TRAVEL
Policy UL-TR01 TYPES OF LIBRARIES TRAVEL
Contents:
- Purpose
- Professional Travel
- Administrative Travel
- . . . . Development Travel
- Grant and Endowment Funded Travel
- Training/Professional Development
- Cross References
Contents:
To describe the four types of travel for which there is reimbursement.
Professional travel includes travel to organizational conferences such as ALA and SLA. It is requested by the employee and used for professional enrichment and service to professional organizations.
The Libraries reimburse travel expenses per University policy. There is a reimbursement cap or maximum of $1,500 per year for tenured faculty, fixed-term multi-year faculty, and for the following positions:
Untenured faculty receive $2,000 per year. If some expenses are being reimbursed by another University department, the Libraries will only reimburse the remainder that would have been reimbursed under the Libraries' travel guidelines.
Travel funds are not transferable to other employees nor across fiscal years. Unspent funds will be returned to the central budget.
Administrative travel is required because of administrative duties or institutional memberships, such as the Libraries' RLG or CIC memberships, or at the request of the Dean, Associate, or Assistant Deans.
Administrative travel typically does not include attendance at professional organizations in which an individual has a personal membership.
Reimbursement is at the discretion of the Dean and/or Associate or Assistant Deans and the amount is based on University policy. There may be situations where only partial reimbursements will be made.
Anyone assigned to travel to a conference or program on administrative travel will be expected to write or deliver a report which will be shared with the rest of the Libraries.
If a staff member or librarian travels to meet/cultivate a potential donor, the travel will be funded by Libraries Development.
At no time should a Libraries staff member or librarian meet with a donor or potential donor without the involvement of Development. Any travel that will be charged to the Libraries Development budget must be approved in advance by the fund's budget administrator.
If a librarian or staff member is asked by Development to travel to determine if we want to accept a collection donation, the travel will be funded by Libraries' Development. The appropriate Associate Dean should be apprised in advance of any potential collection solicitations. Collections-related travel that is not related to Development will be supported from administrative travel funds or the collections budget, which must have prior approval by the appropriate Associate Dean.
All reimbursement is set by the terms of the grant, granting agency, or endowment, and University policy.
Training and/or Professional Development is requested by the department and is for the benefit of the entire department. Professional Development is approved at the discretion of the supervisor and/or budget administrator.
Reimbursement of expenses is based on University policy.
Other Policies in this manual should also be referenced, especially the following:
UL-TR02 – Commonwealth Campus Libraries Travel
Guideline UL-TRG01 – Requests for Travel
Guideline UL-TRG02 – Making Travel Arrangements
Guideline UL TRG03 – Cash Advances
Guideline UL-TRG04 – Reimbursable Costs
Guideline UL-TRG05 – Employee Travel Reimbursement Form
Guideline UL-TRG06 – Responsibilities of Libraries Travel Coordinator
Guideline UL-TRG07 – Libraries-Supported Staff Travel Funds
Form: Travel Request Form
Form: Employee Travel Reimbursement Form (staff only)
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Effective Date: December 2003
Date Approved: December 2003 (Dean)
Last Review Date: November 2009
