Present: T.Leonard (chair), C.Faulhaber, P.Iannuzzi, A.Jensen, B.Krell
(recorder), M.Rancer, A.Ritch, J.Roberts, M.Ternberg, P.Zhou.
Absent: B.Hurley, L.Leighton, I.Stirling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--T.Leonard distributed copies of J.Lowell's list of transitional issues
that were annotated with the current status of each item. Cabinet members
were asked to submit relevant updates to the document that will be
forwarded to Roundtable.
-- The unusual number of academic recruitments is creating a backlog in
LHRD. B.Kornstein will be invited to attend the next Cabinet meeting to
report on the status of the academic recruitments and suggest ways in which
AULs/directors/hiring units/search chairs can assist.
A G E N D A
1. Report on the Review of the LHRD Director's Position (M.Rancer)
The committee report on the review of the LHRD director's position has been
completed. Cabinet briefly discussed the report at today's meeting but
will defer a fuller discussion of the recommendations to the next meeting
when more Cabinet members are present. When Cabinet has endorsed the
recommendations, a job description will be developed and submitted to
campus for classification, after which a recruitment plan can be
prepared. It is hoped that recruitment can begin by the end of February.
2. Cabinet Early Bird on Organizational Renewal (P.Iannuzzi)
Cabinet will schedule an Early Bird in early February for Tom Leonard to
provide an update about progress made during his tenure as University
Librarian, including the planned transition of the work of the
Organizational Culture Committee into an ongoing mechanism for
organizational renewal. The Early Bird will mark the end of the
Organizational Culture Committee as a formal group and the continuation of
its work by others. The members of Admin will also provide brief updates
about initiatives in their areas, with time for questions. As part of the
ongoing organizational renewal process, Cabinet will be forming a
subcommittee comprised of two Cabinet members, two members of OCC to help
bridge the transition, and two to three members from the Library staff at
large. C.Faulhaber and L.Leighton will be the Cabinet representatives, and
P.Daniels and G.Ford will be the representatives from the original
Committee. Details about this subcommittee will be shared at the Early
Bird, after which Tom Leonard will issue a call for self-nominations for
the remaining positions.
3. Discussion of the Library's Budget Submission 2001-02 (M.Rancer)
Potential strategic initiatives for the FY 2001-02 Budget Call were
discussed at the morning Roundtable meeting. Cabinet reviewed the list of
initiatives in light of the Roundtable comments. Cabinet decided that the
most effective way of presenting the strategic initiatives would be to
group them as package proposals for Collections, Undergraduate Services,
and the Student Employment Initiative Program (SEIP). Cabinet discussed
the possibility submitting a training initiative and decided that
provisions for training could be included in the library's operations
budget, rather than part of the Library's strategic initiatives submission.
Preparation of draft submissions were assigned as follows: Collections -
A.Ritch; Undergraduate Services - P.Iannuzzi; SEIP - M.Rancer. Budget
discussion will continue at the next Cabinet meeting.