LAUC-I Professional Development Committee 1998/1999 Report

• Pauline Manaka
• Tim McAdam, Chair
• Linda Murphy
• Angela Yang

The LAUC-I Professional Development Committee met 12 times during 1998/99.

Highlights of 1998/99

• Issued call for LAUC-I Professional Development Proposals for FY 1998/99
• Surveyed all LAUC-I members of anticipated professional development activities for 1998/99 and requested comments on current guidelines for funding Professional Development activities
• Conducted Analysis of LAUC Professional Development Funding on other UC campuses

• Submitted budget request for funding above the $10,400 mandated by the MOU to University Librarian. Budget request included:
  1. Amount needed to fund all estimated professional development activities
  2. LAUC-I Professional Development Guidelines
  3. Estimated cost to attend conferences:
     • American Library Association
     • Special Library Association
     • Medical Library Association
  4. LAUC-I Professional Development Committee Annual Report for 1997/98
  5. Survey results of anticipated professional development expenses for each LAUC-I member
  6. Comments from LAUC-I members on current guidelines for funding Professional Development activities
  7. LAUC Professional Development Funding on other UC campuses

• Invited Library Business Office to meet with LAUC-I members to provide update on reimbursement process for professional development funds
• Updated LAUC-I Professional Development Guidelines and placed the guidelines on the LAUC-I homepage
• Worked with Library Personnel to update the Librarian Request for Professional Development Support form

• Issued second call for LAUC-I Professional Development Proposal for FY 1998/99
• Began discussion to expand funding guidelines for professional development funding

• After analysis of professional development funding issued call for supplemental funding request to expend anticipated balance of professional development funds

• Presented revised draft of LAUC-I Professional Development Guidelines to LAUC-I members for feedback and comments
• Met with AUL for Personnel to revise LAUC-I Professional Development Guidelines to allow professional development funds to be used to purchase printed materials and software for research
• Met with Library Business Office to update reimbursement process for professional development funding

Funding Awarded 1998/99:

LAUC Research & Professional Development Committee (Submitted by Pauline Manaka)

• Chair and LAUC Vice President, Patsy Inouye UCD;
• Ann Jensen from UCB
• Patrick Dawson UCSB (2000)
• Sheryl Davis UCR (replaced Pat Flowers 2000)
• Norma Corral UCLA
• Fred Yuengling UCSC (2000)
• Susan Jurist UCSD (2000)
• Robin Chandler UCSF
• Pauline Manaka UCI (2000)

Seven research proposals were submitted for funding by LAUC Riverside (2), LAUC Los Angeles (3), LAUC San Francisco (1) and LAUC Berkeley (1). Two of these were requests for new initiatives on previously funded research. The applicants represented 5 unit and 3 non-unit members.

Five proposals were funded, there was one withdrawal because of a job change and one proposal was not funded. The funding was $26,660 out of the $30,000 allocated to LAUC for professional development.

• William Benemann: $3000 (non-unit)
• Sidney Berger: $1850 (non-unit)
• Kuei Chiu: $2000 (unit)
• Esther Grassian & Joan Kaplowitz: $8093.80 (both unit)
• David G. Hirsch: $11716.20 (unit)

The committee completed its standing charge:

1. Serve as the review body for research proposals submitted to the University-wide Research Grants for Librarians Program by LAUC members and recommend funding of proposals to the Office of the President.
2. Develop, monitor, and revise, as needed, procedures for carrying out the review of research proposals.
3. Develop guidelines for application to the University-wide Research Grants for Librarians Program and recommend revisions as needed.
4. Advise the President and the Executive Board on issues related to research and professional development for librarians and address other subjects at the request of the President.

The committee was sad to hear of the passing away of Pat Flowers, two days after meeting in Oakland. Susan Allen's departure to the Getty Library after the decision to fund her research proposal was a sad occasion. The decision not to fund the proposal from UCSF was difficult, but unavoidable. Despite all these, we accomplished the following additional tasks:

1. Mounting of the research program guidelines, cover sheet, and research projects list on the LAUC web site (http://www.ucop.edu/lauc).
2. Submitted an annual report outlining progress and funds expended.
3. Submitted formal recommendations on grant recipients for approval by LAUC membership at the Spring Assembly.