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ISR Training Committee
Meeting Minutes

February 11, 2010
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Davis Conference Room

Present

Connie Kovac (recorder), Martha Lauzon, Kathy MacDonald (chair), Judy McTaggart, Carol Steele

Regrets: Zsuzsanna Lancsak

1) Approval of minutes Date

The minutes of December 10, 2009 were approved. There were some revisions to the November 26 minutes that Carol Steele will post onto the StaffWeb.

2) Additional agenda

None

3) Business arising

None

4) Training New Staff Members

None

5) Can you find it challenge?

Stumper Blog Procedures

There was a discussion on how to solve the management of answers to the challenge questions. With everyone being busy, will they have to respond in the form of a blog? This is intended to be a learning tool, not to pose more stress on desk people.

Decided: It was decided to use the Blog. Kathy will revise the proposal based on the committee’s suggestions below.

ISR Training staff will post the questions
Direct participants to the Blog
Participants will submit answers to Blog, every week. Presenter will give 2 questions 1 easy one hard
Presenter will comment on answers
Answers and comments will be posted all at once
Prizes will be awarded at the end of the year for the most participation
Link of Blog off ISR Training Committee web site – Martha or Carol will speak to Sandra and then create the Link

6) Spotlights/Training Sessions

a) Summary: Turnitin

23 attendees

11 filled out the forms – all said it was what they hoped for

9 said it was very helpful

1 said it was very useful even if not directly related to the Library

b) Conference Proceedings – 3 comments received all were positive – this discussion will be deferred until the next meeting.

c) Theater & Video (Martha)

19 attended

14 filled out the forms – all said it was what they had hoped for

10 said it was very helpful

4 said it was helpful

d) Statistics Canada & TDR Workshop – Carol

18 people said they were coming

Carol booked Library Laptops

e) GIS Spotlight – Zsuzsanna (absent) – has been booked for March 19

f) Business Info Resources – Carol

May is the best time for Sandra for a possible Libguides unveiling

g) UW Ace – June spotlight

7) ISR Retreat 2010

Outside Guest Speaker – Kathy will contact Sheril Hook to see if she would be our guest speaker

Information Literacy – Sheril Hook is at U of T Mississauga – she comes with 3 recommendations; she has recently written a book; won the American Library Association Award; Instructor at U of T
Accessibility – Kathy e-mailed Annie and Janet as to their availability – waiting for confirmation
Scholarly Communications Speaker

Kathy will contact Anne Fullerton for further information
Kathy will contact Christine Jewel for further information
Kathy will contact Wayne Johnston from UG

Staying Organized

It was suggested that Annie and Jennifer be asked to speak about how they stay organized – Kathy has contacted both and is waiting for confirmation.

Communications

Judy will speak to Nancy and e-mail everyone as to what Nancy is going to talk about.

8) Web 2.0 Series Support

Kathy asked Annie and Jennifer if she could have Kristen’s help for a few hours with projects. This has been approved.

9) Next Meeting

Kathy will e-mail possibilities

10) Around the table

Nothing

February 17 , 2010

Information Services Delivery Training Committee