Roster, 1998/99

• Janet Martorana, Chair
• Barbara Ceizler Silver
• Sylvia Curtis
• Sylvelin Edgerton
• Lucia Snowhill

The Program Committee had a very productive year, providing a rich offering of programs covering an extensive breadth of issues. Because the administrative structure was unclear over this year, LAUC accepted this challenging gap as an opportunity to take leadership in offering a number of forums for communication with faculty, campus administrators, and all library employees to discuss important issues affecting the library. These programs gave librarians and the library greater visibility on campus. The high attendance at all of the programs reinforced the usefulness of such open meetings for discussion and information. We recommend a continuing role for LAUC in providing these kinds of programs, open to library employees and to faculty when appropriate.

PROGRAMS

October 29: Library's Development Officer
Panelists:

Brian Kresin, Library Development Officer,
John Vasi, AUL, Administrative Services, and
Ron Tobin, Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs

Brian gave us some backgound information on his position, and all three panelists joined in a discussion on development for the library.

November 18: The California Digital Library
Speaker:

Beverlee French, Associate Director of the California Digital Library (CDL) and head, CDL Shared Collections and Services

French spoke to faculty and the library community about the CDL, it's activities and planned directions, and how UCSB faculty, administrators and students could get involved in CDL's mission "in developing innovative plans and programs and devising implementation strategies for expanding the University's shared digital holdings."
Invitation to all library employees and to faculty

December 9: Meetings to draft objectives for the library's Long Range Plan

LAUC-SB members met to draft objectives for the goals of the library's Long Range Plan. LAUC identified specific, measurable, short-term objectives that contribute to the achievement of each of the 31 goals in the Long Range Plan. The Committee on Long Range Planning (CLRP) had asked for input from all library employees to participate in setting objectives. Since there had been few suggestions, the LAUC-SB Chair charged the Program Committee to organize and hold several workshops for LAUC-SB, to continue in this planning process.

LAUC-SB members broke up into smaller working groups to draft objectives for specific vision areas.
All library employees were invited to participate in these working groups.

December 17: UL Candidates and Library Directions

Discussion about issues that arose during interviews with UL candidates, such as ideas generated from the meetings with candidates and issues that the faculty had raised.

February 18: Executive Vice Chancellor
Speaker:

EVC Ilene Nagel

Nagel met with the LAUC-SB membership to discuss her vision for the campus, and how she sees the library fitting into that vision; her ideas strengthening ties between the library and faculty on campus; there was also time for questions and dialogue. It also provided an opportunity for her to meet librarians and to learn about LAUC-SB.

February 19: Meeting to discuss the proposed IITC building draft

LAUC-SB members met to discuss and comment on the draft proposal for library space within the proposed Information and Instructional Technology Center (IITC) building. The proposal was drafted by members of the Library Building Subcommittee of the IITC, chaired by John Vasi.

January 20 and March 3: Meetings to discuss the draft objectives of the library's Long Range Plan

Two meetings were held to discuss the draft objectives that came out of seven working groups, each formed to work on one of the specific Vision Statements of the Long Range Plan, and its set of goals. A webpage was created: Draft Objectives to the Vision and Goals of the UCSB Library's Long Range Plan.
The completed draft objectives were then sent to the library's Long Range Planning Committee for their review, discussion, and action.

March 17: Guidelines for public computers
Panelists:

Dolly Mullin, faculty member who researches first amendment issues, and
Constance Penley, Chair of the Film Studies Department, and member of the Senate's Academic Freedom Committee

March 24: Guidelines, Part II
Panelists:

Paula Rudolph of the campus Sexual Harassment Office,
Anna Everett, Film Studies Professor, and
Dolly Mullin, faculty member who researches first amendment issues

John Vasi sent out a request to all library personnel for discussion regarding the use policies for public webstations in the library. Since his request generated so much discussion via email, LAUC-SB organized these two programs on the topic. The panelists were invited to discuss the various legal and intellectual freedom issues involved in computer use and computer use policy. A webpage was created: Intellectual Freedom & Computer Use Discussion
Invitation to all library employees

April 13: The Place of Confluent Education in the Human Potential Movement: a Historical Perspective
Speaker:

Professor Emeritus Stewart Shapiro, a clinical psychologist and Professor of Education Emeritus

Shapiro, the author of the recently published The Place of Confluent Education in the Human Potential Movement: a Historical Perspective, spoke about his research. The LAUC Program Committee advertised and sponsored this program, organized by David Tambo
Invitation to all library employees and interested faculty and graduate students

April 30: CDL Update Forum!
UCSB participants at the CDL Forum:

Duane Anderson, Sylvia Curtis, Lydia Emard, Carol Gibbens, Lynne Hayman, Renata Hundley, Temmo Korisheli, Sandy Lewis, Lucia Snowhill, Sally Weimer

An informal summary presentation/panel discussion by those who attended the California Digital Library Forum.
Invitation to all library employees

May 11: Staff Appreciation Pizza Party

Librarians bought pizza and brought drinks and salads, scheduled during campus' Staff Appreciation Week.
Invitation to all library staff and student employees

June 14: Diversity and Equal Opportunity -- Are We Almost Fair Yet?
Panelists:

Ray Huerta, Coordinator Affirmative Action Office
Sharon Farmer, Chair Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee
Hugh Marsh, Writing Program Instructor
Joan Walker-Scott, Coordinator Education Program for Culture Awareness
Detrice Bankhead, Assistant University Librarian for Personnel

Discussion included topics on the legal status of affirmative action, diversity of campus populations, fostering diversity sensitivity, accommodating disabilities, and confronting racism and discrimination.
Invitation to all library employees

June 18: Tour of Kerr Hall's New Media Development Lab
Speaker:

Stan Nicholsen, Director of the Office of Instructional Consultation

A tour of Instructional Development's New Media development lab was scheduled. The tour itself will be rescheduled but we were able to hear information concerning recent developments and tools for instruction by Stan Nicholsen, Director of the Office of Instructional Consultation.
A joint LISC/LAUC-SB Program

CONFERENCE PLANNING

The Program Committee began planning and organizing a conference for the campus community of faculty, scholars, researchers, and librarians, to explore implications for scholarly communication in a technological environment. One of the aims of the conference is to build upon the collaboration between faculty and librarians that have begun within collection groups. A draft outline for the conference was developed, along with a list of potential speakers. A budget was proposed. Webpages for information, registration and local information were created, but not posted. Initially planned for Spring 1999, the committee decided to postpone such a conference until the 1999/2000 academic year in order to include faculty and the University Librarian in the planning process.

We recommend the conference format be reviewed to consider a seminar series rather than an all-day conference.

Last modified: August 5, 1999