Librarians from Very Small Academic Institutions Discussion Group

Charge

To provide a forum for the discussion of issues as they relate to very small libraries, including dealing with small staff, scaling library trends and initiatives to tiny institutions, budget limitations, and other professional topics.

Roster

Mrs. Linda Kern
(Co-Convenor, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Linda M. Kramer
(Co-Convenor, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Lauren Carlton
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023)
Lauren Carlton
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Ms. Allison Payne
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)
Elois Sharpe
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023)

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Resources

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Composition

Discussion Groups are composed of group leaders (conveners) and are open to all members based on interest. Only the conveners appear on the roster.

Origin

The ACRL Executive Committee at its April 8, 2020, Spring Board Virtual Meeting, approved the establishment of the ACRL Librarians From Very Small Academic Institutions Discussion Group.

Staff Liaison

Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org

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