Minutes of the Library Subcommittee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43
Fresno, California 93740-8027
Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 2743

Members Present: Robert Dundas (Chair), M. Barakzai, M. Gibson, G. Gray, P. McDonald, K. Robles-Smith, S. Rocca, A. Valencia.

Members Absent: M. Arvanigian (excused), T. Attard (excused), A. Stratemeyer (excused).

The meeting was called to order by Chair R. Dundas at 2:00 p.m. in the Madden Library Conference Room #2108.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of May 8, 2009.

  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda of September 11, 2009 as distributed.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

    1. The Library faculty’s budget resolution supported by the Library subcommittee in its February 2009 meeting will go to the Academic Planning & Policy Committee (AP&P) on September 17, 2009. AP&P will then determine when to place it on the agenda for consideration.
    2. No word from Associated Students about the student committee positions. Dean P. McDonald and S. Rocca suggested following up with Associated Students Inc. President Jessica Sweeten.

  4. Library Report & Discussion Items:

    1. Dean’s Report

      • 3rd Floor Library Ellipse exhibit featuring Edward Gorey cartoons opens tonight (September 11, 2009).
      • September 21 will be the setup for the Athletics exhibit and a large reception will accompany Homecoming events.
      • Mid November 2009, the San Joaquin River Parkway & Conservation Trust exhibit will open in the Library.
      • From November 13-15, the Theatre Arts Department student groups will give a series of one-act performances of Edgar Alan Poe’s works.

    2. Budget.

      The Library budget was cut $773,000. This is on top of $480,000 in cuts from the three previous years. This year’s cut results in approximately $400,000 from collections, $200,000 from student assistant hours, and $160,000+ from operations. The Library has around $800,000 in carry-forward funds, $400,000 of which the Provost W. Covino has requested to be held until spring in anticipation of further cuts. Approximately $220,000 of the carry-forward goes to completing the new Library, i.e. book security system, IT outlets, etc. Of the remaining money, perhaps $100,000 to $150,000 could go back to collections.

    3. Collections.

      Over $100,000 was cut from journal subscriptions this summer. The committee would like to see a list of the journals that were cut.

    4. Library Events – Womack Lecture.

      The Printise J. Womack lecture series alternates between topics related to progressive politics and librarianship.

    5. Major Gifts.

      Pete Peters has donated $100,000 for a student/faculty exhibit gallery.

    6. CSUF Centennial Celebration.

      Each college Dean has assigned a “Centennial person” to head their respective program of activities. By April 2010 we should expect to see planning and events really take off.

MSC to adjourn at 2:55 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Library Subcommittee is Friday, October 9, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Madden Library Conference Room #2108. An agenda will be distributed prior to the meeting.

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