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From the MALC Meeting of April 27, 2007

The MALC Executive Committee is committed to taking action on each of the three task force reports; actions taken will follow the feedback and follow-up received from COLD, DIAL-M, and MCCL membership.

• The MALC member suggestions concerning the Academic Library Case Statement and Michigan eLibrary Case Statement were sent to the chairperson of the task force.  A cover letter and final copy of the case statements were sent to the Michigan Library Association Executive Director, the State Librarian, and the Michigan Library Consortium Executive Director.

• The Statewide Initiative Task Force Report was sent to the State Librarian who indicated that, with the current situation in funding and personnel reductions, no action would take place in the near future on the report recommendations.
• A Storage Facility Survey was created and distributed.  No further action was taken on the offsite storage task force report as there did not seem to be enough interest or demand to move forward.

The MALC Executive Committee is committed to the action statement GIVENS in the overall Goals and Objectives of the organization.

• Minute of all Executive Committee meeting were posted on the web site.
• Minutes of COLD, DIAL-M and MCCL meetings are included on the web site
• The results of the 10 question survey concerning the date, location, and topics for MALC meetings/programs were shared with MALC members.  The information guided the development of both the fall and spring MALC programs, that is, presentations from the heads of the two library science programs and panels on best practices in particular academic libraries were offered this year.
• A Statement of Purpose, Charge, Reporting Line, and Timeline were developed and sent to the chairpersons of the MALC Special Collections Information Task Forces.
• The Executive Committee sent seven questions to the MLA President concerning the MLA restructuring and the Community of Practice.  The response received has been shared with the MALC membership and is part of the discussion at the spring meeting.
• The MALC web host has been renewed for two years.
• MALC membership invoices were distributed in February 2008.
• Malcouncil.org web site went live with posting instructions provided for each subject area.

• All MALC members will actively contributed to the web site.
  • A testimonial area was added to the site to support the academic libraries contributions to the citizen of Michigan.  Six testimonials from 3 institutions (Glen Oak CC, Mott CC, and Lansing CC) have been received.
• Deans/Directors will respond to the annual activity report request, attend meetings, and contribute to the role of MALC.
  • Eleven annual reports for 2007 have been submitted compared to 35 for 2006.
  • Approximately 30 individuals attend each of the MALC program.  Members have lead discussions and freed up personnel for task force assignments and panel presentations.
• Dean/Directors will contribute library-related press releases for inclusion on the MALC web site.
  • One press release from Kellogg Community College is on the site.
• Deans/Directors will contribute information on any awards bestowed (2000 forward) on library employees or the library as a whole for inclusion on the MALC web site.
  • Five awards have been added to the site, all added by one member.
• Deans/Directors will contribute information on state-wide, regional, or national library-related offices held by library employees for inclusion on the MALC web site.
  • No information provided
• On MALC's web site, provide a list of libraries that have unique resources and collections.
  • This information will be included once the special collections task force moves further along.
• On MALC's web site, provide links to digitized collections in Michigan academic libraries.
  • This information will be included once the special collections task force moves further along.
• On MALC's web site add documents from individual libraries that would be helpful for others, e.g., gift policies, job descriptions, disaster plans, planning for a pandemic.
  • No action on this objective has taken place.

Report submitted to membership April 4, 2008