Executive Committee Minutes 01/08/2020

LAUC-B Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
January 8, 2020, 10:00-11:30
303 Doe Library

Present: Naomi Shiraishi, Jane Rosario, Ramona Collins, Susan McElrath, Jianye He, Emily Vigor, Jim Church, Joe Cera

Agenda

  • Announcements (5 min)
    • Last meeting for Emily Vigor. Joe Cera will take over as Affiliated Library Rep.
  • Reports
    • Treasurer (J. He) (5 min)
      Report looks good. Current balance: $13,453.45. LAUC-B Conference reimbursements have been completed.
    • Monthly UL meeting (N. Shiraishi) cancelled
      Naomi asked Jeff to make opening remarks at the LAUC Statewide Assembly. He agreed.
    • LIBR meeting (R. Collins) Next meeting--1/23
    • LAUC statewide conference call (N. Shiraishi) cancelled
  • Continuing Business
    • Diversity Librarian Task Force (R. Collins)
      Five members: Ramona Collins, Chair, Immaculate Adesida, David Eifler, Lily Castillo-Speed and Mark Hemhauser. First meeting set for 1/27
    • LAUC Statewide Assembly (N. Shiraishi)
      • Naomi and Ramona to meet with Julie Lefevre to discuss creating the website for the LAUC Statewide Assembly. Will include agenda/program with bios of speakers, registration form, visitor information, lodging information, directions, self-guided tour of libraries and other sites on campus, etc.
      • LAUC-B Conference website already has some of that available. Emily will share.
      • UC Berkeley website also has complete visitor information.
      • We’ll need to create name tags, staff a registration table … 
      • Library Events may have supplies.
      • ZsuZsu has library swag we could give to attendees.
  • New Business
    • LAUC-B Spring Assembly (N. Shiraishi)
      Will probably be in April. Must choose date based on LAUC election calendar - not out yet. Possible program ideas: new Associate Provost of the Data Science Division and Dean of I School-Jennifer Tour Chayes - to speak about her vision of the new Data Science Division and I School’s relationship with the Library.
    • 2021 LAUC-B Conference (N. Shiraishi)
      Committee must be formed this Spring by May. LAUC-B chooses theme and appoints co-chairs. Possible theme ideas: launching from past Conference - more on critical librarianship. 
    • DLA Committee (J. Rosario)
      People who’ve agreed to serve: Jeremy Ott, Debbie Jan, Imad Abuelgasim, Julie LeFevre. Faculty member pending. Ex Comm. approves committee members.
      Ceremony is 12/10/20 in Morrison Library. Chancellor Christ will speak.
    • Brown bag lunch program
      Librarian Scholar group (Jenny Nelson and Anne Glusker) might work together with Jane and Celia. Stay tuned.