Librarians are required to devote their time and energies to service on behalf of the
University. Certain commitments established by the University will involve specific
schedules and obligations that shall be met by the librarian. There shall be reasonable
flexibility and reasonable individual discretion for librarians in the use of University time
so that they may function as academic appointees of the University of California. Choice
of other activities such as study, writing, research, public service, and requests to attend
workshops, institutes, and conferences, as well as the choice of professional
organizations in which to be active, are left to the discretion of the individual librarian.
Decisions regarding the 1) allocation of University funds to librarians for study, writing,
research, public service and other professional development activities and 2) the
provision of leave to attend professional meetings, conferences, seminars and/or
workshops are not grievable or arbitrable.
The University shall provide funding and opportunities for research and other
professional development activities. Other professional development activities include
creative activities, professional meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops. Such
funding and opportunities shall be allocated and distributed on a competitive basis at the
campus level in accordance with the established procedures. The mix of funding
between research and other professional development activities may fluctuate from year
to year according to individual campus needs.
Grant proposals other than those supported by funds described in Section D. and E. of
this Article which designate a librarian as Principal Investigator are subject to approval at
the sole discretion of the University, in accordance with Contracts and Grants Policy.
The University of California shall allocate $250,950 for 2005 and $269,056 for 2006 per year in various campus amounts
for members of the unit to use for research, creative activities, professional meetings,
conferences, seminars, and workshops. These funds shall be a minimum amount and
shall not preclude the allocation of additional funds at the discretion of the University.
Such additional funds shall be distributed through the same procedures as the funds
agreed to in this paragraph.
The campus allocations are:
2005
2006
Berkeley
$53,540
$55,876
Davis
$26,160
$27,170
Irvine
$23,040
$23,930
Los Angeles
$63,870
$69,263
Merced
$2,500
$5,000
Riverside
$20,540
$21,330
San Diego
$21,800
$24,557
San Francisco
$6,500
$6,750
Santa Barbara
$18,050
$18,740
Santa Cruz
$14,950
$16,440
A special University-wide research fund of up to $24,300 shall be allocated by the Office
of the President and distributed in accordance with the established procedures. This
fund may be used to support research involving more than one campus, joint support
with one or more campuses of a research project, and other similar research ventures
such as individual research projects which cannot be funded at the campus level.
Any encumbered balances in the campus funds or the University-wide research fund will
be carried over into the next fiscal year. For the purpose of this Article encumbered
funds are funds for which a commitment has been made to an individual.
Should the number of librarians increase because of ongoing discussions between the
parties regarding the unit status of librarians, the amounts in the campus funds and the
University-wide research fund will be adjusted accordingly.
Nothing in this Article shall preclude librarians from applying for and receiving funding
from other sources. Such awards shall not affect their eligibility for awards from the
funds established in this Article.
