LAUC-B / Affiliated Libraries Joint Fall Assembly, 2017
September 29, 2017, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Morrison Library
Total attendance: 61 attendees
Business meeting
I. Welcome and call to order - B. Quigley
a. Comments on BIOS/PUBL merger letter by Monday.
b. Research Grant applications due by Oct 18
c. LAUC-B conference on Oct. 20
II. Membership - J. Eason
a. Welcome new members
Nicole Brown
Adam Clemons
Mohamed Hamed
Lisa Monhoff
Julie Musson (née Goldsmith)
Josh Quan
Kortney Rupp
Kiyoko Shiosaki
Stella Tang
b. Retirements
Armanda Barone
Cheryl Cook
Harrison Dekker
Ellen Gilmore
Terence Huwe
Lynn Jones
Charleen Kubota
c. Other departures
Lee Adams
Charles Macquarie
Shannon Supple
Karen Yu
III. CAPA report - M. Phillips (see written report)
a. Members (2016-17) introduced.
b.Those interested in future CAPA service who have never been on Ad Hoc Review Committee should express interest to the incoming Chair, Jesse Silva. Ad Hoc service is a prerequisite.
IV. CALA Chair’s report - D. Rowan
a.This is joint assembly, so there will not be a Fall Affilateds assembly, but CALA hopes to present an Affiliated-sponsored event this fall. There will be a separate Spring Affiliated assembly.
V. TALAG report - L. Castillo-Speed
a.Terry Huwe, former TALAG Chair, retired.
b.Two new TALAG members: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Pacific Film Archive.
c.Library conservators provided a disaster response/preparedness workshop for Affiliateds.
VI. LAUC-B Chair’s report - B. Quigley
a.LAUC-B upcoming efforts
i.Evaluation of two-year funding pilot for professional development funds, including an upcoming survey.
ii.Strategic plan support
iii.50th anniversary of LAUC-B.
iv.Bylaws revision expected: housekeeping and combining Research and Professional Development committees.
b.Statewide president’s news
i.Theme: “LAUC – the Next 50 Years.”
ii.Review of Position Paper 5 slated.
iii.Website review.
iv.Statewide assembly in Spring will be at UCSF.
Program
Introduction - Beth Dupuis
Speaker - Safiya Noble, USC Annenberg School of Communication
Topic: social justice and bias in digital media and the internet, with a focus on implications for academic libraries.
https://safiyaunoble.com/