Public Services Committee Meeting: May 1, 2024

Zoom / Conference Call

Members attending: Beth Hultman (Elgin Community College), Jennifer Lau-Bond (Harper College), Ashley McMullin (DePaul University) co-chair, Arlie Sims (Columbia College Chicago) co-chair, Kimberly Shotick (Northern Illinois University), Charity Ringel (University of Illinois Springfield)

Members absent: Steve Brantley (Eastern Illinois University), Gretchen Schneider (Oakton College), Simone Williams (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Lesley Wolfgang (St. John’s College of Nursing)

CARLI Staff attending: Denise Green, Elizabeth Clarage

Decisions

• The committee will plan on having an in-person program in the coming fiscal year.
• Michelle Guittar from Northwestern will be invited to join the panel with librarians from National Lewis and Joliet Junior College, tentatively slated for June 24 sometime in the 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. time slot, at 1:15 minutes in length.
• The committee decided to meet on May 15 at 3 p.m. in order to plan for the upcoming panel.

Tasks Assigned

• Minutes taken by Kimberly Shotick.

Announcements

• Member Announcements:
  • Ashley McMullin (DePaul University) - DePaul has an encampment and strike.
• CARLI Announcements:
  • There will be another session about the EBSCO interface on May 16.
  • The Instruction Showcase registration is open and there is more information posted on the website.
  • The call for volunteers for CARLI committees is live.
  • Upcoming events include: Collections Management Committee webinars on weeding and shifting on May 10, May 31, and June 7. They are available on the CARLI calendar.
  • The CARLI OER Committee is holding its 3-week OER Course: Understanding and Promoting Open Educational Resources in both May and June.

Discussion

• Anne Craig would like to know if the committee has Continuing Education needs for next year. The Committee decided that they would like to plan an in-person program for the coming fiscal year.
• Interview summaries: Charity, Beth, and Arlie met with two librarians from National Louis University, one from Joliet Junior College, and one from Northwestern. National Louis librarians conducted a focus group with students to determine student needs related to AI and have been developing materials for faculty. Joliet Junior College also had a student focus group and has done some unique work in adding AI to the courses and providing faculty with information. Brendan Quinn from Northwestern has a group of 7 who developed an AI tool that sits on top of their digital collection. Students can type in questions and the tool pulls metadata from their collections. Given that his topic was more related to assistive AI, their colleague Michelle Guittar would be a better fit to give the instruction perspective.
• After some discussion, it was decided that findings from survey could be briefly summarized in the panel program, with one hour and 15 mins for the program, focusing on the panelists and discussion.
• The committee could consider exploring assistive AI in the next year.
• Meeting concluded at 3:00 p.m.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

The Public Services Committee will next meet on May 15, 2024, at 3 pm.

Committee Meetings:
May 15, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00, Minutes: to be determined