February 2024

Letter from the President

John TaylorBy John Taylor, CCL President

I’d like to take a few minutes to review what the Council of Chief Librarians (CCL) has accomplished in the last few years. Many years ago (about 10 or a few more) the CCL envisioned the possibility of a shared Library Services Platform (LSP) software system and began talking with the Chancellor’s Office about the possibility.

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Outlook Digest

Reports

CCL-EAR Committee Chair Report

Greetings form the CCL-EAR committee! We hope that you were able to participate in the recent Wednesday Webinar where the CCL-EAR committee presented about the ongoing work of CCL-EAR committee reviewing databases with a California community college lens. 

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Library Consortium Important Spring 2024 Dates
Please note the important dates below for the Library Consortium. Please do not submit pricing requests for July l starts between now and March 8th to allow vendors and staff to upload Fiscal Year renewals and new pricing. Read more …

Conferences/Events

California Conference on Library Instruction - 2024
Save the date for the 2024 California Conference on Library Instruction (CCLI) in San Francisco Read more …
Upcoming Events
A selection of upcoming conferences and events. Read more …

Library Technology

Have you created a LibGuide on Generative AI?
Have you created a LibGuide on Generative AI at your college? It will be very useful to see what colleges and districts are doing. Thank you! Read more …

Reference & Instruction

Two-Shots Instead of One: Using the Flipped Classroom to Teach Information Literacy (Webinar)

Librarian Michelle Sánchez led webinar for the Lifelong Information Literacy Online Instruction Show & Tell Series titled "Two-Shots Instead of One: Using the Flipped Classroom to Teach Information Literacy," explaining the use of PlayPosit in a flipped classroom model to promote student engagement.

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Announcements

Professional Development Opportunities Email - Pilot Project Feedback Requested

This pilot project is half-way done for the 2023-2024 academic year. Can you share your thoughts about the project so far?

Introduced by CCL in September 2023, a weekly email goes out to all CCL colleagues to offer information about professional development opportunities in addition to those offered by CCL. We look for a wide variety of choices, from brief vendor training sessions to long-term courses, in online and in-person formats.

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