Present:
Marlene Laurence
Wish Leonard
Maureen McCormack
Susan Moskal
Shabiran Rahman (Recorder)
Susan Routliffe (Chair)
Mary Stanley
Jackie Stapleton
Linda Teather

Absent:
Doug Morton

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
   Susan Moskal will send out the minutes to the staff

2. Evaluation of Meetings
   A list of elements of the meeting was drawn that could be used for evaluating the ISMC meetings Shabiran would use the ideas generated to develop an evaluation form that could be used at the next meeting for evaluation.

3. Fall Publication
   Susan Routliffe, Murray Shepherd and Mary Stanley had discussed the possibility of developing a publication for the fall term publicizing some of the services library provides. This would be distributed to the faculty and the students. Mary shared samples of similar documents that had been developed at University of Delaware and at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This newsletter would come out once a year or more as appropriate. Contents would be such that they do not become dated quickly. This publication could be distributed with the Gazette and the Imprint and other special mailings such as packages sent to international students by the International students Office. Liaison Librarians could also include this in the packages prepared for new faculty. Mary discussed the timeline if this publication was to be inserted in the 15^th-22^nd September issues of the Gazette and the Imprint. To meet his timeline the final copy would have to be with the designers by mid-July. Various individuals could be asked to contribute articles on topics of interest and expertise. Esther Millar would help Mary with finalizing the publication.

   ISMC members engaged in brain-storming to come up with some topics that could be considered for inclusion in the first issue. Topics suggested are:

   GIS, ILL, Special Collections, User Education, Distance education, EDS/TDR, Adaptive Technology, TUGBARS, Government Publications, E-Journals, Proxy server, Coffee shop, Library’s website, Borrowing Privileges, How Librarians can help faculty and students, Book Return Bins, TRELLIS, TUG, LT3, LT3 Pilot Projects, Publications, ASKlib, Ask Us/Tell Us.

4. Student Life 101 and Campus Day
   A decision has been made to transfer the responsibility for the Library’s participation in Student Life 101 and Campus Day to Mary Stanley from User Education Committee as these are more a public relations activities rather than a user education activities. Mary will provide the resources for the activity. One person is needed to organize the activity. Other interested library staff would be involved as required.

5. Upcoming Topics
   Students need help in understanding the appropriate use of public workstations. Mark Haslett would come to the next ISMC meeting to address this topic.

6. Other Business
   Susan Routliffe will have the Systems/ISR draft out by Monday to ISMC and by Tuesday or Wednesday to the ISR staff for discussion at the Extraordinary ISR meeting to be held on Friday April 28, 2000. It was suggested that this document could be of interest to staff in UMD and Special Collections. They would see it when it is placed on the web.

   There being no other business the meeting was adjourned