April 6, 2021 Meeting of Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Charge and Membership

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 6, 2021; 10:00-11:00 am
Virtual meeting
http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of November 13, 2020 minutes

• Reports and Updates
  1. IMLS Grant to Develop the IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence <website> – update 

1. Post-Grant Project Welcome https://publish.illinois.edu/projectwelcome/
   • Panelist at 2021 American Library Association Virtual Conference on Celebrating Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries, 2020.
   • World Refugee Day (June 20) webinar and Welcoming Week event – planning for this year
2. Professional Development Programs

• 2021 Associates Program (Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries, May 26-June 22, 2021) – Postponed
• Spring 2021 Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish)
  1. Partnerships/Training:
     • University of Pretoria – due to curricular change, discontinued teaching international librarianship in MIT Program
     • Naseej Academy – co-sponsoring “From Practitioner to Author: Opportunities for Journal Publishing in “Library Trends” and Beyond” Webinar (April 7, 2021; 11:30-1:00) https://www.facebook.com/events/3443610739077874/
     • Partners in Literacy Haiti (Sara Mansbach) – supporting development and capacity building to promote literacy in community libraries. Initiated a Haiti Library and Stakeholders Group.
     • International and Areas Studies Library – co-sponsoring 2020-21 Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing
     • NEW > UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Library – collaborating on developing training for non-librarians to create community libraries/information resource centers and re-energizing ALADIN (Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network)
  2. Recent and upcoming virtual presentations/workshops – see https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/, ARL Spring meeting, April 28-29, 2021. 

1. Mortenson Center Initiatives
   1. Libraries for Peace http://librariesforpeace.org/ – Libraries for Peace Day 2021, September 21: Theme TBA | A Decade of Action on the UN SDGs – in development
   2. “Engineering Change with Dr. Agnes Kaposi: Otherness, Exclusion, Propaganda, Dislocation” Program. Date and Time TBD.  Agnes Kaposi is author of Yellow Star-Red Star (i2i Publishing, Manchester, 2020), an autobiography written with an historian, Dr Laszlo Csosz.
   3. Community-Library Inter-Action (CLIA) http://librariesforpeace.org/clia – new website under development | Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish) | CLIA Colombia Universidades – partnership with the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano Library 

1. 31st Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/lectures/. BBC World Affairs Correspondent, Presenter and Author Mike Thomson, author Syria’s Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege (Public Affairs 2019). Date and topic TBA 

1. 30^th Anniversary Celebration (2021) – Leading change forum, Associates highlights, Engineering Change program and Mortenson Lecture.

• Other: IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group https://bslise.org/ – have developed map and directory of LIS education programs worldwide, and draft IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Programmes. Contribute feedback at: http://go.illinois.edu/LISEsurvey
• Thank you. Committee members completing term of service. Committee Volunteer form (due: May 15^th) https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/
• Dara Goldman (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• Qiang Jin (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
• Emily Joyce Knox (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• Matthew Roberts (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• William Schlaack (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*

Documents:
November 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Charge and Membership
https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/committee/mortenson-center-advisory-committee-charge-and-membership/

Charge
The Advisory Committee advises the Director on center policy and procedures.

Composition
The Committee of nine Faculty members, at least half of whom are drawn from the Library faculty, are appointed to the Mortenson Advisory Committee by the University Librarian, in consultation with the Executive Committee, and on the recommendation of the Director of the Mortenson Center. The appointed members serve two-year staggered terms and may be reappointed to successive terms, not to exceed four years.

Membership
* = Second Consecutive Term
Clara M. Chu, Chair
Yali Feng (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Robert Geraci (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Dara Goldman (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Lisa Hinchliffe (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Qiang Jin (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
Emily Joyce Knox (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Matthew Roberts (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Ken E. Salo (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
William Schlaack (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
Mara Thacker (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)*

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENDA & MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 6, 2021; 10:00-11:00 am
Virtual meeting
http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/

1. Welcome and Introductions
   1. Attended by Clara Chu, Katie Ebeling, Jesse Williamson, Robert Geraci, Mara Thacker, Emily Knox, Yali Feng, Ken Salo, Lisa Hinchliffe, Qiang Jin and William Schlaack
2. Approval of November 13, 2020 minutes
   1. Approved by majority vote; Ken Salo first, Qiang Jin second

• Reports and Updates
  1. IMLS Grant to Develop the IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence <website> – update
     • IDEA Institute is requesting an exception due to COVID-19 to allow participants to come onto campus for the second week of July; 15 Fellows have been accepted already and they are currently accepting applications for Self-Funded Fellows right now

1. Post-Grant Project Welcome https://publish.illinois.edu/projectwelcome/
   • Panelist at 2021 American Library Association Virtual Conference on Celebrating Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries, 2020.
   • World Refugee Day (June 20) webinar and Welcoming Week event – planning for this year
2. Professional Development Programs

• 2021 Associates Program (Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries, May 26-June 22, 2021) – Postponed
• Spring 2021 Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish)
  1. Partnerships/Training:
     • University of Pretoria – due to curricular change, discontinued teaching international librarianship in MIT Program
       1. Ken Salo asked about reaching out for active participation regarding this curricular change and has contacts if needed for information and formal future participation ideas
     • Naseej Academy – co-sponsoring “From Practitioner to Author: Opportunities for Journal Publishing in “Library Trends” and Beyond” Webinar (April 7, 2021; 11:30-1:00) https://www.facebook.com/events/3443610739077874/
     • Partners in Literacy Haiti (Sara Mansbach) – supporting development and capacity building to promote literacy in community libraries. Initiated a Haiti Library and Stakeholders Group.
     • International and Areas Studies Library – co-sponsoring 2020-21 Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing
     • NEW > UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Library – collaborating on developing training for non-librarians to create community libraries/information resource centers and re-energizing ALADIN (Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network)
     • Lisa Hinchliffe commented: Is this something that the UNESCO Media+InfoLIt Alliance might be helpful with? I am the co-Secretary General for the MILA and would be happy to help facilitate. There is a very active MIL Youth Committee we work with as well.
     • Lisa said that she will follow up with Clara regarding this inquiry later.
  2. Recent and upcoming virtual presentations/workshops – see https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/, ARL Spring meeting, April 28-29, 2021.

1. Mortenson Center Initiatives
   1. Libraries for Peace http://librariesforpeace.org/ – Libraries for Peace Day 2021, September 21: Theme TBA | A Decade of Action on the UN SDGs – in development
   2. “Engineering Change with Dr. Agnes Kaposi: Otherness, Exclusion, Propaganda, Dislocation” Program. Date and Time TBD.  Agnes Kaposi is author of Yellow Star-Red Star (i2i Publishing, Manchester, 2020), an autobiography written with an historian, Dr Laszlo Csosz.
      • William Schlaack suggested Michelle Obama as a possible event moderator
      • Clara asked for any future Moderator suggestions to be forwarded to her
   3. Community-Library Inter-Action (CLIA) http://librariesforpeace.org/clia – new website under development | Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish) | CLIA Colombia Universidades – partnership with the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano Library

1. 31st Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/lectures/. BBC World Affairs Correspondent, Presenter and Author Mike Thomson, author Syria’s Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege (Public Affairs 2019). Date and topic TBA

1. 30^th Anniversary Celebration (2021) – Leading change forum, Associates highlights, Engineering Change program and Mortenson Lecture.

1. As discussed in the last meeting, a lot of great ideas were presented; direction that is currently being discussed is to feature Past Associates as well as publishing a Map of worldwide locations that all Mortenson Center Associates have participated from
2. Additionally, similar to how the Illinois Distributed Museum showcases profiles, we would try to highlight Mortenson Center Associates by both a photo and answers to a set of 10 questions to help highlight their leadership accomplishments throughout the world

• Other: IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group https://bslise.org/ – have developed map and directory of LIS education programs worldwide, and draft IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library and Information Science (LIS) Education Programmes. Contribute feedback at: http://go.illinois.edu/LISEsurvey
• Thank you. Committee members completing term of service. Committee Volunteer form (due: May 15^th) https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/
• Dara Goldman (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• Qiang Jin (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
• Emily Joyce Knox (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• Matthew Roberts (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
• William Schlaack (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
  • Clara has invited all first term committee members to please follow the link above if they wish to continue on with a second term nomination.
    

Documents:
1.  November 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Charge and Membership
https://www.library.illinois.edu/staff/committee/mortenson-center-advisory-committee-charge-and-membership/

Charge
The Advisory Committee advises the Director on center policy and procedures.

Composition
The Committee of nine Faculty members, at least half of whom are drawn from the Library faculty, are appointed to the Mortenson Advisory Committee by the University Librarian, in consultation with the Executive Committee, and on the recommendation of the Director of the Mortenson Center. The appointed members serve two-year staggered terms and may be reappointed to successive terms, not to exceed four years.

Membership
* = Second Consecutive Term

Clara M. Chu, Chair
Yali Feng (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Robert Geraci (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Dara Goldman (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Lisa Hinchliffe (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
Qiang Jin (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
Emily Joyce Knox (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Matthew Roberts (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)
Ken E. Salo (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)
William Schlaack (Aug 2019 – Aug 2021)*
Mara Thacker (Aug 2020 – Aug 2022)*