Present: (Brookdale CC) Karen Topham, Julie Maginn, Trevor A. Dawes, Mary Mallery, Eleonora Dubicki; Present (Montclair): Richard Kearney

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 10am.

Minutes: Adoption of June 1st meeting minutes. Correction to spelling of Luis Rodriguez’ name (New Business section)

1. Motion cannot be made to adopt minutes due to lack of quorum. Change will be made and submitted by email.

President’s report:

1. Calls out for VALE conference. Some proposals have been received (per RK). No speaker has been secured as yet. KT will work with JG to finalize
   
2. KT contacted NJLA re: CUS budget. CUS will submit proposals and will get funded. MM noted there is a budget assigned to each section. KT will consult with Connie Paul, who is on finance committee.
   [KT later confirmed that sections are NOT assigned a budget; Sections should “present your programs/ideas to Pat Tumulty on the workshop planning sheet unless they are conference programs.  That would go through Cindy Czesak”]
   
3. KT contacted Megan Griffin at ACRL. NJ Chapter has $289 in budget from ACRL. These funds can be used on any items in charitable and educational purposes in ACRL strategic plans; cannot be used for honoraria or travel for speakers. May not be used for any services prohibited by ALA/ACRL policies.
   
4. KT sent information about VALE conference to ACRL for posting in C&RL News. Information also sent about NJLA conference (such as is available.
   
5. KT updated ACRL-NJ information with ACRL so they know who the current Executive Board members are.

Committee Reports

Research (sent by MT):

1. First meeting at Seton Hall
   
2. Will make deadline for newsletter
   
3. Revise research committee website
   
4. Developing theme specific program for NJLA conference
   
5. New award (draft submitted) proposed. KT will send to all for discussion at next meeting.

Technology – reported by MM

1. Meeting on October 19
   
2. Discussing Technology and Innovation Award competition, after which call for nominations will be sent.

User Education Committee – reported by KT for TH

1. Met in the summer
   
2. Committee focus is on active learning. One break-out session at VALE and a lunch table discussion.
   
3. Considering NJLA proposals, also on active learning

Membership Committee – KT received report from JV

1. Nothing to report
   
2. KT is trying to get membership list moved from Seton Hall to Brookdale. Will work with BCC colleague in Library-IT to accomplish.

Newsletter – reported by JM

1. 21 September deadline; calls have gone out.
   
2. Some items have been received
   
3. Julie still seeks articles to be written – especially about what’s going on in various libraries.
   
4. Committee reports may be included in the newsletter also.
   
5. Eleonora will submit something as well.
   
6. SCILS 25th Anniversary information will also be included.
   
7. MM inquired about schedule for next newsletter so nomination call can be included. JM will confirm. All awards will need to be announced. Some information about the VALE conference – the theme. JM will list all upcoming conferences.
   
8. Job shadowing program. Julie Still is working on it after some delay. KT will ask Julie to submit something for the newsletter. NJLA mentor program could be a feeder program for the job shadowing program. Trevor will contact Julie Still to see how the programs can work together

Old Business

• KT hasn’t heard from the NJASL current president about high-school to college program. She will follow-up. Focus on new general education requirements from the state. Information Literacy is a component. What skills are needed for students to go from 2-year to 4-year colleges. What, then, do HS students need to be more prepared for college, either 2- or 4-year. Ties in with VALE theme of cooperation.
• ACRL-NJ website (MM)
  
  1. Page put together about the conference (NJLA 07)
     
  2. Still needs some information/reports from a few people
     
  3. does not have links to the CUS presentations
     
  4. Cntacted by NJLA webmaster with an offer for our own domain. CUS has so many subdirectories; it might make sense to do so. Initial connection time will be delayed because of the redirect, but redirect would go away eventually. We would have to notify ACRL. There would have to be a publicity campaign to notify folks of the new website. MM will also update the website.. M moved. Seconded by JM. Motion passed. Unanimous
     
  5. te of executive board activities on website. (including ACRL annual report link)
     
  6. does not have our section EB board meeting on the calendar. Will we get a report? Nicole is rep to that meeting. If we need to have anything discussed there, NC will discuss. KT attended NJLA leadership orientation. NJLA looking for bloggers.
     
  7. e should be written reports from all CUS EB members that will not be present at meetings.
     
  8. Conference committee will meet soon and will announce theme after that meeting. MM is on committee

New Business

• Chapter is invited to participate in funding for campus outreach/advocacy activities. First application deadline is September 15, but applications will continue to be accepted as long as funding is available. Program must:
  
  1. Strenthening the role of libraries on campus.
     
  2. One speaker from outside library.
     
  3. Must have an evaluation component
     
  4. Information on the ALA/ACRL website.
  
  
• Luncheon speaker for NJLA
  
• Award competition calls out
  
• 2009 ACRL Conference call out this fall
  
• 2008 SVI call for proposals going out next week
  
• CUS will be 60 in 2008. Should have a celebratory event next year; perhaps at NJLA conference. Send ideas for celebrations to KT or EB.
  
• ED wanted to know if anyone will participate in LIBQUAL+. Montclair will.
  
• Caroline Geck (Kean) attended ALA Annual on behalf of NJLA-CUS. Dues, scholarships and burnout were the topics discussed. Many chapters offer scholarships for ALA Annual. Membership retention also an issue. Should we discuss these issues locally as well? Changes in the ACRL bylaws. ACRL does not receive funding from ALA. ACRL wants to change the ways in which dues increases are determined.
  
• Who will be the CUS rep in Philadelphia?
  
• Council of Library Directors. NJLA-CUS president is considered a member. KT will follow-up.

Next meeting:
October 5, 2007, 10:00 a.m., at Montclair and Brookdale (same building SLC-209. The SLC building is a for-profit building, so if a meeting scheduled for fee, we may have to move).

Meeting Adjourned: 11AM

Respectfully submitted,

Trevor A. Dawes
Secretary