LFA Exec - Minutes - August 1, 2018

Library Faculty Association (LFA) Executive Board Meeting Notes

August 1, 2018 (Version 3.01)

Present (in alphabetical order by last name) were Neal Axton, Jill Becker, Marcella Huggard, Lars Leon, Scott McEathron, Angela Rathmel, and Betsaida Reyes (present via teleconferencing).

Opening Remarks

Discussion of last meeting's minutes. Amended minutes to be distributed and approved via email.

Committees and Liaisons

A successful special election was completed and all committees are fully staffed.

Discussion of Salary and Benefits special charge. Referred to committee for further discussion. Discussion of proposal to amend membership of LFA executive board. Proposal tabled.

CRSA's Library Research Fund (LRF) proposal process is being revised to not accept Sharepoint submissions.

Discussion of Post-Tenure Review (PTR) Guidelines. Referred to committee with this charge: Please report to the LFA Executive Board by December 1, 2018, on the pros and cons of creating a best practices guide as a reference for faculty submitting a post-tenure review (PTR) file. This special charge is based upon a referral in the SLPTR FY17 annual report.

Review of FY18 Annual Report. No action needed by the LFA Executive Committee at this time.

Discussion of Committee Pages (available via the LFSA website). Secretary will consult with Andi Back regarding updating the committee pages.

Meeting the Dean of Libraries

LFA representatives will meet with the Dean on Aug. 8, 2018. Chair Lars Leon requested input from the board on topics to discuss. The new budget process and its impact on existing programs was mentioned. Anschutz-Budig awards were also discussed.

University Outreach

Discussion of the role of research across the University. Tamara Falicov is the Associate Dean of Research (Dean's office General Research Fund page) and was suggested as a speaker at the fall LFA meeting. Discussion was tabled due to time constraints.