Present: Helena Calogeridis (chair), Rachel Caldwell, Eva Dodsworth (recorder), Jennifer Haas (guest), Sandra Keys, Barbara Menich, Laurie Strome
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
The minutes of the meeting of December 6, 2005 were approved.
2. Business Arising
#3 from previous Minutes (December 6, 2005) – Kevin Manuel did not create a Library Guide for Google Scholar, however LINC will still proceed with this task.
#4 from previous Minutes – Library Workshops are going well; RefWorks has the highest attendance.
#7 from previous Minutes – The list is currently being expanded. See item number 6 below.
3. LINC Membership – Helena
Barbara Menich, co-op student in Porter ISR has joined LINC until August 2006. Laurie Strome from Circulation Services will replace Melanie Watkins. Helena will be stepping down as Chair of LINC in May 2006 however will remain on the committee as a member. A call for a new Chair will be announced in March.
4. LINC’s Technical Support : R. Koebel – Helena
Due to Rose’s recent secondment, LINC will miss the technical support she has offered the committee for a year. Helena has already started updating some of LINC’s webpages.
5. LINC’s Goals for 2006 – Helena and members
The committee discussed its list of goals for the upcoming year and projects were assigned to various committee members:
Revise “How Do I” web guide – includes revising the content, layout and the ‘look and feel’. Approval of Guide (by ISR) and completion aimed for September 2006. Project assigned to: Barbara, Laurie and Rachel.
Produce Google Scholar Library Guide – includes the review of other guides to create a step-by step outline of what it is and what it does. Project assigned to : Helena
Review the advertising style/language for LINC workshops : see example Ryerson University Research Skills Workshops : http://www.library.ryerson.ca/info/
workshops_winter2006.html Project will be assigned once program is developed.
Create minimal guidelines for UW tutorials, including venues : currently there are no guidelines. Project assigned to : Sandra and Rachel.
Determine if there is currently a template that can be used for creating UW Ace programs. Helena will look into this.
Create UW Ace Guidelines. Who will provide technical support? Jennifer Haas will look into this and will report back to LINC.
Review current lessons/instructions and venues. Project assigned to all.
Revamping of LINC’s webpage. Project assigned to Barbara.
Next meeting: Tuesday March 7th, 2005