Friday, November 1, 2013

OSRT Meeting Minutes 10-2013

Wisconsin Library Association
Outreach Services Round Table
Meeting Minutes
October 24, 2013

Blogger
Yes, keep using the blog.
Investigate adding a blog counter.
Is it sustainable? Is there any interaction? Run blog series?

Next Meeting Times
Carve out a new time for OSRT meeting where we'll not have such a big competition for membership. Perhaps lunchtime?
WLA Leadership Conference: December 2013
WAPL Annual Conference: May 7-9, 2014 (Sheboygan)
WLA Annual Conference: Nov 4-7, 2014 (WI Dells)
Add a presence at WAAL: April 2014

Budget
Contact WLA for monies we can divide between WAPL & WLA meetings
OSRT stickers for name tags
OSRT handouts for programs/conference sessions (announce mtg time & other sessions)

Reaching OSRT Members
Re-branding OSRT with the possible tag lines:
Clearing House of Resources
Make the Library Accessible to ALL
 Run blog series
Possible topics include social media, book mobile, special libraries or collections
Contact new WLA director Plumer about low attendance: what can we do to bolster OSRT?
Add a calendar to the OSRT.EMIERT blog (awareness/special events)