University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Faculty Senate

It is Board of Regents policy "... to emphasize the maintenance of a collegial approach to academic decision making and policy development...." The faculty is " ... authorized to develop faculty organizations by which regular and organized faculty involvement may be exercised in carrying out their collective responsibilities with their administrative colleagues in matters of academic policy to make recommendations or provide advice on academic policy ...." The faculty "... has primary responsibility for such fundamental academic areas as curriculum content, subject matter, and methods of instruction and research. On these matters the power of review and concurrence or final decision lodged in the Board of Regents or delegated to administrative officers should be exercised adversely only in exceptional circumstances and for reasons communicated to the faculty." -- BOR Section 1-10: Regents' Policy on Faculty Involvement in Academic Decision Making and Academic Policy Development.

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Meetings

Senate

• Tuesday, September 20, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, October 18, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, November 15, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• *No December meeting*
• Tuesday, January 17, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, February 21, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, March 20, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, April 17, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, May 15, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, June 19, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, July 17, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton
• Tuesday, August 21, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Yap Room Hamilton

Executive Board

• Tuesday, September 13, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, October 11, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, November 8, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, December 13, 2011: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, January 10, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, February 14, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, March 13, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, April 10, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, May 8, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, June 12, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, July 10, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton
• Tuesday, August 14, 2012: 10:30 a.m. Room 027 Hamilton

Committees

• Executive Board
• Officers
• Elections Committee
• Library Personnel Committee
• Staff Development Committee
• Manoa Faculty Senate Representatives
• UHPA Representative
• Parliamentarian (Effective 3 January 2012, the Library Faculty Senate voted to approve the elimination of the Parliamentarian position.)

Membership

• Membership Lists
• Voting members by name and by department
• Associate members by name and by department

Documents and Resources

Senate Policies and Supporting Documents

• Constitution and By Laws (revised 3 January 2012) (PDF)
  The most recent update of the Constitution and By Laws was enacted with approval of faculty senate to eliminate the position of Parliamentarian so that all senate members would be able to participate equally. The changes removed all mention of the Parliamentarian from the Constitution. Amendment detailing the changes. (PDF)
  

• **Library Personnel Committee Policies and Procedures [current] (PDF) Approved by the Library Senate February 13, 2008. Approved by UHPA April 29, 2008. Approved by Manoa Chancellor's Office May 2, 2008. **Note: this is the currently in-force Policies and Procedures document, and should be referred to for all questions relating to LPC. While the Library Senate approved revisions to the LPC Policies and Procedures in 2009 (link below), the revised text has not yet been approved by UHPA and UHM administration.
  
  
• 2008 Form for Evaluation of Library Executives
  
  
• ***Library Personnel Committee Policies and Procedures [draft revised] (PDF) Approved by the Library Senate August 9, 2010. Awaiting approval from UHPA and UHM Administration. ***Note: this document is not currently in force, and is posted here for reference purposes only. Until such time as both UHPA and UHM Administration approve these revisions, the 2008 Library Personnel Committee Policies and Procedures (link above) are in force, and should be referred to for all questions relating to LPC.
  
  
• Staff Development Committee (dissolved 8/18/10)
• NOTE: On August 18, 2010, the Library Faculty Senate voted to dissolve the Staff Development Committee, with the rationale that the responsibility for programmatic staff development should rest in the administrative office of the library, not in the faculty senate. Links to SDC documents are preserved here solely for reference purposes.
• Staff Development Fund Statement of Policy (PDF)
• Summary of Application Guidelines for Award
• Application Form (fillable PDF)
• Award Applicant Checklist
  
  
• Elections Committee
• Proposed Revisions to Elections Committee Procedures (7/26/07)
• Proposed revisions to the Election Committee Policies and Procedures, to address dissolution of Staff Development Committee (09/07/10) PDF
  
• Library Senate Elections Committee Policies and Procedures (DOC)
• 2011/2012 Five-Year Committee Service Roster (PDF)
  
  
• Nina D.P. Horio Excellence in Librarianship Award (PDF)

Minutes

• Senate
• Executive Board
• Staff Development Committee (dissolved 8/18/10)

Resolutions

• Resolution on the Library Reorganization Proposal Timeline 04/12/2011 (PDF)                        
  

• Resolution on the Rank of Department Heads, 02/05/2008 (PDF)
  
  
• Resolution regarding funding for UH Manoa Library, 8/12/2008 (PDF)

Correspondence

• December 15, 2011 Memo to Paula Mochida, Interim University Librarian, (pdf) inquiring about the status of the reorganization proposal
  
  
• November 29, 2011 Memo to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents (pdf) formally objecting to the process for appointment of an Interim University Librarian
  
  
• November 29, 2011 Memo to Virginia Hinshaw, Chancellor, and Reed Dasenbrock, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, (pdf) formally objecting to the process for appointment of an Interim University Librarian
  
  
• November 28, 2011 Memo to Manoa Faculty Senate, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, and Reed Dasenbrock, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, (pdf) conveying the results of the poll on postponement of reorganization proposal for Library Services (poll results included in the pdf file)
  
  
• November 23, 2011 Memo to Reed Dasenbrock, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, (pdf) regarding appointment of an Interim University Librarian
  
  
• September 15, 2011 Memo to Manoa Faculty Senate Executive Committee, (pdf) conveying the results of the August 5, 2011 poll on the reorganization proposal for Library Services (poll results included in the pdf file)
  
  
• July 23, 2010 Memo to SEC Chair (PDF) regarding Library Senate support of Open Access resolution before the Manoa Faculty Senate
  
  
• April 20, 2010 Memo to Interim University Librarian (PDF) regarding Library Senate support for Safe Zone training in the UHM Library
  
  
• Memo to Paula Mochida, Interim University Librarian, June 30, 2009 - articulating librarian faculty travel funding requests and recommendations.
  
  
• Memo to Paula Mochida, Interim University Librarian, April 23, 2009 - expressing concern with the library's participation in the UHM Prioritization Process and requesting clarification on consultation.
  
  
• Memo to Paula Mochida, Interim University Librarian, October 30, 2008 - requesting clarification to responses Library Administration provided to the House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees regarding the FY09 Library Supplemental Budget Request (PDF)
  
  
• Letter to Willa Tanabe, Chair, Search Committee for University Librarian, May 25, 2000 - Library Staff comments on the qualifications for the position of University Librarian
  
  
• Letter to Dr. Mortimer, President and Dr. Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, April 20, 2000 - pertaining to cut of the Marine Options Program
  
  
• Letter to Dean Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, March 8, 2000 - pertaining to the University Librarian Screening Committee/Interim University Librarian
  
  
• Letter to Dean Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, March 1, 2000 - pertaining to Interim University Librarian Position
  
  
• Letter to Interim Senior Vice President Smith, April 16, 1998 - pertaining to potential budget cuts

Other Resources

• Library Faculty Poll, regarding proposed Library Reorganization (PDF)
        (Results of poll conducted between April 21 and April 25, 2011, includes comments)

• UH Manoa Faculty Senate
• UHM Faculty Senate Library Task Force Report (PDF)
  
  
• UH All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs (ACCFSC)
  
  
• UH Manoa Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs  |  Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal information
  
  
• UH Board of Regents  |   Policies and By-Laws
  
  
• University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA)  |  Contract (PDF)
  
  
• Association of Research Libraries
  
  
• Revising the Library Senate Constitution: The Role of Library Faculty in Decision Making and Policy Development, by Ross Christensen (PDF)
Technology (PDF)


• Shared Governance Resources
• Four Challenges Facing Faculty Senates, by James T. Minor (Thought and Action Summer 2004) (PDF)
• Policy statement on faculty governance in higher education (National Education Association)
• Shared governance in colleges and universities (American Federation of Teachers) (PDF)
• The truth about unions and shared governance (AFT-NEA) (PDF)
  
  
• Position Announcement, University Librarian (PDF)
  
  
• Position Announcement, Assistant University Librarian for Library Information Technology (PDF)
  
  
• Guidelines for Choosing Facilitators - scanned documents
  
  
• Travel Task Force report (PPT)
  
  
• Library Administration response to House Finance & Senate Ways and Means Committees, 2008 Supplementary Budget (PDF)
• Document content was based on ideas that matched the areas of interest covered in our strategic plan at the time. The positions outlined are not tied to specific departments, and will probably be adjusted to match our latest strategic plan with the corresponding "actions."
  
  
• Travel Funding Report, FY 2006-2008 (PDF)
  
  
• UHM Reorganization Policies (2009)
• M3.101 Manoa Reorganization Process
• A3.101 Organizational and Functional Changes (UH System) (PDF)

Contact

World Wide Web

http://www.hawaii.edu/libsen/

Electronic Mail

libsen@hawaii.edu (Senate secretary)

Electronic Mail Distribution Lists

libsen-l@lists.hawaii.edu (all senate members: voting faculty and non-voting associate members)

libfac-l@lists.hawaii.edu (voting faculty)

Postal Address

Library Faculty Senate
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822