Meeting Agenda

Meeting Announcement & Agenda

Date: 11/09/2023    |    Time: 09:30 AM - 1:00 PM   |   Location: UH Downtown

CALLR Agenda – Fall Meeting 2023 | Meeting RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/CALLR-RSVP

Location: University of Houston-Downtown

Room N420, Library Event Room

One Main Street

Houston, TX

9:30-9:45

Welcome: Lisa Braysen, Executive Director of Library Services | University of Houston-Downtown

Opening Remarks: Helena Gawu, Dean of Library Services | Lamar State College, Port Arthur

9:45-10:30

Introduction of Speaker: Phil Roche, Director, Library and Learning Services | Brazosport College

Speaker: Paul Sharpe, Dean of Libraries | University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley

o Program Topic: Surviving Library Leadership

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:45

Business Meeting

• Introductions

o First-time attendees

o Everyone (if attending virtually, please enter the name of your institution in the available chat box)

• Old Business

o Reading/acceptance of Spring 2023 meeting minutes – Dr. Jennifer Crispin, Librarian | San Jacinto College

o CALLR constitution/bylaws discussion (see attached document) – Helena Gawu, Dean of Library Services | Lamar State College, Port Arthur

• New Business

o CALLR constitution/bylaws articles III.A., III.C., and IV.B. discussion (see attached document) – Helena Gawu, Dean of Library Services | Lamar State College, Port Arthur

o CALLR social media channels survey results – Alexandria Kennedy, Research and Instruction Librarian | University of Houston-Clear Lake

o Job openings

o Library news/updates

o Spring 2024 meeting location and date discussion

o Future RefShare/TechShare topic suggestions

11:45-12:30

RefShare/TechShare Meeting – Karyn Jones, Librarian | San Jacinto College

o Artificial Intelligence (AI): Is it good, bad, ugly, or just what it is?

o COVID forced libraries to operate differently. What changes did your library make as a result? Which changes were permanently adopted and which ones were eliminated?

12:30

Adjournment/Lunch