Instruction Subcommittee Annual Report 2018

submitted by Andi Beckendorf, Chair

Current Roster

  • Andi Beckendorf, Chair (2019)
  • Mandi Goodsett (2019)
  • Grace Haynes (2022)
  • Lisa Lazar (2019)
  • Angela Pratesi (2022)
  • Veronica Wells (2021)
  • Rachel Wishkoski (2021)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Present the subcommittee-proposed session, “Instruction Showcase: Tools and Strategies for Re Energizing Your Teaching” at the MLA 2018 meeting.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 5, Promote and encourage the use of music in all disciplines.”
    • Completed.
  • Participate in the panel discussion/presentation of “Diversity & Inclusion through the Lens of Critical Librarianship” at the MLA 2018 meeting. This session is co-sponsored by the Public Services Committee and the Diversity Committee.
    • Goal Area: Membership; Objective 1, “Increase outreach efforts to members from underrepresented groups.”
    •  Completed.
  • Determine the fate of the Music Information Literacy Repository.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 3, “Publish open access content on the web.”
    • Ongoing.
  • Conclude the working group on the MLA Response to the Framework for Information Literacy and deliver a list of recommendations to the Board.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”
    • Ongoing.

List of Future Goals

  • Survey the membership of MLA about the Framework for Information Literacy (the MLA Board approved the survey during the June, 2018 meeting).
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”
  • Conclude the working group on the MLA Response to the Framework for Information Literacy and deliver a list of recommendations to the Board.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”
  • Determine the fate of the Music Information Literacy Repository.
    • Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 3, “Publish open access content on the web.”
  • Participate in two Instruction Subcommittee-sponsored programs for MLA 2019: “Lessons in Diversity and Bias” and “Common Threads: Music Information Literacy as Community Practice” (co-sponsored with Cataloging and Metadata).
    • Goal Area: Membership; Objective 1, “Increase outreach efforts to members from underrepresented groups.”