ReCAP Advisory Group

Sponsor: Barbara Rockenbach
Charged by: Barbara Rockenbach and Daniel Dollar
Chair: Daniel Dollar
Membership: appointed or based on role in Yale Library
Length of service: based on position or operational need

Decision making: Authority to recommend decisions to Barbara, who will keep LEC informed or bring recommendations to LEC for decision, as she deems appropriate.

Key Stakeholders (YUL internal):  Library IT, Resource Discovery Services, Monographic Processing Services, Access Services, Library Collection Services, Collection Strategy, Research & Learning (particularly humanities and area studies), Finance & Business Operations, Preservation & Conservation Services

Key Stakeholders (Yale): Provost, University Budget Advisory Group, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, faculty of professional schools as appropriate, Yale undergraduate and graduate students

Collaborators: Library Communications, AUXR, Special Collections

Charge:

• Review ReCAP implementation project plans at a high level to ensure appropriate stakeholder consultation and alignment with library strategic directions.
• Review ReCAP-related budget information to ensure common understanding of expected cost impacts.
• Review data about collections (e.g., formats, subjects, locations) and collection management (e.g., shelving capacity, growth rates) to understand implications of ReCAP-related collections decisions.
• Consider impact of ReCAP participation on existing YUL policies, procedures, and operations and determine where/whether new or revised policies or approaches are needed; recommend and/or refer to other groups as appropriate (e.g., LEC, steering committees).
• Provide feedback on draft reports and presentations for various audiences.
• Provide input on external communications (e.g., targeted communications to Yale faculty).

Membership:

Mike Bell

Lauren Di Monte

Daniel Dollar

Brandon Dudley

Marty Kurth

Michelle Light

Julie Linden

Barbara Rockenbach

Cliff Rotbert