LFA Exec - Minutes - December 13, 2023

Minutes from the Library Faculty Assembly Executive Committee

 

December 13, 2023

Attending: Andi Back, Jon Giullian, Scott McEathron, Michael Peper, Sara Outhier (secretary), Cecilia Zhang

Absent: n/a

 

MEETING MINUTES

  • Approval of minutes from November meeting.
  • LFA committee reports:
    • LCPT: Nothing new to report. (Andi)
    • SLPTR: Committee will meet in February for Post Tenure Reviews. (Scott)
  • Report from meeting with Dean (Michael and Jon):
    • The Senate Libraries Committee met for the first time in November. Dean Smith gave a report on her priorities. The current chair is interested in better promoting OA publishing resources.
    • Dean Smith wants stakeholder feedback on strategic planning.
    • Discussed the fall General Assemblies and the LIS in PhD question. Dean Smith will support the outcome if the body votes on the issue. She wants to affirm the MLS as the terminal degree for faculty librarians.
    • Dean Smith is seeking updates on Libraries activities and successes to share with Provost Bichelmeyer. She wants to communicate all of the good work that the Libraries are doing. Dean Smith, Michael, and Jon discussed ways to gather this information to share with Provost.
    • LFA Exec discussion on possible channels for gathering this information:
      • Reports from supervisors and department heads.
      • Reports from Cabinet.
      • Establish a mechanism for individuals to share their own successes or highlight those of colleagues.
      • Teams channel for sharing news.
      • Information should come from all organizational levels within the Libraries.
  • Nominations for special election for vacant SLPTR seat:
    • Replacing Marcella Huggard, who is leaving KU for a new opportunity. The remainder of Marcella’s term is 1.5 years.
    • Jon will approach Geoff Husic, who is not currently on a library governance committee.
  • Planning a special meeting about the LIS PhD question.
    • LFA Exec will set the expectation that members should come prepared for the discussion–having read the ad hoc report and the proposed language from Josh Bolick–as well as the understanding that there will be a vote during the meeting on adding the proposed language to a ballot.
    • The special meeting will be scheduled early in spring semester while the topic is fresh in our minds.
    • Michael will send out an email including the ad hoc report and minutes from Fall 2023 LFA general assembly, which captured the discussion on topic.