Kudzu-Ops Mailing List: Service Opportunity / Call for Volunteers: ASERL Committee Leadership

[John Burger, ASERL (jburger]

ASERL Friends:

 

Are you a curious, forward-thinking, dependable, persistent and detail-oriented individual? Are you looking for new opportunities to use your skills, meet new & interesting colleagues, make a positive impact on the library community? We have an array of opportunities for you!  ASERL is seeking volunteers to help with leading our many professional interest groups and committees, starting in summer 2024.  Leadership opportunities include:

• Accessibility Interest Group
• Associate Deans / AUL Networking Group
• Collection Strategy Interest Group
• Resource Sharing Committee (an expansion of Kudzu-Ops to include Resource Sharing at all ASERL libraries)
• Scholarly Communications Committee
• Special Collections Interest Group

  

Our committees/interest groups typically have a leadership group of 4 - 6 people who collaborate to shape the future of their group's activities.  Each group is tasked with creating at least one public-facing program per quarter (e.g., a community conversation, a webinar, an online networking session, etc.)  In-person events are also possible, like our Leadership Development workshops and the "Risky Business" conference we held last year for people working with special collections and archives.

 

The impact of your contributions will be remarkable -- our top events have drawn more than 1,000 participants, and we average 75 participants per webinar. Imagine the influence you can have on librarians and cultural heritage professionals from all corners of the world! 

 

• TIME COMMITMENT:  Leadership roles such as this typically require 2-3 hours per month.
• EXPERIENCE LEVEL:  We are seeking dedicated volunteers from all areas of the library to help lead our committees/interest groups. We welcome all levels of experience, including people who are early in their careers and/or serving in staff roles.   Bonus points if you already have experience hosting or organizing professional development webinars or events -- your previous involvement in such initiatives will undoubtedly be an asset to our committee.
• NEXT STEPS:  If you're interested in becoming a part of this exciting work, simply send an email to Elaina Norlin enorlin [at] aserl.org, expressing which group(s) are most interesting to you and why you would be a great volunteer. We value your enthusiasm, expertise, and commitment to professional growth.
• TIMELINE:  Please contact us by June 10, 2024.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to shape the future of professional development for librarians. And please share with colleagues at other ASERL libraries who might be interested!

 

Thanks for your consideration!

 

 

Kind regards,

 

--j.e.b.

 

John Burger, Executive Director

Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)

540 Asbury Circle, #316

Atlanta, Georgia  30322

 

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