CAAR members: Anne Barnhart, Gary Colmenar, Elaine McCracken, Annie Platoff, Liza Posas, and Janet Martorana, Chair
Gary Colmenar chaired WOM, the subcommittee of CAAR

Search Committees

• Information Services Librarian
  The History Librarian search was reopened as an information services librarian with a revised job description. A new search committee was formed: CAAR appointed Janet Martorana as Chair; other committee members were Gary Colmenar, David Gartrell (Cultural Diversity rep), Alyce Harris, Elaine McCracken, and Beverly Ryan. Review of applications began October 1, 2003. The search did not result in an appointment and was closed.
  
  
• Head of Cataloging and Database Management
  Elaine McCracken was appointed Chair; other committee members were Meryle Gaston, Raquel Gonzales (C/D rep), Liza Posas, Grace Thomas, and Suzanne Wilson. Review of applications began May 3, 2004. Three interviews were held in July. Amy Weiss accepted the position effective November 1, 2004.

Welcoming, Orientation, and Mentoring (WOM) Subcommittee

WOM, the subcommittee of CAAR, was chaired by Gary Colmenar, a current member of CAAR. Other committee members were Anne Barnhart, Janet Martorana, Elaine McCracken, and Liza Posas.

Report submitted by Gary Colmenar

The Committee was very active this year and the members worked well together. The committee held several successful brainstorming sessions at the beginning of the school year. These sessions were very productive as they resulted in numerous programs and events throughout the entire year that addressed the goals of the WOM Committee.

Activities and programs

• Oct 2, 2003, 1-3pm
  Follow-up meeting with "recently-hired" librarians. Annie Platoff, Elaine McCracken, Ellen Kempf, Liza Posas, Anne Barnhart, and Meryle Gaston attended the meeting. Lucia Snowhill and members of the WOM Committee answered questions.
  
  
• Oct 6, 2003, 4-6pm
  Isla Vista Tour by Carol Gibbens and Michelle Church (student staffer)
  
  
• Oct 27, 2003, 10-12:00
  A program with former library assistants/new librarian now working in the profession with MLIS degrees. Among the topics the speakers addressed was the role mentors played in their career choice and professional development.
  Speakers: Robin Dodge, Elaine McCracken, Nancy Tobin
  
  
• Dec 17, 2003, 8:40 - 9:00
  WOM hosted a pre-LAUC-SB general meeting with a social.
  
  
• Dec 21, 2003, 1:30 - 4:00pm
  Tide pool trip north of Goleta
  
  
• January 26, 2004, 11:00 - 12:30
  Program on Academic librarianship from an Area Studies perspective
  Speakers: Anne Barnhart, Cathy Chiu, and Meryle Gaston
  
  
• April 10, 2004 1-3pm
  Harbor seal watch with Lucia Snowhill and Anne Barnhart.
  
  
• April 20, 9:30 - 11:00
  Welcome social for Yongmin Lee, a visiting librarian from South Korea and her husband Seop Hyeong Park.
  
  
• June 15, 2004
  WOM Bash. End of the year social
  
  
• September 18, 2004
  WOM organized a trip to Lotusland. 30 people signed up for the event

Activities that the future WOM Committee may want to consider

Tours around Santa Barbara led by an "expert."

• Astronomy tour
• Visit to cultural institutions e.g. Karpeles Manuscript Library
• Presidio, SB Natural History museum. Tour by a UCSB Professor
• Botanical garden tour. By Jim Markham