Present: J.Lowell (chair), L.Braunschweiger, J.Dost, C.Faulhaber,
B.Hurley, P.Iannuzzi, B.Krell (recorder), L.Leighton, E.Meltzer, R.Moon,
B.Morgan, A.Ritch, I.Stirling.
Absent: D.Keightley, M.Rancer, F.Yasaki.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--J.Lowell welcomed Alan Ritch, who joined the Library as Associate
University Librarian and Director, Collections, effective March 1, 2000.
--J.Lowell announced the Council on Library and Information Resources
(CLIR) sponsors’ symposium on “Library Services for the Future” to be held
May 5, 2000.
--ARL has announced its overall membership criteria rankings for 1998-99,
in order as follows: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Toronto/Berkeley (tied),
UCLA, Michigan, Illinois (Urbana), Columbia, and Cornell.
--An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education was critical of
Berkeley’s refusal to participate in Yahoo’s survey for ranking of
universities. B.Morgan noted that other research universities also refused
to participate.
--L.Leighton reported that the architectural contest for the AIDS Memorial
is underway. Competition packets were mailed to 138 contestants in the
USA, 1 in Hong Kong, and 1 in Argentina.
--J.Dost attended a campus meeting at which the draft 1999-2000 Berkeley
Merit Bonus Program was discussed. Campus will schedule a series of
workshops to gather input regarding next year’s merit bonus program.
A G E N D A
1. FSM Café Educational Programs Task Force --P.Iannuzzi
P.Iannuzzi distributed the draft charge for the Free Speech Movement (FSM)
Educational Programs Task Force. Cabinet briefly discussed the draft
charge, suggesting minor changes and recommending the inclusion of a
criterion list for membership on the task force. P.Iannuzzi will mail
copies of the revised task force charge to the FSM Advisory Committee. An
invitational call will go out to all library staff for self-nominations and
Cabinet will select the task force members.
2. Technical Vetting for Digital Content Projects or Purchase Proposals
--A.Ritch
A.Ritch briefed Cabinet on some of the issues surrounding digital content
projects. The Library has not yet developed mechanisms to manage products
like NetLibrary, which is a lending library of electronic resources. In
addition, selectors have received funding to digitize materials, which
impacts support units within the library. A.Ritch, in consultation with
the Collections Council, will take the lead in developing a process for
dealing with these issues. In the meantime, bibliographers will be
instructed to consult with systems, technical services, and cataloging to
determine the impact of digital projects upon the workloads of these
support units.
3. SOPAG Meeting Report --B.Hurley
B.Hurley gave a summary report on the Febrary 25 SOPAG meeting.
--A proposal for Desktop Delivery via the Web was returned to sub-committee
for revision and investigation of what architecture can be supported by the
CDL.
--SOPAG approved the packing and shipping guidelines for Special
Collections materials.
--The ILL workshop proposal was approved with a minor change and the plan
will be forwarded to R.Lucier for funding assistance by the CDL.
--SOPAG accepted as a working document but did not approve the final report
of the Collaborative Strategies Task Force. The task force recommendations
will be used in developing a proposal for the Mellon Foundation.
--SOPAG endorsed the draft charge for the Digital Preservation and
Archiving Committee. The charge and membership will be presented to the
ULs for approval.
--CDL will help fund two workshops developed by the Metadata Training Task
Group. Each campus will send representatives.
4. ARL Residency at Berkeley --J.Dost
J.Dost presented to Cabinet the proposal approved by ARL for a two year
residency at the UCB Library for a competitively selected minority
candidate. Library needs will be carefully matched with candidate skills
to create a useful internship that provides both training and mentoring
opportunities. Cabinet strongly supports this joint ARL-UCB pilot program
with confidence that the position can be funded from the library’s budget
category for uncommitted savings. J.Lowell will discuss this proposal with
C.Christ to make sure that it is okay to proceed.
5. Process for Requesting Administrative Travel --P.Iannuzzi
At its March 2 meeting, Admin discussed the process for requesting
administrative travel funding and adapted the Staff Development Committee’s
approval format for an administrative travel form. P.Iannuzzi brought to
Cabinet the draft Administrative Travel Request Form. P.Iannuzzi will
refine the signatory requirements to finalize the process for requesting
administrative travel. It was emphasized that all administrative travel
must be requested and approved in advance.
In addition, Cabinet agreed upon the following definitions for various
types of travel.
--Professional development travel is initiated by the traveler for
professional development purposes and, depending upon costs and funding
limitations, may not be fully funded.
--Administrative travel is distinguished from professional travel in that
the traveler is requested by the organization to conduct library business
and the travel is fully funded.
--Collection development travel is a sub-set of administrative travel in
that the travel is on behalf of the organization and is fully funded
according to a collection development budget plan for library acquisitions.
--Travel related to training may be deemed by the appropriate authority as
either professional development or administrative.