November 13, 2020 Meeting of Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Charge and Membership

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENDA
Friday, November 13, 2020; 10:00-11:00 am
Virtual meeting (link)
http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/ 

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of December 3, 2019 and April 13, 2020 minutes

• Center Operations: Personnel (new Graduate Hourly); other (Assistant Director, Faculty Affiliates); move out of Undergraduate Library (Spring 2022)

1. Reports and Updates
   1. Co-PI on IMLS Grant to Develop the IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence <announcement>
      • This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLS grant number RE-246419-OLS-20. For more information about this grant, visit https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-246419-ols-20.
   2. Post-Grant Project Welcome https://publish.illinois.edu/projectwelcome/
      • Clara Chu completed term on ALA’s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons (SRIDP) Committee
      • contributed to publication: American Library Association. Celebrating Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries, 2020.
      • co-sponsored with ALA a World Refugee Day (June 20) webinar on June 18, 2020: From Refugee to Librarian: In our own words.*
      • Welcoming Week event: September 17, 2020: “Global CU: Poetry of home and community identity” (A virtual dialogue)*
   3. Professional Development Programs

• 2021 Associates Program (Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries, May 26-June 22, 2021)
• Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders (SILL) https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson-leadership/ – first virtual offering to iSchool students, October 9 and 23, 2020
• Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish)
• Other events*, including September 21, 2020: Transcending Borders: From Librarians Collaborating Abroad to Reconsidering Opportunities in a Virtual World, co-sponsored with the ALA International Sustainable Library Development (ISLD) Interest Group
  2020. S.-Russia Dialogue on the Civic Role of Libraries in the 21st Century, September 15-16 and 18, 2020.
  2021. Partnerships/Training:
        • University of Pretoria – contribute to teaching international librarianship in MIT Program
        • Naseej Academy – scholarship program for Mortenson Center Associates, co-sponsor Infodemic, Info-vaccine and Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic Workshop (December 16, 2020)
        • JASPUL and others (sponsorship of own Mortenson Center Associate)
        • Partners in Literacy Haiti (Sara Mansbach) – supporting development and capacity building to promote literacy in community libraries, co-sponsored with Rotary International on September 22, 2020: Special Literacy Month Webinar with Clara M. Chu, “Libraries, Rotary, and their Partners Developing Peaceful Communities” *
        • International and Areas Studies Library – co-sponsoring 2020-21 Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing

September 15, 2020: Multiple ways of knowing: Global perspectives on academic libraries re-imagining systems of knowledge

1. Recent and upcoming virtual presentations/workshops – Germany, Peru, Italy, Russia, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Mexico 

1. Mortenson Center Initiatives
   1. Libraries for Peace http://librariesforpeace.org/ – Libraries for Peace Day 2020, September 21: Libraries Shaping Peace Together: A Global Dialogue of Association Leaders (A Webinar)* | A Decade of Action on the UN SDGs (video)
   2. 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. 30^th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture: November 16, 2020, 12 pm; https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/lectures/, with 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). FREE Online Event – Register at: https://go.illinois.edu/distinguishedlecture 

• Other: ASIS&T President, IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group https://bslise.org/: mapping LIS education programs worldwide and developing IFLA LIS education guidelines; News media: “Pandemic pen pals: How Colombian libraries lift spirits”

• 30^th Anniversary Celebration (2021) – Brainstorming

Documents:

1. December 3, 2019 and April 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
2. 30^th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture flyer

 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)*

Clara Chu
Katie Ebeling
Yali Feng
Bob Geraci
Dara Goldman
Lisa Janicke-Hinchliffe
Qiang Jin
Emily Knox
Matthew Roberts
Ken Salo
William Schlaack
Mara Thacker

Mortenson Center Advisory Committee Meeting
MINUTES
Friday, November 13, 2020; 10:00-11:00 am
Virtual meeting (link)
http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/

 

1. Welcome and Introductions
   1. Attended by Clara Chu, Katie Ebeling, Yali Feng, Bob Geraci, Dara Goldman, Lisa Janicke-Hinchliffe, Qiang Jin, Emily Knox, Matthew Roberts, Ken Salo, William Schlaack and Mara Thacker
2. Approval of December 3, 2019 and April 13, 2020 minutes
   1. Approved by majority vote; William Schlaack first, Matt Roberts second

• Center Operations: Personnel (new Graduate Hourly); other (Assistant Director, Faculty Affiliates); move out of Undergraduate Library (Spring 2022)
  1. Clara announced that the Center has interviewed and chosen a new graduate hourly student worker – Jesse Williamson. She will be working with Sara Mansbach and the PILH project mainly, assisting in the Center as needed.
  2. Clara is still working on the Assistant Director position, but due to current COVID issues, everything is on hold with COVID-19.
  3. Clara announced that we will be moving out of the Undergraduate Library in the Spring of 2022 as the library will be starting construction around that time. Our new location is yet to be determined.

1. Reports and Updates
   1. Co-PI on IMLS Grant to Develop the IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence <announcement>
      • This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLS grant number RE-246419-OLS-20. For more information about this grant, visit https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-246419-ols-20.
   2. Post-Grant Project Welcome https://publish.illinois.edu/projectwelcome/
      • Clara Chu completed term on ALA’s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons (SRIDP) Committee
      • contributed to publication: American Library Association. Celebrating Welcoming Week: A Guide for Libraries, 2020.
      • co-sponsored with ALA a World Refugee Day (June 20) webinar on June 18, 2020: From Refugee to Librarian: In our own words.*
      • Welcoming Week event: September 17, 2020: “Global CU: Poetry of home and community identity” (A virtual dialogue)*
   3. Professional Development Programs

• 2021 Associates Program (Smart and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries, May 26-June 22, 2021)
  • Questions were raised if we should host a smaller group of Associates participants, or continue on as originally scheduled. It was also discussed if we should proceed strictly online, or do a half-online/half-in person field visits (after adequate quarantine time after travel to UIUC).
• Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders (SILL) https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson-leadership/ – first virtual offering to iSchool students, October 9 and 23, 2020
• Minitalks on CLIA Iberbibliotecas (in Spanish)
  • Minitalks will continue on in the Spring of 2021.
• Other events*, including September 21, 2020: Transcending Borders: From Librarians Collaborating Abroad to Reconsidering Opportunities in a Virtual World, co-sponsored with the ALA International Sustainable Library Development (ISLD) Interest Group
  2020. S.-Russia Dialogue on the Civic Role of Libraries in the 21st Century, September 15-16 and 18, 2020.
  2021. Partnerships/Training:
        • University of Pretoria – contribute to teaching international librarianship in MIT Program
        • Naseej Academy – scholarship program for Mortenson Center Associates, co-sponsor Infodemic, Info-vaccine and Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic Workshop (December 16, 2020)
        • JASPUL and others (sponsorship of own Mortenson Center Associate)
        • Partners in Literacy Haiti (Sara Mansbach) – supporting development and capacity building to promote literacy in community libraries, co-sponsored with Rotary International on September 22, 2020: Special Literacy Month Webinar with Clara M. Chu, “Libraries, Rotary, and their Partners Developing Peaceful Communities” *
        • International and Areas Studies Library – co-sponsoring 2020-21 Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing

September 15, 2020: Multiple ways of knowing: Global perspectives on academic libraries re-imagining systems of knowledge

1. Recent and upcoming virtual presentations/workshops – Germany, Peru, Italy, Russia, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Mexico 

1. Mortenson Center Initiatives
   1. Libraries for Peace http://librariesforpeace.org/ – Libraries for Peace Day 2020, September 21: Libraries Shaping Peace Together: A Global Dialogue of Association Leaders (A Webinar)* | A Decade of Action on the UN SDGs (video)
   2. 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. 30^th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture: November 16, 2020, 12 pm; https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/lectures/, with 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). FREE Online Event – Register at: https://go.illinois.edu/distinguishedlecture
   1. Distinguished Lecture Video Link: https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_8wanwcql/160939361 

• Other: ASIS&T President, IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) Working Group https://bslise.org/: mapping LIS education programs worldwide and developing IFLA LIS education guidelines; News media: “Pandemic pen pals: How Colombian libraries lift spirits”
  1. Clara announced that her term as ASIS&T president ended

• 30^th Anniversary Celebration (2021) – Brainstorming
  1. Clara asked the group for brainstorming ideas for the upcoming 30^th Anniversary Celebration for the Mortenson Center. Ideas/suggestions below:
     • Ken Salo: he will be teaching an international course at the community level and this would be a great way to collaborate with issues related to Chai Wai. This would be of interest to community libraries to showcase what the Mortenson Center is actively doing.
     • Lisa Hinchliffe: as there are hundreds of Center alumni, we could arrange for an event that lasts 24 hours around the world showcasing mini 5 minute videos (videos of posters, photos, etc) with the emphasis on “Because I was a Mortenson Center Associate…”; Lean upon the alumni of the program and do something representational of a global Mortenson Center community. Lisa explained that this was an idea from something she previously saw where PDF’s and Zoom were used to create these videos. Lisa said she has virtual software links to share if interested.
     • Emily Knox: Mirror’s Lisa’s ideas; show the work that the Mortenson Center has done over time as the Center is unknown in areas across the globe; push this emphasis across the University – great idea for marketing strategies
     • Qiang Jin: Make a video starting from the first Center director, going through their leadership through the present; ask during the video for people to present for the Mortenson Center, expanding on WHY they were interested in the program
     • William Schlaack: suggested an oral history of all of the previous projects that the Mortenson Center has participated in since its inception
     • Ken Salo: suggested the Center reflect upon the resurgence of FAKE NEWS, contrasting how archival and online news gets compromised; address the social needs related to these concerns.
       1. William Schlaack added to Ken Salo’s idea that it would be great to hear from other libraries from other countries around the world on how they reflect on fake news
     • Lisa Hinchliffe: in her current position she has connections with UNESCO and it might be possible to use that connection with UNESCO to network going forward, bringing programming together
     • Dara Goldman: thought that if we focus more locally, have service learning courses as many are halted right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide; establish as if students were doing an internship with Spanish community members, linking up these students to create programs

Documents:

1. December 3, 2019 and April 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
2. 30^th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture flyer
3.  

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)*