Members Present: Suzanne Thorin, Rebecca Cape, Diane Dallis, Erika Dowell, Wen-Ling Liu for Marion Frank-Wilson, Nancy Boerner for Cecile Jagodzinski, Elizabeth Johnson, Jian Liu, Frank Quinn, Taemin Park for Andrea Singer, Nona Watt

Guests: Laurie Pusczewicz

1. Minutes. The minutes of the September 3, 2003 meeting were approved with changes.

2. Appointment of Peer Review Committee. The Peer Review Committee has not yet been filled.

3. Fall Meeting of Bloomington Library Faculty. Becky Cape presented the proposed agenda for the fall meeting of the BLF on October 30: Introduction of New Librarians, Amendment to the By-laws, Report on Upcoming Salary Equity Review, Report on Promotion and Tenure Review, and the State of the Libraries by Suzanne Thorin.

4. IUB Strategic Planning update. Julie Bobay had a scheduling conflict and so did not provide an update to the Strategic Planning initiative.

5. UFC/BFC post-tenure review policies & implications for Faculty Standards. Elizabeth Johnson reported on UFC/BFC post-tenure review policies. The 1996 Principles to Guide the Development of Procedures for Handling Complaints of Misconduct Against Faculty Members (BFC: April 16, 1996 http://www.indiana.edu/~bfc/docs/policies/miscondu.htm) is used to guide the development of policies and procedures. In 1999 the BFC approved the Faculty Misconduct Policy (http://www.indiana.edu/~bfc/docs/policies/facultymisconduct.htm) which does not expect separate unit policies and has the goal of taking a complaint of misconduct out of the unit for review. This Bloomington policy meets the Guiding Principles for Faculty Review (http://www.indiana.edu/~ufc/docs/policies/guiding.htm) also passed in 1999.

6. BFC meeting report. Elizabeth Johnson reported that the first BFC meeting was fairly short and she reported on Chancellor’s Brehm’s response to Professor Rasmussen’s web blog and that the Technology Policy Committee will review the entire MyPages service. Also, a report was given by Fred Cate and Neil Theobald for "State of the Campus" report Strategic Planning at Indiana University Bloomington http://www.iub-chancellor.indiana.edu/strategic_plan/general.shtml Chancellor Brehm also announced the campus goals for 2003-2004:

1. Strategic Plan and CTE funding
2. Undergraduate Education recruitment and financial aid; international experiences
3. Internal transfers
4. Studying possible merger of Informatics/Computer Science/SLIS
5. Development of plan for the next Bloomington fundraising campaign.
6. Diversity
7. School of Continuing Studies: one of President Herbert’s priorities
8. Seaching for IU Press Director. Don Gray, Chair
9. Multidisciplinary Science Building north of 10th St. is top priority
10. Dean of Journalism Search: Herbert asked for hold on this until Oct or Nov.

7. UFC meeting report Elizabeth Johnson reported that UFC had an update on People Soft Implementation (http://www.sisinfo.iu.edu). There was also discussion of the Integrated Image Initiative ( http://www.indiana.edu/~pagr/image/committee.shtml). Also, President Herbert plans to have annual campus evaluations.

8. Dean's Report (Thorin)

Upcoming meeting with President Herbert. Dean Thorin reported on her upcoming meeting with President Herbert and the information being gathered for that meeting.

Visit of Barbara Maxwell, State Librarian. She reported on her meetings with Barbara Maxwell, new head of the State Library. One discussion topic concerned possible collaboration on an Indiana digital history project.

Space and facilities. Dean Thorin noted the opening of the Information Commons, that there is no update on the status of the handicapped entrance to the Lilly Library, and that she has seen initial, draft plans for the renovation of the Main Library lobby. She also mentioned the possibility of the creation of a Department of Special Collections that would include the Archives of Traditional Music, the Black Film Center, and the Archives of African-American Music and Culture which would become part of the IU Libraries. The 5th floor of the Undergraduate Library will be emptied and re-designed in the very near future to house University Archives.

Budget. The Budget report included the information that two vacancies in GIMSS and one in Technical Services will not be filled this year and the money held in reserve and the Libraries is trying to get the funding for a Director of Public Services position. Equipment request allocations are scheduled for January but are subject to available funding. Dean Thorin also discussed her desire for the Libraries to take the lead in proposing a project for Strategic Planning funding.

Recruitment report. An offer has been made for the Librarian for Latin American Studies, Chicano/Riqueno, Spanish & Portuguese subject specialist; the position description for the Electronic Resources Manager is being re-worked; Julie Bobay has interviewed for the position of Associate Director of Collection Development and Digital Scholarship; there are no PA vacancies; and Jill Terhune-Andrews has accepted the position of Administrative Secretary.

Other. Dean Thorin also reported on INCOLSA and possible new directions for it. She also reported on planning for an ARL conference on the Disciplines and How They Make Use of Technology.

Other business.

Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Becky Cape

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