aserl-selectives Mailing List: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: ASERL Guide to Barbecue

[John Burger (jburger]

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ASERL Friends:

 

You may have heard that I’ve been conjuring the idea of creating an online guide to barbecue restaurants near ASERL campuses for a few months now.  I’ve talked it about with several colleagues who all agree that it offers a great way to build camaraderie within ASERL libraries and across volunteer teams that will develop the guide.  With this email, we’re officially kicking off the project development cycle, with a call for volunteers:

 

FOODIES

*  Need 2 – 3 volunteers from ASERL libraries to draft the selection guidelines that will be used by ASERL libraries to determine their selections.  Strong written communications skills are needed.

 

TECHIES

*  Need 3 – 4 volunteers to work with our ITDIIG co-chairs to develop the web page for this project (including standard interface and mobile/GPS-based interfaces).  We hope to include the Web 2.0 functions to allow users to post comments & pictures.

 

GRAPHICS

*  Need 1 – 3 volunteers to prepare graphics for use on the web interfaces.

 

VOLUNTEER MANAGER

*  Need 1 or people to work with me to be the project development chairperson (or co-chairs).  It’s an unpaid position, but you’ll get the inside scoop on a lot of good barbecue across the Southeast – and that’s priceless!

 

TIMELINE

We are planning to have guidelines ready for the local selection process no later than the April ASERL Directors’ Meeting – but preferably before then.  I expect responses to start rolling in over the summer.  I’d like to have the initial website up and running before school resumes for the Fall semester.

 

If you’d like to volunteer for one of the posts above, please respond via email to me.  I’ll gather names over the next few weeks and get the various processes started.

 

Thanks!

--jeb
 
John Burger, Executive Director
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