SLASIAC April 3, 2014 Agenda

Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee (SLASIAC)

April 3, 2014, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

1111 Franklin Street, Room 11326

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Timing Agenda ItemsResponsible
10:00 – 10:101.Introductions Scott Waugh
10:10 – 10:302. UCOP budget update Debbie Obley
10:30 – 10:503.UC Press update, including open access initiativesAlison Mudditt
10:50 – 11:204. California Digital Library activities and budget update 

 

Background:

California Digital Library Budget Background 2014-15 (11/18/13)

Laine Farley
 
11:20 – 11:405. Report on developments in the UC Libraries – highlightsLorelie Tanji
11:40 – 11:506. Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) updateLaine Farley, Karen Butter
11:50 – 12:007. Copyright issues updates

 

Background:

Joanne Miller, et. al.
12:30 – 2:308. Open Access Policy

 

  1. Implementation progress update
  2. Communication to faculty across system
  3. Harvesting tool
  4. Waiver issue, outreach to publishers
  5. Presidential policy progress

Background:

Preliminary Review of Draft Open Access Policy in Preparation for Systemwide Review

  1. Campus update from 1st implementers (UCI, UCLA, and UCSF)
  2. General discussion & observations from committee members
Catherine Mitchell, Laine Farley, Lorelei Tanji, Karen Butter, Robin Garrell
2:30 – 3:009. Future items for SLASIAC

 

Suggestions:

  1. Possible sources of external funding.
  2. Disparity among campus library budgets, and what can be done centrally v. locally; issues around collaboration.
  3. Space issues (CoUL would need more time to analyze & do some work).
  4. Online education… a lot of focus, but hard to get a grip on issues right now.
  5. Data curation, life-cycle of research.
  6. Assessment & value of libraries; now and in the future.
  7. Forecasting… What do we need to be thinking about 3-5 years down the line?
Laine Farley, et. al.