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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
Last modified: March 22, 1999
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