About LAUC-LA

The Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles, is the divisional chapter of LAUC at UCLA. All staff employed at least half time in the librarian series — including at UCLA Library, the Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, the American Indian Studies Center, the Chicano Studies Research Center, the English Reading Room, the Ethnomusicology Archive, the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, and the School of Education & Information Studies — are automatically members of LAUC-LA.

The Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC) was founded in 1967 as the academic status of librarians in the UC system was codified, and received formal university recognition in 1975. Learn more about LAUC's purpose and goals. For more about LAUC-LA, read our comprehensive history (PDF).

Documents

Librarian Review

Librarians at UCLA are academic appointees in the Librarian Series and are either represented or non-represented.

Represented librarians are in the collective bargaining unit and are covered by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of California and the University Council—American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT).
Non-represented librarians are not in the collective bargaining unit and are covered by the Academic Personnel Manual (APM).
Salary scales for represented and non-represented librarians are in the APM.

As academic appointees, all LAUC-LA members participate in a peer review process that is outlined in the UCLA Librarians' CALL: Academic Personnel Procedures for the Librarian Series.

Organization

LAUC at UCLA (LAUC-LA) is composed of an Executive Board, including the Chair, the Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Secretary, immediate Past Chair, two representatives, and the chairs of four key LAUC-LA committees:

Committee on Appointments, Advancements, and Promotions (CAPA)
Committee on Library Plans and Policies
Committee on Professional Governance
Committee on Research and Professional Development

The LAUC-LA officers and the representatives are elected by the membership. With the exception of the Chair of CAPA, which is an elected office, the LAUC-LA committee chairs are appointed by the Chair-Elect, in consultation with the outgoing Executive Board. Twice a year the Chair, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, and the two representatives attend the LAUC statewide assembly. With the assistance of the Executive Board, the current Chair appoints the members of all other LAUC-LA committees. Twice a year the Chair calls general membership meetings. The Executive Board meets regularly with the University Librarian as part of the Executive Board meetings. All members are welcome to attend Executive Board meetings.

Most of the work of LAUC-LA is accomplished through local and statewide committees. Often, following discussion of an issue by a committee, a report containing findings and recommendations is forwarded by the LAUC-LA Executive Board to the University Librarian and the Vice Chancellors.

LAUC-LA Executive Board

2024-2025

Chair	Katherine Kapsidelis
Vice Chair/Chair Elect	Simon Lee
Past Chair	David Cappoli (formally Renee Romero)
Secretary	Shangching Huitzacua
Statewide Representatives	Brian Raphael and Ishmael Ross
Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Advancements, Chair	Sharon Benamou
Committee on Professional Governance, Chair	Caitlin Hunter
Committee on Research and Professional Development, Chair	Nina Schneider
Committee on Programs, Chair	Sherry Leysen

See additional positions and committees (PDF).