Librarians Association of the University of California

As specified in the Bylaws (Article VIII, Section 1.J.1), the standing charge to the Committee on Committees, Rules and Jurisdiction is the following:

a) Review annually, or at the special request of the LAUC President, the LAUC Bylaws and submit recommendations to the LAUC President.

b) Review the Divisions' Bylaws to assure that they are consistent with the LAUC Bylaws. (See Article VI, Section 2.d.)

c) Address other subjects at the request of the LAUC President and consider and develop reommendations upon matters concerning LAUC's committees, rules and jurisdiction.

1) Review and recommend to the President and the Executive Board changes to the Bylaws in light of the implementation on July 1, 1998 of the Systemwide Library Planning: Systemwide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee (SLASIAC) and the University Librarians Advisory Structure that includes the Systemwide Operating and Planning Advisory Group (SOPAG) that essentially replace Library Council. Include but do not limit your recommendations to the following sections of the Bylaws:
Bylaws (www.ucop.edu/lauc/stateby.html)

Article IV. Officers
Section 7. Duties of the President.
e. Serve as the representative of LAUC on the Library Council.
j. Nominate LAUC representatives to committees of the Library Council.
m. Serve on the Library Council Advisory Committee on Library Studies.
Section 10. Duties of the Past President.
b. Serve as a representative of LAUC on the Library Council.

Article VII. Assembly
Section 4. Functions.
c. The Assembly recommends specific actions, consistent with the duties and responsibilities prescribed to LAUC, to the Office of the President and to the Library Council.

2) Review and recommend to the President and the Executive Board changes to the Division's Bylaws to assure that they comply with the Bylaws in light of the University Librarians Advisory Structure (implemented July 1, 1998).

3) In consultation with the Scholarly Communication Web Site Editorial Committee (Lee Jaffe, chair, ldjaffe@cats.ucsc.edu) recommend to the President and the Executive Board an administrative structure appropriate to the maintenance and promotion of the web site. In the deliberations of this issue, please consider that in this particular case, one representative from each of the divisions serving as a typical LAUC committee may not be the most efficient structure for assisting the editor of this regular LAUC publication.

Peter Brueggeman (San Diego), chair; Alice Youmans (Berkeley);Terri Malmgren (Davis); Eric MacDonald (Irvine); Maureen Russell (Los Angeles); Dick Vierich (Riverside); Peggy Tahir (San Francisco); Yoland Blue (Santa Barbara); Kathryn Blackmer-Reyes (Santa Cruz)

1st Charge: Proposed revisions were presented to the LAUC President, comments were received from LAUC President and Executive Board, clarification was sought from LAUC President and received, and a second draft of revisions was presented to the LAUC President. Final comments are being awaited after which resolutions for the LAUC Assembly that embody the revisions will be prepared by the Cmte.

2nd Charge: Berkeley is changing its divisional bylaws to comply with the new University Librarians Advisory Structure. The following divisions reported no need to revise their bylaws: Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara

3rd Charge: Consultation with the Chair of the Scholarly Communication Web Site Editorial Committee about an administrative structure appropriate to the maintenance and promotion of the web site was concluded and results report to the LAUC President.