6/9/2003
SML
410
2:00
– 3:00 p.m.
Attending: Mary Caldera, Daniel Dollar, Eric Friede,
Shawn Steidinger, Polly Chang, Steve Jones (recording)
Absent: Cecile Mandour, Nancy Kuhl
Spring
Forward meetings: The meeting began with a discussion of the Spring Forward
meetings. The updates from the
strategic groups was deemed useful and international programs seemed a topic of
interest. MC shared the suggestions and
comments provided by the meeting participants to keep SCOPA members informed of
the kind of information Library members were asking for.
Forums: Discussed inviting Marvin
Taylor. After some reservations were
expressed about the number of forums being suggested for the Fall, the members
agreed that a forum by Taylor would be of broad appeal. Nancy has the go ahead
to contact Marvin Taylor for a forum in November.
Upcoming
events include two in Sept., Alice and Mark Rosenzweig; two in October, the new
AUL (Meg Bellinger) and Matthew Beacom; possibly one in November, Yale
international endeavors and one in December, Promotion Review.
The
committee discusses the proposed International forum. It will cover what Yale is now doing and how to get
involved. Some of the names suggested
included Ann Okerson, Tatjana Lorkovic, Rich Richie, Ken Crilly Cesar
Rodriguez (Nicaragua), Ellen Hammond
(US libraries and Japan). Topics
suggested include Pacific Manuscripts project, in which Australia and Hawaii
(among others) participate in the filming of South Pacific archives and
monographs in the South Pacific; Afghan pre-1930 bibliography; international
internships; and the Oasis project. A
panel discussion format was suggested, as was holding this event like the
Special Collections Fair. Nancy and
Cecile had both previously volunteered to work on this forum and will be asked
to continue; aiming for a program in the fall.
Other
proposed forums include Communication Committee and strategic group updates and
an IFLA representative.
Eric
reported 22 attendees at the grants forum.
Steve reported 33 attendees at the ELI program forum, and Karen Reardon
and Danuta Nitecki want to do another similar forum at the end of the next
academic year.
The
Divinity Library presentation was dropped since scheduling has been problematic
and two tours and teas have been scheduled there.
Shawn
reported a successful Voyager conference though problems occurred in the
breakout rooms due to immovable chairs.
There were 154 registrants and almost all showed.
Comments
and feedback to SCOPA: No comments or suggestions
have been posted on SCOPA’s online comment box. However, we have gotten suggestion and comments personally via
email and at the Library wide meetings.
New
Librarians’ Orientation: An orientation will probably
need to be scheduled for the Fall.
Our
next meeting is in September, TBA, and Mary adjourned the meeting at 2:48p.m.
Submitted
as a draft 6/9/2003 – Steve Jones