Today's Topics: 1. FW: Call for Nominations for ALCTS Acquisitions Section Education Working Group (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Hello all, The Acquisitions Section Executive Committee is seeking nominations for appointments for six members of a newly-formed Education Working Group. (The section had discontinued its standing committee in 2009-10.) A list of nominees will be provided to the current Acquisitions Section Chair, Jeanne Harrell, for appointment, with consultation with the AS Executive Committee as appropriate. Appointees need to be current members of ALCTS and the Acquisitions Section. The group's chair will be selected from the nominees. If you are interested in nominating yourself or a colleague, or have further questions, please contact Lisa Spagnolo at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Self-nominations should include a brief statement of interest. The call will remain open until the group is formed, with a goal to start work in September. The group's charge is included below. ALCTS Acquisitions Section Education Working Group Charge To analyze the current activities supporting education in acquisitions, and make recommendations to the Acquisitions Section Executive Committee as to ways the Section could better coordinate with or supplement current activities. Working Group may consult with the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee, instructors of Fundamentals courses, and other groups as needed. Members: Five regular members and one chair. The Education Working Group will provide brief quarterly reports to the Acquisitions Section Chair, with initial recommendations by April 2016. Reports may be made at the Acquisitions Section Executive Committee meetings at the Midwinter and Annual conferences as appropriate. Charge may be extended to include implementation of the recommendations in 2016-17. The Executive Committee will assess the Working Group's status as temporary or permanent once the group's initial charge is fulfilled. Should the status change to permanent, the Working Group will be added to the review calendar of the Acquisition Section's Policy and Planning Committee. Charge drafted by Lisa Spagnolo, Acquisitions Section Chair, 2014-15. Revised and approved by AS Executive Committee at ALA Annual Conference, June 27, 2015. Also posted at: http://connect.ala.org/node/243458 Lisa Spagnolo Acquisitions Librarian Content Support Services Department Shields Library, UC Davis Phone: 530-752-9946 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 40, Issue 2 ***********************************
