Central Alabama Community College

Minutes of the Thomas D. Russell Library Staff
QEP Literature Review Committee
Alexander City Campus
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Denita Oliver, Acting Librarian, called a meeting of the QEP Literature Review Committee on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 8:07 am. The meeting was held in the Technical Processing Area on the first floor of the campus library. Those present were Carolyn Ingram, Sherry Ingram and Susan Tilley.

The business of the day was as follows:

* QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) Literary Review
* Update on CACC’s 5 Year Plan for Developmental Education
* Library’s Role in Helping Meet Requirement

QEP Literary Review
Mrs. Oliver explained SACS requirements for developmental education on our campus and what the library’s role of support in helping to meet specific requirements.

* Update on CACC’s 5 Year Plan for Developmental Education

Mrs. Oliver explained students are tested before they enter CACC and more and more students were testing into the remedial courses. The following is a brief summation of CACC’s QEP Plan.
* Laura Brown will be teaching remedial courses English, Math, and Reading) starting Fall Semester 2004
* Computer Lab for remediation of the students
* The need to determine Learning Styles for students in these remedial courses.
* The need to track past students in these remedial courses to monitor progress.

* Library’s Role in Helping Meet Requirements
* Review literature in Postsecondary Developmental Education Websites suggested:
Alabama Virtual Library
Library Journal
Journal of Developmental Education

* Present to Barbara Ann Spears Bibliography & Brief Citation on articles and statistics on Developmental Learning

After no further questions were asked, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 am.
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