Preservation Committee Meeting: April 11, 2022

Conference Call / Zoom

Members attending:

• Melina Avery, University of Chicago
• Theresa Embrey, Pritzker Military Library and Museum
• Nora Gabor, DePaul University
• Tonia Grafakos, Northwestern University, co-chair
• Jade Kastel, Western Illinois University
• Ellen Keith, Chicago History Museum  
• Becky Koch, Illinois State University

Members Absent:

• Rob DeLand, VanderCook College of Music, co-chair
• William Schlaack, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

CARLI Staff attending:

• Elizabeth Clarage
• Nicole Swanson

Board Liaison:

• Pattie Piotrowski, University of Illinois Springfield

Tasks Assigned

• Minutes taken by Melina Avery.  

Decisions

• The meeting began at 10:30am.
• March minutes were approved.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am.

Announcements

• Committee Announcements
  • Western Illinois University Library has posted four positions for C.T. Vivian Diversity Scholars.
  • The Chicago History Museum will soon have more of its research collections available for researchers
• CARLI Announcements
  • Upcoming CARLI Programs:
    • April 12, 10:00-11:00 a.m.: Intentionally Recruiting for Diversity in Librarianship
      • Learn about SIUE’s Diverse Librarianship Career Training and Education Program for the recruitment and retention of diverse librarians.
    • May 4, 2:00-3:00 p.m.: PDA/CARLI Directors’ Institute Series: Recruiting and Retaining BIPOC Library Staff Members
      • Victor Jones, Jr, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  will discuss recruiting and retaining BIPOC Library Staff.
    • May 11, 2:00-3:00 p.m.: PDA/CARLI Directors’ Institute Series: Effective Ways to Onboard New Employees
      • Ben Mead-Harvey will discuss his recommendations for the most effective way to onboard new employees.
    • June 21, 2:00-3:00 p.m.: The Power of Presentation: Enhancing Your Slides for Engagement
      • Jamie Nelson, Assistant Director of Emerging Educational Technologies at the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at UIUC will distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.
  • Call for Committee Volunteers: there will be four open spots for the 2022-2023 CARLI Preservation Committee

Discussion

• Quick Tips for Disasters & Emergencies: Article Assignments
  • Upcoming article schedule:
    • April: Rob (roadmap of most valuable items)
    • May: Jade (interview)
    • June: Melina (wrap-up)
• Preservation Resources URL Checking
  • Tonia reminded the group to review their Preservation Web Resources links.
  • Guidelines: broken links that can be replaced with a new link by simply emailing Elizabeth and Nicole; adding or replacing links with something new is for committee discussion.
  • Suggested new links were discussed and approved. Committee members who should send short descriptions of the new links to Nicole and Elizabeth.
  • Due date: end of June
• Annual Report
  • Tonia is working on the annual report which is due 5/31.
  • A draft should be ready for committee review by the May meeting.
  • Submission before Memorial Day (Friday 5/27/22) is preferable.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

The next Preservation Committee meeting will be May 9, 2022, at 10:30am.

Future Committee Meeting Dates:
May 9, 2022, minutes taker: Jade
June 13, 2022, minutes taker: Nora

Deadlines:
Article assignments:

• Rob DeLand: April (roadmap of most valuable items)
• May: Jade (interview)
• June: Melina (wrap-up)

Annual Report: Due 5/31 (preferably 5/27)
Finish checking links and send descriptions of new links to Nicole and Elizabeth by the end of June.