She inquired about M. Okada's reaction. K. Lucas said that Mr. Okada could not come to the Assembly. She summarized his remarks from the Executive Board meeting. M. Okada thought that the report was well done and professional, and UCOP was impressed by it. D. Murphy asked him what worked with the AUL increase.
Power is local, and there are political factors involved.
It is not enough just to send the report in. The UL's and Executive Vice Chancellors on each campus are crucial in the decision-making process. She also mentioned a job recruitment for an LA IV to create a departmental library. The Continuing Education Specialists kept pushing and got outside political support. M. Goral commented on the demise of the Library Council-LAUC as a group has been shunted aside.