RISG agenda, Wed., 10/21/09: 9-11; Rotch Conference Room

Present: R Green, P Cohn, M Bartley, H McCann, A Perkins, M Szarko, L Horowitz, A Locknar, L Sweeney, B Williams

Guests: H Silver, T Gabridge

Minutes & Timekeeper: Angie (next: Heather)

Reference & instruction visioning for reorganization (guests: Howard & Tracy; 1 hour total)

Discussion ensued, based around the following:

• Background and ideas from RISG (25 mins)
  • Look at projects and goals from RISG
  • Look at service vision statement, and explain why it’s still relevant.
  • Talk about what we’re thinking regarding the instruction & reference bubbles.  Some main points:
    • Difficult to grasp how UG, basic instruction can be segregated from grad, more specialized instruction
    •  We’re more excited about the description for “Create the Next Generation Research Library Organization” than the description for the new Instruction & Reference Services bubble.  How can we bring that excitement into it?
    • Collaboration and communication between bubbles is key!
    • We’re doing a lot of things well right now, and we don’t want to see those things change.

• Questions for Tracy & Howard (15 mins)
  • What are your thoughts about the re-organization process, and how can we help and contribute?
  • There needs to be a lot of thought about service points between a few bubble heads.  How can we be involved in that discussion?
     
• RISG responds to Tracy & Howard’s questions (20 mins)
  • What does a 21st century instruction and reference program/service in the MIT Libraries look like?
  • Reflect on our current organization model. 
    • What is good and should be preserved?
    • What can be improved?
    • In the new organization what approaches can we adopt to preserve the 'good'?

• • Consider the bubble descriptions for Instruction & Reference Services and Discipline and Program Services and the strategic vision document. 
    • Suggest additions and changes to the bubble descriptions.
    • What kinds of meaningful distinctions do you see between these two bubbles?

• • What are your thoughts and suggestions about the transition process?
    • Suggest questions we should ask to inform the decision process.

Promoting awareness of research guides (Peter; 20 mins)

Prioritize Fall projects (Remlee, 15 mins) 
Instruction section of documentation pages (Lisa, 10 mins) 
Announcements & updates (15 mins)