Minutes of the Library Subcommittee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 2743

February 6, 2009

Members Present: R. Dundas (Chair), M. Barakzai, J. Dussich, M.Gibson,
G. Gray, K. Robles-Smith, S. Rocca, A. Valencia.

Members Absent: T. Attard (excused), P. McDonald (excused),
A. Stratemeyer (excused).

The meeting was called to order by Chair R. Dundas at 2:00 p.m. in Science II #114.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of December 5, 2008.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    1. The two student positions on the committee remain to be filled.
      Associated Students has more than 70 committee positions to fill,
      so when the Library positions may be filled is undetermined.
      Chair R. Dundas will work with Peter McDonald to see if we can
      find students interested in serving on the committee.
    2. M. Gibson announced that Theater Arts will be doing an Oz
      show in 2010, which will tie into the Arne Nixon event.
  4. Library Report – K. Robles-Smith.
    1. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, February
      19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Grand Foyer (1st floor). Committee
      members should have received invitations to the event from the
      President’s office.
    2. General Library opening will occur on Friday, February 20, 2009.
    3. The “How to Publish” colloquium planned for this spring has been
      cancelled due to budget issues.
    4. The faculty publication celebration is scheduled for April 24, 2009.
      It may be a digital display this year, unless library furnishings can
      be acquired in the next couple of months. Currently, funds slated
      for purchase of library furnishings are frozen due to the state’s
      budget situation.
  5. Discussion Items.
    1. Faculty welcome celebration shortly after Library opens?
      Currently there is no event planned for the faculty. Following
      discussion by committee members, it was decided that in this time
      of a tight budget situation, it is best not to plan a separate event
      for the faculty. Faculty can tour the library at their leisure, or
      arrange with the Library for tours of groups, if desired.
    2. Library Faculty’s Budget Resolution – G. Gray.
      The Madden Library faculty met and passed a resolution in
      support of the Library’s materials budget for the coming year (see
      attached Library faculty resolution). The resolution urges the
      University to declare the Library materials budget a crucial and
      protected resource, when considering budget cuts for the coming
      academic year. The Madden Library faculty asked the Library
      subcommittee to consider supporting the resolution. Library
      subcommittee members discussed the Library faculty’s resolution
      and agreed that maintaining the Madden Library materials budget
      is important for the entire campus, while at the same time
      recognizing the budget problems facing the University. M.Gibson
      moved that the committee support the Library faculty’s resolution.
      MSC to support the Library faculty’s resolution regarding
      the Library materials budget for academic year
      2009/2010.
      (Seconded by John Dussich. Motion passed unanimously.)

MSC to adjourn at 2:50 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Library Subcommittee is Friday, April 3, 2009
2009 @ 2:00 p.m. in Science II #114. An agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.

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