Meeting Agenda: SCOPA, April12, 2004, 1:00pm, SML 411

 

Minutes to be taken by Polly Chang

 

SCOPA 2004 Agenda Revision (5 minutes)

 

SCOPA and Inclusiveness (5 minutes) Report regarding the state of the new “About SCOPA” text.

 

Report on Grants Sub Committee Visit to LMC (5 minutes)

 

New Librarians Orientation (25 minutes) Report from Shawn regarding plans for April 28 orientation, including SCOPA members assignments

 

Forums Follow Up, Progress, Etc. (10 minutes)

Spring Semester

 

            1- Communications Group

Speakers: Mary Caldera, et al

Date/ Location: April 13, 2-3 pm, SML lecture Hall

Planner: Daniel

 

            2- 2003 SCOPA Grant recipients

Speakers: 1. Scott Matheson and Bonnie Collier on State Legislative Journals:  The Reconstruction and New Deal Eras; Sandra Peterson and Jennifer Weintraub on Digitization of Hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities; Stephen Yearl and Joanne Rudof on XML Encoded Finding Aids of Holocaust Survivor Testimonies.

Date: April 27, 10:30 am SML

            Planner: Polly

 

3- EGCDL: Economic Growth Center Digital Library 

            Speakers: Julie Linden

Date / Location: May 18, 1:30-3 / SML

Planner: Soraya

 

4- Snapshot- Medical Historical Library

Speaker: Tobey Appel

Date / Location: May ?? HM Collection

Planner: Rowena

           

Fall Semester

 

            1- Library Fellow

            Speaker: Scott Gac, Library Fellow

Date / Location: September 7, 2004, SML Lecture Hall

Planner: Nancy

 

2- Lewis Walpole Library

            Speakers:

Date / Location:

Planner: Rowena (?)

 

3- Snapshot: Arts Library Special Collections

Speakers: Jae Rossman

Date / Location:

Planner: Nancy

 

4- Asian Libraries

Speakers: Rich Richie and Ellen Hammond

Date / Location:

Planner: Polly

 

5- Politics and Children’s Literature

Speakers: Morris Cohen

Date / Location: October??, SML

Planner: Nancy

 

6- Thornwillow Press   

Speakers: Luke Ives Pontifell, President

Date / Location: September 21 or 22?? SML

Planner: Nancy

 

Fall Semester: Topics Under Consideration

 

Continuation of the Series of Forums Regarding Library Education Pt. 3 Internships & Pt. 4 Continuing education

Getting published in library journals (article in American Libraries)

Library action figure of Nancy Pearl: http://www.mcphee.com/laf/

Will Manley

 

Next Meeting is Monday, April 26, 1:30-2:30 pm in SML 411.