LAUC-LA Executive Board Meeting 07-02
Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 1:00-3:20 p.m.
Schoenberg Music Building 1230

Present: Debe Costa, Miki Goral, Andrea Lynch, Michael Oppenheim, Maureen Russell (Chair), Deborah Whiteman, Kristen Wilson (Recorder)

1. Call to order

The meeting was called to order at 1:07 p.m.

2. Agenda review and announcements

Mike asked about the Ad Hoc Committee on Mentoring, which has just received its charge. She was concerned about the idea of its being written into the bylaws. Discussion ensued, and Maureen clarified that part of the charge was for the committee to make a recommendation as to how it should be organized in the future. Maureen encouraged all present to give suggestions to Heidi Sandstrom, the chair.

3. Secretary’s Report ( Wilson)

The minutes of the September 19, 2006 meeting were approved with no changes.

4. Chair’s report (Russell)

Maureen reported on her attendance of a meeting of the Academic Senate’s University Committee on the Library. She was impressed by the interest and concern of the committee on various topics. Please see the committee’s minutes when they are posted at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/committees/ucol/

5. Committee Reports

Committee Report – Committee on Library Plans and Policies (Oppenheim)

Nothing to report.

Committee Report – Committee on Research and Professional Development (Stephenson/Russell)

Libbie was not present, but Maureen brought up a question from the committee. One member was interested in applying for a LAUC statewide grant. There is a precedent for a committee member recusing him or herself from all discussions of the grants in question, so in this case it had been given an okay. However, there was concern that this discussion in fact is the bulk of the work done by the committee, and this recusal puts an unfair burden on the other committee members. Discussion ensued on how to prevent this less than ideal circumstance in the future. Writing it into the bylaws was one possibility raised, another was to simply ask on the committee volunteer form that librarians considering applying for grants not volunteer for this committee. The latter course of action was settled on as simpler and adequately effective.

CAPA Update (Goral)

CAPA 2005-6 plans to release its final report soon. There has been revision and clarification of the Call. CAPA 2006-7 can begin their work once they have their orientation meeting with Gary Strong at the end of October.

7. Other Business (Russell)

Maureen has not yet been given the ledger of professional development fund spending by Library Business Services.

8. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.