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:
Brian Burns, Hampden-Sydney College
bburns@hsc.edu
Administration and Campus Services
A forum for the discussion of media center operations ranging from management (budget, standards, assessment, personnel, etc.) to the daily services (equipment distribution, setting up events, scheduling, training, etc.) offered by a media unit at any size institution.
Chair: Joseph Hacker
Indiana University
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.
Chair: Barbara Bergman
Minnesota State University, Mankato
barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu
Emerging Technologies
A forum for the study and discussion of technologies which may have an impact on CCUMC members' futures.
Instructional Design
A forum to discuss the instructional implications of learning spaces and equipment selection, along with issues related to faculty development, trends in course design, and the overall integration of technology in teaching and learning.
Chair: Susan Zvacek
University of Kansas
szvacek@ku.edu
Leadership
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.
Chair: Lisa Stephens
University at Buffalo
stephens@buffalo.edu
Small Institutions
A forum for the study and discussion of issues related to institutions with fewer than 4000 FTE students.
Chair: Jim Pierret
Carleton College
jpierret@carleton.edu