{"id":254,"date":"2003-10-11T11:46:39","date_gmt":"2003-10-11T15:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/academicassembly\/?p=254"},"modified":"2016-07-19T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T15:46:58","slug":"november-11-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/academicassembly\/2003\/10\/11\/november-11-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"November 11, 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nAcademic Assembly of Librarians\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
General Assembly\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Tuesday, November 11, 2003\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
2:00 P.M.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
Paley Lecture Hall\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Present<\/strong>: J. Baldwin, C. Brigham, C. Cunnungham, M. Darby, S. Dreher, M. Edsall, A. Goldstein, \u00a0L. Lane,\u00a0C. Lang, B. Mayes, G. McKinney, D. Murray, P. Myers, S. Stormont, S. Thompson, A. Vara, C. Weng.<\/div>\n
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Chairperson S. Thompson brought the meeting to order at 2:10.<\/div>\n
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  1. Veterans Day<\/strong> – S. Thompson gave special thanks to veterans and library families with veterans.<\/li>\n
  2. Other Business<\/strong> –The AAL Website has been updated. \u00a0All minutes are posted.<\/li>\n
  3. Minutes<\/strong> of the General Assembly Meeting of September 9, 2003 were approved as amended.<\/li>\n
  4. Report of University Librarian<\/strong> (C. Lang for M. Pastine)
    \nF. Immler was given some funds to offset some of this year\u2019s cancellations.<\/li>\n
  5. Faculty Senate Representative Report<\/strong>. \u00a0(L.Lane for G. Sneff)<\/li>\n
  6. Introductions<\/strong>
    \nG. McKinney introduced two librarians who are new to Temple University.<\/p>\n

    Jenifer Baldwin began October 6th as the department head for Reference and Instructional Services,\u00a0bringing an impressive array of qualifications and experience. \u00a0 She previously has worked at Drexel\u00a0University as the team leader for Information Literacy and Subject Specialist in the areas of art, design,\u00a0and architecture. \u00a0Prior to her work at Drexel, Jenifer worked in the Reference Department of Van Pelt\u00a0Library of the University of Pennsylvania. \u00a0At one time, Jenifer also had her own collectibles business,\u00a0and worked for Borders Books specializing in rare and out-of-print books. \u00a0 Jenifer has also worked at the\u00a0Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and has studied film production. \u00a0Currently, in addition to serving as the\u00a0Department Head for Reference here at Temple, Jenifer teaches the Resources in the Social Sciences\u00a0class at Drexel University\u2019s College of Information Science and Technology.<\/p>\n

    David Murray came to Temple University Libraries on September 22nd\u00a0as a Reference Librarian and\u00a0Subject Specialist in History. \u00a0Prior to coming to Temple, David worked as a Reference Librarian at Pierce\u00a0College. \u00a0He is a native of Pittsburgh and did graduate work at the University of New Mexico where he\u00a0earned his Masters in Mesoamerican Studies, specializing in the Amazon and Mayan civilizations. \u00a0David\u00a0has previously held positions at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh and at the Albequerque Public Library. \u00a0David likes science fiction, especially Star Trek.<\/p>\n

    The Academic Assembly of Librarians welcomes Jenifer and David to Temple University Libraries.<\/li>\n

  7. Semi-Social Committee <\/strong>– S. Thompson mentioned restarting the library\u2019s Semi-social Committee, to\u00a0provide a way for librarians to get to know one another on an informal basis.<\/li>\n
  8. Librarians\u2019 Travel Policy<\/strong> – J. Le Breton will send to the listserv information about the travel policy.<\/li>\n
  9. Mentor program for new librarians <\/strong>– This program will provide an opportunity for Temple librarians\u00a0to provide help to new librarians at Temple if needed, and is intended to be an informal way of librarians helping each other. \u00a0Anyone who is interested in the Mentor program please contact a Steering\u00a0Committee member.<\/li>\n
  10. New Business<\/strong> – S. Stormont suggested that the AAL webpage should include a listing of interesting\u00a0projects that Temple Librarians are doing.<\/li>\n
  11. BrownBag Lunches <\/strong>are to begin again. \u00a0M. Edsall has offered to organize these and to take notes. \u00a0The intention is for the lunches to be an open forum and to foster interdepartmental communication.<\/li>\n
  12. Reminder<\/strong> – Merit applications are due soon.<\/li>\n
  13. Forum<\/strong> \u2013 A. Harlow \u201cThe Art of Presenting: Tips and Tricks from the Performing Arts.\u201d
    \nAnne Harlow gave a presentation on practical techniques for public speaking for librarians from the fields\u00a0of music, dance, and theater. \u00a0This presentation is part of one that she will give on Friday, November 14th\u00a0for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Library Association.<\/p>\n

    Presentations, Harlow said, in some ways are like plays, and the creator of the presentation is both actor\u00a0and playwright. \u00a0All presenters, in order to be successful, must know the needs of the people in the\u00a0audience and address the speech to their needs. Creating a presentation must begin with having clear\u00a0objectives.<\/p>\n

    Presentations have three main parts, just like many plays have three acts. \u00a0\u201cAct I\u201d is the Introduction, \u201cAct\u00a0II\u201d is the body of the presentation, and \u201cAct III\u201d is the conclusion. \u00a0 Essential components of each part of a\u00a0presentation were examined. \u00a0 In \u201cAct I\u201d, the introduction, the audience will meet the characters, get the\u00a0background, and see the plot set in motion. \u00a0Good techniques for getting the audience\u2019s attention are\u00a0stories, an amazing situation, references to the audience\u2019s specific situation, a controversial comment, an\u00a0arresting visual, a particularly relevant funny joke, or even a horror story. The introduction must define the\u00a0subject of the presentation, how the subject will be addressed, and convince the audience that they\u00a0should care. \u00a0 The body of the speech, \u201cAct II\u201d, must have a clear organizational structure, which can be\u00a0problem\/solution, good news\/bad news, chronological, or an extended metaphor. \u00a0Tactics that can be\u00a0used in the body of the speech are examples, questions, quotes, suspense, humor, stories, personal\u00a0examples, statistics, or lists. \u00a0If possible, a dramatic climax should occur at the end of the body of the\u00a0speech. \u00a0The conclusion, \u201cAct III\u201d, needs to distill the message in a clear, memorable form. \u00a0The\u00a0difference between listening to a speech and reading text were discussed, and why and how these two\u00a0forms of communication are very different. \u00a0Techniques for writing presentations, objectives, visuals, and\u00a0editing were discussed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    S. Thompson thanked Anne for her helpful and practical presentation.<\/p>\n

    The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 P.M.<\/div>\n

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