CABINET
September 23, 1999
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Krouzian Room
Present: J.Lowell (chair), L.Braunschweiger, J.Dost, C.Faulhaber, K.Frohmberg,
D.Keightley, L.Leighton, E.Meltzer, N.Mikkelsen (recorder), R.Moon, B.Morgan,
M.Rancer, J.Spohrer, F.Yasaki.
Absent: B.Hurley, B.Morgan.
Visiting: P.Maughan
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--S.Hilton will be leaving LHRD and during recruitment the LHRD front desk will
be staffed only from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
--The Doe north entrance will be closed after 3:00 pm today (9/23) to
accommodate a reception in the Brown Gallery.
*Action: Establishing a policy regarding closing Library entrances for events
will be a future Cabinet agenda item.
AGENDA
1. UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison Team Report and Proposal --P.Maughan
P.Maughan reported on the work of the CDL Evaluation Liaison team. Cabinet
discussed a proposal by the UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison team to convene a series
of faculty/graduate student focus groups to discuss a series of questions about
use of digital resources in general and possible new tools or services. CDL
suggested that in addition to questions prepared by the CDL, UCB Library
prepare questions for the focus groups that relate directly to the campus'
resources or services. The proposal for convening faculty/graduate student
focus groups convened in the Spring of 2000 will be folded into the Library's
broader user survey process and discussed at a future Roundtable as part of the
preparation for the upcoming user survey.
Action: The UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison Team Report and Proposal will be
rescheduled for an upcoming Roundtable meeting.
2. Process for Reviewing Position Postings for Librarians
--J.Lowell
Cabinet members are requested to forward questions or issues concerning the job
position postings recently distributed for review to J.Lowell before the next
meeting. Following discussion at the next Cabinet meeting, the postings will
be mounted on the web and then discussed at Roundtable.
J. Lowell will send an email to Cabinet members with all current versions of
the position postings.
3. Budget 1999-2000 --J.Lowell
A revised draft of the 1999-2000 budget was reviewed by Cabinet. Procedures
for drafting budgets in the future will be presented to Roundtable for
discussion at an upcoming meeting.
4. AUL Update --J.Lowell
Candidates selected to fill the AUL and Director, Doe-Moffitt and AUL and
Director, Public Services positions should be announced by October. The search
for AUL and Director, Collections, will be extended.
5. Library Capital Planning --J. Lowell
The Library plans to ask an architect to begin work on conceptual plans for the
Doe Core.
The Library will begin developing a 20-year capital plan.
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CABINET
September 23, 1999
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Krouzian Room
Present: J.Lowell (chair), L.Braunschweiger, J.Dost, C.Faulhaber,
K.Frohmberg, D.Keightley, L.Leighton, E.Meltzer, N.Mikkelsen (recorder),
R.Moon, B.Morgan, M.Rancer, J.Spohrer, F.Yasaki.
Absent: B.Hurley, B.Morgan.
Visiting: P.Maughan
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--S.Hilton will be leaving LHRD and during recruitment the LHRD front
desk will be staffed only from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
--The Doe north entrance will be closed after 3:00 pm today (9/23) to
accommodate a reception in the Brown Gallery.
*Action: Establishing a policy regarding closing Library entrances
for events will be a future Cabinet agenda item.
AGENDA
1. UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison Team Report and Proposal
--P.Maughan
P.Maughan reported on the work of the CDL Evaluation Liaison team.
Cabinet discussed a proposal by the UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison team to
convene a series of faculty/graduate student focus groups to discuss a
series of questions about use of digital resources in general and
possible new tools or services. CDL suggested that in addition to
questions prepared by the CDL, UCB Library prepare questions for the
focus groups that relate directly to the campus' resources or
services. The proposal for convening faculty/graduate student focus
groups convened in the Spring of 2000 will be folded into the Library's
broader user survey process and discussed at a future Roundtable as part
of the preparation for the upcoming user survey.
Action: The UCB CDL Evaluation Liaison Team Report and Proposal will be
rescheduled for an upcoming Roundtable meeting.
2. Process for Reviewing Position Postings for Librarians
Cabinet members are requested to forward questions or issues concerning
the job position postings recently distributed for review to J.Lowell
before the next meeting. Following discussion at the next Cabinet
meeting, the postings will be mounted on the web and then discussed at
Roundtable.
J. Lowell will send an email to Cabinet members with all current versions
of the position postings.
3. Budget 1999-2000 --J.Lowell
A revised draft of the 1999-2000 budget was reviewed by Cabinet.
Procedures for drafting budgets in the future will be presented to
Roundtable for discussion at an upcoming meeting.
4. AUL Update --J.Lowell
Candidates selected to fill the AUL and Director, Doe-Moffitt and AUL and
Director, Public Services positions should be announced by October.
The search for AUL and Director, Collections, will be extended.
5. Library Capital Planning --J.
Lowell
The Library plans to ask an architect to begin work on conceptual plans
for the Doe Core.
The Library will begin developing a 20-year capital plan.
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