Meeting of the Board of Regents | May 2007
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Recommendations of the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries |
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May 1, 2007
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SUMMARY
Issue for Discussion
How can the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries (RAC) and the Regents work together to sustain library funding increases achieved over the last two years?
Reason(s) for Consideration
Review of policy.
Proposed Handling
This question will come before the Cultural Education Committee at the May meeting. The Regents Advisory Council chair will present the Council’s recommendations for 2007. After the presentation, the Committee will have the opportunity to question Council members and discuss their recommendations in detail.
Procedural History
The Regents Advisory Council on Libraries, the oldest continuing Regents advisory council, advises the Board on issues concerning library policy, works with the officers of the State Education Department in developing a comprehensive statewide library and information policy, and makes recommendations to the Regents for implementing library programs and initiatives.
Background Information
Each year, Council members report directly to the Regents on their activities, concerns, and recommendations. Members include community leaders and library leaders who study and review the library services provided in New York State. A list of the Council members is attached.
Recommendation
Staff recommend that the Regents consider the advice of the Regents Advisory Council and work with its members to address their concerns as circumstances permit.
Timetable for Implementation
Implementation should begin immediately as a basis for the 2008–09 budget and legislative priorities.
MEMBERS OF THE REGENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES
Member (term expires
)
Ms. Ellen Bach (2009)
Attorney
Whiteman, Osterman, & Hanna, LLP
One Commerce Plaza
Albany
, NY 12260
(518) 487-7736 Fax: (518) 487-7777
E-mail: ebach@woh.com
Ms. Mary Lou Caskey
(2008)
Director, Mid-York Library System
1600 Lincoln Avenue
Utica
, NY 13502
(315) 735-8328 Fax: (315) 735-0943
E-mail: mcaskey@midyork.org
Mr. David S. Ferriero (2009)
Andrew W. Mellon Director and Chief Executive of the Research Libraries
The New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 213
New York
, NY 10018
(212) 930-0674 Fax: (212) 869-3567
E-mail: david@nypl.org
Ms. Barbara R. Hamlin (2011)
107 Howell St
.
Canandaigua
, NY 14424
(585) 396-3191
E-mail: h107@frontiernet.net
Mr. Norman J. Jacknis (2009)
Chief Information Officer
Department of Information Technology
148 Martine Ave.
White Plains
, NY 10601
(914) 995-2976 Fax: (914) 995-2999
E-mail: norm@jacknis.com
Mr. Timothy V. Johnson (2007)
Librarian for Africana Studies, Anthropology & Food Science
New York
University
Libraries
70 Washington Square
Park
New York
, NY 10012-1091
E-mail: timothy.johnson@nyu.edu
Ms. Lucretia McClure* (2011)
Special Assistant to the Director
Countway Library of Medicine -Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston
, MA 02115
(617) 432-2635 Fax: (617) 432-0693
E-mail: lucretia_mcclure@hms.harvard.edu
Mr. Samuel L. Simon (2010)
Trustee, Ramapo Catskill Library System
2 Salisbury Point 6C
South Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 358-1825
E-mail: snesimon@optonline.net
Dr. Karen Patricia Smith (2007)
Professor, Queens College
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Rosenthal Library – Room 254
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing
, NY 11367
(718) 997-3790 Fax: (914) 997-7197
E-mail: Alice31smith@optonline.net
Ms. Carol Tauriello
(2008)
Director, Erie 1 BOCES School Library System
355 Harlem Road
West Seneca
, NY 14224
(716) 821-7070 Fax: (716) 821-7292
E-mail: ctauriello@e1b.org
Mr. Irving Toliver** (2007)
Director. Human Services Department
Town of Huntington
Huntington
, NY 11743
(631) 351-3067 Fax: (631) 425-0746
E-mail: Itoliver@Town.Huntington.ny.us
*Chair
**Vice Chair
Staff:
Janet M. Welch State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries (518) 474-5930
Loretta Ebert Director, New York State Library (518) 473-1189
Carol Desch Coordinator, Statewide Library Services (518) 486-4862
Fran Roscello Associate, School Library Media Services (EMSC)
(518) 474-8485