SCOPA Meeting Minutes
March 1, 2004
PRESENT: Nancy Kuhl (chair), Huei-ju “Polly” Chang, Daniel Dollar, Rowena Griem (recording), Carla Heister, Soraya Magalhaes-Willson and Diane Turner (ex-officio)
ABSENT: Shawn Steidinger
SCOPA’S NEW FOCUS ON INCLUSIVENESS:
Nancy reviewed the discussion on SCOPA and inclusiveness that took place at our last meeting.
Diane expressed her support for SCOPA to take active steps in becoming more inclusive while maintaining its commitment to improving professional awareness and increasing professional activity and professional growth among Yale library staff. It was agreed that SCOPA should support professional development for all library staff, regardless of position, rank or level. Keeping all staff informed on developing trends in the field of library science is critical to ensure that the library remain vital. In addition, SCOPA will continue to promote the development of librarianship as a profession. Diane suggested that SCOPA collaborate with other groups, especially LiSA, to improve the quality of life in the work place and identify ways to recognize employees.
Rowena suggested submitting an article to Library Links to announce SCOPA’s expanded focus.
NEW LIBRARIANS’ ORIENTATION:
SCOPA guidelines require a New Librarians Orientation each semester, regardless of the number of participants. Shawn will therefore schedule a date and invite the new librarians, as well as the two people who were unable to attend the last orientation.
FORUM FOLLOW UPS:
Diane suggested conducting a survey to solicit suggestions for new SCOPA forum topics. Staff from a wide array of positions should be asked the following questions:
Have they attended a SCOPA forum before?
If yes, what forum proved the most helpful?
Do they have any suggestions for future topics? Please give details.
Soraya suggested that SCOPA survey members of the Communications Group as well as their departments to reach a cross-section of library employees.
Nancy reiterated the importance of advertising for SCOPA forums more broadly, not just through the YULIB listserv.
Soraya recommended that we send announcements of upcoming forums four weeks before the scheduled date.
Nancy Elkington, Research Libraries
Group
Date / Location: March 2, 1:30-2:30
pm / SML
Planner: Nancy
Fortunoff Archive project --
documentary film “Remembering Czestochowa”
Date / Location: March 4, 2-3:15pm
Microcosm Group
Date / Location: March 8, 2-3 pm /
SML
Planner: Daniel
Library Education Forum
Speakers: Representatives from
regional long-distance library schools
Date / Location: March 29, 3-4:30
pm / SML Lecture Hall
Planner: Carla (Rowena will assist
if needed)
Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Southern Connecticut State University Dept. of Information and Library Science, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
CLIR Post Doctoral Initiative and
Library Education (2 panels)
Panel 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
2003 SCOPA
Grant Recipients
Speakers: 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
EGCDL: Economic Growth Center
Digital Library
Speakers: Julie Linden
Date / Location: May 18, 1:30-3
pm / SML
Planner: Soraya
Communications
Group
Speakers: Mary Caldera, et al
Date: mid-April or early May
Planner: Daniel
Snapshot- Medical Historical Library
Speaker: Tobey Appel
Date / Location: early May /
Medical Library
Planner: Rowena
Factiva / Library educator
Speakers: Anne Caputo
Planner: Soraya will contact
Lewis Walpole Library
Date / Location: mid-October
Planner: Rowena
Snapshot: Arts Library Special
Collections
Speakers: Jae Rossman
Planner: Nancy
Southeast Asia Collection
Speakers: Rich Richie and Ellen
Hammond
Planner: Polly
TOPICS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE FORUMS:
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/
President of Thornwillow Press:
http://thornwillow.com/NewFiles/nav.html
Will Manley
NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 15, 1:30-2:30 pm in SML 411.