SCOPA Meeting Minutes
Present: Mary Caldera (chair), Huei-Ju (Polly) Chang (recording), Daniel Dollar, Eric Friede, Stephen Jones, Cecile Mandour, Shawn Steidinger
Absent: Nancy Kuhl
Mary
stated that the Orientation for New librarians was a success. It was well
organized and went smoothly. Shawn said
that the updated pamphlet of the Yale Library Associates was being printed and
she would send it to new Librarians when available.
Eric
reported that he had received four grants proposals. The Grant subcommittee and
LMC advisors (Carol Jones and Bobbi Pilette) are scheduled to meet to review
the proposals on Monday, Dec. 1st, from 10 to 11 AM in SML 410. The winning
proposals will be announced before the Christmas break.
Cecil
announced that she had a recent request for a mentor. The mentoring program has
three applicants this year.
UPCOMING FORUMS:
Dec.
2, 1:30 - 3 PM.
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President of Research at
OCLC, on Technology and the Changing Roles of Research Libraries. Co-Sponsored
by Meg Bellinger.
Dec.
4, 2 - 3 PM
Frank Turner, Director of the Beinecke
Library. Stephen offered to take over
for Mary who has a workshop that day.
Dec.
10, 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Alice Prochaska’s report to library
staff.
Dec.
11, 11 - 12:30 PM
OACIS (Online Access to Consolidated
Information on Serials) project.
In addition, Mary is trying to schedule the
Promotion Review Informational meeting in December.
Additional forums ideas suggested and discussed:
Digital
Landscape Survey project, sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
Grace
Agnew, the Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Systems at
Rutgers University Libraries on Digital library initiative.
Stephen
Carter, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School, to talk
about ethics. He authored the book
“Civility: manners, morals, and the etiquette of democracy”
Robert
Milevski, an expert on various kinds of fine binding and finishing, to give a
talk about Riverside Press. He is currently at Princeton and can easily come
for the day. Mary said that if we could
invite him to come in late January, it would help the transition and also take
the pressure off new committee to schedule something immediately.
Library
school symposiums forum and Librarian Without Borders forum with Tanya
Lorkovic’ and Rich Richie were being considered for 2003 but postponed for the
next year.
Mark
Rosenzweig forum on Progressive Librarian has not been rescheduled yet.
ANNUAL REPORT:
Mary
reminded the chairs of the Subcommittees (Grants, Mentoring, Orientation,
Publications, and Website) to send reports to her by Tuesday, Dec. 2. The information will be incorporated into
the Annual Report and submitted to Alice at the end of the year.
TRANSITION MEETING:
The
transition meeting is scheduled for December 15, 12:30-1:30 in SML 411. The
meeting will include current SCOPA members, the newly appointed members, Diane
Turner and Alice Prochaska. The meeting
agenda will include an oral report from Mary, official induction of new
members, and regular meeting of continuing and new members. Coffee and desserts will be provided.
OTHER TOPICS:
The
issue whether the SCOPA Publication subcommittee should also publish writings
of the C&T staff was discussed. It was agreed that the “Library Links” is
probably the right place to publish it.
“LISA” maybe the other option.
Mary will discuss the matter with Jessica Linicus and LISA.
A
question was raised as to who should update all Standing Committees’
information on website. Since the Standing Committee lists are kept in the
library administration’s website, it is not SCOPA’s responsibility to update
them.