Committee Officers: | ||
Chair | Samantha Villa | New Mexico State University – Carlsbad |
Members | ||
Bridget O’Leary | Central New Mexico Community College | |
Terese DeSimio | New Mexico State University – Doña Ana | |
John Sandstrom | New Mexico State University- Main | |
Laura Soito | University of New Mexico | |
The Charge of this committee is to improve resource sharing, document delivery, and interlibrary loan services to New Mexico academic libraries by:
- Sharing information about resource sharing activities, systems and databases available for group purchase.
- Developing collection development/resource sharing programs.
- Promoting access to improved technologies for resource sharing among member libraries.
- Collaborating with the State Library and other organizations on statewide initiatives to advocate for the provision of equal quality library services to all New Mexico higher education students and faculty.
- Overseeing and coordinating the NMCAL Passport Program.
- Identifying and disseminating best practices regarding the delivery of library resources and services to distance learners.
- Providing information to institutional administrations on various available means and methods of providing library services and
resources to distance learners. - Exploring, promoting and seeking funding for appropriate new technologies that enhance the delivery of library resources and services to distance learners.