Attachment A

Summary of Items Implemented since March 1995:

• Reorganized Building Management Services to consolidate: Building Management, Transport/Warehousing, and Maintenance
• Consolidated Transport Services with Mail Room delivery services (small items only)
• Mail Services assumed mail processing and post office interactions such as bulk mail processing and postal account balance tracking
• Reduced staffing in Mail Services
• Reduced the number of mail deliveries
• Scaled back emergency preparedness to maintenance level
• Reorganized Security scheduling for better use of resources; limited use of career staff
• Reduced and reorganized CDT liaison functions
• Centralized library fundraising activities to reduce administrative and external relations redundancy
• Reduced secretarial staff in Library Administrative Office
• Reorganized Supply (procurement and inventory) to report to Library Purchasing Office
• Centralized in Library Business Office/Purchasing accounts payable position for reports, stock inventory, and purchase order payment status
• Raised Library’s departmental purchasing authority
• Eliminated Library participation in UCB/City of Berkeley High School Summer Youth Employment Program
• Transferred publicity for First Aid/CPR training from Building Management Services to Library Human Resources Department
• Reviewed training programs LHRD makes available to non-UCB and other campus departments
• Reduced Planning Assistant staffing in Library Architect’s Office
• Consolidated Building Maintenance, Security, Transport Services under the direction of the Director of Space Planning; redefined the role of the Head of Space Planning Office to include all aspects of facilities planning and management
• Curtailed duplicative tracking and record-keeping between Library Development Office and Acquisition Department
• Converted CU News production from paper to electronic version.

Summary of Previous Items Rejected and Not Recommended: (outside our charge)

• Transfer Graphics Design Office from Teaching Library to Director of Library Facilities
• Cease Graphics Office work for departments outside the Library
• Consolidate Mail Room into new department under Director of Library Facilities

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