GLA ACADEMIC LIBRARY DIVISION MEETING NOTES
GLA WINTER PLANNING MEETING
FEBRUARY 4, 2005
Members present: Michael Aldrich, Elizabeth Bagley, Erma Banks, Laura Burtle, Pradeep Das, Kathryn Eskew, Rosemary Fischer, Jack Fisher, George Gaumond, Carol Goodson, Ravonne Green, Debbie Holmes, Cathy Jeffrey, Michelle Jones, Eva Lautemann, Ron Leonard, Lori Lester, Ann Mallard, Daryle Maroney, Callie McGinnis, Amy Moore, Susan Morris, Bill Nelson, Betty Paulk, Patty Phipps, Jeanese Riley, Steve Sexton, Debra Skinner, Carol Stanley, Joan Taylor, Susan Vines, Tracey Westmoreland, Dewi Wilson, Tim Wojcik, Susan Wynne, Rebecca Ziegler, Toni Zimmerman
Debbie Holmes, Georgia ACRL Chapter/GLA Academic Library Division Chair, called the meeting to order at 11:30am. She stated that Liz Bagley, Vice‑Chair/Chair‑Elect, would be taking minutes and also would serve as the contact person for COMO program ideas from the division.
The Academic Library Division typically sponsors 6‑8 programs at COMO, including two for the presented papers. Betty Paulk will serve as this year's coordinator of the division's presented papers. Programming ideas that the group discussed were as follows:
1. Assessment/SACS Preparation (perhaps a panel)
2. Doing More and More with Less and Less
3. Multitasking ‑ When is Enough? Callie McGinnis suggested this idea. Many thought it would be interesting, but we were not sure who could effectively present a program on it.
4. Copyright in Digital Environments (WebCT, ERes, etc.) was suggested by Tracey Westmoreland. Discussion focused on whether this might also be a luncheon topic. Lawrence Lessig, Laura Gasaway, or Brian Finnegan were suggested as speakers.
5. Diverse Patron Groups (retention, communicating with and assisting them)
6. A new SOLINET staff member, Lillian Lewis, was suggested to speak on HBCUs.
7. Susan Morris mentioned the possibility of Bill Potter or others speaking on how to start getting published.
8. Georgia's Virtual High Schools ‑ Academic libraries serving high school students when high school media center resources are cut. Shared program with GLMA? Debbie Holmes, Carol Goodson, and Gordon Baker were possibilities for spearheading this program idea. Potentially also could be tied to the Information Technology Interest Group's program on virtual high schools and GALILEO.
Next the group discussed luncheon speaker possibilities:
1. ACRL President or other ACRL officer. Bill Nelson reminded the group that ACRL could assist with funding travel for an officer to come to COMO in Columbus.
2. Columbus Local History. Callie mentioned her connection to an entertaining speaker.
3. Clifford Lynch. He has spoken in Georgia previously, with expenses paid by CNI.
4. Lawrence Lessig (see #4 above), is a Stanford Law School professor and constitutional attorney who argued against the extension of copyright, described in a recent article, "How I Lost the Big One" http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/March‑April‑2004/story_lessig_marapr04.html>. Tracey Westmoreland is willing to contact his agent to see if he would be available in October. Then, George Gaumond, one of the GLA reps. on the COMO Steering Committee, would be willing to pitch him as a keynote speaker, which would potentially lower costs to GLA and perhaps make him available also as an Academic Library Division Luncheon speaker. The lunch has to break even, so the division likely could not afford him by itself.
Everyone in attendance was urged to mull over these and other program ideas. Send further thoughts to Liz Bagley (ebagley@gsu.edu) who will compile them and seek input as the COMO conference nears.
People who are spearheading a program which they wish to have considered as part of the Academic Library Division slate of offerings at COMO in October should fill out the official program proposal form(s) when available and submit the proposal to Liz. She will consult with Debbie. Then if deemed appropriate for coming under the division's heading, Liz will send them on to the COMO Programming Committee. Once submitted under the division's proposed slate, programs have a high probability of inclusion at COMO. Liz will notify the contact person if the proposal is not sent forward as part of the division's slate, so that they have an opportunity to submit it independent of the Academic Library Division.
The group was also charged with thinking of a possible candidate to present a program on multitasking.
Recorded by Elizabeth Bagley, Vice‑Chair/Chair‑Elect
ACRL Georgia Chapter/GLA Academic Library Division
Elizabeth L. Bagley
Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Interim Head, Reference Services
Georgia State University Library
100 Decatur Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30303‑3967
404‑651‑2172 or 404‑463‑9935
ebagley@gsu.edu
CC: Burtle, Laura G.; jwalker@georgialibraries.org