Present: Phyllis Bischof, Simon Bockie, Jan Carter, John Ceballos, Myrtis=
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Cochran, Beth Dupuis, Manuel Erviti, Paul Hamburg, Pat Maughan, Steve=20
Mendoza (recorder), Scott Peterson, John Roberts, David Sullivan, Laura=20
Tatum, Allan Urbanic, Kathryn Wayne (chair)
Guests: Gail Ford, Susana Hinojosa, James Spohrer
1. Announcements: Paul Hamburg announced a poetry reading to be held that=
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evening in the Morrison Library, =93Celebrating Sutzkever, Poet of the Vilna=
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Ghetto,=94 in celebration of Abraham Sutzkever=92s 90th Birthday.
Laura Tatum announced the opening of an exhibition in the Brown Gallery,=20
=93Design on the Edge: A Century of Teaching Architecture at the University=
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of California, Berkeley, 1903-2003,=94 ongoing through December.
2. AHSS Colloquium (Gail Ford)
Gail gave a brief overview of the forthcoming AHSS Colloquium, set=
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for December 10 at the Clark Kerr Campus. The purpose of the colloquium is=
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to think about the challenges facing the library in building collections,=20
to take a broad view of collections, and to think out of the box in terms=20
of dealing with these challenges. Four colloquia will be held leading up=
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to the event in order to provide background and context. October 10th=20
will be the faculty perspective, other colloquia will present the student=20
perspective, Deborah Jakubs, Duke University, will make a presentation, and=
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then directors of relevant campus centers and institutes will make a=20
presentation.
Break out sessions will be held, giving participants the opportunity to=20
discuss three issues in depth. Gail took suggestions for possible topics=20
beyond those that may have been submitted in response to her prior call.=20
AH&C members volunteered the following: 1) how selectors interact with=20
library technical and information systems in order to obtain information=20
needed for effective collection development (CD) decisions, 2) support from=
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acquisitions and systems services, 3) how to seek outside fundraising, 4)=20
issues to address with faculty (e.g. unused funds), 5) UC shared print=20
collections and consequences for funding, 6) meeting the needs of=20
departments (e.g. Metropolitan Studies) and defining areas of CD=20
responsibility, 7) infrastructure needs in terms of execution of selection=
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decisions, exploring approval plans, multiple vendors, time factors, 8) how=
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librarians can act collaboratively in reaction to high serial and monograph=
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pricing, 9) electronic vs. print access, database strategies, 10) worldwide=
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perspectives, models for dealing with the crisis in collecting.
3. Joint council meeting with Dean David Leonard, International and Area=20
Studies
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Councils will meet together=20
Thursday, November 20, 9-11am in 303 Doe Library to hear a presentation=20
from International and Area Studies Dean David Leonard.
4. Function Council Reports
Administrative Services Council (Beth Dupuis). The Xerox copier=20
contract is due to expire and Xerox is not expected to renew. There is=20
likely to be a reduction in the number of copiers throughout units. It was=
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noted that this would impact both public service and collections. Action=20
Items: Beth will relay these concerns to ASC. Manuel will bring this up at=
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PSC. Volume of copying has fallen 30% (no breakdown on pay-to-print vs.=20
copy machines). The bill-back grey copy cards are being discontinued in=20
February 2004, after which the library and campus community will all need=20
to use debit copy cards.
The Online Sexual Harassment Prevention Program has been started=20
on campus. Completion of the program is compulsory for all staff. See=20
Susan Wong=92s allusers email of September 19th for full details.
The Free Speech Movement Caf=E9 will be renovated to expand seating=
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capacity. Further details forthcoming.
The ASC has not published minutes since May. Action Item: Beth will follow=
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up with ASC.
Collections Council (John Roberts). The Exchange Rate working=20
group has been formed (Harrison Dekker, James Spohrer, John Roberts). This=
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group will investigate the effects of currency exchange rates unfavorable=20
impact on collections budgets. The work of this group will feed into the=20
call for one-time funding.
2004/2005 budget targets are to be discussed at the October 7th=20
Collections Council meeting. Full details of the budget planning may be=20
found in the September 16th CC minutes.
4. Library Futures: Demographics and Expectations of future undergraduates=
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(Beth Dupuis).
Beth gave highlights of a presentation she gave to=20
Roundtable. Survey results from the Higher Education Research Institute,=20
UCB Office of Student Research, ARL, and the Pew Research Center=20
characterize undergraduates as increasingly bigger users of computers and=20
the internet. Circulation statistics are down. Perceived reliance on=20
librarians and the need for library collections and library buildings is=20
down. Instant messaging and multiple email addresses is up. Beth=20
distributed a copy of her compilation of demographic figures and survey=20
results.
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