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Librarians Association of the University of California at Santa Barbara


LAUC-Santa Barbara Executive Board
and Library Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 4, 1999


Present: Sherry DeDecker (Chair), Janet Martorana (Vice Chair/Chair-elect),

Sylvia Curtis, Patrick Dawson, Lyn Korenic, Nerea Llamas, Gary Colmenar 

(Secretary), Detrice Bankhead, Cecily Johns, John Vasi



Meeting convened at 10:00 am



Agenda





1.  University Librarian

	

	Sarah Pritchard is aware of the Library Building Committee.  

EVC Ilene Nagel has advised S. Pritchard to see B. Tiffney for updates 

on the Library Planning committee.  It will be in the best interest of 

the library for  S. Pritchard to be on the Campus Planning Committee. 

According to C. Johns EVC Ilene Nagel has invited S. Pritchard to be 

a member of her Campus Advisory Committee.  



2.  Library Planning Committee



	According to J. Vasi, the faculty's voice is still lacking and 

we need to contact concerned faculty to voice their opinion to EVC Nagel,

especially faculty from the Social Science and Humanities Departments.  

The report from the building committees are due next month to the Committee 

on Capital Planning (CCP).  The need for adequate space for books and 

other library materials is one of the key elements in the building proposal.  

However, the issue of space might be the major point of contention once the

proposal reaches the University of California Office of the President (UCOP).





3.  Sarah Pritchard's visit



	A staff reception is planned for S. Pritchard's next visit.  

The library also plans to have a campus-wide reception when she begins her 

tenure as the University Librarian in April. 





4. Program Committee



	The planning for the conference on Scholarly Communication is going 

well.  May 21st is the tentative date.  The Corwin Pavillion is being 

reserved for the event.  Richard Lucier of the California Digital Library

(CDL) will be the closing keynote speaker.  The planning committee is 

considering inviting a representative from Highwire Press and the Scholarly 

Publications and Research Communications (SPARC).  Possible funding sources

are: Friends of the Library, Instructional Development, the Executive 

Vice Chancellor, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center





5.  CAAR (S. Curtis)



	 A suggestion from CAAR regarding changing the interview procedure 

to disseminate more widely the cover letter of applicants was made.  However,

D. Bankhead felt that the current interview process is working relatively 

well and does not need change.





6.  Patron Initiated Request (PIR)  (C. Johns)



	PIR is not yet widely advertised because of "glitches" with the 

system.  However, the information will be announced campus-wide through 

the library newsletter.  Phase One of PIR is only for books and for the 

following categories of patrons, faculty, graduate students, and staff. 

Phase Two will include journals, but date implementation is open.  



Action:  C. Johns wants people to test PIR for problems.





7.  Library Equipment  (J. Vasi)



	The library will be conducting a microfiche/ microfilm printer 

test-run next week.  We need feedback from faculty, students, and 

library personnel to give us a better sense of whether the new machine would 

adequately serve their needs.





Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am




Author: Gerardo Colmenar
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