Reference Access Subcommittee Annual Report 2018
submitted by Anne Shelley, Chair
Current Roster
- Anne Shelley, Chair (2018)
- Anita Breckbill (2015)
- Taylor Greene (2018)
- Kate Lambaria (2017)
- Carlos Peña (2015)
- Kristina Shanton (2018)
- Peter Shirts (2016)
- Matthew Vest (2017)
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- Appoint a new chair for the subcommittee.
- Completed.
- Continue to offer responses to queries from the “Ask MLA” feature on the MLA website.
- Ongoing.
- Goal Area: Organizational Excellence; Objective 2, “Improve access to information by and about the Association to meet the needs of members and other interested parties.”
- Use information gathered from the “Public Services Town Hall” at MLA 2018 to determine new directions and projects for the subcommittee.
- Ongoing.
- Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”
List of Future Goals
- Continue to offer responses to queries from the “Ask MLA” feature on the MLA website.
- Goal Area: Organizational Excellence; Objective 2, “Improve access to information by and about the Association to meet the needs of members and other interested parties.”
- Use information gathered from the “Public Services Town Hall” at MLA 2018 to determine new directions and projects for the subcommittee.
- Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”
- Use information gathered from the RASS-sponsored session “Out of Reach: ADA in the Music Library” at MLA 2019 to discuss potential directions and projects for the subcommittee.
- Goal Area: Advocacy; Objective 1, “Develop and disseminate official positions on intellectual property, access, and scholarly communication issues.”