Governance / Collection Management Committee Meeting: June 1, 2026

Collection Management Committee Meeting: June 1, 2026

Zoom / Conference Call

Members attending: Gwen Gregory (Northern Illinois University), Kim Heinz (Harper College), Edith List (Principia College), Briana Love, co-chair (Aurora University), Jackie Mann (DePaul University), Julie Murphy, co-chair (Illinois State University), Samantha Seay (University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary), Justin Sextro (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

CARLI Staff attending: Elizabeth Clarage, Nicole Ream-Sotomayor

Decisions

  • The April 27, 2026 minutes were approved.

Tasks Assigned

  • Committee members will review the CARLI Collection Management Presentations and Webinars webpage.

Announcements

  • Member Announcement:
    • Justin Sextro (Southern Illinois University Carbondale): Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hiring a collection development librarian.
  • CARLI Announcements:
    • CARLI has finalized our agreement with access for all CARLI Members to the University of Illinois Press Ebooks on the JSTOR platform for FY27.
    • The Field Museum and the Chicago History Museum will go live on I-Share this month.
    • Continuing Education
      • Archives Committee is holding a webinar next week, “Emotional Labor in the Archives: Supporting Archivists Mental Health in Donor Relations.”
      • Digital Possibilities summer webinar series held jointly with the Florida Virtual Campus.
    • Wrapping up the Fiscal Year selection cycle.
    • CARLI has entered a contract with CELUS a cloud-based e-resources usage statistics tool.
      • First year of access, CARLI staff have access to consortium provided resources.
      • CARLI will broker to members in the future during the software as a service cycle.

Discussion

  • Exploring Alma Analytics Together: A CMC Community Chat
    • The session went well with good discussion.
    • Edith did a great job moderating.
    • There were 32 attendees.
    • Overall impression that what made it successful was having people being able to ask questions and have CARLI staff answer.
  • Committee Annual Report
    • The report was submitted on time.
    • CARLI staff were able to include the attendance from the last community chat.
  • Committee work for the remainder of the year
    • Committee discussed if there might be a project with a small scope and short timeline.
    • Options discussed included Alma Analytics website updates; Title II Accessibility; Library Collection Development Policies; and the CARLI Collection Management Presentations and Webinars webpage.
    • Committee members decided to review the Presentation and Webinars webpage and pass the other items on to the FY27 committee.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

The Collection Management Committee will meet next on June 22, 2026 at 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Committee Meetings:
June 22, 2026, Minutes taken by: Kim Heinz

Deadlines: none