Minutes
LAUC-I General Membership Meeting
Monday, 13 September 1999

1. Approval of June and July minutes

• June 1999 minutes
  • No additions/corrections
  • Moved: Urrizola, Seconded: Palmer, Passed unanimously
• July 1999 minutes
  • No additions/corrections
  • Moved: Urrizola, Seconded: Broidy, Passed unanimously

Kjaer introduced Roumiana Katzarkov

• 2 year temporary apptointment in SL R&I
• Comes to the UCI Libraries from the medical library at USC

Introduction of officers by Wilson

4. Report on the LAUC Exec. Board Transition Meeting, 1999-08-17

• Wilson reported on the meeting, which she and Palmer attended in Oakland at UCOP.
• Invitational symposium being organized by UCR: "Culture of Books and Bytes: Future of UC Faculty Research and UC Librarians", to be held March 10-12, 2000 at Lake Arrowhead. Broidy is working on this.
• LAUC Proposal to expand Librarian Series submitted to UCOP. In June, Kari Lucas participated in teleconference with ULs concerning their counter proposal to remove the first 2 steps at assistant end of the series as well as add steps VI-IX at the full librarian end. Lucas to continue working with ULs on this; plan to submit proposal to next meeting of the UC Vice Chancellors at the end of Sept.
  • Discussion pointed out need to do local work in support of this as well. Decision taken for LAUC-I chair to pursue drafting a memo from the LAUC-I chair to EVC (cc'd to AEVC, Pat Price, and UL as well) prior to Vice Chancellor's meeting expressing our united for this proposal.

Wilson, Sisson, Palmer and either Collins or Gelfand to attend on 1999-11-19 (statewide EB to meet on 18th)

6. 1998/99 LAUC-I Committee reports (text of reports linked to LAUC-I web site)
7. 1999/2000 Prof. Development base funding

• Academic Librarianship Committee: Revised criteria for Librarian Personnel Action; participated in Academic Personel Procedures for Librarians; did not meet with UL last year.
• Cultural Diversity Committee: No report; chair on vacation.
• Program Committee: Reported on successful program (54 attendance)
• Professional Development Committee: base allocation for 1999/2000 to be $267.00 per librarian (base allocation equals amount from MOU divided by 39 librarians). In 1998/1999 the committee funded 39 base, 25 tier 1, 7 tier 2; 15 extra requests for remaining funds. Revised criteria for requesting books/software with base funding and will discuss at Oct. LAUC-I meeting.
• LAUC research committee: Awarded $30,000 for coming year. Received 7 proposals and funded 5 proposals. Successful proposals will be on the LAUC web site.

Wilson announced that three volunteers are being sought to serve on a soon-to-be-appointed Ad Hoc Committee to Revise the LAUC-I Bylaws.

9. Next LAUC-I general membership meeting 1999-10-18

UL Munoff to talk about librarians review: expectations and process. Wilson to meet with UL on 1999-10-04. Discussed need to have his take on newly delegated powers and what affect may be on UCI librarians; his willingness to have an open conversation with LAUC-I about criteria for advancement in librarians' careers; ways to reintegrate him into LAUC-I (perhaps quarterly attendance at LAUC-I executive board meetings?). Wilson and Executive Board will work on a list of questions to provide to the UL to assist in preparing his remarks.

10. Other business

Kaufman provided an update on 4 searches either recently abandoned or in progress.