AAAL All Committees Meeting Minutes

AAAL Committees

In an effort to keep the AAAL community informed and up to date on our work, we are sharing the minutes from our All Committees meetings.

Please find a copy of last week’s meeting minutes here.

Highlights to note: 

  • If you are interested in hosting the Spring AGM, please contact the Learning & Development Committee
  • Please watch for the survey from the Statistics & Assessment Committee (out this week)
  • Thank you to Matthew Black for his many years of service on the Mentorship Committee!

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Fall Meeting on November 21st.

If you haven’t registered for the AAAL Fall Meeting yet, please do so below:

AAAL 2024 Fall Meeting Registration
 

Kind regards,

AAAL Executive Team

aaal.executive@gmail.com

Registration is Now Open for the AAAL Fall 2024 Meeting!

Fall Meeting

Registration is now open for our (virtual) Fall meeting on Thursday, November 21st from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Library staff from all member institutions are invited to join us online
for our business meeting and roundtable discussion.

We are still in discussions with our potential keynote speaker; therefore, details and the
full meeting package are still to come.

Please Register Here
 

We look forward to meeting you all online soon! If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact aaal.executive@gmail.com.

Kind Regards,
AAAL Learning & Development Committee

SAMPL Research Lab – Library Satisfaction Survey

Member News

This call for survey participation may be of interest to some AAAL members:

The SAMPL research lab is currently conducting a study, “Checking In: A Job Satisfaction Survey for Library Workers”, piloting a job satisfaction survey for library workers. We have found that the current literature and measures do not capture the unique working conditions and environment of library workers.

This study is being conducted by researchers in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. This survey aims to gain a better understanding of the factors related to the job satisfaction of current library workers in Canada. 

The survey will be available through the Qualtrics platform with the following link https://ualbertauw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dptGP3b2kiSB7Cu and will take 40-45 minutes to complete. Participants must be English-speaking current library workers over the age of 18. They will receive a $5 digital gift card for either Tim Hortons or Starbucks as compensation for their time. Participation is voluntary and information will remain anonymous. Survey data cannot be linked back to participants. 

On behalf of our research team, thank you for your time and consideration. If you supervise or manage library staff, feel free to share this research opportunity with them as well.

Please reach out to the Study Coordinator, Kiranpreet Ghag at kkghag@ualberta.ca, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this study. 

Sent on behalf of,

Amanda Santarossa & Kiranpreet Ghag

Faculty of Education

University of Alberta

Save the Date: AAAL Fall Meeting, Nov 21

Fall Meeting

Greetings AAAL Members,

Mark your calendar! The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries [AAAL] Fall 2024 Meeting will be held on virtually on Thursday, November 21st, 9 am – 12 pm.

Library staff from all member institutions are invited to join us for a morning meeting that includes the business meeting, followed by a professional development activity (program and RSVP to follow soon).

Many thanks,
AAAL Learning & Development Committee

AAAL Sub-Committee Opportunities

AAAL Committees

The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill the following Sub-Committee Vacancies:

  • Mentorship Committee
  • 2 vacancies (2-year term)
    The Mentorship Committee is responsible for coordinating and supporting the AAAL Mentorship program (Sept-April), including calling for mentors and mentees, pairing participants, and soliciting feedback.
  • Learning and Development Committee 
  • No current vacancies but new members welcome!
    The Learning and Development Committee is responsible for coordinating the Spring AGM and Fall meeting, collaborating with the host institution, and facilitating the running of the meetings.

For a full list of responsibilities for each role/committee, please visit the AAAL Bylaws Page. Any questions about the roles can be sent to Andrea Johnston (andrea.johnston@rdpolytech.ca)

All staff from AAAL member institutions are eligible. For Sub-Committee positions, we only require an expression of interest. Expressions of interest can be sent to the AAAL Executive (aaal.executive@gmail.com).

The deadline for expressions of interest is Tuesday October 15, 2024.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for considering!
—
AAAL Executive Team
aaal.executive@gmail.com