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SCIL at CARL 2024

SCIL will sponsor an interest group showcase and SCIL mixer during CARL 2024 in San Jose, CA.

The mixer will be Wednesday, April 3rd, 6-8 pm at San Pedro Market (87 N San Pedro St). A group will meet in the Lobby of the Holiday Inn San Jose at 5:30 to take public transit together.

Keep an eye on the SCIL Listserv for the most to date information. If you're a CARL member, you can also join the CARL Slack to connect with the SCIL organizers and other members. We hope to see you there!




SCIL Call for Officer Candidates

If you look around Southern California libraries you'll see a lot of SCIL (Southern California Instruction Librarians) members and former officers. If you want to get involved with helping this organization that serves the needs of instruction librarians, now is the time to sign up! If you have ideas for programs or want to help connect and mentor instruction librarians, run for a SCIL office.

SCIL is accepting nominations for three elected officer positions for the 2024-2025 academic year:

  • Chair-Elect (who will also serve as chair in 2025-2026, and past chair in 2026-2027)
  • Secretary
  • Membership and Outreach Coordinator

Nominations should be submitted to Kat Koziar (katherine.koziar@ucr.edu) by 5 pm. on Friday, May 3, 2024.

If you are self-nominating, please include a brief statement that includes biographical information, the position you're running for, and the statement/reason for running. Discussing your past and current SCIL or CARL involvement doesn't hurt!

Voting will open May 8 - 22, 2024. Please note that in order to vote in the election, you must be a SCIL member with a CARL membership on May 22, 2024.

Please scroll down for more information on the officer positions. Feel free to email Kat Koziar, chair of the nominating committee, with any questions, or contact any of the current officers directly.

General Responsibilities of SCIL Officers
SCIL officers are expected to attend the majority of business meetings and events either in person or virtually. Business meetings are held every 6-8 weeks during the fall and spring semesters.

SCIL Events:

  • SCIL Works (offered in January or early February) is a half-day mini conference that highlights the work of area professionals centered around a new theme each year.
  • Spring Program (offered in April or May) is a full-day event that engages participants in a discussion/workshop centered on a topic of interest.
  • CARL Interest Group Showcase during CARL Conference years instead of the Spring Program.
  • SCIL usually organizes a summer social outing, but attendance at this event isn't required.


Elected Officer Position Descriptions

Chair-Elect
This person will serve for a total of 3 academic years, first as Chair-Elect (2024-2025), then as Chair the next year (2025-2026) and Past Chair for the year that follows (2026-2027). This length of service provides the Chair-Elect to get help from the current Chair and Past-Chair as well as the rest of the executive committee throughout their tenure. The Chair-Elect shall serve as a member of each workshop or program committee, and shall serve in place of the Chair, as required or requested by the Chair, and shall perform other duties as requested by the Chair. This person either organizes CARL IG participation at the CARL conference or the Spring Program depending on the year. When becoming Chair, this person prepares the agenda for and conducts all meetings. In addition, the Chair serves as a member or chair of program committees for SCIL programs, usually chairing the committee to organize SCILWorks and acts as the liaison between SCIL and the CARL Executive Board. The Chair appoints the Webmaster and other non-elected positions as needed. As Past-Chair, this person continues to serve on the Executive Committee to provide a smooth transition for the organization. The Past-Chair can serve in the place of the Chair and Chair-Elect as needed and shall perform duties as requested by the Chair. This person also runs the SCIL officer elections.

Secretary
Attends SCIL business meetings, prepares and keep minutes of meetings (Membership or Steering committee), as required, and sends copies of the minutes to Steering Committee members, and shall perform other duties as requested by the Chair. The Secretary is also responsible for SCIL business-related announcements and reports.

Membership and Outreach Coordinator
Shall be responsible for public relations (e.g., monitoring event registration and resolving registration issues, and greeting members at workshops or programs), the planning of membership social engagements exclusive of annual SCIL programs, (typically the summer social outing), communication regarding social events, and shall perform other duties as requested by the Chair.




SCIL Works 2024 Materials

SCIL Works materials and notes are linked on theSCIL Works 2024 main page.




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SCIL Website Updates

Good news! CARL is migrating their website to a new system, which should make it easier for members to access their account information. However in the meantime, we lost the ability to make timely updates to the SCIL website (which is a sub-site of the CARL website). Please watch the SCIL Listserv for the most up to date announcements.




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About SCIL

The Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL -- pronounced "skill") interest group is dedicated to providing professional development and discussion opportunities focused on information literacy and instruction-related activities for library professionals from all types of institutions.

CARL is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities at all CARL-sponsored events. Please indicate your special needs or dietary requirements when registering or RSVPing to events. Requests for special accommodations must be received at least two weeks prior to the event.


The Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL) is an interest group of the California Academic and Research Libraries Association (CARL), an independent chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The information on this website is wholly the responsibility of CARL and implies no endorsement by ACRL.

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