ELF Minutes, April 11, 2002

1.  We discussed the agenda for the next Library Faculty meeting.

     a.  In addition to the usual reports, this meeting will concentrate on clarifying the relationship of the Libraries's recent self study to the Libraries' role in the University's strategic planning process.  We concluded that we are really engaged in a strategic "thinking" process and that the meeting should clarify what strategic thinking is and what the expectations of the Strategic Planning Committee are, that is what the committee will and will not do.

     b.  The Library Faculty meeting will be rescheduled to Wed., April 24 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm and will be held in 222.

2.  We discussed the general question of role definitions for staff, librarians and other professionals.

     a.  Jo Bessler is working on the framework for this discussion for a future Library Faculty meeting.

     b.  There was a discussion of CAP criteria and the need for further clarification, simplification and documentation for eventual approval by the Library Faculty.

          1)  Two options were discussed, asking CAP to address these concerns in the coming year or setting up an ad hoc committee of current and previous CAP members to bring recommendations to the Library Faculty.

          2)  Once the new CAP is constituted they will be approached as to which option they prefer.

          3)  A tentative timetable of Dec. and Feb. for CAP or ad hoc committee work, Mar. and April for faculty discussion and May for a Library Faculty action was proposed.

3.  The agenda for the May ELF agenda will include a discussion of how important it is to address CAP criteria now (2002) rather than later and the referral of this task to CAP or to an ad hoc committee and a status report from Jo's work on the definition and responsibilities of staff positions especially those of the branch library managers.