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