ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY OF LIBRARIANS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, March 12, 2013
PALEY LIBRARY, LECTURE HALL
MINUTES
Attending: Brian Boling (recorder), Jim Bongiovanni (Chair), Carla Cunningham, Mark Darby, Kristina DeVoe, David Dillard, Lauri Fennell, Erin Finnerty, Justin Hill, Josue Hurtado, Carol Lang, Molly Larkin, Jonathan LeBreton, Krystal Lewis, Rick Lezenby, Jill Luedke, Gerard Mahlman, Greg McKinney, David Murray, Penelope Myers, Katy Rawdon, Fred Rowland, Brian Schoolar, Jackie Sipes, Margery Sly, Sandi Thompson
Meeting called to order at 2:05 p.m.
1. Approval of Minutes (B. Boling)
Minutes for May 2012 were approved by the General Assembly.
2. Introduction of new librarians
Justin Hill is the new Access Services and Resource Sharing Librarian. Justin has a criminal justice degree from Temple. His library career started as a stacks worker during his undergraduate years. He has an M.L.S. from Pitt’s online program. His dog, Echo, likes to eat things he should not.
Josue Hurtado is the new Coordinator of Public Services for Special Collections Research Center. He has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Stanford and an M.L.S. from University of Michigan. He will be living in Princeton Junction, as his wife works in New York City.
3. Remarks by the Interim Dean of Libraries (C. Lang)
Joe Lucia has been selected as Dean of the Libraries. He will officially begin on July 1st, but he will be working on the new library before his start date. He will be meeting with Provost Dai and Jim Creedon to explore the steps involved in the planning process.
As the Provost announced, the location for the new library is still undetermined. Many people wish it to remain on the east side of Broad Street. The location will be one of the first issues considered by the University’s Master Planner. Sites being discussed include the Barton Hall footprint, the strip of restaurants near Anderson Hall, or the site of an older residence hall along Broad Street.
Carol mentioned that the travel ban will soon be lifted. A new online system, Concur, will make the travel reimbursement process run more smoothly. The expected turnaround time for reimbursement using Concur is three days.
3. Review and Vote on Proposed Bylaws changes pertaining to
AAL Representation on Faculty Senate (J. Bongiovanni, C. Cunningham)
Carla brought the proposed Bylaw changes which would authorize a new March election cycle for librarian representation on the Faculty Senate. Future Faculty Representative Senate terms would be three-year terms. Nobody voiced objections to the proposed change.
4. Special Election
AAL Representatives to Faculty Senate (C. Cunningham)
Fred Rowland was elected to a two-year term and David Murray was elected to a one-year term as AAL representatives to the Faculty Senate.
5. Old Business
None.
6. New Business / Announcements
None.
Meeting adjourned at 2:32 p.m.