To: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (via Marlo Young for information)
Users Council (via Jayne Dickson for information & distribution)
LAUC (via Matt Conner for information & distribution)
From: Diane Bisom, Chair, Strategic Action Group 3: Collection Building & Management (SAG 3)
Date: 17 November 2014
UC Libraries Colleagues,
In August the UC Libraries Advisory Structure’s Strategic Action Group 3: Collection Building & Management (SAG 3) shared a “concept proposal” for a new vision of the UC bibliographer groups, requesting comments during September 2014.
We received 19 responses from individuals, as well as groups that include Bibliographer Groups, divisional LAUC groups, and CDL.
Many responses acknowledged that the description of the current campus environments and evolution of responsibilities of UC librarians is accurate. There was support for improving elements of the current system, though equal concern that
the proposed changes might dismantle relationships and processes that are perceived to be working well at least for some groups. Questions were raised about roles and reporting lines, scope of activities and authority, organizational alignments, size and
nature of the groups, leadership responsibilities and prospects, and communication effectiveness. The points raised by respondents resonated with SAG 3, leading us to a major revision of the proposed next steps.
In place of the organizational plans suggested in the ‘concept proposal,’ over the next several months SAG 3 will:
Thank you for your dedication to the UC Libraries and the feedback that helped determine what we believe are positive next steps. Further information will be provided by SAG 3 as progress is made.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Diane
Chair, SAG 3
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Diane Bisom
Associate University Librarian
Information Technology and Systems
University of California, Riverside Libraries
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
951-827-2080