El Camino Community College
Learning Resources Unit Council Meeting
February 24, 2009
Persons present: Kerry Bossin KB, Alice Cornelio AC, Alice Grigsby AG, Moon Ichinaga MI,
Noreth Men NM, Howard Story HS, Claudia Striepe CS.
The meeting was convened at 3:05 P.M. by AG.
Item # 1: Accreditation Issues: AG advised that El Camino College, among a number of others,
has been placed on warning. There are two major areas where El Camino needs to improve. In
terms of curriculum, the college has courses that have not been reviewed in the last seven years.
In terms of budget and planning, the college doesn’t show a connection between its program
review and budgeting. To assist in updating curriculum accuracy, the librarians will remove
classes not taught in the last three years (Library Instruction). As a remedy for the budget and
planning issue, El Camino will use the Plan Builder program used by Pasadena City College to
organize the fourteen accreditation recommendations in terms of program review and budgeting.
Item #2: Budget & Planning 2008-10: AG distributed the list of LRU Prioritized
Recommendations. HS commented that staffing is still a high priority. Discussion of each of the
fourteen recommendations followed with emphasis on promised staffing, equipment needs, and
the difficulties of planning and budgeting in relation to shared governance. AG advised that
numbers 12, 13, and 14 are more statements of concern than true recommendations. She asked
the members of the Council to rank the recommendations by the end of the day. AG advised that
all but one Distance Education class are now online. She added that she will be reconvening a
copyright committee to discuss enhancement as needed of campus policy including the need for
a campus-wide copyright site, a warning on the portal, and the advisability of having someone
from ITS on the committee.
Item # 3: Library Room Reservations: AG asked all to read through the Room Reservation
chart and to forward questions and concerns to Wilma by Monday. She advised of the need for a
policy.
Item # 4: Student ID Card Issues/Resolution: AG advised that up-to-date Compton cards can be
used to check out books—Circulation staff will enter data into Millennium as the Compton cards
cannot be swiped. Students can also get an ECC card with a Compton number except after 7 PM
or on Saturdays. A current card with sticker can be used for PLATO and New Century but usage
cannot be tracked. In addition, the Alumni Association is giving lifetime cards and Friends of
the Library are also given cards, but a solution is needed because the LRU is not geared to these
cards. NM suggested ITS add a guest account. AG pointed out that ITS would want to be able
to identify users if there is a problem. NM then suggested using a more restricted level for these
users. All agreed a solution is needed. The Compton students need access to the books--they are
our students as well. AG pointed out a database problem—ProQuest won’t do ECC and
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Compton. Our budgets are separate, and there are no simple answers or willingness to merge
budgets. She advised that Compton is going to stay with Voyager rather than going to
Millennium.
Item #5: LRU Print Services: AG advised that NM will be point person and that the print
service will be strictly for the LRU.
Item #6: Other: AG said that we need to have budget possibilities in place by March 21 and
asked all to advise if new things are needed for 2009-10. CS suggested a document camera.
Other suggestions involved inventory, collection development, weeding, licensing. NM
suggested a new pc for bibliographic instruction. AG noted that she would put it on the list.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 P.M.