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March 27, 2012  -- 1st meeting of new sub-group

In attendance: Susette Newberry, Marsha Taichman, Kaila Bussert
10-11am, Olin 603

Agenda:

  • Discussion on mission and goals of group
  • Members: Susette, Marsha, and Kaila. Boris will join us in the summer.
  • Sub-group leader: For now, Kaila will set up meeting times and agenda items on the wiki.
  • Meeting times: We agreed to meet once per month through the summer. We may decide to meet every other month in the fall.
  • Ideas for projects or issues to discuss as a group:  *denotes high priority items
    • *Fall orientation activities -- Susette gave an overview of Olin & Uris orientation events. Marsha will consult if needed as she plans FAL orientation events. Outside of orientation week, we will think about a collaborative orientation / outreach to Grad TAs in AAP, Art History, and Classics (for example). 
    • VR web site  -- Susette will take the lead
    • Image Databases list  -- Marsha will take the lead as selector of the Visual Resources fund
    • *Promotional materials  -- This will be a priority project for us, and we will discuss at our next meeting. Invite Fiona and Danielle to discuss joint promotional materials.
    • Online instructional materials 
    • Discuss ideas for instruction  -- After CUL Immersion, make this a priority; Survey of 2011-2012 course-related instruction to see if there are areas to collaborate in the next year.
    • Outreach -- Work on ways to make our presence more known on campus
    • Social media -- Investigate options for outreach
    • Visual literacy learning outcomes  
    • Reference training  -- Offer a series of training workshops to CUL reference staff
      • e.g. Citing images; New Image Resources; Personal Archiving by Danielle and Fiona

Action items: 

  • Kaila will send Marsha documentation about the Image Databases list/ contact information to proceed with project to weed and enhance the databases list.
  • Susette will look for draft of A&S Grants / VR Help postcard
  • Kaila will invite Fiona and Danielle to next meeting to discuss promotion materials
  • Report out to VRWG
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