Reports
By Dan Crump, American River College, CCL Liaison to the ASCCC
The ASCCC held its Spring Plenary Session this last week (April 20-22) in Orange. The theme of the Session was “Making Space for Connection and Belonging as We Center Authentic Voices and Lived Experiences in the 10+1.” It was held in a hybrid model, both virtual and in-person. There were seven general sessions, all hybrid, and three blocks of breakout sessions, each with four fully in-person sessions and two fully online sessions.
By Nancy Golz, CCL-EAR Committee Chair
By Amy Beadle, Director
Hello and happy spring! I am so excited that the sun has come out and it feels like summer is finally on its way. I hope that you all have been able to enjoy some sunshine as well.
Fiscal Year Renewals/New ResourcesA few important upcoming deadlines for your attention:
By Nancy Golz, CCL-EAR Committee Chair
By Gregg Atkins, CCL Executive Director
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
That famous first sentence from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities lodged itself firmly in my brain (so many) years ago. It has always served to remind me to search for a broader aspects of a situation -- and to be thankful that I was not a French aristocrat. Mindful of enrollment numbers, in-person/Zoom classes, some schools already in budget difficulty, and current pandemic/flu/etc. issues, yet consider these things:
Amy Beadle, Director
Systemwide Purchase Recommendations/AnnouncementThe LSP Governance Committee recently made a recommendation to the CCCCO to purchase OCLC Cataloging & Metadata and LibKey for the 110 colleges in the LSP Program. The Task Force also made recommendations to the CCCCO regarding how funding decisions could be made in the future and proposed an updated LSP Governance Committee Charter. We are awaiting responses/action by the CCCCO.
By Nancy Golz, CCL-EAR Committee Chair
By Dan Crump, American River College and CCL Liaison to the ASCCC
ASCCC Fall Plenary Session, November 3-5, 2022
By Pawel Szponar, Network Zone Manager & Systems Administrator
By Amy Beadle, Director
By Dan Crump, American River College and CCL Liaison to the ASCCC
A resolution will be presented at the upcoming ASCCC Plenary Session in November about libraries and learning centers (tutoring) and the new proposed standards for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). So I thought this might be a good time to provide background on the resolution process of the ASCCC.
The work of the ASCCC is directed by resolutions adopted by delegates to the two Plenary Sessions of the Academic Senate in the Spring and Fall of each year.
By Dan Crump, American River College and CCL Liaison to the ASCCC
By Tamara Weintraub, CCL-EAR Chair
Hope springs eternal. In my December report, I optimistically observed that many of us were preparing for expanded on-campus library services in January. “Delta” was beginning to subside, more people were getting vaccinated, and it really seemed like this was going to happen! Then [cue ‘wah wah wah’ sound effects]…”Omicron” arrived, and before classes even began we pivoted back to remote learning and programs. For just a few more weeks. Or so we hope.
By Amy Beadle, Director
Hello and happy 2022!
Time flies when you’re having fun, and so Fiscal Year renewals are almost upon us. Please see the important dates noted below. We are still receiving pricing from many vendors, but beginning to publish received offers on Consortia Manager. As such, you may see some pricing available in your catalog, but you may not see all of it until the March 7th date listed below.
By Dan Crump, CCL Liaison to the ASCCC
By Tamara Weintraub, CCL-EAR Chair
By Gregg Atkins, CCL Executive Director
Colleagues –
As I write this, there are still many unsolved issues concerning how our LSP program functions and operates going forward:
By Tamara Weintraub, Palomar College
Amy Beadle, Director
Welcome back. I hope that you all are adjusting to being back in school – whatever that looks like for your college!
By Dan Crump (American River College), CCL Liaison to the ASCCC