited UL to introduce the speaker. 

  • Recommended a broader topic for the assembly. 

  • Will not be able to give opening remarks during the statewide assembly because of a time conflict. 

  • To prepare for ILS change: Salwa and Lynn G are leaders. There will be 6 different teams and working groups. There will be a call for participation. Training will take place in the summer. Harmonization should be systemwide. LAUC-B offered some suggestions.

c.    LIBR meeting (R. Collins) 

  • Met on Jan 23

  • Publicized the Schol Comm panel on new models of publishing

  • Distinguished Librarian Award -- solicited volunteers for faculty rep.

  • Jeff attended to discuss Elsevier. Same day the poll was to be circulated (open through Feb). 

    • 6 months of data to review download activity. 

    • Looking at other contracts for examples

    • Elsevier has a new CEO

    • March 9 workshop scheduled

    • The savings will be invested in OA initiatives (one time)

  • Announcement of new ILS

  • Moffitt Center for Connected Learning, update on fundraising

    • Seismic report

    • Retrofit work will be included in the renovation.

d.    LAUC statewide conference call (N. Shiraishi) 

  • LAUC-R: chair and vice chair stepped down. They will have a special election.

  • Hope to continue to play an advisory role for APM 11 re: Academic Freedom. Questions about the length of the grievance period. Policy will be active on April 1. 

  • Research and Professional Development: still have some funding for presentations.

  • Diversity committee: working on last year's survey report.

  • SLFB Shared Library Facilities Board: task force to come up with equitable allocations

  • Discussing assembly programming. This is still in process. May include some programming around copyright and ethics, academic freedom, reorganizations, LAUC connect (mentorship program). May include a poster session.

 IV. Continuing Business

a.     Diversity Librarian Task Force (R. Collins)

  • 2 meetings

  • Discussed previous attempts to do a diversity fellowship

  • Assigned tasks to different members

  • Contact other institutions who have this kind of program and drafted interview questions

  • Next meeting is in a couple of weeks.

  • By the Spring Assembly, may be able to report on progress.

b.     LAUC Statewide Assembly (N. Shiraishi)

  • Zoom: question of if we can do a Zoom conference

  • We have some supplies in the 212/218 conference

  • Naomi will call for volunteers to help.

  • Consider asking if the librarian research panel might be folded into assembly activities

c.     2021 LAUC-B Conference (N. Shiraishi)

  • Contacted Shannon Kealey to serve as co-chair

  • Call for nominations for the second co-chair

    • Suggestion to ask previous co-chairs for suggestions within the committee

d.     LAUC-B Spring Assembly (N. Shiraishi)

  • Speaker is secured: Jennifer Chayes

  • April 22

  • Work to keep communications distinct from state-wide

  • Business part of the meeting

    • Elections slate

    • Announce Library Scholars Group

    • Committee reports

      • Diversity committee

  • Critical librarianship group

III. New Business

a.      Research & Professional Development and Library Scholars Working Group (S. McElrath, guest: J. Sherwood)

  • R&PD group could provide some structures and logistical support for the Library Scholars Working Group if they would find that useful.

  • LSWG seemed open to the idea 

  • The groups will do a trial period

  • Ex-Comm approved the idea.

  • Group will follow up with Stacy about whether and how to update the website.

b.      LAUC Election (N. Shiraishi, guest: S. Teplitzky)

  • Sent out email reminder for volunteers

  • About 10 volunteers

  • Committee also doing their own legwork

  • Still early. 

  • Do we want competitive elections vs. volunteers? 

  • Brainstorms for recruitment. 

  • Other UCs elect CAPA reps

  • Encourage people to volunteer