Present: T.Leonard (chair), C.Faulhaber, P.Iannuzzi, A.Jensen, B.Krell
(recorder), L.Leighton, M.Rancer, A.Ritch, J.Roberts, I.Stirling, M.Ternberg.
Guests: J.Michalko (RLG), B.Ogden and members of the Organizational
Culture Committee.
Absent: B.Hurley, P.Zhou.
A G E N D A
1. Research Libraries Group (J.Michalko)
T.Leonard introduced James Michalko, President of the Research Libraries
Group (RLG), who was in attendance to discuss with Cabinet the priorities
and directions of the Research Libraries Group. Over the next three years,
the major goals for RLG are improving access to cultural materials, sharing
resources, and retaining collections for the long-term. Currently, RLG is
working on the Cultural Materials Initiative (CMI) with 39 participating
institutions that hold primary materials to create a service that will
provide integrated access to their large collections of cultural materials.
The CMI project is now moving from alliance building into the system
development phase. B.Hurley from the UC Berkeley Library is a member of
the group to review the system design, and RLG expects to have a system in
place by September, 2001. In the absence of permanent subsidies, RLG is
seeking to develop a sustainable business model.
RLG hopes to engage UCB further in the areas of digital preservation and
technical work for the CMI project. J.Michalko will forward to T.Leonard
for Cabinet's review and approval some specific recommendations on ways RLG
and UCB might collaborate in the future.
2. Organizational Culture Committee (Barclay Ogden and OCC members)
Members of the Organizational Culture Committee met with Cabinet to discuss
the "values" and "supporting behaviors" that were selected by library staff
in the series of meetings facilitated by OCC for both the Roundtable group
and in open sessions for all library staff. The six top values selected
were Collegiality and Cooperation/Effective Communication, Excellence and
Creativity, Participatory Decision-Making, Professional Growth and
Development, Recognition, and a Safe, Comfortable and Healthy
Environment. As a sample for discussion, OCC chose the value for
"Recognition" and its supporting behavior to "actively pursue a pay
structure competitive with the market for all classifications represented
in the Library." Cabinet and OCC discussed possible ways to develop action
initiatives related to the specific values and how best to plan the next
steps to take. Cabinet members expressed the need to continue the
discussion at its next meeting on November 16, after more careful review of
OCC's documents. Cabinet expressed regret that time ran out for attention
to this important matter.
3. Public Printers (Mike Rancer)
As previously announced at Roundtable, M.Rancer reported that Xerox is
having financial difficulties and he will soon begin talks with Xerox
about their present contract with the Library. Xerox will be restructuring
but they have no plans at this time to sell our contract. M.Rancer
presented a report on "Monthly Printer Volume" and suggested to Cabinet
that the Library needs to work with Xerox to redeploy printers to improve
the extremely low volumes. Xerox estimates the break-even point at 5000
copies per month, and eleven library units have fewer than 1000 copies per
month. A meeting is scheduled on November 29 with unit heads and Xerox
representatives to solicit their ideas for a solution.