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-Please forward to Berthe' Gaines BPL Board: Policy. Limited access. Public Participation in long range planning with respect to collection development.
Please forward to Berthe' Gaines BPL Board
in care of <jmcglone@bpl.org>
Sent To:
Elizabeth.Wolfe@state.ma.us
Robert.Maier@state.ma.us
Keith.Fiels@state.ma.us
bmargolis@bpl.org
Reply via email:
dsaklad@gnu.org
Thank you for your
interest Elizabeth Marcus Wolfe and Robert Maier!
1. Via email: dsaklad@gnu.org,
please send the Policy indicated
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/trusteeagenda91900.html
2. Or considering all interested, concerned or affected
by policy, arrange for the information to be
available on the web and
(A) let me know the link URL.
After all we are discussing public, emphasis on public,
libraries here!
(B) And the information could be on the intranet
link already!
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/trusteeagenda91900.html
...
...The President noted also that this document is a
requirement for the Boston Public Librarys
participation in many State-supported Library
programs and grant initiatives, particularly through
the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and
recommended it to the Board for approval...
...
...The President provided background information on
the Boston Public Library Long Range Plan prepared
for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,
which reflects a reformatting and reorganization of
the Strategic Plan that was presented at the Spring
Trustees Meeting.
This reformatting is required by the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners in order for the BPLs
plan to be in conformity with State requirements and
also for the Library to make application for State
and Federal funds through the
Board of Commissioners...
...
...In response to a question from the Chairman,
Ms. Kowal noted that, similar to the
Collection Development Policy, the Library has had
parts of a long range plan that had been submitted in
the past to the Board of the Library Commissioners;
however, the Board has been eager for the BPL to pull
those materials together into a more consolidated
program that lines up with the Librarys
Strategic Plan.
Following discussion among the Board, on a motion duly
made and seconded, it was
"VOTED:
to approve the Boston Public Library
Long Range Plan, 2000-2003, prepared for the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners."
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/trusteeagenda91900.html
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/trusteeagenda91900.html
President Bernard A. Margolis, in his report to the
Trustees, reported on a wide range of important
activities ongoing at the Library.
First among them, was a presentation on the Boston
Public Library Collection Development and
Management Policy, which was developed by the
leadership of Mr. Gunars Rutkovskis of the
Research Library and included many participants from
throughout the Library over the course of a year.
The Collection Development and Management Policy is an
extensive document which reviews in great detail the
approach a Library takes to "growing" its vast
collection of materials, outlines the areas of
collecting, and provides the tool for staff members
engaged in building its collections.
In addition, the policy is a basic "road map" for a
Library and is valuable in deciding how acquisition
funds and resources are used in building its rich
collections.
The President noted also that this document is a
requirement for the Boston Public Librarys
participation in many State-supported Library
programs and grant initiatives, particularly through
the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and
recommended it to the Board for approval.
In response to an inquiry from the Chairman, the
President provided further background information on
the proposed collection development policy noting
that while it reflects a brand new document it does
bring together some disparate pieces that have been
in existence in the past and represents a new
structure for presenting how the Library dispatches
its collection.
In addition, the President noted that the proposed
policy is unique in light of the fact that the Boston
Public Library is a very large Research Library with
holdings of over 37 million items and its depth of
focus is on building very rich collections, including
an emphasis on collecting periodicals, newspapers and
rare materials relating to Boston, Massachusetts, and
New England.
In response to an inquiry from Mr. Deare, the
President said that the policy corresponds to the
revised language for Trust Funds tying into how those
trust funds are dispatched to build the collections.
The Vice Chair queried whether there would be an
opportunity for more discussion regarding the
assumptions on which the policy is based with respect
to how the collections are built, including the
branch libraries.
The President noted that the assumptions are the same
except for a significant acknowledge in the policy
about how the Library develops online electronic
resources.
Following further discussion among the Board, it was
agreed to defer formal action on the approval of the
Collection Development and Management Policy until
the next Trustees Meeting scheduled for
November 20, 2000.
The President provided background information on the
Boston Public Library Long Range Plan prepared for
the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners,
which reflects a reformatting and reorganization of
the Strategic Plan that was presented at the Spring
Trustees Meeting.
This reformatting is required by the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners in order for the BPLs
plan to be in conformity with State requirements and
also for the Library to make application for State
and Federal funds through the Board of Commissioners.
Ms. Ruth Kowal, Director of Operations, reviewed the
basic elements of the plan at greater length and
provided insight on some of the potential programs
and initiatives that would be available to the
Library through the MBLC including:
multicultural community projects that promote
cross-cultural sharing;
customer service campaigns for libraries;
information literacy and research skills;
programs for serving people with disabilities;
preservation of library and archival material; and
digitizing historical resources.
[ Improve management of library,
archival and historical resources! - dWs ]
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is
also considering some new programs in the next grant
round for FY2002 that would be of great interest to
the Boston Public Library including:
the Homework Zone;
Web-based Information Center;
Business and Career Services; and
a management grant tailored for planning and
organizing archival materials which are non-book
materials.
In response to a question from the Chairman,
Ms. Kowal noted that, similar to the
Collection Development Policy, the Library has had
parts of a long range plan that had been submitted in
the past to the Board of the Library Commissioners;
however, the Board has been eager for the BPL to pull
those materials together into a more consolidated
program that lines up with the Librarys
Strategic Plan.
Following discussion among the Board, on a motion duly
made and seconded, it was
"VOTED:
to approve the Boston Public Library
Long Range Plan, 2000-2003, prepared for the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners."
http://www.bpl.org/WWW/trusteeagenda91900.html
All the best!,
oo-- dWs
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