Library Citizens Advisory Committee
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
6:00 PM
San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 278
San Francisco, CA
ORDER OF BUSINESS
I Call to Order and Roll Call, Daniel Weaver, Chair
Enne Braun, Sue Cauthen, Lucille Cuttler, Ann Dalton, Maryam Daryabegi-Farhang, Nanette Duffy, Booh Edouardo, Roger Kallen, Carol Kocivar, Richard Mason, Douglas Ryan, Janis Seeman, Jenny Situ, Gladys Soto, Mark Vogel, Peter Warfield, Daniel Weaver (no vacancies) 6:00PM
II Select volunteer to take minutes of this meeting 6:05PM
III Public Comment concerning any item within the jurisdiction of the Committee that is not on this agenda 6:10PM
IV Library resource presentation on books and materials acquisition. Presenters: Pat Fahrenthold, Chief of Technical Services; Laura Lent, Collection Development Manager; Christine Harris, Manager of Acquisitions. Discussion and possible action 6:15 PM
V Report of the chair and vice chair: Library Check out data and other reports. 7:15PM
VI Old business: SFPL policies on replacement of out-of-print books and materials that are missing or irreparably damaged. Motion introduced in October by Peter Warfield. Discussion and possible action 7:30PM
Resolved, That the LCAC recommends that the Supervisors send a Letter of Inquiry to the City Librarian asking for clarification of the Library’s policies and practices on (1) acquisition/non-acquisition of out-of-print materials; (2) monitoring the collection for losses and potential replacements; and (3) complying with the Sunshine Ordinance, particularly sections 67.21(a) and 67.21(b) which require any person having custody of any public record to permit it to be examined promptly; Section 67.21(c) which requires every custodian of a public record to provide assistance regarding public information and records; and Section 67.22(e) which says “public employees shall not be discouraged from…disclosing any…public information….”
We note that monitoring collections has become much easier over the years with the use of computerized integrated library systems, and the internet has made it much easier to find and obtain out-of-print books and materials, compared with pre-computer and pre-internet days when obtaining such materials, as the Library did do at one time, was a much more arduous effort.
VII Review and approve draft minutes from the October meeting 7:55PM
VIII Member comments 8:00PM
IX Next Meeting announcement 8:10 PM
--Next full LCAC meeting, Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 6PM, Room 278
X Adjournment 8:15PM
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CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
USAGE AT HEARINGS
Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors
amended the Sunshine
Ordinance by adding the following provision: The
ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and
similar sound-producing electronic
devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be
advised that the Chair may order the
removal from the meeting room of any
person(s)responsible for the ringing
or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar
sound-producing electronic devices (67A.1
Prohibiting the use of cell phone, pager, or other
similar sound-producing electronic devices at and
during public meetings).
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government’s duty is to serve the public,
reaching its decisions in full
view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils
and other agencies of the
City and County exist to conduct the people’s
business. This ordinance assures that deliberations
are conducted before the people and that City
operations are open to the people’s review.
For more information on your
rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the
San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a
violation of the ordinance, contact the
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at: Sunshine Ordinance
Task Force, Frank Darby, Administrator, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683.
Telephone: (415) 554-7724, Fax: (415) 554-7824.
E-Mail: Frank.Darby@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Sunshine Task Force (listed above), the San Francisco Public Library, and on the City web site at: www.sfgov.org.
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blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines
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and the War Memorial. Large print
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order
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