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Minutes of the LAUC-SB Executive Committee Meeting
September 17, 1999
Present: Janet Martorana (Chair), Lynne Hayman, Nerea LLamas, Lorna
Lueck, Sandy Lewis (Secretary)
The meeting convened at 10:00 a.m.
Agenda
1. LAUC-SB Committee Charges
Formal committee charges as presented by the Chair were accepted by
committee chairs who were present (L. Hayman, N. LLamas & L. Lueck).
2. LAUC-SB Committee Reports
CAAR (Llamas)
Head of Arts position:
- Recommended David Seubert serve as chair of this search committee
- Forwarded a slate of 5 librarians from which S. Pritchard will choose 3.
Reviewed Charge and Objectives:
- Discussed various action issues still pending from the 1998-99 CAAR committee
& clarified points with AUL, Personnel.
Meeting with S. Pritchard and D. Bankhead:
- S. Pritchard accepted the revised Procedures for Appointment and Review,
Librarian Series, University of California, Santa Barbara. She will
send an official note to CAAR.
- Established the responsibilities of the AUL, Personnel and the Search Committee
chair regarding the interviewing of candidates. Noteworthy changes: All
candidates will give a presentation. The search committee will determine
the type of presentation. Presentation will include time for questions.
- Cover letters: Search committee, department head, AULs and UL will have
full access to the applicant's packets. Because cover letters often
contain personal information, they will not be distributed with resumes
to other groups. Full packets including cover letters for interview
candidates are available in the personnel office.
- Department or unit should be represented on the search committee.
- The next search will be the Middle Eastern Studies search. S. Pritchard
signed off on a grant that would partially pay for a librarian. The
first year 60%, then 40% and 20% respectively. This search will move
forward with or without the grant. In the meantime, S. Pritchard
would like cross-functional input on how this position will be structured.
She would like to make the most of the rare language skills associated
with this position.
CAP (Hayman) The committee will be reviewing Section III of
the local procedures for possible revisions.
CPD (Lueck) Will update LAUC SB web page to reflect recent
changes in travel funding and guidelines. Next project is to suggest
definitions of administrative travel.
3. Meeting with UL
Agenda for possible October 1, 1999 meeting with the UL:
- LAUC committees' plans for the coming year (Committee chairs)
- Updates from the UL:
- New librarian positions
- Goals and objectives of the library's Long Range Plan
- Public computer use policy
- Ergonomics Task Force
- New Book area
Meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
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