Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee
September 23, 1999
10 am – 3 pm
UC Berkeley

MEETING OBJECTIVES

  1. Establish the working agenda and meeting schedule for SLASIAC for 1999-2000.
  2. Review and comment on the CDL Update.
  3. Review and discuss assumptions, objectives, and problem statements, for the review of Universitywide collection management strategies requested by Provost King.
  4. Develop a work plan for completion of the charge by Provost King to the Committee.


AGENDA


Item
Begin
Duration
Responsible
1. Welcome and Introductions: Review of Meeting Objectives 10:00 AM
0:10
Christ
2. SLASIAC 1999-2000 work plan 10:10 AM
0:45
Christ/Lucier/Lawrence
3. CDL Update 10:55 AM    
a. Shared Collections
55 AM
0:20
French
b. Scholarly Communication 
11:15 AM
0:30
Lucier
c. MELVYL System redesign
11:45 AM
0:15
Lucier
LUNCH 12:00 PM
0:45
 
4. Review of Collection Management Strategies 12:45 PM
1:45
Lucier/Lawrence
5. Regents’ Budget update  2:30 PM
0:15
Michaels
6. Future meetings 2:45 PM
0:15
Christ

 
 

BACKGROUND MATERIALS


Item
Background
1. Welcome and Introductions: Review of Meeting Objectives  
2. SLASIAC 1999-2000 work plan
3. CDL Update  
a. Shared Collections
b. Scholarly Communication 
  • "Varmus Says NIH Will Proceed With On-Line Archive of Research Papers," Chronicle of Higher Education 9/10/99.
  • PubMed Central: An NIH-Operated Site for Electronic Distribution of Life Sciences Research Reports (http://www.nih.gov/welcome/director/pubmedcentral/pubmedcentral.htm)
  • Scholarly Communication: Conversations with UC Faculty Editors – Summary of Forum Discussions (June 1999) and Forum Session Participants (rev. July 1999).
  • President Atkinson to NIH Director Harold Varmus, 9/15/99.
  • eScholarship: Scholar-led Innovation in Scholarly Communication: Executive Overview (DRAFT 9/16/99)
c. MELVYL System redesign
  • Online Public Access Catalog RFP Steering Committee Charge(CDL 9/13/99)
4. Review of Collection Management Strategies
  • Provost King to EVC Christ, 7/27/99, Review of University policies and principles related to regional and Universitywide storage and collection management.
  • Perspectives on the Life of Library Facilities and Other Collection Management Strategies for UC Libraries (Systemwide Library Planning, 9/16/99)
5. Regents’ Budget update 
6. Future meetings