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1 #OCLC #ALAMW12 OCLC Americas Regional Council Meeting ALA Midwinter Meeting January 20, 2012

2 William Maes Chair, Americas Regional Council ( ) Welcome and Introductions

3 Agenda 1:00 Welcome and introductions William Maes 1:15 OCLC Symposium Mining the Fault Lines: Big Collaboration on a Richter Web Scale, Sarah Lacy, keynote, followed by Q&A 2:15 Break 2:30 Membership update on OCLC s strategy William Maes 2:45 Cooperative Communications and Membership Survey Results Cathy De Rosa, OCLC VP for the Americas and Global VP of Marketing 3:15 Roundtable discussions 3:45 Recommendations, Actions and Outcomes from OCLC Global Council s Cost Sharing Models Task Force Rick Schwieterman, OCLC Executive VP, CFO and Treasurer, with Cathy De Rosa, followed by Q&A 4:15 OCLC Membership Reception till 5:00 pm

4 William Maes Chair, Americas Regional Council ( ) Get involved!

5 QUESTION: Is this your first ARC meeting? 1. It s my first meeting 2. It s my second meeting 3. It s my third meeting

6 QUESTION: Is this your first ARC meeting? 1. It s my first meeting 2. It s my second meeting 3. It s my third meeting

7 Americas Regional Council - ROLE: Provide direct representation for member libraries in the Americas to the OCLC cooperative Provide feedback and direction to OCLC management and staff via regional meetings Discuss ideas and strategies related to issues of importance to the cooperative and the profession through participation in regional interest groups Elect an executive committee for ARC to provide overall direction for the region Elect Member Delegates to OCLC Global Council

8 ARC Priorities

9 PRIORITY: Continue to improve communication and engagement and expand the Ambassador Program ARC Communications Committee, Ambassador Program What do the Ambassadors do? Reach out at regional associations, conferences or other informal groups Engage staff at their libraries with respect to OCLC activities and opportunities Engage the leadership at the library

10 PRIORITY: Use ARC to help members deal more effectively with local issues and economic restraint Global Council Communications Task Force, jointly chaired by chair of ARC and chair of EMEARC Global Council Cost Sharing Models Task Force WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities Enhancing WorldCat Quality We need your help to identify new issues and solutions at the local level within local and global contexts

11 PRIORITY: Integrate newer constituencies (Latin American and the Caribbean) more effectively into ARC OCLC and ARC presentations and meetings at IFLA Help to explore notion of more regional advisory councils throughout all of ARC

12 PRIORITY: Grow the cooperative and collaborative nature of ARC OCLC WorldShare Renewed strategy of regional representation for all of ARC

13 PRIORITY: Continue to improve communication and engagement ARC Nominating Committee election timelines 11/18/11: Close of ARC nominations Voting begins late January Slate of candidates for ARC executive positions 2/15/12: Global Council nominations close Announce election results at Global Council meeting

14 QUESTION: Help us prioritize which of the ARC priorities we should focus on: 1. Continue to improve communication and engagement 2. Help members deal with local issues and economic restraints 3. Integrate newer constituencies 4. Grow the cooperative/ collaborative nature of ARC

Help members deal with local issues and economic restraints 3.

15 QUESTION: Help us prioritize which of the ARC priorities we should focus on: 1. Continue to improve communication and engagement 2. Help members deal with local issues and economic restraints 3. Integrate newer constituencies 4. Grow the cooperative/ collaborative nature of ARC

16 ARC ELECTIONS 2012: Members in the Americas will elect individuals to the following ARC Executive Committee positions: Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Secretary Member-at-Large (Canada) Member-at-Large (Latin America and the Caribbean) Member-at-Large (USA) Member-at-Large (USA)

17 ARC ELECTIONS 2012: Congratulations, candidates! Vice Chair/Chair-Elect Ian Fairclough, Cataloging and Metadata Services Librarian, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Jane Treadwell, University Librarian, University of Illinois Springfield, Brookens Library, USA Secretary Margo Groenewoud, Head Library and Research Services, University of the Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao Mark McFarland, Associate Director for Digital Initiatives, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA Member-at-Large (Canada) Madeleine Lefebvre, Chief Librarian, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario Marc Truitt, Associate University Librarian, Bibliographic and Information Technology Services

18 ARC ELECTIONS 2012: Congratulations, candidates! Member-at-Large (Latin America and the Caribbean) Marilyn Montalvo, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico Sueli Mara Soares Pinto Ferreira, University Librarian, University of São Paulo, Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas, São Paulo, Brazil Member-at-Large (USA) Min Liu, Assistant Director, Long Island Library Resources Council, Bellport, New York Linda Waskow, Library Media Technology Specialist, Beaufort Elementary School, Beaufort, South Carolina Member-at-Large (USA) Frank Cervone, Vice Chancellor for Information Services and CIO, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana Rebecca Lubas, Head, Cataloging and Discovery Services, University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Albuquerque, New Mexico

19 Why You Should Get Involved: Global Council Shared Values and Principles Revised June 21, 2010 OCLC is a global cooperative organization built by member libraries, archives and museums that work together and are committed to each other and to the OCLC organization to share resources, expertise and costs. The cooperative is founded on the shared commitment of members and OCLC staff to the following values:

20 Shared Values Cooperative engagement Sharing Economy of scale Sustainability Excellence Trust Inclusivity Innovation and research Open communication Respect

21 Berndt Dugall, Global Council President

22 ARC Resources for Members Main ARC page: Member-to-Member social networking site for ARC: Shared Values and Membership Principles: How OCLC governance works: Membership reports: OCLC advocacy initiatives: OCLC Research: OCLC Presentation Center: NEW Member Resources Center:

23 ARC Executive Committee William Maes, Chair, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Barbara Preece, Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, California State University San Marcos, California, USA Claudia Timmann, Secretary, Mohave Community College, Kingman, Arizona, USA Members-at-Large Joseph Hafner, McGill University Library, Montréal, Québec, Canada Jamie LaRue, Douglas County Libraries, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA Pat Boze, Illinois Heartland Library Association, Illinois, USA

24 ARC Communications Committee Wilbur Stolt, Chair, University of North Dakota, USA Lynn Baird, University of Idaho, USA Stewart Bodner, New York Public Library, USA (retired) Theresa Byrd, University of San Diego, Helen K. and James S. Copley Library, USA Gwendolyn Ebbett, University of Windsor, Canada Helen Fried, Orange County Public Library, USA Lorraine Haricombe, University of Kansas, USA Oleg Kreymer, T.J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA Beverly Obert, Illinois Heartland Library System, USA Lisa O'Hara, University of Manitoba, Canada Robert Shupe, Logan Library, USA Susan Barnes Whyte, Linfield College, USA

25 ARC Nominating Committee Jamie LaRue, Chair, Douglas County Libraries, USA John DeSantis, Dartmouth College, USA Karen Lequay, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago Debbie Schachter, Douglas College Library, Canada Robert Shupe, Logan Library, USA Anne Van Camp, Smithsonian Institution Archives, USA

26 Do yourself and your library a favour: GET INVOLVED! Thank you!

27 Agenda 1:00 Welcome and introductions William Maes 1:15 OCLC Symposium Mining the Fault Lines: Big Collaboration on a Richter Web Scale, Sarah Lacy, keynote, followed by Q&A 2:15 Break 2:30 Membership update on OCLC s strategy William Maes 2:45 Cooperative Communications and Membership Survey Results Cathy De Rosa, OCLC VP for the Americas and Global VP of Marketing 3:15 Roundtable discussions 3:45 Recommendations, Actions and Outcomes from OCLC Global Council s Cost Sharing Models Task Force Rick Schwieterman, OCLC Executive VP, CFO and Treasurer, with Cathy De Rosa, followed by Q&A 4:15 OCLC Membership Reception till 5:00 pm

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