Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
October 22, 2007 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

UC Office of the President,
1111 Franklin Street, Room 10325

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Meeting Agenda (Word)

1. Introductions; review of objectives
  • SLASIAC Roster [PDF]
2. Copyright and Public Policy

a. UC-wide copyright services: update (Information/Discussion)

  • Summary Report: UC Copyright Support (DRAFT, SLP, 10/10/07) [Word]
  • Additional background:
    • Wartella to Hume, 6/16/06, SLASIAC recommendations related to the policy environment for scholarly communication [PDF]
    • Hume to Wartella, 7/13/06, endorsing SLASIAC recommendations [PDF]
    • The Public Policy Environment for Academic and Scholarly Information. Discussion Paper, revised 5/4/06 [Word]

b. Open Access Policy Proposal: update (Information)

  • UC Open Access Policy Proposal Update (OSC, October 2007) [Word]
3. Information Technology Guidance Committee update (Information)
  • Report of the University of California Information Technology Guidance Committee (DRAFT: For Discussion Purposes Only, October 5, 2007) [Word]
4. Remarks from Provost Hume
5. Task Force on UC-based Scholarly Publishing (Information/Discussion)
  • Publishing Needs and Opportunities at the University of California (Draft, 10/18/07) (Word)
  • Additional background: “Ideas to Shake Up Publishing,” Inside Higher Ed, July 26, 2007
  • Publishing Needs and Opportunities at the University of California (Final Draft, added 2/11/08) (Word)
6. Systemwide Strategic Directions for Libraries: progress report (Information/Discussion)
  • Systemwide Strategic Directions for Libraries and Scholarly Information at the University Of California: Progress Report 2007 (DRAFT - For Discussion Purposes Only, SLP, 10/15/07) [PDF]
  • Additional background:
    • Systemwide Strategic Directions for Libraries and Scholarly Information, June, 2004 [PDF]
    • Systemwide Strategic Directions …: Progress Report 2005 [PDF]
7. UCOP Restructuring, UC-wide Planning, and SLASIAC (Discussion) For reference:
8. Next steps/next meeting