Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes: August 8, 2018

Committee In-Person Meeting, CARLI Offices

Members attending: Annie Armstrong, UIC; Tim Lockman, Kishwaukee College; Marielle McNeal, North Park University; Christina Norton, Heartland Comm. College Matthew Olsen, Millikin University; Mackenzie Salisbury, SAIC; Rebecca Yowler, Knox College

Members absent: Amy Hall, Molly Mansfield

CARLI Liaisons attending: Debbie Campbell; Lorna Engels

Guests: Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director

Decisions:

• The Instruction Committee approved North Park as location of 2019 Showcase
• Possible themes for 2018-2019:
  • Poll to decide theme will be sent out before September meeting
    • Library instruction for diverse populations
    • Assessment in IL with the new Framework
    • Translating the Framework for Disciplines
• The meeting was adjourned at 2pm, CST.

Announcements:

•  From Anne Craig
  • I-Share Next is progressing, RFP released allowing for limited public info.
  • CARLI applied for a Grant via IMLS
    • 250k to conduct a training program for CARLI member librarians to use data to justify libraries and services.
    • If grant goes through, Oct. 1st would be start date
    • Should know status by next meeting
  • Bradley Woodruff, new at CARLI in Tech Support
  • Budget: flat funded for 2019, exception in increase to cover CARLI salary increases
  • Strategic plan almost finished for 2019-2020
    • Goal of the new plan is to coordinate actions of committees with other committees and with the board → may not apply to all committees depending on charge
    • This shift came out of 2017 annual meeting discussions
    • Meant to be used as a working document
  • Financial health is #1 priority -- CARLI is looking into sponsorship and philanthropy options.
• OER / OTN Update:
  • Taskforce - issues of social justice, equity,
  • Open Illinois Initiative, website for OER with resources about this initiative
  • Collection committee looking at other Open Resources, Merlot
• CARLI Annual scheduled for Friday Nov. 2nd, 2018, Champaign iHotel
• CARLI Updates and general
  • To align with new strategic plan, committees will be working together and with the board more directly, more communication, more of an advisory role
  • Resource Sharing / ILL Committee to have a forum in October 25th at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield
• Presentation at CARLI Annual Meeting, November 2nd, 2018 on last year’s project:
  • CARLI is changing the format of the Annual Meeting which may not include committee presentations.
    • CARLI staff will let us know ASAP about what the new format will entail.
  • The one-pager: every committee creates a one-page handout about your project that CARLI will distribute at the Annual Meeting.
    • This should highlight the resources you used; how long it took; challenges encountered; why the project was important to CARLI, to your library, and to the profession.
    • One-pagers from last year are here: https://www.carli.illinois.edu/2017-carli-annual-meeting

Tasks assigned:

• Minute takers, rotating alphabetically by last name, starting will Mackenzie:
  • Mackenzie Salisbury (8/8)
  • Rebecca Yowler
  • Anne Armstrong
  • Amy Hall
  • Tim Lockman
  • Molly Mansfield
  • Marielle McNeal
  • Christina Norton
  • Matthew Olsen
• Mackenzie + Marielle will work on coming up with one page report for CARLI Annual meeting
• Mackenzie will send out Poll to vote on 2018-19 theme
• Rebecca will send draft copy to committee for Interest Group List

Meeting Dates and Deadlines:

• Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 12th, Skype
• Schedule of Instruction Committee Meetings:
• 2nd Wednesday of the month, 2-3:30pm (will check with those not in attendance to make sure this time slot works. If not, Debbie will send out a Doodle Poll)