Alison Hitchens, Judy McTaggart, Jackie Stapleton (chair), Jonathan Sutherland (recorder), Margaret Yuen
The minutes were approved, with one minor correction. Margaret will post these.
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Action: if much time passes without an update, Jackie will ask Leeanne or Anne to present a spotlight.
Jonathan noted that Doug is willing to present a spotlight on this topic, but would prefer to wait until after his Web of Science spotlight to schedule it.
Action: Jonathan will schedule a spotlight with Doug after 15 February.
Jackie reported that a spotlight on this topic should wait until: a) the records have been imported into TRELLIS, and b) Springer has completed an upcoming change to its interface.
Action: Alison will ask Bill Oldfield to present a spotlight on this topic on 29 February; she will ask Jennifer and Shabiran whether the ISR meetings could begin later than 10:00am on this date.
Margaret has scheduled a spotlight on this topic to be presented by Jane Forgay on 29 February.
The spotlight on this topic will be presented by Doug on 15 February. Doug will be presenting some additional information on SFX developments.
Judy reported that a spotlight with Sandra Keys has been scheduled for 14 March in room LIB 428.
Jonathan reported that the Education Institute Troubleshooting Techniques for Wireless web conference was presented on 7 February. Attendance was good, and although much of the presentation covered issues UWL has already dealt with, feedback was generally good.
Alison reported that, although most people feel that a Wiki is the best format for the present @Infodesk information, that is beyond the scope of a Training Committee page. Topic anchors have been added to the existing FAQ page, and Alison suggested that it could be incorporated into whatever form the @Infodesk page eventually takes.
Jackie noted that the usual week for the ISR Training Retreat falls this year from 28 April-2 May. Barring unforeseen problems, the retreat will be held on Thursday, 1 May, and speakers will be contacted with that date in mind.
Certain restrictions on locations were noted: LIB 428 might be used to house staff during the Porter renovations, and the MC computer labs may not be available during that period.
Alison was assigned to create and update a retreat page.
Judy was assigned to organize the lunch, with the budget to be confirmed by Jackie.
It was determined to plan for the following speakers:
* Greg Sennema (WLU), to speak on Google: The New Library Vendor, to be convened by Alison.
* Nancy Collins (UW), to speak on Reaching Students and Staying Sane in the Culture of Distraction, to be convened by Alison.
In the event of one or other of these being unavailable, it was determined to plan for:
* Sean Van Koughnett, to speak on U.W.’s VeloCity project, to be convened by Jonathan.
The committee considered possibilities for the shorter, ‘hands-on’ sessions, with the two most likely candidates being the new Ebsco platform, which would be presented by Jackie, and the new Springer e-book platform (if it has been implemented in time).
For the ‘round table’ session, it was to determined to present the Library Video Network’s Conducting the Reference Interview, with a discussion to follow, to be convened by Margaret.
The following tentative schedule was determined:
9:30 – 10:30 Speaker (Davis Centre Conference Room)
10:45 – 11:45 Round Table Discussion
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 Hands-on Sessions
Action: Jackie will confirm the lunch budget with Shabiran.
Action: Jackie will contact MC about the availability of their computer labs on 1 May.
Action: Jackie will ask Jennifer and Shabiran about the possibility of closing the Davis and Porter Info Desks for 1 May.
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