Meeting Minutes from September 13, 2013
Virtual meeting, 10am-noon
1. Fall program: Library Secrets: Confessions of falling flat and how to get right back up
- Program approval form should be approved by the PDP today and advertised in the Happening on Monday
- Speakers are confirmed for both the morning and the afternoon
- Need a call for proposals for three sessions in the afternoon
- Contact CLD to put together a panel of library managers/directors to talk about their experiences managing creative risk-taking (create questions for them to answer)
2. Annual conference
- 14 proposals submitted
- 7 programs proposals are approved by our committee, which includes one invited program
- Last year we had 9 programs including the pre-conference
- Discussion of potential programs that need revisions and if they overlap with already approved programs proposals
- After the programs are approved by our committee, they must go through the program approval process of the conference committee – after they are officially approved, Gergana will notify the speakers
- Gergana has invited speakers from outside the library world
3. Instruction Observation Network
- Steven Miller (CLD) making sure information gets out there
- Article will be coming out in the Crab
4. ACRL Webinar: The Publishing Roller Coaster: Writers Sound Off
- Approved, and will be released in the Happenings
- Scheduled for Wednesday, October 9 (Save the Date is published in the blog)
- Ryan’s daughter after to socialize
5. Two nominations for Vice-president/President-elect and secretary
- A call with the requirements needs to posted to blog post and Marylib (definitely for secretary)
- Natalie will run for VP
- Helpful to have new-ish members run for Secretary, but Danielle is also willing
6. Board meeting/division revision
- New Members Division – starting point at MLA, and will be helpful to coordinate with this division to attract new members to ACRL MD
- No board meeting since last ACRL MD meeting = nothing to report
- Reminded ourselves to do introductions at these virtual meetings
7. Chapters council
- Chase Ollis is the new liaison
- Orientation for new chapters leaders
- Ryan Gjerde at gjerdery@luther.edu is the admin for the listserv
8. Journal club
- October journal club, facilitated by Alison Cody, on October 18
- Alison set survey/blog/Marylib to go out next week
9. Future meetings
- Next meeting is October 11, 10am to noon on Blackboard Collaborate
- Move December 20 meeting to December 13 once David gets MLA approval for virtual space
