Meeting of the Board of Regents | May 2008

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

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SUBJECT:	Recommendations of the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries
DATE:	April 28, 2008
STRATEGIC GOAL:	2, 3, 4, and 5
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SUMMARY

 

Issue for Discussion

 

How can the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries (RAC) and the Regents collaborate effectively to sustain library funding increases achieved in recent years and position library initiatives for success in the future?

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Proposed Handling

 

RAC members will present the Council's policy recommendations for 2008. After the presentation, the Cultural Education 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, RAC 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, discuss options with elected officials, and engage the Regents in establishing priorities. A list of the Council members is attached.

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Recommendation

 

Staff recommend that the Regents accept the recommendations of the Regents Advisory Council and work with its members to implement its recommendations as circumstances permit.

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

Implementation should begin immediately as a basis for the 2009–10 budget and legislative priorities.

 

Attachment

 

MEMBERS OF THE REGENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES

Member (term expires
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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

 

Ms. Jill Hurst-Wahl (2012)

P.O. Box 2964

Syracuse, NY  13220

(315) 243-4403  Fax:  (309) 218-7312

E-mail:  Hurst@HurstAssociates.com

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Sara Kelly Johns (2010)

Library Media Specialist

Lake Placid Middle/Sr. High School

250 Main St.

Lake Placid, NY  12946

(518) 523-2474, Ext. 4132  Fax:  (518) 523-4861

E-mail:  johns@northnet.org

 

 

Mr. Timothy V. Johnson (2012)

Librarian for Africana Studies, Anthropology & Food Science

New York University Libraries

70 Washington Square Park

New York, NY  10012-1091

(212) 998-2436

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. Gerald Nichols (2012)

Director, Palmer Institute for Public Library Organization

 and Management

Long Island University; C.W. Post Campus

720 Northern Blvd.

Brookville, NY  11548-1300

(516) 299-2867  Fax:  (516) 299-4168

E-mail:  Gerald.Nichols@liu.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

 

 

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

 

*Chair

**Vice Chair

 

Staff:

Janet M. Welch       (jwelch2@mail.nysed.gov)                 State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries          (518) 474-5930

Loretta Ebert           (lebert@mail.nysed.gov)    Director, New York State Library                                             (518) 473-1189

Carol Desch           (cdesch@mail.nysed.gov)                 Coordinator, Statewide Library Services                            (518) 486-4862

John Brock              (jbrock@mail.nysed.gov)   Associate in School Library Services                                                    (518) 474-5922

Joanne Shawhan                  (jshawhan@mail.nysed.gov)Associate in School Library Services                                               (518) 474-5922