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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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