Senate Standing Committee on the Library

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1 Senate Standing Committee on the Library Wednesday, April 26, :00 AM - 12:00 PM Surrey Campus, Cedar 2110 AGENDA Start Time 1. Call to Order... Chris Traynor 10:00 am 2. Confirmation of Agenda 10:01 3. Approval of Minutes from February 22, :02 4. Chair's Report... Chris Traynor 10:03 5. University Librarian's Report... Todd Mundle 10:04 6. Pending Business 6.1 Election of members - FESD bylaw - SGC, March meeting... Linda Rogers 10: Role / Mandate for SSCL... Chris Traynor 10: Update regarding accessibility of Library computer stations... Todd Mundle 11: Update on display of historic KPU items for the 40th anniversary.. Denise Dale 11:35 7. Items for discussion 11:45 8. Adjournment 12:00 Next Meeting Wednesday, September 27, 2017

2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING Senate Standing Committee on the Library (SSCL) Wednesday, February 22, :00 AM 12:00 PM Surrey Campus Boardroom, Cedar 2110 Present: Marti Alger Denise Dale Ulrike Kestler Kimberley McMartin Judy Lee Brian Pegg Linda Rogers John Shepherd Chris Traynor, Chair Tyron Tsui (Blue Jeans) Ex-Officio / Non-voting Jennifer Au Todd Mundle Regrets: Senate Office Guests: Debbie Mellenger Vicki Effertz Bob Davis Sal Ferreras Carolyn Robertson Rita Zamluk, Administrative Assistant Angela Ryan Lisa Hubick 1. Call to Order The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:03 pm. 2. Approval of Agenda Brian Pegg moved the agenda be confirmed as circulated. 3. Approval of Minutes, November 23, 2016 Brian Pegg moved the minutes be confirmed as amended. 4. Chair s Report The motion carried. The motion carried. The Chair reported on Senate activities regarding the guidelines and participation in KORA, the success of KDocs, and the future discussion of the committee mandate. 5. University Librarian s Report Todd Mundle reported on the involvement of the library in sourcing the materials for KDocs, progress on migrating and populating the KORA platform, and library operations. 6. Pending Business 6.1. Faculty of Educational Support and Development bylaws approval progress report and discussion Linda Rogers provided an update on the progress of Senate endorsing the FESD Faculty bylaws. She discussed future steps to be undertaken for the Senate to pass the bylaws, the development of the Senate Standing Committee on the Library February 22, 2017 Page 1

3 Faculty Council, and the background of the bylaws development. Angela Ryan assisted in answering questions from the committee Update on the Human Library/Living Library program at KPU Todd Mundle provided an update. He and Kimberley McMartin discussed the background, people who may be involved, next steps to operationalize the program, institutions with similar programs, ways to include Trades students, and legal considerations Update regarding accessibility of Library computer stations Todd Mundle updated the committee on identifying next steps and potential funding. Action item: Revisit at April meeting. 7. New Business 7.1. Collections Budget Allocation Todd Mundle reported on work underway to quantify the distribution of funds by various program areas. He discussed the budget and the methods to allocate funds. The next budget to be prepared will be with the on-going library funds Process for display of historic KPU items for the 40th anniversary Todd Mundle and Denise Dale reported on progress, and next steps. They discussed banners, using archival materials, photographs, artifacts, and borrowing articles. Action item: Denise Dale will find out more and report back to the committee in April Items for Discussion No items for discussion. 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11:22 Senate Standing Committee on the Library February 22, 2017 Page 2

4 Todd M Mundle University Librarian e. todd.mundle@kpu.ca t Senate Standing Committee on the Library - University Librarian s Report April 26, ) POS exploration 2) One.KPU The Library is exploring point of sale (POS) software and terminals to help reduce the potential for human input error juggling between PaperCut, cash register, library systems and Banner. Talks have taken place with both IT and Business Performance and Advisory Services. Before any action is taken interoperability between systems is being examined. We will also be looking to see if there are other POS options that are already in place at KPU that might work in this situation. IT will be replacing mykwantlen as a portal to information for both students and staff. This will be replaced with a new portal called One.KPU which will act as a front door to the numerous offerings of institutional information. One.KPU is meant as a search mechanism that can sit over many of the applications already in place at KPU. In the case of the Library, it could sit over functions like Book Study Rooms, or Search Summon, or Chat with a librarian and provide easier access for students and employees in finding these functions. One.KPU would provide a direct link to the function from the One. KPU main page. For the initial launch faculties and service areas were asked to come up with their top ten targets that would be included in One.KPU. Within the Library a small committee headed by Caroline Daniels is looking at the most popular links based on Marketing s analytics feed on our library web page. We ll use those analytics, as well as some of the heat mapping (what links are clicked most) from our last web analysis to come up with our first stab at the top 10. We will be able to change the top ten as the project progresses and will be able to expand to include more but this first batch will be the first mounted. 3) Maple Leaf Education North America As part of the MOU with MLENA, students will have access to the Library. They will be provided with community borrower cards so that they are able to sign out books. From time to time they will need to bring the students to the Library and in discussions so far MLENA has been flexible in terms of when they will want to use the Library. Sigrid Kargut has agreed to be the liaison with the school regarding orientations, etc. and there will be some trial and error through the fall to determine the impact on the Library. Thompson Rivers University has had a MLENA group with them for a couple of semesters so if need be we can reach out to them to determine impact levels etc. on the Library. 4) 3 Civic Plaza The Business Performance and Advisory Services (BPAS) team is currently in the process of compiling information for the 3 Civic Plaza (3CP) Operating Plan and Ruth Mullane and Debbie Smith are the contact points from the Library. There will not be a library on site so Ruth and Debbie are putting together the specifications on how library cards can be delivered as well as

5 requested materials. Students will have access to Ask a Librarian and AskAway for support. As the programs at 3 Civic Plaza roll out, we will need to determine further needs for orientation, etc. 5) University Librarian s Activities KPU meetings included Senate, Academic Council, Council of Deans, President s Council, and the University Space Committee among others. CRKN Committees I attended meetings in Ottawa in March for the Board. The Content Strategy Committee (responsible for database and journal package licenses) met in Vancouver in March. We have begun negotiations teleconferences surrounding three major national licences. CPSLD I attended the spring meeting just ahead of attending the BC Library Conference.

6 Senate Standing Committee on the Library Agenda Item # 6.2 Meeting Date: 26 April 2017 Presenter(s): Chris Traynor Agenda Item: Action Requested: Continued Discussion of the Role/Mandate of SSCL Motion to Approve Discussion Information Education Recommended Resolution: Context & Background: At the April 2015 Senate meeting, a motion for the formation of the Faculty of Educational Support and Development (FESD) was passed in order to provide representation in University governance for faculty from five groups who had historically been positioned outside of paths for representation: Co-operative Education, Counselling, Learning Centres, Library, Services for Students with Disabilities. Subsequently, the Faculty Bylaws for FESD were passed unanimously at Senate on February Prior to the original formation of FESD, at our March 2015 meeting, SSCL discussed how the possible formation of the new faculty would affect the role of SSCL, and the committee passed the following motion: THAT the Senate Standing Committee on Library wait until further information regarding the formation of a new Faculty before determining what the future of the Senate Standing Committee on Library will be. This motion was deliberately crafted to be flexible because of a parallel discussion ongoing at the Senate Governance Committee (SGC) during the time FESD was being formed. At the January 2015 SGC meeting, the Chair of SGC reported that as a result of a personal audit of four years of SSCL minutes, he concluded that SSCL had not made any recommendations to Senate and therefore should be disbanded and replaced with a library advisory committee that is not a Senate Standing Committee. At the March 2015 SGC meeting, a motion was put forth to recommend dissolving the Senate Standing Committee on the Library. This motion was later tabled so that SSCL could be consulted. At the subsequent March 2015 SSCL meeting that produced the above motion, SSCL members discussed the future of SSCL and whether the role of SSCL could ~ 1 ~

7 Senate Standing Committee on the Library Agenda Item # 6.2 Meeting Date: 26 April 2017 Presenter(s): Chris Traynor be fulfilled by the Faculty Council for the later-named FESD, whether SSCL would fit better as a sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities, and/or if the mandate of SSCL is still valid if the committee does not serve a narrowly-defined governance role. Presently, this is the mandate of SSCL: Advise the Chief Librarian on matters relating to the operation of the Library and the liaison between the Library and all fields of instruction and research & scholarship including: Establishment of collection priorities and budgets between all fields of instruction and research & scholarship Library responses to surveys and reviews Strategic planning objectives Major changes in library systems and operations Accomplishment of annual objectives Report to Senate at least once a year Other duties as assigned by Senate Key Messages: In light of the above considerations, I invite SSCL to have a discussion regarding the future of our committee. In response, we might consider some of the following questions: 1. Should SSCL be dissolved if the committee brings very few recommendations to Senate? 2. Does the Faculty Council serve a similar governance purpose to SSCL? 3. Can the role/mandate of SSCL be revised to serve a different purpose in University governance at KPU? Resources: The minutes from the January 2015 SGC meeting, including the Chairs report, can be found here: The minutes from the discussion of the dissolution of SSCL at the March 2015 SGC meeting can be found here: pdf ~ 2 ~

8 Senate Standing Committee on the Library Agenda Item # 6.2 Meeting Date: 26 April 2017 Presenter(s): Chris Traynor The minutes from our discussion at SSCL in March 2015 can be found here: pdf The proposal to create FESD can be found in the April 2015 Senate Agenda here (pages ): pdf The minutes to the approval of FESD at the April 2015 Senate meeting can be found here (page 6-7): Final% pdf Submitted by: Chris Traynor Date submitted: 19 April 2017 ~ 3 ~

9 2017 Faculty of Educational Support & Development BYLAWS

10 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, 2017 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-Laws Preamble The Faculty of Educational Support and Development (FESD) is a unique faculty, with a single purpose: to provide a mechanism for faculty members in the following areas to fully participate in university governance: Library, Learning Centre, Co-operative Education, Counselling, and Services for Students with Disabilities. This new Faculty was created on June 3, 2015, with the KPU Board of Governors approval of a proposal from this group. The proposal had been reviewed by the Senate Governance Committee, and recommended to Senate, which in turn approved a motion recommending it to the Board. In his announcement of this news to the University, President Davis noted that: This Faculty has been created strictly for the purpose of ensuring its members can participate fully in Senate, with no operational impact. Next steps include establishing a Faculty Council and any required committees for Senate participation. The Faculty Council will then elect two members to Senate. For the purposes of governance only, Dr. Jane Fee, Vice-Provost, Students, will also serve as Dean of this new Faculty. This is an important step in ensuring that all our faculty members have a voice at Senate and will address longstanding issues of disenfranchisement from governance and a lack of voting rights on Senate for faculty in these five areas. The new Faculty was then tasked with developing its first set of bylaws. It struck a Bylaws Working Group which reviewed the bylaws of existing Faculties, while bearing in mind the unique and very limited scope of this Faculty. The Working Group was cognizant of their limited mandate and drafted bylaws which would not extend the function of the Faculty beyond its sole purpose of providing a mechanism for its members to fully participate in university governance. Hence, only Faculty Council will be formed and will act as the mechanism for Nominations. 1. The Faculty of Educational Support and Development shall: 1.1. Elect two faculty members from the Faculty to Senate Conduct elections and nominate faculty members from the Faculty where required as potential appointees to university-wide committees, including but not limited to Senate committees Serve as the forum for sharing information and the discussion of Faculty matters. 1

11 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, Powers and Duties of a Faculty: The powers and duties of the Faculty of Educational Support and Development are laid out in Sec. 40 of the University Act. In addition to the above requirements of the University Act, the Faculty will: 2.1. Establish a Faculty Council to act on behalf of the Faculty as a whole Form special purpose ad hoc committees, as it sees fit, for the conduct of its affairs and business, and to empower such committees, where advisable, to report directly to the appropriate committee(s) of Senate Make recommendations on academic and educational matters to Senate and other University bodies Request and consider reports relating to the academic and educational affairs of the Faculty of Educational Support and Development, of Senate Standing Committees, of Senate, and of the University. 3. Faculty as a Whole Membership: 3.1. Membership of the Faculty of Educational Support and Development consists of: All those faculty employed within the Faculty The Dean of the Faculty, who is the Chair The President of the University The Registrar, who is non-voting. 4. Conduct of Faculty as a Whole Business: 4.1. The Chair of the Faculty Council will serve as Vice Chair of the Faculty as a Whole Robert s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all Faculty meetings except as otherwise provided The Faculty as a Whole shall have at least one regular meeting per academic year The Faculty as a Whole meetings will be set and called jointly by the Chair (the Dean of the Faculty) and Vice-Chair of the Faculty as a Whole Notice of regular meetings shall be sent to members of the Faculty at least 30 days in advance of a meeting In circumstances of urgency or at the special request of Faculty Council, extraordinary meetings of the Faculty may be called by the Chair and Vice-Chair at least seven days in advance. 2

12 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, The normal process of business at regular meetings of the Faculty shall be set by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Faculty as a Whole in consultation with other members of the Faculty Faculty may add meeting agenda items by talking to the Chair or Vice-Chair The quorum for meetings of the Faculty as a Whole shall be 25% of the eligible voters Any business conducted at a meeting where there is no quorum present will be considered as unofficial and subject to ratification at the next meeting held where a quorum is present. Any communication coming out of a meeting where no quorum was present shall be prefaced with a clear indication the communication is subject to ratification The majority required to pass a resolution shall be at least the majority of the members voting, except in the case of adoption of or amendments to these Bylaws, when the majority required shall be at least two-thirds of the members voting In circumstances of urgency or at the special request of Faculty Council, electronic notice of motions and electronic votes may be called by the Chair and/or Vice Chair. Electronic vote procedures will follow Senate Bylaws for such Meetings of the Faculty as a Whole shall normally be open to observers. The Faculty may decide, at any time, by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting, that a whole meeting or any part of a meeting be held in camera The chair of the meeting may recognize non-members on any matters of business Minutes of open meetings of the Faculty as a Whole shall be recorded and distributed to the University All documents presented to the Faculty as a Whole shall normally be regarded as public. Nevertheless, the Chair may declare a document confidential, in which case the document shall be made available in advance only to members of the Faculty and, if appropriate, the Senate A general rule made by a Faculty is not effective or enforceable until a copy has been sent to the Senate and the Senate has given its approval. 5. Powers and Duties of Faculty Council: 5.1. The powers and duties of the Faculty Council are delegated by the Faculty as a Whole. Unless otherwise addressed in these bylaws, the Faculty Council shall have all the powers and duties ascribed to the Faculty in Section Any proposed changes to these Bylaws must be approved by the Faculty as a Whole Faculty Council may, by a two-thirds (⅔) vote, send any other matter to the Faculty as a Whole for decision or advice. 3

13 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, Members of Faculty Council must, to the best of their ability, endeavour to serve the interests of the entire Faculty. 6. Membership of the Faculty Council: 6.1. Membership for the Faculty Council of Educational Support and Development consists of: Dean of the Faculty (voting member) The two (2) faculty Senators (voting members) Five (5) faculty members shall be elected (voting members). 7. Selection of members for the Faculty Council: 7.1. Any faculty member within the Faculty of Educational Support and Development who has a University appointment sufficient to serve for the term of the appointment can be elected to the Faculty Council. 8. Membership terms for the Faculty Council of Educational Support and Development: 8.1. Elections will be held in the spring semester of each year. The terms will run from September 1 to August 31. Elections will be conducted by secret ballot The membership terms on the Faculty Council will normally be two years In order to establish staggered membership and continuity of membership, at the first Faculty Council election, 3 members will be elected for an extraordinary term of three years. In no case may the term exceed three years Any member may resign from Faculty Council by giving the Chair notice in writing The use of alternates for voting members is not permitted In the event that a seat of a member becomes vacant, a replacement shall be appointed or elected through a by-election at the earliest possible date. Members so elected or appointed shall serve the remaining term of office of the incumbent, at which point the normal election or appointment process will be followed The seat of an elected or appointed member who fails to attend three meetings of Faculty Council between September 1 and August 31 may be declared vacant by the Chair. 4

14 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, Faculty Council Conduct of Business: 9.1. Faculty Council Chair and Vice Chair will be elected from the Faculty Council members. The election will occur on or about April 30, with the term of office beginning September 1. The term will be one year The Chair shall not vote unless in the case of a tie The Chair may be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of councilors present and voting at any duly called meeting of Faculty Council The Vice-Chair will fulfill the duties of the Chair in the Chair s vacancy or absence and will assist in the performance of the Chair s duties Robert s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all Faculty Council meetings except as otherwise provided Faculty Council meetings may be conducted by videoconference and/or teleconference Voting conducted by electronic means shall follow the regulations laid out in Senate bylaws Faculty Council shall meet as necessary, but at least once a semester with a minimum of three times per year Meeting times (weekday, time, campus location, & tentative dates) will be set by Faculty Council in April for the following year Notice of meetings shall be sent to members of the Faculty Council at least seven days in advance of a meeting In circumstances of urgency, extraordinary meetings may be called by the Chair of Faculty Council The normal process of business at regular meetings of the Faculty Council shall be set by the Chair in consultation with members of the Faculty Council Faculty may request items to be added to the meeting agenda through the Chair The quorum for the meetings must be the majority of the voting members Any business conducted at a meeting where there is no quorum present will be considered as unofficial and subject to ratification at the next meeting held where a quorum is present. Any communication coming out of a meeting where no quorum was present shall be prefaced with a clear indication the communication is subject to ratification The majority required to pass a motion shall be at least the majority of the members voting In the case of a tie, the Chair will cast the deciding vote. 5

15 Faculty of Educational Support and Development By-laws February 8, Faculty Council may decide at any time, by majority vote of those present and eligible to vote, that an entire meeting or any part of a meeting be held in camera The Chair may recognize non-members on any matters of business Minutes of open meetings of Faculty Council shall be made available to the Faculty as a whole All documents presented to Faculty Council shall normally be regarded as public. Nevertheless, the Chair may declare a document confidential, in which case the document shall be made available in advance only to members of Faculty Council and, if appropriate, the Senate Senate Bylaw No. 3, Conflict of Interest, applies Faculty Council may, as appropriate, invite guests to make presentations to Council meetings and to answer questions related to their presentations. 10. Committees of Faculty Council: Faculty Council will act as the Nominations committee and advise on matters related to elections, including timelines for nominations, elections, and appointments as required to meet the needs of the Faculty, Faculty Council, and Special Purpose Committees Faculty Council will act as the Governance committee and regularly review the Bylaws of the Faculty and provide advice to the Faculty as a Whole for approval. 6