Lama maes exec

LAMA MAES EXEC. COMMITTEE
Date: 1/20/07 1:30-3:30
Convened By: Marcia Krauter Suter @ 1:35
Present: Sue MacTavish, Connie Bush, Cathy Ray, Bonnie Alan, Meg Scharf,Patricia Cutright

Desidor Vikor (absent)

Report from the MAES Nominations Committee

Meg Scharf reported we have 2 candidates on 2 LAMA sections ballots (MAES &HR), which is a problem. Meg will be at meeting tomorrow. Both candidates have expressed an interest in staying on the MAES ballot.

Section Webmaster Vacancy

We need a new webmaster: Marcia has a job description. Responsibilities include:

-- Receiving content/collecting info from everyone

-- Posting information on web

-- Sending it to Lorraine to bring it up live. Brian will work closely with webmaster. More of an organization of content w/ training; look @ it as more organizational than technical position. *Possibility Cathy Ray will take over the duties.
Report from LAMA Board

Sue: LAMA web site is very well constructed. There is a meeting planned where there will be discussion on blog content & liability.

Strategic Plan follow up

Desidor has been contacted by the Strategic Planning & Implementation Committee. They want a response on goal 1, 1^st strategy for info external to LAMA:

What have you accomplished?

What remains to be done?

What resources do we need to get done?

Question 1 responses from group:

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  Bonnie: stated this might be taken up @ the committee meeting
  
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  We’ve done programming & discussion groups; the discussion groups should be included activity.
  
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  Strategic Planning for LAMA is to increase membership, by recruiting outside LAMA brings people back in who might have been active in other divisions.
  
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  Discussion groups: survey audience to see who might be new to LAMA.
  
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  Use Hot Topic Programming
  

Question 2: What remains to be done?

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  Every mid-year & annual meeting we address how we’ve done it; need to systematize how we move forward.
  

Question 3: What resources do we need to get done?

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  Web Coor. Group all the sections together in 1 area to encourage a more content rich, aggregated space; blog will uncover ideas & provide some analysis of needs & happenings; Resources: Web Coordinator
  

We are supposed to evaluate the MAES charge. Discussion points were as follows:

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  We have provided programs more toward guidelines than standards; our focus has reflected what membership wants. Perhaps need more emphasis on instruction & application.
  
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  MAES doesn’t provide “standards”
  
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  Bonnie suggested that committee chairs be charged to redraft or accept the mission as written.
  
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  Background: Sue shared that “statistics, guidelines & standards” verbiage probably come from MAES work on Z39 & reference questions analysis (NCES/NISO). Have these duties shifted to another committee in ALA? Possibly ALA office for research?
  

Sunday's All Section Meeting

Tomorrow’s Schedule (1/21 All Committee 8-10 Mtg; Disc. Grp 10:30-12:30)

I. Introductions

II. Report in Board Mtg from 1/20

a. 50^th Anniversary of LAMA

b. Improving John Cotton Dana Award

c. Lorraine Olley is leaving 2/2 last day

III. Committees

Strategic plan

Mission & Charge Review

Web Tools Report

Discussion group planning
Other Business

There is discussion of changing the LAMA name to include “leadership”. Has to go to membership, then voted through Council. Coming from LAMA board, how we phrase the proposal will be crucial – why we need to take leadership on in our name; may or may not keep library in name or add Library Leadership Administration & Management Association.