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follow-up to June 15 ACRL Chapters Council meeting

  • 1.  follow-up to June 15 ACRL Chapters Council meeting

    Posted Jun 16, 2023 01:13 PM
    Edited by Eric Edwards Jul 06, 2023 01:35 PM
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    All:

    Thank you very much to everyone who was able to attend yesterday's ACRL Chapters Council meeting. For those of you who could not make it, please watch for the minutes from Interim Secretary Laura Hall in the coming weeks. I would like to share the results of the elections that took place at yesterday's meeting.

    • Secretary--Sarah McHone-Chase (Aurora University) was the only candidate, so she won by acclamation. Congratulations!
    • Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect--Leslin Charles (Rutgers University) received 7 out of 13 votes, or 54%, to 6 out of 13 votes, or 46%, for Kathleen (Kate) Langan (Western Michigan University). Congratulations to Leslin Charles!

    I posted the slides from Kathryn (Katie) Kehoe's guest presentation before the meeting, but, for everyone's reference, I have also attached them to this message. Additionally, here is a description of a hotspot-lending program she mentioned during the presentation. 

    University of North Carolina at Charlotte / J. Murrey Atkins Library Hotspot Lending Award: $49,414 Seven UNC System Libraries (UNC Charlotte, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, UNC Asheville, UNC Pembroke, and Winston-Salem State University) are seeking grant funding to develop an inter-institutional mobile hotspot lending program. Grant funding will enable partner libraries to procure a pool of mobile hotspot devices, cover monthly service fees, and loan these devices to students, faculty, and staff who are dispersed throughout the state of North Carolina and have unreliable Internet. The recent shifts to virtual instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the significant barriers many students already face when required to participate in online courses and complete assignments. Likewise, many faculty and staff who provide direct instruction or support students experience noteworthy internet connectivity barriers when working away from campus. By removing the internet connectivity barrier, this inter-institutional mobile hotspot lending program will help level the playing field for citizens across North Carolina.

    Thank you very much, and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, at eedwards@ilsos.gov.

    Eric Edwards

    2022-23 ACRL Chapters Council Interim Chair



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    Eric Edwards
    Interlibrary Loan Librarian
    Illinois State Library
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