Meeting Agenda: SCOPA, November 8, 2004, 1:30pm, SML 410

Minutes to be taken by Abdul Hannawi

New Librarians Orientation (10 minutes)

Grants Program Next Steps (10 minutes)

Forum Planning and Possible Need for Selection Guidelines (10 Minutes)

Update on Possible Forum with a Representative of Anna-Amalia Library (Rowena, 5 minutes)

Fall Semester SCOPA Forums

Not Just Books: Library Acquisitions Trips to Asia
Ellen Hammond, Curator, East Asia Library & Rich Richie, Curator, South & Southeast Asia Collection

Date / Location: November 9, 2-3 pm SML Lecture Hall

Planner: Polly Chang

Promotion and Review Questions and Answers

Speakers: Diane Turner

Date / Location: November 30, 2004, 2-3 pm SML Lecture Hall

Planner: Daniel Dollar

The Invention of Writing (lecture w/ slides)

Speakers: Benjamin Foster, Curator of the Babylonian Collection

Date / Location: December 7, 2-3 pm SML Lecture Hall

Planner: Rowena Griem

Spring Semester: Topics Under Consideration

• Dr. Richard Selzer—CCL Physician

· Sue Allen—Book Designer Sarah Wyman Whitman (proposed by Ellen Ellickson)

· German children's lit (Proposed by Dale Askey)

• 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 will be November 22, 2004, 1:30pm, SML 410.