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Mid-year Report 2000/01
This report covers the period of May 2000-December 11, 2000.
Goal 1: Professional Development
d. Develops and promulgates standards and educational policies for health sciences library and information professionals;
The Hospital Libraries Section is in the process of reviewing andupdating their standards document.
Goal 2: Advocacy
d. recruits qualified individuals into the profession.
The Communications Committee developed a plan to enhance
the Section Council Table at the Annual Meeting, based on
suggestions from Council members. Committee members are exploring pricing for logo stickers and Sections have been contacted for contributions to a mosaic/quilt display at the Section booth for the 2001 meeting. Efforts are aimed at emphasizing the value of Section membership and fostering the recruitment of new members.
Section Liaisons attended the MLA Membership Committee meeting held at the Annual Meeting in Vancouver to contribute to the development of a comprehensive plan for the recruitment and retention of members.
Goal 3: Organization
d. develops, evaluates, and enhances programs and services responsive to members’ needs.
Council approved the formation of a Web Committee. The Web Committee Chair, Council Chair and Communications Committee have developed a plan to insure the ongoing housing, maintenance and continued development of the Section Council web site.
The MLA By-Laws Committee distributed guidelines to the
Section Chairs for implementing the appropriate by-laws changes related to the Council restructuring process.
The Council approved the petition from the Library Management and Leadership Section for a name change to the Leadership
and Management Section.
The Council approved a proposal from the International Cooperation Section to solicit in-kind donations for a sister-libraries project, the MLA/ICS Sister Library Initiative.
The MLA Board, Council Chair and ICS leadership collaborated on the development of specific guidelines for the pilot project, including explicit planning requirements related to sustainability.
Section Council and Section Chairs’ Procedure Manuals were distributed in print format on request.
A petition for the formation of the Internet SIG was presented to the Council. The Section/SIG Review Committee is in the process of reviewing the petition to determine if the group meets the criteria for approval by Council.
The final version of the SIG’s Procedure Manual was approved by Council and made available at the Section Council Web site. The Communications Committee is planning a promotional campaign to increase awareness of the manual’s availability.
The Goldbook Abstract Management Program was utilized for the first time to submit and review abstracts electronically for section program sessions. The section programming for 2001 Annual Meeting has been identified and submitted for the preliminary program by the 2001 NPC Liaison for Section Council.
The Council Chair recommended to the MLA Board that the MLA Taskforce appointed to review the fixed program schedule, consult with the Program Planners Issues Committee, or that a member of the Program Planners Issues Committee be asked to serve on the Taskforce.
The Council Chair coordinated the section requests for Board Member visits at the section business meetings in 2001 and requested candidates for possible appointment as Council Liaison to the NPC2003.
Goal 3: Organization
e. Fosters effective communication within the association and with external constituencies.
Communication with Council members, Sections and the MLA Board has been maintained through listservs, a Council mailing sent out in August and updates to the Section Council web site.The Council Chair discussed ideas for Section Council columns with the newly appointed MLA News Section column editor.
Goal 6: Information Technology
a. Uses technology to improve communication among members and to enhance remote access to association services and programs:
The Council Chair, the Communication and Web Committees, and the Council Webmaster developed a plan and timetable for the transition of the SC web files to the MLANet server in collaboration with MLA Headquarters staff.
Discussions regarding the development of policies and procedures for the maintenance and future development of the Section Council Website are underway. Final recommendations will be forthcoming.
The Council Chair consulted with the MLA Board regarding the costs involved in hosting Section web pages. Grants are available for Sections unable to finance the development of a web site on their own.
This report is informational and requires no action by the Board of Directors.
Nancy I. Henry
Section Council Chair
December 11, 2000
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