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ALA Annual 2016 Discussion Group Agenda

  • 1.  ALA Annual 2016 Discussion Group Agenda

    Posted Jun 23, 2016 09:05 AM

    ACRL University Libraries Section


    Current Topics Discussion Group


    8:30-10 am,  Sunday June 26, 2016


    HYATT Regency Orlando, Room Columbia 35


     


    Agenda


     I.  Announcements



    1. ULS Social Saturday night at Taverna Opa - look for one around mid-winter meeting next year.

    2. Also join the ULS Facebook group “University Libraries Section of ACRL"

    3. Twitter: @acrl.uls

    4. Volunteer opportunities:

      1. The volunteer form for ALA/ACRL committees is in late fall/ early winter, close to midwinter meeting.  This is your opportunity to get involved in ULS. To volunteer Visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer. You will be asked to login using your ALA member ID and the password you created. Be sure that you are a current ALA/ACRL member before attempting to login.



     e.  ALA Connect Group  Current Topics Discussion Group (ACRL ULS- University Libraries Section)


    II. Featured discussion topic:


    Jennifer Friedman, Assistant Director for Research Services at the USF Tampa Library will give an overview of the ROLES  (Re-Imagining Our Library Engagement Services) project at the University of South Florida.  


     


    III.   General discussion on topics generated by those in attendance.


      What are the current issues and topics on your mind?  What issues would you benefit from talking to colleagues from other university libraries about?  Some topics already suggested are:



    • Sharing library spaces with academic partners

    • Library spaces and user-centered design

    • Digital Humanities partnerships