Committees and Working Groups
Here is a description of NILRC committees and working groups.
NILRC committees and working groups 2023-2024:
Information Literacy
The NILRC Information Literacy Committee promotes best practices in information literacy within the guidelines of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework and encourages communication and collaboration across disciplines and institutions.
NILRC Conference Planning
The NILRC Conference Planning Committee organizes the annual NILRC conference. This conference focuses on relevant issues faced by the membership in today’s changing and challenging educational environment. Presentations and discussions are offered, as well as opportunities for attendees to build meaningful and supportive connections.
Learning Innovations Conference
The Learning Innovations Conference Committee plans and organizes the annual Learning Innovations Conference in partnership with ILCCO. The conference explores issues and emerging technologies that impact distance learning and libraries at community colleges.
OverDrive Committee
The NILRC OverDrive Consortium Committee coordinates the management, staff training, collection development, promotion, and accessibility of the NILRC Overdrive consortium.
Professional Development
The Professional Development Committee coordinates and creates training and development resources for all levels of library employees. Delivery methods include asynchronous education models, such as recorded webinars and moderated listserv discussions, in addition to synchronous methods. The Professional Development Committee is expected to communicate with the other NILRC committees to avoid duplicative efforts and maximize the diversity of topics covered across the modes of delivery
Website and Communications
The NILRC Website and Communications Committee develops and maintains the NILRC website, Facebook Group, and listserv. The committee listens and responds to NILRC leadership and membership needs. The committee provides and facilitates solutions for document sharing, storage, and the preservation of NILRC materials. Members of the committee facilitate website and communications management training for the NILRC Business Manager, NILRC leadership, and NILRC members as needed.
eResources Task Force
The NILRC eResources Task force will make recommendations to the Board on innovative electronic resources and services to broker on behalf of members. The Task Force will aid the Board and the Director in identifying new resources that strengthen NILRC's purchasing power and provide more connections across member institutions.
Marketing Task Force
The NILRC Marketing Task Force will create a marketing plan that develops methods to demonstrate the value of membership and share with non-member institutions with the goal of recruiting new members and educating them of our mission and purpose.
OER Task Force
The NILRC Open Educational Resources (OER) Task Force promotes best practices in OER advocacy and leadership by investigating and sharing campus procedures that can be replicated and adapted by other community colleges.