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April 3, 2001
Minutes

Present: Margaret Aquan-Yuen (chair), Erin Murphy, Astra Goodhue, Jim Winterbottom, Dan Sich, Maureen McCormack, Linda Hastings, Connie Shuttleworth, Janet Wason, Melanie Watkins (recorder)

Welcome: Jim was welcomed as a new member on the committee.

1. Minutes of previous meeting – March 1, 2001: Approved

• Business Arising:

2.1 From 1a.5: Dan, Erin and Astra will be attending the WILU conference in May in Ottawa.

• From 3 – How to Write a Research Paper, and Subsequent to the meeting, and also referring to Erin’s e-mail of March 2, the action is; Janet will contact the Writing Clinic first and get feedback from them before any follow up with the English Department.

• From 3 - Purple and green brochures – these have been revised, reprinted in pink and distributed to the service desks

• From 3 – Publications to be reviewed: These are being done by:

Dan - Evaluating What You Have Found

Margaret - How to find a Book review

Erin - Steps to Effective Research

Gary Draper - How to Write a Book Review – ready for reprint

Dan – Reading and Writing Scientific and Technical Literature

• From 4 – Training Committee, 2 nd paragraph:

The next session for Keeping Up With Your Research Literature Electronically is scheduled for April 12 in the Flexlab, with Anne and Erin focussing on the Web of Science rather than Current Contents as an example of web-based index.

The session for Information Desk staff, sponsored by the Training Committee, will be offered of May 30 th.

• From 7 – Membership:

Connie was thanked for her three year service on the committee. Lenka Cerny will be replacing her as the ILL representative.

This committee will now meet regularly on the first Tuesday of every month from 9:30 to 11:00.

• Additional agenda: none

• Fall Program:

• Tours:

Porter and Davis tours – same as last year, i.e. first week of classes: Sep 10 th to 14 th at 10:30, 11:30 and 2:30 each site, each day

UMD tours – first week of classes Sep 10 th to 14 th , 10:30 and 2:30

• TRELLIS – second week of classes only:

Sep 17 th at 10:30, Sep 18 th at 11:30, Sep 19 th at 2:30, Sep 20 th at 1:30

• Finding Journal Articles Fast:

These will be held on the 3 rd and 4 th week of classes

Dan and Margaret to confirm exact dates and times.

When confirmed, Maureen will send all dates and times to the Federation of Students, Student Planner.

• Poster ideas: - Around the table ideas were raised and discussed.

Action: Linda will work on some themes and ideas and present a few examples at the next meeting

• Schedule – Linda presented the schedule depicting when different publications should be revised, printed and distributed throughout the year. The next one due for design is the Grad flyer.

• Signage in the Libraries:

Maureen informed us that the newly formed Signage committee has only met once and upon walking through Porter, ascertained that there were many signs of different quality, format, structure, and some signs out-of-date. An opinion was expressed that we have the people and the expertise to be able to produce professional and standardised signage in the library.

Meeting adjourned at 12:10 for end-of-term lunch.

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