Indiana University, American Library Association
Student Chapter

General meeting, January 25, 2008
5pm, L001

Attendance:
President: Stacey Costabile
Vice President: Virginia Vought
Activities Chair: Sarah Morrison
Secretary: Rebekah Kati
Treasurer: Janet Anderson
Webmaster: Eyad Makki
Advisors: Mary Popp (not present) and Tom Nisonger
Members: Bill McMillin, Loay Alfi, Lisa Gardinier, Wendy Hardenberg, Gabrielle Wong, Chelsea Hanrahan, Meggan Houlihan, Heidi Busch, Lisa Hooper, Rachel Resher

 

Officer Reports:
President:
• Event ideas:
o Craft Stone Age Institute
o Children’s museum
o Social events with other departments
• Textbook sale at the end of the semester

Vice President:
• Membership information for local and national membership
• Newsletter info
o Shorter and more frequent
o Send email if you are interested in contributing
• Facebook group
o Name: ALA Student Chapter of Indiana University
o Updated regularly

Secretary:
• List-serv sign up if members are not already on it
• Minutes on the website

Treasurer:
• Fundraising ideas
o T-shirts and buttons for sale
o Ideas for other items on survey

Programming/Social Chair:
• Survey online for events
• Informal meet and great – Feb. 1, location TBA
• Committees for social events
o Will be a wine and cheese reception in the fall

Webmaster:
• Redesign of website – still in planning stages
o Accepting ideas from the general membership

Speaker - Lisa Hooper – Iraq national library and archives
• Items taken out of the Iraq national archives
o Director would like the items returned and has been publicizing his case
o Some items have been donated to the Hoover Institution
• Resolution proposed at the ALA Midwinter Meeting – passed