Meeting Agenda: SCOPA, February 2, 2004, 1:30pm, SML 411

Minutes to be taken by Carla Heister

New Librarians Orientation (10 minutes)

Grants Committee Report to LMC on March 24 & Various (10 Minutes)

Forums: (30 minutes)

Guidelines Follow Up

Adding to Library & SCOPA Calendars

Selecting Dates, etc.

Announcements & Publicity

Follow Up, Progress, Etc.

1- Wesleyan University “Library Project”

Speaker: Suzy Taraba,

Date / Location: February 17, 2004 2 PM / SML Lecture Hall

Planner: Nancy

2- Communications Group

Speakers: Mary Caldera, et al

Date/ Location: February 25 or 26??

Planner: Mike

3- Snapshots: Fortunoff Archive project

Speaker: Joanne Rudof

Date / Location: March 4, 2-3:15pm / ??

Planner: Rowena

4- Education Forum

Speakers: Representatives from regional long-distance library schools

Date Location: February, March SML

Planner: Carla (Rowena will assist as needed)

Possible schools: Southern, Albany, CUNY, CW Post and Drexel, Simmons and URI

5- Microcosm Group

Speakers: Microcosm Group / SML

February, March or April

Planner: Daniel

6- CLIR Post Doctoral Initiative and Library Education (2 panels)

Speakers: Panle 1: Michele Cloonan, Dean of Simmons Library School; Nancy Godleski, YU Librarian for American History; Danuta Nitecki, YU Associate University Librarian / Library Educator (??); Mary Brown, Assistant Professor, SCSU Library School; Todd Gilman, YU Librarian For Literature in English / Library Educator
Panel 2: Alice Prochaska, YU University Librarian; Pamela Schirmeister, Associate Dean, YU Graduate School; Richard Detweiler, Interim President, Council on Library and Information Resources; Mary Johnson, McDougal Center, YU Graduate School; Frank Turner, Director, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and John Hay Whitney Professor of History, YU; Peter Salovey, Dean YU Graduate School.

Date / Location: April 1, 2004, 1 pm / SML Lecture Hall

Forum Planner: Nancy Kuhl

7- EGCDL: Economic Growth Center Digital Library

Speakers: ?

Date / Location: April 6, 7 or 8^th / SML

Planner: Soraya

8- 2003 SCOPA Grant recipients

Speakers:

Date: Late April

Planner: Ling

9- Snapshot- Medical Historical Library

Speaker: Tobey Appel

Date / Location: May HM Collection

Planner: Rowena

Under consideration for Fall Semester

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)

Lewis Walpole Library

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

Rich Richie, curator of the Southeast Asia collection, on his recent trip to Asia

Snapshot series: Special collections in the Art Library

Will Manley

Next Meeting is Monday, February 16, 1:30-2:30 pm in SML 411.