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LAUC-LA Executive Board Meeting 04-03 |
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Tuesday, November 18, 2002, 12:00-2:00 p.m. Present: Ellen Broidy (Chair), Janet Carter, Jan Goldsmith, Julie Kwan, Orchid Mazurkiewicz, Alan Michelson, Michael Oppenheim, George Wrenn (Recorder). Absent: Eudora Loh. Guests: Nancy Norris, Louise Ratliff. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. 2. Agenda review and general announcements There were no announcements. 3. Secretary's report - Review and approval of October 21, 2003 Executive Board minutes Minutes from the October 21st meeting were approved with corrections. 4. Chair's report - COL agenda The Committee on Library's first official meeting is on Nov. 18th. Three items are on the agenda: 1) The Committee's plans for the year (Library not invited to this part of meeting), 2) Meeting with Elsevier editors, 3) Gary E. Strong's Report on the State of the Library. - LAUC Statewide Executive Board conference call (11.3.2003) The Nov. 3rd conference call dealt mostly with various statewide committee charges. Statewide bylaws were discussed because an internal contradiction in the bylaws has become apparent. One part of the bylaws states that the President of LAUC makes Task Force appointments based on recommendations from division chairs. Another part states state that the President makes the appointments (recommendations not necessary). The Board will examine bylaws issues again in future conference calls. The next Statewide Executive Board meeting is on Dec. 4th, 1-5 p.m. Ellen plans to bring forward issues that have arisen concerning Position Papers, including whether they are helpful to members in concrete ways and what force they have. 5. Vice Chair's report The Peer Review Committee has 39 members: 5 assistant librarians, 11 associate librarians, and 23 librarians. Forty-seven librarians are up for review. The 2003/04 Peer Review Committee Orientation on Dec. 1 (1-3:30 p.m.) will be held in the YRL West Electronic Classroom. The Committee is reviewing the table of contents of the 1998 Peer Review Manual and source documents for the Manual. Ellen reported that the work of the 2002/03 Peer Review Committee is not yet complete. Committees are reconvening to review letters from the UL. 6. Committee reports - Committee on Library Plans and Policies - including review of final Statewide report Julie Kwan reported that Linda Kennedy has suggested either removing the word "recommendation" from the report or accepting the report in the spirit that it does not contain official recommendations. Julie and Ellen plan to discuss the issue further. - Committee on Professional Governance The Committee will meet on Thursday, Nov. 20th, to discuss the UL's role in the Peer Review Process. - Committee on Research and Professional Development Nothing to report. 7. New Business 7.a. - LAUC-LA Fall Membership meeting - debriefing Ellen received comments from several members who were pleased to hear reports from the Chairs of the 2003/04 Committees. 7.b. - LAUC Fall Assembly - solidifying UCLA position(s) on issues Ellen reviewed three issues clarified at the LAUC-LA Fall Assembly for the purpose of voting at the Statewide Assembly: i) Position Paper Review Task Force recommendations, ii) the Information Literary Initiative recommendations, and iii) the Committee on Committees, Rules, and Jurisdiction. i) Position Paper Review Task Force recommendations: Two changes to the recommended text were approved: Recommended Changes No. 1. LAUC-LA recommends adding the word "advanced" to the sentence, "These criteria fully define on what basis a librarian can be promoted.”, so that it reads: "advanced or promoted". Recommended Changes No. 3. LAUC-LA recommends that an “or” be put back in the sentence: "However, for a librarian to be considered for promotion above the Assistant level, recognition should also be accorded to performance in other areas as well; e.g., professional activity outside the library, university and public service, research and other creative activities." Ellen elicited comments on Position Paper's No. 1's questions concerning the “distinguished” step. The Board reviewed the issues without reaching any conclusions. Ellen spoke about the issues she hopes to bring forward regarding Position Papers: what they are, why they are needed, and whether some of them can be retired. ii) The Information Literary Initiative: LAUC-LA approved Recommendation no. 1. LAUC-LA approved Recommendation no. 2, with changes:
LAUC-LA approved Recommendation nos. 3 & 4. LAUC-LA opposed Recommendation 5. Members indicated that Statewide Assembly does not provide enough time for a discussion group to meet. A separate forum is needed. LAUC-LA opposed Recommendation 6. Members indicated that this recommendation requires clarification. iii) The Committee on Committees, Rules, and Jurisdiction: The Executive Board agreed that the comparison table should show the parallels between the Committees and indicate LAUC-LA's participation on standing committees. The Board reviewed the "possible bylaws changes" in the Committee's 2002/03 Final Report: Under “Acticle VII. Assembly. Section 2. Membership,” there was agreement that Option 2 was the best alternative (“Option 2. Keep the existing model and change the number ranges”). The Board agreed that the words "promptly" and "within thirty days" should be used consistently throughout the bylaws. Under "Providing the provision to use e-mail," Ellen will ask for clarification on why the phrase "in writing" needs to be removed (see Article IX, Elections). 7.c. - Peer Review - articulating a LAUC-LA vision/view and discussing the need to create additional documents, etc. Ellen raised two avenues of concern: 1) Documentation: the Call and other documents are not clear about definitions. Discussion focused on how definitions differ across the UC system, e.g., “deceleration," "deferral," and "no action" do not have the same meaning on all campuses. 2) How to begin a conversation with the UL regarding peer review. Ellen reviewed some of the comments she has received regarding peer review. A Peer Review Discussion Forum will be held on Monday, Jan. 26th 2004, 10-12 p.m. 7.d. - White Paper Task Force The Task Force will be convened and a meeting set up for the beginning of winter quarter. Louise Ratliff has agreed to facilitate a first meeting. 7.e. - Campus reports Due to lack of time, this item was skipped. 8. Setting future agendas Due to lack of time, this item was skipped. 9. Gary E. Strong The UL did not attend the meeting. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 2:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, George Wrenn LAUC-LA Secretary |
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