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.”