Oregon Library Association Support Staff Division Executive Committee Meeting April 16, 2010, 11:00 – 2:00 Singer Room, Eugene Public Library
AGENDA
Housekeeping
Action Item Review Susan G: -Let CE committee members know that Carrol will be the interim CE person Pending -Contact WALE Enthusiastic response. The conference is in Washington in October. -Check if OSU extension service has any speakers/ideas Gave Margaret this information. -Talk to Janet Webster (her boss) for good ideas about bylaws and fees Pending. -Postcard samples to give to Margaret. Initiative dropped due to time constraints.
Margaret: -Email us about business cards and postcards Will send out samples -Take Susan B’s idea to next conference committee meeting and idea of motto No response from group. -Write a blog entry about the conference Pending
Rea: -Ask other divisions how they are handling their fees Money is stable
Jess: -Write first “light bulb” moment and talk to Sarah to post Kudos to Jess on a good post
Carrol: -Will get in contact with Diane Handed out samples of outreach ideas. Contacted Diane. Kudos to Carrol for good ideas and format.
All: -Consider what we should do with regard to bylaws stating that we have a $5 fee Shall we waive the fee in the bylaws? We want to make a statement that we do not want to price our membership out if OLA membership dues increase. Motion Susan B. Second Susan G. All in Favor. Fees will be waived in the by-laws. -Think about attending the OLA banquet Awards dinner report: An outstanding Coos Bay employee got the award.
Officer Reports
Committee Reports
Old Business
Update under Margaret’s action items above.
New Business
Ï The next “Adventures in Libraryland” column Working on a few articles Ï Diversity – can we do more? Are there ways we can be more inclusive? What Cultural competencies for academic libraries obstacles are we failing to see? Topics for :
-Kristynn forward the cultural competencies for academic libraries -Margaret will send us the mock up of the post cards and business cards -Susan G. ut out a call for CE committee members. Donna Worely? Kate Schwab? In September they will put out a call for proposals for OLA so we need to make a proposal for a preconference and two sessions. We might get co-sponsors for pre-conferences. Sometimes someone will just give you their name as co-sponsor and you get the money. Rea can help with contracts for proposed speakers. There is a form for that. Negotiate and find folks. -Susan G. Posting to Libs-OR & the SSD list serve that we still have scholarship money -Susan G. needs a list of the software to help get a new web master. We need to be able to edit webpage. Blog is set up already. Still like to see a lot of change to website. Link to history of SSD? -Susan will contact former members of the CE and put a call out for people to join. -Forward correspondence from WALE person to Kristynn & Carrol -Jey, up in the air about DIGOR session -Call about when to meet in June -Susan G. put out message about being guest editor of the Quarterly -Ask board to write up a paragraph about what they got out of being on the Board
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