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Membership
The Training/Communications/PR Subcommittee’s focus is to lead, coordinate and support the training, communication and public relations initiatives for external stakeholders as defined in the Communication plan to support the implementation of Alma/Primo.
Membership
Membership consists of a strong representation from small, medium and large FTE Ontario College Libraries with an interest in training, communication and public relations for ExLibris’ Alma and Primo platforms.
Jane Burpee (Chair), Centennial College - jburpee@centennialcollege.ca
Alexandra Ross, Humber College - alexandra.ross@humber.ca
Alexis Edl, Northern College - edla@northern.on.ca
Anabella ArcayaAlison Lake, Algonquin - arcayaa@algonquincollege eaglesa@algonquincollege.com
Jennifer Varcoe, Georgian College - jennifer.varcoe@georgiancollege.ca
Laura Patrie, Collège Boréal - Laura.Patrie@collegeboreal.ca
Marnie Kursiss-Morrow, St. Clair College - mkursissmorrow@stclaircollege.ca
Natalie Colaiacovo, Centennial College - ncolaiacovo@centennialcollege.ca
Sonam Dhargay, Sheridan College - sonam.dhargay@sheridancollege.ca
Matt Bohun, Niagara College - mbohun@niagaracollege.ca [joined April 2022]
Andriana Drakos, Mohawk College - andriana.drakos@mohawkcollege.ca [joined September 3, 2022]
Aura Hill, OCLS - ahill@ocls.ca
Liana Giovando, OCLS - lgiovando@ocls.ca
Rebecca LaFrance, OCLS - rlafrance@ocls.ca
Sonam Dhargay, Sheridan College - sonam.dhargay@sheridancollege.ca
Responsibilities
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Areas of Responsibility
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Areas of Responsibility
The subcommittee has the following responsibilities:
Become proficient in the Ex Libris training space and with other training options, and familiar with the communications needs and the public relations environment.
Provide guidance on consortium-wide decisions and best practices for individual colleges on training, communication and PR.
Identify how the implementation of Alma and Primo can enhance collaboration across the colleges and advocate for collaboration.
Support requests from the Implementation Steering Committee for research and recommendations related to training, communication and PR (e.g., requests for briefing notes).
Collaborate with other subcommittees as appropriate to identify general and specific training needs and ensure they are addressed.
Potential Subcommittee Activities
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the subcommittee may:
Identify training priorities with stakeholders.
Promote available training.
Support the delivery of training and reporting.
Develop and implement a communications plan.
Support the Project Management Office in providing communication about planning and implementation of Alma/Primo, ensuring information is appropriately distributed to all staff who need to be informed within each library.
Support change management, through marketing and PR initiatives. For example:
Develop a timeline for the delivery of key marketing and public relations initiatives
Provide marketing and public relations materials and templates to CLO18 that will empower others to promote the CLSP within their own institutions.
Brand the CLSP Collaborative Space (Confluence/Atlassian) as well as the CLSP (the way OCUL did with Omni)
Meetings
Agendas and Minutes
The Project and Communications Administrator (PCA) prepares agendas as directed by the Chair. Topics for the agenda can be proposed by any member of the subcommittee. Topics should be shared with the PCA in advance of the meeting, if possible. New items can also be added at the start of a meeting.
The PCA is responsible for minute-taking and any other related tasks. Minutes do not need to be highly detailed. They should capture a brief summary of deliberations, decisions and action items. Minutes are published within one week after the meeting.
Agendas and meeting minutes are published in CLSP Collaborative space in the subcommittee’s pages under Meeting Minutes.
Frequency
The subcommittee meets on an as-needed basis with meetings planned by the Chair.
Decision-making
When an agenda item requires the subcommittee to make a recommendation, subcommittee members must receive the agenda in advance in order to review and prepare for the meeting discussion.
The subcommittee will strive for decision by consensus.
Where consensus is not possible, the decision will go to a vote by the voting members of the subcommittee. The Project Manager, PCA and OCLS members are considered ex officio and do not vote.
All members are required to vote. Votes can be submitted electronically if members are not able to make it to a meeting.
The majority carries in terms of voting results.
Documentation
All documentation is stored in Confluence, including meeting agendas and minutes, briefing notes, and other relevant documentation and communication.
Exception: Confidential material is distributed by email and saved on the OCLS H-Drive under the CLSP Project Management Office directories.
Accountabilityand reporting
The subcommittee reports to the ISC. Chairs provide subcommittee updates in the weekly ISC meeting. Formal reporting is not required, but the subcommittee is responsible for preparing Briefing Notes at the request of the ISC or to address issues the subcommittee has identified.
Review and Approval
The Terms of Reference have been reviewed and approved by the subcommittee. Further review is not required unless a change is required to the Terms of Reference as identified by the subcommittee or the ISC. In that case, the members must review and approve the change and the PCA will amend the Terms as directed.