ACRL MD – Business Meeting
Monday July 30, 2012, 1-3pm UMBC
Attendees: Sean Henry, Katy Sullivan, Barbara Cheadle, Kim Miller, Sara Arnold Garza, Natalie Burclaff, Michael Shochet, Joanna Gadsby, David Dahl, Laksamee Putnam, Alison Cody, Andrea Craley, Michael English, Theresa Mastrodo
Note: Technical difficulties working the virtual component of the meeting; working at 1:18pm
Action item: Give Feedback to MLA regarding Wimba
I. Introductions
II. ACRL chapters council report from ALA
- Chapters agenda is to increase the amount of financial support each chapter gets from ACRL: Currently we receive $1 per each national member in our jurisdiction (Maryland)
- Considering other options/benefits such as a free ACRL webinar as part of our programming
III. MLA updates
- Budget for ACRL MD expenses: $1200 (up from $900) = $500 speaker fees + $550 food + $100 facility costs + $50 supplies
- Budget for ACRL MD income: $3500 (up from $2100)
- Note: We had Steven Bell last year at the fall program which was successful
IV. Unconference (June 1) report (Alison Cody)
a. Summary from Danielle:
- Great ratings (average 4)
- Comments: Liked the opportunity to network and chat informally, topics were interesting relevant, like lightening rounds, hard to hear afternoon presenters (didn’t use mic)
- Suggestions for future programs: Technology on a shoe string, social media, accessibly, obsolete and dead technology with new technology, information literacy, conducting reference interviews
- Overall benefits: Good for networking, net program income of $900
V. Fall program planning
a. Topic brainstorming
i. ACRL Speaker
- We can put in requests every year, but our chances are low because we had one last year.
- Incoming president: Trevor Dawes (circulation services librarian at Princeton University Libraries).
- Action item: Put in a request for Trevor Dawes
ii. Assessment
- Many libraries are/have explored RAILS project
- Speaker from University of Kentucky (Barbara suggested the new librarian at Bowie might know them)
- Assessment and evaluation is big on agenda w/ info lit skills
- Great program at Towson – Value of Academic Libraries with Megan Oakleaf (possibly out of our price range)
- Creating games – tied the students into creation instead of post-assessment (Laksamee from ALA)
- Want a mixture of workshops, case studies, ability to Communicate Value
- Lo-tech, Low cost alternatives
iii. Social media
- Speakers – analytics? Assessment? Sean might know of contacts from Dymetics (sp?) conference; Natalie may also have contacts
iv. ACRL Trends – Disruption of the Academic Space (Higher Education) (Sara Arnold Garza)
- Learning space, virtual spaces, new teaching paradigms “disrupting college”
v. Bridging the User Gap (Future of Libraries in November)(Katy Sullivan)
- Could be part of assessment
- Panel of students and faculty – not prepped, but different levels, studying different things on what they know about the library (Sara attended) – Model of a focus group assessment activity
- Speaker: Amanda Johnson (user studies, methodologies) from Canada
vi. Projects that MLS students are working on (Laksamee)– Resume and workshop (CV review) “Date my resume” (Kim) for MLS students
b. Establish a planning group
- Interested in planning: email David ddahl@towson.edu
- Program Approval Form: Due ASAP
VI. MLA DLA conference updates and discussion (Joanna)
a. CFP process overview and invite for reviewers
- Looking for 7-8 proposals – we need more submissions (Due Sept 1)!
- Need a review group: Volunteers – Michael English, Alison Cody, Katy Sullivan (others contact Joanna Gadsby)
- We will also need a group to introduce speakers
b. Updates from conference committee
- Changing the schedule – the first keynote speaker is Wednesday evening instead of Thursday morning (Thursday is completely available for programming)
- Reception Wednesday night at 5:30-7pm, Keynote at 7pm
- After party social for ACRL MD? (Might be too late)
- THEME: Forging new paths: Radical and Relevant
- Possible ACRL MD pre-conference
c. Invited sessions brainstorm
- Social media conference session – outside people (Natalie)
- Content management systems (DRUPL) Workshop in preconference (David/Joanna)
- Hands on – learning and professional development (reinforce skills)
- Statistics (excel?)
- Design/pub design handouts
- Engage in activities that encourage you to think creatively and brainstorm
- Dress up a libguide
- Online learning objects/ pedagogy
- Primo (ACRL) – what is useful
- Instructional design
- Embedding strategies – embedded librarians (Debbie from Towson moderated a panel on that – could speak or find speakers)
VII. Other programming opportunities (online literature discussion series, in-person meetups, etc.)
a. Online discussion tool
- Wimba alternatives? Google hangouts (nice video feature; up to 10 maybe private only) (Theresa Mastrodo, Mou), or Adobe Connect.
- General issue with lack of microphones
- Twitter hastags?
- Stick with Wimba as long as its available
b. Virtual programming
- Article discussions (Laksamee likes bc it forced her to read something and think about issues of librarianships, brain active and thinking about something), Investigate asynchronous discussion boards
- Continue to have a virtual component of business meetings
- Specific discussions ie., Social Media challenges/successes – leading questions; less formal way of talking practices/best practices (like an unconference online)
c. General discussion ideas: Relationship building w/faculty, students, staff (Barbara)
d. Observe instruction at different institutions – facilitate?
- Action item: Natalie will email Pete Ramsey
- Volunteer sessions that people could watch – tap into MLS students (co teach classes)
e. In-person meet-ups (like SLA wine and dine arounds, roving location)
- Sean will arrange happy hour in Frostburg,
- First one at Howards and then move around to the next one
- Action item: David will look into whether we need a form for the activity
- Action item: Barbara will work on filling out form if necessary and arranging the activity
VIII. Summer projects wrap-up discussion – what’s happening at your institution?
a. Discussion of EDS
b. ACRL MD could have a forum for how USM libraries are advertising/ teaching it, challenges/successes (Katy S.)
Sorry, tried to attend via Wimba yesterday, but had trouble (java issue?)! Thanks for posting the minutes so quickly.