Interest Groups
A strength of the consortium is the willingness of members to openly share ideas and information both informally through e-mail and phone calls and formally through Interest Group sessions at conferences. The specific focus of each group changes as members' needs dictates.
Interest Group Coordinator:
J. Mark Pike, Kent State University
jpike@lms.kent.edu
Campus Services
A forum for the discussion of daily operations of a media center including equipment distribution and operator scheduling and training.
Current Chair is Joseph Hacker from Indiana University, email is hackerj@indiana.edu
Collection Development and Management
A forum for study and discussion of the selection, acquisition, and cataloging of items; and the evaluation and weeding of members' collections.
Current Chair is Brian Burns from Hampden-Sydney College, email is bburns@hsc.edu
Emerging Technologies
A forum for the study and discussion of technologies which may have an impact on CCUMC members' futures.
Current Chair is Tom Beggs from University of Georgia, email is tbeggs@uga.edu
Management and Administration
A forum for the study and discussion of issues such as professional standards and evaluation, personnel, budget, customer service, and other issues as deemed relevant by the members.
Current Chair is Lisa Stephens from University at Buffalo, email is stephens@buffalo.edu
Small Institutions
A forum for the study and discussion of issues related to institutions with fewer than 4000 FTE students.
Current Chair is Patricia Poet from York College, email is ppoet@ycp.edu