From: Karen Muller <kmuller_at_ala.org>
ALA OUTSOURCING TASK FORCE
>
> Saturday, January 10, 1998
> 9:30am -12:30pm
> Marriott Hotel - St. Charles Suite
>
> Agenda
>
> An Information & Data Gathering Session
>
>
> 1. Introduction of Task Force Members
>
> 2. Review of Task Force Charge
> * To advise the Association on issues relating to
> outsourcing, subcontracting and privatization of library
services.
> * To gather data and examine the literature on
these issues and to evaluate the impact on library services and
operations.
> * To examine past ALA positions and how these
issues relate to the ALA Code of Ethics and other Association
policies.
> * To provide an opportunity for general
membership discussion at Annual Conference, 1998.
> * To provide Council with a comprehensive report
with recommendations at Midwinter, 1999.
>
> 3. General Issues for Discussion
> * Use of common definitions for terms
outsourcing, contracting out and privatization.
> * What other past ALA policy discussions are
relevant to this discussion?
> * What are the ethical principals that drive the
> discussion on outsourcing?
> * What do librarians uniquely do that cannot be
> outsourced?
> * How do we establish public good vs. private
interests?
>
> 4. Informational Presentation
> 10:00 Outsourcing for Disaster Recovery
> Carmel Bush, Assistant Dean, Technical Services,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
>
> 10:20 Federal Libraries
> Jewel Armstrong Player, President Federal Librarians
Round Table (FLRT) Anne A. Heanue, Associate Director, ALA
Washington Office, Washington, DC
>
> 10:40 Services of Independent Librarians
> ILERT Representative (Independent Librarians
Exchange Round Table)
>
> 11:00 Book Vendor Services
> Michael Wilder, Manager of Customized
Library Services, Brodart George Coe, Vice President of Book Division &
Library Automation Division, Brodart
>
> 11:20 Outsourcing Experiences of Hawaii Library
System Hawaii Working Group Representatives
>
> 11:40 Historical Overview
> Sheila S. Intner, Professor, Graduate School of Library
and Information Services, Simmons College, Boston,
Massachusetts
> 5. Determination of Methods of Obtaining Input for ALA
Members
>
> Suggestions received -
> * Open Forums - Midwinter, Annual Conference
> * Scheduled Forum at Midwinter, Sunday,
January 11, 3-5pm
> -
> Royal Sonesta, Evangeline Ballroom
> * Use of ALA Internet Forum
> * Outsourcing Task Force Listserv
> * Use of American Libraries
> * Use of Other Listservs
> * Other Suggestions
>
> 6. General Discussion of Issues
* Additional presentations scheduled for Monday, January 12.
>
> ALA OUTSOURCING TASK FORCE
>
> Monday, January 12, 1998
> 1:30 - 4:30pm
> Marriott Hotel - Room 2022
>
> Agenda
>
>
> 1. Informational Presentations *
>
> 1:30 Services Provided to Libraries of Multi-tupe
Library Systems
> Jan Ison, Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries
System, Champaign, Illinois
>
> 1:50 Use of OCLC Services
> Caroline A. Killens, Acquisitions
Librarian, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
>
> 2:10 To be Scheduled
> 2. Identification of Additional Information Needed
>
> 3. Format for Open Forum at Annual Conference
>
> 4. Other Methods for Obtaining ALA Membership Input
>
> 5. Assignments - Timeline for Work to June Meeting>
>
> Note: Still to be scheduled - ALA Professional Ethics
Committees
>
> * Gary Christmas, County Librarian, Riverside County,
Riverside, CA, was unable to be present at Midwinter, but has offered to
present to the Task Force at the Annual Conference
>
Lynn F. Sipe
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Info. Services Division
University of Southern California, Doheny Library 100
Los Angeles, CA. 90089-0182
LSipe_at_calvin.usc.edu 213/740-2929 FAX 213/749-1221
Received on Tue Dec 23 1997 - 09:32:20 EST