Meeting Agenda: SCOPA, October 11, 2004, 1:30pm, SML 410

Minutes to be taken by Rowena Griem

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

New Librarians Orientation (Carla, 25 minutes)

Topics to be discussed: orientation agenda, SCOPA members’ “parts” in the orientation, packet assembly, evaluations, planning details (food, name tags, number of guests), etc. Agenda will be based on last spring’s agenda (see below); SCOPA Members who will be present at the orientation should think about things they would like to discuss.

New Librarians Orientation Agenda

SCOPA charge and programming (20 min total)

· General Programming - SCOPA CHAIR - 5 min.

· Mentoring Program - Mentoring Subcommittee Chair - 5 min.

· Recent Publication of Yale Librarians RPYL Liaison - 5 min.

· Grants Program - Grants Subcommittee Chair - 5 min.

Communications at Yale University Library (5 min total)

· YULIB-L, Website, Other Email Lists, Library Publications - SCOPA member - 5 min.

Professional Service and Professional Development - (20 min. total)

· Travel funding Diane Turner, Associate University Librarian for Human Resources, Staff Training and Security

· Learning plan - Diane Turner

· Performance review & Self-evaluation Diane Turner

Library Governance (10 min total)

· Library Governance; Descriptions of Library Management Team (LMT) and Library Management Council (LMC) Diane Turner - 5 min.

· Library Committees SCOPA Member - 5 min.

Closing Thank you and Evaluation Reminder - Orientation Chair - 2 min.

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, 2-3 p.m.

Planner: Rowena Griem

Spring Semester: Topics Under Consideration

Dr. Richard Selzer—CCL Physician

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 October 11, 2004, 1:30pm, SML 410. Please note room change.