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  • 1.  IG liaison updates

    Posted Sep 16, 2019 08:37 PM
    Greetings -
    I am sending a quick message to let everyone know I updated the Schedule of CMS Interest Group Renewals and Liaisons 2019-20 on our Committee's site, listing who is serving as liasion to which IG. This document is in the library section on our committee site (and hopefully attached).  Also in that section is a document called Responsibilities of CMS Planning Committee for Interest Group Renewals (an older document, from 2013) and I am copying below some of the liaison responsibilities from that document (and attaching it), as a reminder to make contact with the current leader(s) of the IG(s) for which you are serving as liaison, if you have not done so already (and thank you to those who have sent the report from the annual conference for your IG). Here's that portion of the document:

    • As liaison, each Planning Committee member contacts the Interest Group Chair, and attends the IG meeting at ALA Midwinter and ALA Annual meetings if possible.
    1. Initial contact after ALA Annual and sends FAQ for IGs
    2. Contact prior to ALA Midwinter to request information about program. (IG programs at Midwinter are encouraged, but optional)
    3. Contact prior to ALA Annual to request information about program
    • The liaison brings to the attention of the CMS Planning Committee any concerns regarding the Interest Group including lack of volunteers to serve as Chair, no meeting held at ALA Annual, or potential for overlap with another Interest Group either in CMS or another unit in ALCTS
    • Request that the IG Chair complete a report after Midwinter and Annual meetings and email the report to liaison and CMS Planning Committee Chair who forward to CMS Executive Committee

    One thing to note - the document refers to an FAQ for IGs. I'm not sure if the FAQ from the time this document was written (2013) still exists, but  you could send the following page, or simply be in contact to see if the conveners have questions:

    "ALCTS Interest Groups: Establishing and Managing", American Library Association, July 24, 2006; http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/howto/grp_estiginfo (Accessed September 16, 2019); Document ID: 72be5986-a023-4fa1-ad6a-e746e7fd8bb5

    I am going to see if there is an updated FAQ and will keep you posted.

    If you have questions about any of the above, please let me know.
     
    Thanks so much for serving on the Committee -
    Tasha



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    Natasha Cooper
    Collection Development and Analysis Librarian
    Syracuse University Libraries
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