Technical Services Council

The Technical Services Council is one of five functional councils within the Library. For more information on the structure of library councils, see Launching the Councils and the Library Organization Chart.

Mission:
The Technical Services Council advises the AUL and Director of Technical Services and technical services units on standards, policies and procedures. The Council also serves as a two-way communication link between technical services units and the rest of the Library. Issues arising in the Technical Services Council may be decided within the Council or taken to Roundtable, Cabinet or Administrative Group depending on the nature of the issue and its impact on the Library.

Charge:

1. Advise the AUL and Director of Technical Services and technical services units on standards, policies and procedures affecting the GLADIS catalog, INNOPAC and other appropriate finding aids maintained by the Library
2. Raise issues and problems with existing standards, policies and procedures and recommend solutions
3. Review, evaluate and implement new national, UC-wide and local standards, policies and procedures
4. Respond to requests and problems identified by internal and external customers of Technical Services, such as Library administration, patrons, staff and the other councils
5. Communicate with all staff about technical services issues
6. Review the Technical Services Training Program and the Technical Services Performance Standards
7. Identify needs in the subject specialty libraries and self-cataloging units and respond appropriately
8. Advise and communicate with the Council's two subcommittees, BTECH and the Cataloging Consortium
9. Maintain and make available librarywide technical services documentation such as the Berkeley Processing Manual (BPM).

Membership:
The goals for membership are : two representatives from each Subject Council, with at least one of the representatives from each Subject Council being a library assistant; a Systems Office representative; a central Technical Services representative; an NRLF representative; an Affiliated Library representative; and the AUL and Director of Technical Services. Total standing members: 11.

Chair:
Lee Leighton, AUL and Director of Technical Services

Roster:
Judy Bolstad, Sciences Council (term ends 2008)
Randal Brandt, Bancroft Library (ex officio)
John Galwey, Affiliated Libraries (ex officio)
Karen Yu, East Asian Library (ex officio)
Virginia Moon, Northern Regional Library Facility (ex officio)
Heather Pena, Sciences Council (term ends 2008)
Virginia Shih, Arts & Humanities Council (term ends 2008)
Frank Lester, Social Sciences Council, (term ends 2008)
Charis Takaro, Library Systems Office (ex officio)
Andrea Vanek, Berkeley Processing Manual Coordinator (ex officio)

Meeting schedule:
Third Tuesday every month, 1:30 - 3:00pm, 251 Moffitt

E-mail list:
techcoun[@lists.berkeley.edu]

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