Present: T.Leonard (chair), B.Anton, D.Duer, C.Faulhaber, B.Hurley,
P.Iannuzzi, B.Krell (recorder), M.Rancer, I.Stirling, K.Wayne, S.Wong, P.Zhou.
Absent: J.Church, L.Leighton.
A G E N D A
1. Announcements
2. Follow-up on Roundtable budget discussion
3. Stacks access procedures for Doe/Moffitt
4. MOU for Center for New Media
5. Planning for future undergraduate education
6. Sponsorship of CIRL conference, April 2004
M I N U T E S
1. Announcements
In a letter of appreciation to Berkeley, Merced’s university librarian
Bruce Miller reported that the UC Merced Library now has 19,000 volumes. He
attributed this growth to the assistance Merced received from the UC
Berkeley Library.
Charles Faulhaber announced that five architects are on the short list to
be interviewed for the Bancroft Library renovation project. It is expected
that the Library will be represented on the screening committee. The
building renovation is scheduled to begin in June 2005 and be completed by
December 2006.
Peter Zhou reported that the official ground breaking ceremony for the new
East Asian Library and Study Center (EALSC) will be on April 23, 2004.
Construction is expected to begin in late 2004.
The Chancellor has endorsed the renovation of Memorial Stadium. The
estimated cost of $140 million for the project will be funded by private
contributions.
The Mellon Foundation awarded $749,000 to the UC Berkeley Library in
collaboration with the Division of Undergraduate Education and the
Undergraduate Division of the College of Letters and Sciences. The grant
builds upon the Faculty Institute pilot program of Summer 2003, to continue
working with faculty on the Berkeley campus to redesign curricula to
improve undergraduate research and information-literacy competencies. For
more information see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MellonInstitute/
2. Follow-up on Roundtable budget discussion (T.Leonard, M.Rancer)
Tom Leonard remarked that more will be known about the budget situation
after the Governor’s speech on January 9. As discussed at Roundtable, it is
expected that the Library will need to reduce approximately 25-30 positions
through a combination of resignations, retirements, and/or layoffs to meet
the projected budget cuts of $2.2 million for fiscal year 2004-05. The
process to reduce positions must be managed according to procedures in
place for the 50 classifications library-wide and in compliance with campus
policies and contractual agreements. It is hoped that some encouraging news
will be forthcoming from campus authorities and Office of the President in
early February regarding recommended strategies. An Early Bird is scheduled
for Monday, February 23, for a progress report and to discuss viable
options with all library staff.
3. Stacks access procedures for Doe/Moffitt (P.Iannuzzi)
Patty Iannuzzi presented to Cabinet the Doe/Moffitt Advisory Group’s report
on new procedures for access to the stacks in Doe/Moffitt. Stating “…it is
becoming increasingly more difficult to maintain an environment conducive
to research and study for our primary user population”, the report
recommended the following:
--Doe/Moffitt Reference staff vet requests for one-day access to stacks by
non-UC external users;
--Doe/Moffitt Reference staff authorize the issuance of Reference Cards;
--Doe/Moffitt Privileges Desk staff issue all Library cards; and
--Library Administration approve a change in policy to limit Reference
Cards to one month.
Cabinet approved these recommendations. The changes take effect on January
20, to coincide with the beginning of spring semester.
4. MOU for Center for New Media (P.Iannuzzi)
Patty Iannuzzi presented a rough draft of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) for the Center for New Media (CNM)/Library Project. The Library
collaborated with campus partners to develop a Center for New Media, and it
was one of five new initiatives funded by campus this year. The proposal
includes a New Media Commons on the first floor of Moffitt Library. On
January 6, Professor Linda Williams made a presentation to the Council of
Deans regarding CNM and the formation of an advisory committee, which
includes Gary Handman of the Library’s Media Resource Center (MRC). For a
contribution of $150,000 to the enterprise, the Library will get an
expansion of MRC and media authoring suites, which the Library has wanted
for many years but been unable to fund on its own. Patty asked Cabinet
members to review the draft MOU and send suggestions directly to her. She
will also consult with Laura Kim in the Moffitt Microcomputer Center. The
topic will be placed on the agenda for discussion at a future Roundtable
meeting.
5. Planning for future undergraduate education (P.Iannuzz, B.Hurley)
Beth Dupuis made two presentations to Roundtable on the demographics and
expectations of future undergraduates. On September 25, Beth presented
demographic details on this new generation of undergraduates, followed on
October 23 by an exercise to elicit ideas for adapting library services to
serve the changing needs and expectations of these future students. As a
representative of the Roundtable Agenda Committee, Bernie Hurley sought the
advice of Cabinet on how best to move forward with this information. At the
Cabinet meeting on December 11, it was noted that the future of
undergraduate education is an ongoing discussion in other groups on campus.
The Library is active in the campus Council of Academic Partners (CAP), in
which Patty Iannuzzi, Beth Dupuis, and Pat Maughan are participating
members. In addition, Patty noted that she and other library staff make
regular presentations to campus faculty groups, such as, the new faculty
orientation sessions, the e-Berkeley symposium, and the Academic Senate
Library Committee. These groups are kept apprised of the various library
initiatives and collaborations related to undergraduate education, most
recently the Mellon Faculty Institute on Undergraduate Education and the
Library Award for Undergraduate Research. In the spring, Patty will share
the demographic information gleaned by Beth with the faculty
representatives on the Academic Senate Library Committee, along with
summary highlights of the on-going programs in the library related to
undergraduate education.
6. Sponsorship of CIRL conference, April 2004 (P.Iannuzzi)
The Committee of Industrial Relations Librarians (CIRL) will hold its 58th
Annual Conference on April 28-30, 2004. The conference will be held on the
UC Berkeley campus with a reception hosted in the Morrison Library. CIRL is
an association of librarians with subject expertise in labor and employment
issues. On behalf of conference planning committee member Cindi Wolff,
Patty Iannuzzi brought forward a proposal for the Library to sponsor the
opening reception.
Cabinet approved funding $1000 for the event, honoring the memory of former
Chancellor and UC President Clark Kerr, who was the founding director of
Berkeley’s Institute of Industrial Relations.