ACRL Distance Learning Section Membership Committee Meeting Minutes 26 January 2003

Attending: Ewa Barczyk, Chair, Jae Fisher, Monica Craig, Page Brannon, Carole Kabel, Jeanne Voyles

The membership terms of Page, Monica, Bonnie, Carole and Beth are expiring June 2003. Kathe Conley provided ACRL Membership forms for renewals.

DLS Brochure Update
We have been funded by ACRL for the new brochure. ACRL also has a graphic designer that we may be able to use.
It was agreed that we should add the "established/start date" of the section on the front of the brochure. We will keep the names and dates of the DLS Programs on the brochure. The color will remain beige, but Ewa will ask the graphic designer to enhance the DLS logo.

Anne Casey shared a welcome letter and certificate that she received from LAMA.
Discussion took place about what should be included in the letter as well as the costs involved. Ewa stated that ACRL will begin to provide email addresses of new DLS members. As a result we can email the DLS welcome letter with a link to the electronic version of the DLS newsletter. The letter should also include instructions on how to subscribe to OFFCAMP.

Learning Partners Initiative
The DLS Executive Committee is considering adopting a mentoring program to serve the members of DLS. This would be a great recruiting tool. A cover letter or brochure with the name of contact person should be created and given to ALA.

Nicole Campbell, a representative of the Web Committee asked if there were any concerns. The Committee suggested asking DLS members to create a link to the DLS web site from their home institution web pages.

ACRL has reported that membership has declined. However for the time period Nov. 2001-November 2002, DLS had a growth of +1 %.

ACRL Membership Report
Ewa shared the ACRL Membership report. ACRL wants to make sure that they are reaching all sections with more electronic sources, web-casting and recruiting of the next generation. Less than ½ of the Academic Librarians surveyed are members of ACRL. ACRL plans to set up chapters in library schools. DLS could piggyback on that with the Learning Partners Initiative.

DLS Meetings in Toronto
All Committee Meetings - Sunday June 22nd -8:30 a.m.
Guidelines Hearing - Sunday June 22nd - 11:30 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting 1 - Sunday June 22nd 2: 00 p.m.
Discussion Group and DLS Membership Meeting - Monday, June 23, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting 2 - Monday, June 23, 11:30 a.m.

Jeanne stated that there is a proposal for a new section via RUSA on Resource Sharing. The section would include a Distance Learning Committee.

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