E-Resource Management Committee Meeting: September 20, 2024

CONFERENCE CALL

Members Attending: Jacob Del Rio, Robin Hofstetter, Joanna Kolendo, Elizabeth Nelson, Elizabeth Outler, Jennifer Patterson, Megan Ruenz, Lisa Wallis

Members Absent: Sara Rizzo

CARLI Staff Attending: Denise Green, Nicole Ream-Sotomayor, Ted Schwitzner, Marisa Tolbert

Announcements   

CARLI UPDATES

  • CARLI Announcements:
      • The CARLI Annual meeting is on October 22nd, with a link to register by October 14th.
      • Calendar-year selections on the new Consortia Manager will be available from mid-October to late November. There will be training in advance.
      • The CARLI Instruction Committee will have an open discussion on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., about cultural relevance/cultural awareness in library instruction.  The discussion will be via Zoom, and registration will be TBA.
      • CARLI is hiring for two positions, one in electronic resources and the other in user services.
      • The CARLI Public Services Committee wants input on a proposed AI symposium, which would bring together different committees on this topic where the work overlaps. Right now, they are looking for interested groups.
      • Thank you to Denise for coordinating the EBSCO webinars. 

Discussion

  • The group discussed the tabletop ideas for the CARLI Annual Meeting. Jacob and Robin will attend in person and host a “Electronic Resources: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly” table on October 22nd.
  • Marisa and Denise created a survey to help the group gather data on priorities. There was a discussion of the language used in each survey question. The group will revisit next month.

Decisions

  •  Approval of August 16th minutes. 

Tasks Assigned

  • Robin Hofstetter took minutes.

Meeting Dates

  • Next Meeting: Friday, October 18th, 1 pm.  Minutes: Jacob Del Rio

ADJOURNED: 2 pm