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                    Committee Meeting Report Form

Name of person submitting this report: Richard Sapon-White

Email of person submitting this report: Richard.sapon-white@oregonstate.edu

Report submission date: ___midwinter __X__annual

Name of committee: International Papers and Projects Committee

Name of committee co-chairs (indicate if acting chair): Richard Sapon-White and Jacqueline Solis

Committee co-chairs e-mail addresses: richard.sapon-white[@]oregonstate.edu, jsolis[@]unc.edu

Date of meeting(s): June 25, 2016

Members present: Richard Sapon-White, Bethe Gutsche, Jacqueline Solis, Paromita Biswas, Meggan Houlihan

Virtual members: 0

Members absent: Xin Li, Jamie Johnston, Mohamed Berray

Visitors: 0

1. Summary of discussion and action; please indicate activities planned for the next 5 months: (Please note: if planning to raise an issue at the Executive Board Meeting at this conference please talk with the Chair prior to the meeting.)

The committee discussed last-minute arrangements for the International Papers Program held later the same day, including the order of the speakers, assigning a timekeeper, reviewing the time limits for each presentation, and distribution/collection of evaluation forms. The committee also brainstormed ideas for the 2017 program in Chicago, including co-creation, community engagement, and library spaces; preservation of heritage; collaborations of libraries, archives, and museums; open data, open access, and open educational resources. The committee will further discuss these ideas in the coming months.

The committee’s program on Saturday afternoon, entitled Borderless Libraries: Pushing Boundaries for Innovation and Leadership, was attended by approximately 30 conference goers. One of our speakers was unable to attend Annual, allowing more time for the other 3 presentations. Those 3 presentations were among the best seen for the International Papers Program. They were:

Transforming their Communities: The Network of Libraries in Kyrgyzstan - Jyldyz Bekbalaeva, Director of the Library, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic and Valorie Lee, Information Resource Officer, U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine

Internationalizing Gamification in Academic Libraries Across Land and Sea: Case Study and Lessons Learned - Raymond Pun, First Year Student Success Librarian, California State University, Fresno and Meggan Ann Houlihan, First-Year Experience and Instruction Librarian, NYU Abu Dhabi

The eGranary Digital Library, Information Access for Underserved Populations - Cliff Missen, Director, WiderNet, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

For the first time, the committee distributed evaluation forms at the end of the program. The sixteen responses we received were overwhelmingly positive. Twelve respondents agreed and four strongly agreed that this program would help them with their professional needs. Many expressed interest in joining IRRT. In the future, the committee should pass around a sign-in sheet at the program asking for attendees’ names and email addresses, which can be used for advertising future programs, and perhaps also asking for an indication of interest for serving on the committee.

2. Midwinter Meeting Only: Review current committee roster and list all continuing members and any members whose term will end this year and who wish to be reappointed for a second two-year term. Include yourself if applicable:

3. List names and e-mails of potential new members. NONE

4. List any members who have indicated interest in serving on another IRRT committee or running for an IRRT office. Include yourself, if applicable. NONE

5. Who would you recommend to serve as chair next year? Indicate if you are interested in serving as chair again.

6. Please write any other comments about the committee's membership here.

Respectfully submitted by Richard Sapon-White and Jacqueline Solis, co-chairs