library of california

Planning Region VII

Ventura + Santa Barbara + San Luis Obispo

Region VII Core Planning Group Meeting

1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 1999

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara

Broder Building in the Museum Backyard across the Creek

Agenda

Revised 12-12-99

Come Early. Join the TIE Advisory Board for a box lunch - $7.00 each. See Lunch Choices Below.

Email orders to [email protected] or call (805) 650-7732 for fax order form.

CALL TO ORDER: David Dowell (we will start on time).

INTRODUCTIONS -- Diana Paque, recently appointed Director of the Library of California, and Bessie Condos Tichauer, Region VII liaison, will join us at this meeting.

1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 18, 1999, recorded by Jeanne Callahan, posted 12-5-99 on the Gold Coast Library Network Web Page http://goldcoastlibraries.org. Click Minutes.

PLEASE READ THE MINUTES BEFORE YOU COME TO THE MEETING!

3. REPORTS
LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA - Diana Paque and Bessie Condos Tichauer
SUBCOMMITTEES

a. Membership: Patty Allaback, chair.

b. Communication: Myra Nicholas, chair.

i. Region VII print newsletter – status report.

ii. Listserv and Web Page Update – Judith Segel and Kevin Bontenbal.

iii. Press Releases Update – John Murray.

c. Transition of Services: Jean Scully, chair.

d. Bylaws: Octavio Sifuentes, chair.

i. Revisions and suggestions.

ii. Legal structure update.

4. DEVELOP A TIMELINE FOR NETWORK APPLICATION

a. Organizational structure -- When? Who?

b. Bylaws – When? Who?

c. Membership policies – When? Who?

i. A process to ensure that eligibility requirements are met – When? Who?

ii. Criteria and functions for Regional Resource Libraries – When? Who?

d. Long-Range Plan of Service – When? Who?

i. Definition of Services to be provided to libraries – When? Who?

ii. Transition of services from CLSA to LOC – When? Who?

iii. A set of minimum resource-sharing performance standards for each participating library and a process to ensure that all participating libraries meet the minimum standards – When? Who?

iv. Budget – When? Who?

v. Links with information agencies in region -- When? Who?

e. Endorsement of the plan by charter members – When? How?

f. Completion of Application – When? Delivered how and to whom?

5. POTENTIAL APPLICATION FOR EXCESS LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA FUNDS (Per David

Dowell’s Report of October 26 Meeting).

Is there any interest in finding out if they would entertain a request for an online Region VII

Directory or other project of interest to Gold Coast Library Network?

6. TASK ASSIGNMENTS WITH DELIVERY DATES

7. AWARENESS EVENTS AND CONTACTS

a. County Focus Meetings

i. Ventura County Focus Meeting -- Joanie Galang, Starrett Kreissman and Barbara Murray.

ii. San Luis Obispo County Focus Meeting – Jean Scully, Bill Stokes, David Dowell.

iii. Santa Barbara County Focus Meeting --.Update on planning by Santa Barbara members.

b. General Awareness Events and Contacts – Reports from all members of meetings at which

Region VII was discussed.

8. OTHER BUSINESS

9. ADGENDA BUILDING: Next Meeting: Thursday, January 22; 2000, 1:00 p.m. Ventura County

Library, Foster Branch, Ventura.

ADJOURN at 3:00 p.m.

DIRECTIONS TO SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara:

Exit U.S. 101 at Mission Street. From the North turn left on Mission. From the South turn right on Mission. Follow Mission Street until it ends at Laguna Street. Turn Left on Laguna Street. Follow Laguna until reaching the Old Mission. Turn right on Los Olivos Street. Continue on Los Olivos Street (stay left until reaching the Old Mission. Turn right on Los Olivos Street. Continue on Los Olivos Street (stay left where the road Y’s) as it becomes Mission Canyon Road. Turn left on Las Encinas then left again on Puesta del Sol. Museum Parking is on the right.

To reach the Broder Building: Go in the main entrance; turn right. Go down the hall and out of the building. Turn left between the buildings. Cross the bridge over the creek. Go left up a rise to the Broder Building.

Menu for TIE Advisory Board and Region VII

December 16, 1999 @ the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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Please choose the kind of sandwich you want OR choose the large salad;

also choose a side salad and a drink.