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VMM13 begins at 3 p.m. CDT today. This meeting will be captioned for your convenience and recorded for future access. . VMM13 will begin in 20 Minutes. Today’s meeting is being captioned for your convenience.
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VMM13 begins at 3 p.m. CDT today. This meeting will be captioned for your convenience and recorded for future access.
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Today’s meeting is being captioned for your convenience. You can show or hide the live captioning in the Media Viewer which is in the lower right corner of the WebEx window. Or you can open a new browser window to www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ALA #ALAVMM13
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Today’s meeting is being captioned for your convenience. You can show or hide the live captioning in the Media Viewer which is in the lower right corner of the WebEx window. Or you can open a new browser window to www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ALA #ALAVMM13
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Today’s meeting is being captioned for your convenience. You can show or hide the live captioning in the Media Viewer which is in the lower right corner of the WebEx window. Or you can open a new browser window to www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ALA #ALAVMM13
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Call to Order Maureen Sullivan ALA President 2012 - 2013 #ALAVMM13
Keith Michael Fiels ALA Executive Director #ALAVMM13
James (Jim) G. Neal ALA Treasurer 2010 - 2013 #ALAVMM13
ALA Bylaws • Article II, Section 4: • "Membership meetings may be held virtually, and the Executive Board shall establish the procedures for such meetings."
Establishing a Quorum: • The quorum for a • Membership Meeting is • 75 ALA Personal Members.
Procedures Governing ALA Virtual Membership Meetings www.ala.org/membership/vmm
Agenda • Thursday, June 6, 2013 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT • 3 p.m. Call to Order by ALA President, Maureen Sullivan • Introductions and Announcements • Establishing the Quorum • Procedures • Agenda • 3:10 p.m. Reports: • President’s Report and Discussion Segment – Maureen Sullivan • Executive Director Report and Discussion Segment - Keith Michael Fiels • Treasurer’s Report and Discussion Segment – James (Jim) G. Neal • 3:40 p.m. Resolutions and Testimonials • 3:45 p.m. Polling/Discussion Topics (as time allows) • 4:30 p.m. Adjournment
Reports Portion of Agenda Time is reserved after each report for comments/questions.
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ALA’s strategic goals: Who are we and what are we trying to accomplish?
Our mission: “..the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship…” “…enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.” Our 2015 Strategic Plan: “…a world where libraries, both physical and virtual, are central to lifelong discovery and learning and where everyone is a library user.”
Goal I: Advocacy, Funding and Public Policy • Public awareness • Research and evaluation • Supporting library advocates • Local, state, national and international • Collaboration • Using new technologies
What are we advocating for? Literacy Intellectual freedom Access to information for all Preservation of our cultural heritage Library funding
Goal 2: Building the profession • Library Education • Continuing Education and Career Development • Leadership Development • Diversity
Goal 3: Transforming Libraries • Sharing innovative practices • Experimentation • Using new technologies • Leadership development and training
What do we mean by transformation? Communities Collections Services Relationship to community Facilities Staff Leadership
Goal 4: Member Engagement • Innovation and experimentation • Using new technologies • New ways of recognizing contributions • The ALA web site