Public Services: Instruction Subcommittee Annual Report 2019

submitted by Sara Manus

Current Roster

  • Angela Pratesi, chair (2023)
  • Grace Haynes (2022)
  • Veronica Wells (2021)
  • Pete Williams (2023)
  • Rachel Wishkoski (2021)
  • Lisa Wollenberg (2023)
  • Z. Sylvia Yang (2023)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  1. Continue conversation about the information literacy repository, including how the MLA website may support this work. 
    • Goal Area: Advocacy. Objective 3. Publish open access content on the web.
    • Goal Area: Technology. Objective 2. Provide systems that support collaboration among members and that permit direct and timely publication of approved content to the web.
  2. Ongoing Working group (affiliated with the Instruction Subcommittee) has been established to talk about an MLA response to the Framework for Information Literacy. Planning for plenary proposal for MLA 2019.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy. Objective. Promote and encourage the use of music in all disciplines.
    • Ongoing.

List of Future Goals

  1. Develop a repository for music library instruction lesson plans. This repository could be part of an existing library instruction repository or a separate database.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy. Objective 3. Publish open access content on the web.
    • Goal Area: Technology. Objective 2. Provide systems that support collaboration among members and that permit direct and timely publication of approved content to the web.
  2. Begin an instruction consultation service following the MLA Annual Meeting in Norfolk to build on the session “Instruction Inspiration: A Charrette for Music Instruction Librarians” presented by Instruction Subcommittee members.
    • Goal Area: Education. Objective 1. Increase enrollment in MLA-sponsored training and professional development programs.
  3. Explore options for proposing one or more pre-conferences at one or more regional meetings in the coming years
    • Goal Area: Education. Objective 1. Increase enrollment in MLA-sponsored training and professional development programs.