My First Order of Important Business! Recognition of Jackie Hittner, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

My First Order of Important Business! Recognition of Jackie Hittner, MA, MBA Chair of MCMLA

Thank you, Jackie! Your energy, enthusiasm, and organizational skills were key assets this year as you improved our chapter by streamlining committee structures and running efficient, productive meetings.

Looking to the Horizon

MCMLA Strategic Goals and Objectives 2015-16 • MLA’s new strategic plan: http://fullspeedahead.mlanet.org/?page_id=26  • New structure  See pdf template below • Designed to cover multiple years

1. Create Strategic Goals for MCMLA In order to:  Clarify MCMLA’s direction  Focus limited human and financial resources on high yield outcomes  Garner member buy-in and participation Key Strategies: a. Use Executive Committee to identify and set long term goals  2-5 years b. Identify goals for 2015-16 c. Share with membership via email list, website, newsletter

2. Evaluate virtual meeting - Annual Meeting Task Force – continuation from 2014-15 In order to:  Determine benefit to members  Evaluate cost-effectiveness  Determine sustainability and reproducibility Key Strategies: 1. Design electronic survey 2. Distribute electronic survey and evaluate results 3. Recommend if and how to implement future virtual meetings.

3. Advocacy In order to:  Promote and support the role of health sciences librarians within the region.  Support libraries/library positions under threat.  Promote value of librarians/libraries to administrators K ey Strategies: 1. Work with newly combined/formed committee to identify strategic goal(s) 2. Explore research ideas on advocacy with interested groups

4. Optimize communications with members In order to:  Grow community/membership interactions  Identify communications needs/desires of members Key Strategies: 1. Review MCMLA’s communication methods and determine if an update is needed (newsletter, blog, website, email list) 2. Explore if/how MCMLA can use MLA’s content management system, Socious.

I’d love to hear from you! Lisa K. Traditi, MLS, AHIP lisa.traditi@ucdenver.edu 303-724-2141

Other New Business?

Call for Adjournment Don’t miss the invitation to MCMLA 2016 at 4:00pm today!  See you in Des Moines, IA - October 21-25, 2016  Joint meeting with the Midwest Chapter