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Information Services Delivery Training Committee

ISR Training Committee
Meeting Minutes
25 September, 2008
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Porter 428

Present

Alison Hitchens,Connie Kovac (recorder), Martha Lauzon, Judy McTaggart, Carol Steele, Margaret Yuen (chair)

1) Approval of minutes from July 15, 2008

The minutes were approved, with one correction, Judy McTaggart was not present.

2) Additional agenda

None.

3) Business arising

None.

4) Spotlights

Primo

Alison reported that Primo was due to be launched in September, however there are still things to work out. More information to follow. Some cataloguers had requested more information, some departments already had demos, more to follow.

VeloCity - 1st year computer Techi Residence

This is to foster entrepreneurship and technology together.

Action: Carol Steele has volunteered to make arrangements.

CSA Rep. Visit (deferred from Spring)

The CSA Rep would like to give us an update.

Action: Margaret will get in touch with them and let us know.

Other New Resources?

Some new resources are:

  - CRKN

  - Theater in Video

  - EBook Collections

All of these can be found in "News @ Your Library". The question was raised if we want to do a "Spotlight" on any or all of these? Porter ISR will be queried as to what people want to do with these resources.

  - Knovel (Davis)

5) Training New Staff

Agnes will join Porter ISR as a Librarian starting October 14th, 2008. A schedule needs to be set up. Carol Steele will work on Agnes's schedule.

A few items on Pauline's training still needs to be finished.

6) Survey to ISR

 Judy did the survey last year and she will send it out again this year. The group looked at the questions to see if any changes were needed. A discussion followed with suggestions of changes to the spotlights. It was suggested that the session on Finding Images might be a good project for the co-op student. Judy will send the staff training survey to the committee first, then to the Porter and Davis Information desk Staff.

7) Around the Table

 Margaret - What topics do we as a committee wish to explore, examine and look into for future meetings? Also it was suggested that new staff give us feedback as to their training, with possible open ended questions to answer  before our next meeting October 9th.

Carol - Announced it is nice to be asked to join the committee

 


October 8, 2008