Members Present: Cecile Jagodzinski, Andrea Singer, Elizabeth Johnson, Diane Dallis, Erika Dowell , Becky Cape, Nona Watt, Marion Frank-Wilson, Frank Quinn, Sylvia Turchyn for Andrea Singer, Jian Liu (recording).

Guests: Anne Haines, Mary Popp and Andrea Morrison

Presiding: Suzanne Thorin and Harriette Hemmasi

1. Minutes: Minutes of February 4 meeting (Nona Watt) were reviewed and approved.

2. Jenkins Award Committee (Popp)

1. No nominations yet
2. Plaque: The current Jenkins Award plaque is full and falling apart. Recommendation to the Dean to replace the plaque with a new one, to hold 36 names (currently 18 names), with smaller but legible nameplates, and to move it to the lobby, left of the escalator and display cases. Also move PA and SS plaques to more prominent location. No cost estimates yet.

3. Dean's Report

Recruitments:

1. Few applicants for the HR librarian position, but several recent applications have been received. Review began March 1.
2. A good pool of applicants for the Metadata librarian position
3. Director of Public Services: some internal applicants; review to begin March 15.
4. Head of Music Library: review to begin March 15.
5. Associate Director for Projects and Services (DLP): not yet posted.
6. Puzzle Curator (Lilly): half time, privately funded, not yet posted.
7. Jon Dunn's position is in the process of upgrading to Libraries Senior Technology Advisor and Associate Director for Technology
8. Open SS/SM Positions: Digital Imaging Specialist, Campus Library Coordinator (Swain), Acquisitions Coordinator, and Budget and Supply Office Coordinator

Digitization for the print collection: Cecile will take the lead for a white paper. LETRS will go away.

Office of Women's Affairs plan to change its name. A few possibilities: Office for Women Advocacy (Dean's preference), Office for Security and Gender Equality, and Office for Women Advocacy and Gender Equality.

Budget Request: Budget presentation went well. It was a good session. Lilly Endowment can give IU a maximum of 26 million dollars as Grant Initiative to Recruit and Retain Intellectual Capital for Indiana Higher Education Institutions. BFC passed a resolution on serials pricing: it is not a budget issue but an access issue.

ARTI will help Lynn Hufford in license negotiation and provide use of facilities.

LOCKSS: 75 humanities journals will be digitized and included in this project this year.

Space and Renovation Issues: Journalism Library is moving to the fourth floor of the West Tower of the Main Library. Coffee for the "Commons Café" is chosen: Fair Trade coffee.

Mission Differentiation Effort: IUB needs to participate as a benchmark. Common databases may present difficulty, such as IUPUI medical school vs nursing).

ARL: Stanford withdrew from ARL.

4. Intranet Report (Haines and Popp) A handout of screen printouts was distributed. Intranet provides BLFC with communication tools; documents can be linked and will be in one place; documents can be shared among colleagues; URLs do not go directly to document level but the function will be available; documents can be created in groups; for all campuses; Homepage has news and events; Master calendar; main content also include: policies, procedures and forms, etc.

5. BFC Report (Elizabeth Johnson)

Health Care & Retirement: Big Decisions (http://www.indiana.edu/~bfc/docs/AY04/Health_Care.pdf) "Don't choose IU option." (more expensive)

B35-2004 Proposal to Amend Conflict of Interest Policy (http://www.indiana.edu/~bfc/docs/AY04/circulars/B35-2004.htm)

B38-2004 Proposal to Modify Code of Student Rights,… (http://www.indiana.edu/~bfc/docs/AY04/circulars/B38-2004.htm)

6. Faculty Standards Committee: Analysis of the Promotion & Tenure Review Committee Report - Morrison A four page handout lists all the recommended changes was distributed. The review is still in draft. Faculty Standards Committee is seeking feedback from BLFC. BLFC agrees that is a good report and shows great effort of the committee. Andrea went through the handout point by point. Major discussions include: Whether to have untenured librarians on the P&T Committee (Recommendation #7). The idea of "a committee intern" was suggested. Dean Thorin pointed out that only IUB does not go through another campus committee. Other campuses have to go through faculty process. BLFC will accept the recommendation but note lack of BLFC consensus on this item.

Handbook needs to be reviewed and updated (last update was made in 1977).

7. Other Business: None

Meeting Adjourned: 5:00 pm

Respectfully submitted, Jian Liu

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