To: UC Libraries Advisory Structure (via Jayne Dickson for information) Users Council (via Jayne Dickson for information & distribution) CoUL (for information) LAUC (via Diane Mizrachi for information & distribution) From: Direction & Oversight Committee, UC Libraries Advisory Structure Date: March 2016 With this inaugural quarterly update, the Direction & Oversight Committee (DOC) launches a regular communication about its activities. Recent DOC activities include: Completed Reorganization and launch of a new UC Libraries Advisory Structure (UCLAS) * Revised UC Systemwide Libraries Organizational Chart http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/groups/files/about/docs/UCLAS_org_chart.pdf * Defined and established guidelines for systemwide groups, including Leadership Groups, Shared Service Teams, Common Knowledge Groups, and Project Teams * Transitioned the work of the Strategic Advisory Groups (SAGs) into the new UCLAS structure * Established Shared Content Leadership Group (SCLG); transitioned work from former SAG3 Collection Licensing Subgroup to SCLG * Approved (thus far) 16 UC Libraries Common Knowledge Groups (CKGs); transitioning former Bibliographer Groups to CKG structure * Approved charge for ILL Courier Shared Service Team; established membership and launched team * Approved charge for Digital Reference Shared Service Team; established membership and launched team * Integrated the Shared Print Strategy and Shared Print Operations teams into UCLAS, revising charges as appropriate * Launched UC Libraries Shared DAMS Project Team; approved charge, established membership, launched project team reporting to DOC * Developed a lightweight project management template and a one-page form for submitting a project proposal * Secured an annual operating budget from CoUL * Appointed Catherine Nelson (UCSB) as LAUC representative to DOC * Appointed Becky Imamoto (UCI) as LAUC representative to SCLG In Process * Draft requirements and investigate the feasibility of establishing a UC Libraries systemwide instance of Confluence wiki, with ongoing support provided by DOC shared service team * Develop a rubric for evaluating the suitability of proposals for systemwide implementation Additional details pertaining to the activities of the UCL Advisory Structure can be found in public minutes regularly posted online: http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/advisory-structure To unsubscribe from the UCLIB-UPDATE-L list, click the following link: http://listserv.ucop.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=UCLIB-UPDATE-L&A=1