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Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2002
MINUTES OF THE GODIG MEETING HELD AT MIT ON FRIDAY, APRIL
26, 2002
Present: Ken Peterson, BPL
Gail Fithian, BPL
Barbara Mento, BC
Bobbie Brooke, UMASS Worcester (medical)
Roxanne Palmatier, Northeastern
Betty Febo, Wellesley
Pauline Boucher, Tufts
Ralph Szymcak, Brandeis
Mark Scott, State Library
Bob Kehner, MIT
Kim Maxwell, MIT
Sarah Fox, MIT
Bette L. Siege, State Library
- Review of the meeting of GPLNE at Roger Williams - Well attended; lovely
setting.
- Discussion of GPLNE/NELINET. As incoming Chair, Betty Febo will look
into the association. Of particular concern is the tax exempt status of
GPLNE. GPLNE does want the plaque which resides at NELINET for its Archives
at Wellesley.
- Discussion of technical services departments.
- Pam Hayes 9/11 presentation of web materials
- Serial set project of Donna Koepp, new docs head at Harvard.
- Minutes are on GPLNE web site.
- Ken Peterson led discussion of state documents electronic archives (see
his attachment). Ken would like to start a Pilot Project to save to a server
web sites that have electronic only State documents. Ken mentioned that Arizona,
Connecticut harvest state docs. It was suggested that Julie Schwartz of the
Connecticut State Library might be willing to come speak about the project.
Barbara Mento that BC has a scanner, if needed. The State Docs Conference
of the states west of the Mississippi was mentioned as a resource for information.
The web site is www.sd.statelibrary.org/WestCoDocs.
Ken informed the group that the management of BPL supports this project and
contact can be made with Mary Frances O’Brien in the Director’s Office if
more information is needed. Kim Maxwell of MIT mentioned a project that MIT
has received grant money for on digital archiving. See attachment. Ken discussed
that the ideal is agencies uploading the document automatically to the electronic
server.
- Gail Fithian updated us on the status of the State Plan. She is waiting
for a cover letter to send to the Directors from Gil Baldwin of GPO. She was
informed that Robin of GPO was reviewing the Plan. Gail would like the group
to review the plan, especially for typos, and let her know. Betty Febo volunteered
to "proof" it. Once Gail receives Gil’s cover letter; the plan will
be mailed to the Directors with a one month return date.
ALL LIBRARIES ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS DUE
AT BPL.
MI wants our plan on the Regional (GPO) web page.
- Ken Peterson reported on the GPO Council meeting held in Mobile, Alabama
in April 2002. GPO Access is being revised; more color; more user friendly;
quick links; all links at bottom of page. Ken reminded everyone that the conference
notes will be on the Council’s web page. STAT-USA was presented. Robin has
undertaken a promotional campaign for GPO. George Barnum is working on an
OCLC project. Regionals want a national regional meeting (GPO will see if
it can pay for one). There was a 9/11 presentation from NRC/Dtech/ and USGS.
NRC is trying to get web interface. Council recommended that if the Regional
Librarian was not able to attend an inspection, that a peer be designated
to attend. There was a small attendance at the meeting.
- Discussion about a revolving secretary and co-conveners. It was decided
to continue with the Co-conveners (Palmatier and Siegel) and rotate the secretarial
duties.
- NEXT MEETING will be on Friday, November 1st at Williams
College is agreeable to Rebecca. If not, the meeting will be at UMASS Worcester
with Bobbie Brooke as the host. On the agenda will be report from the FDLP,
GPLNE May meeting; Ken’s committee report, Cooperative Collection Development.
As items arise, members are encouraged to contact either Roxanne or Bette.
- Gail reported that she had not received all the self-studies that were due.
There were mixed messages as to when the inspections will be held. There was
discussion of a "meet & greet" approach to the inspection. No
one has factual information to date.
- BLC Map group has been formed; those wishing to join should contact Betsy
at BPL.
- Wellesley is discarding its Federal Reporter and Federal Supplement collections.
It was suggested they contact Social Law Library. BPL expressed interest in
individual volumes if they "break it up". It was also suggested
they contact Marnie Warner of the Trial Court Libraries.
- RI State Plan on GODIG website; suggested Dan O’Mahony of Brown be asked
if he wants it there.
- Web page corrections are to be sent to Betty Febo of Wellesley, our webmaster.
- MIT intern, Sarah Fox, spoke of her Gov. Doc class with Natalie Shatz and
her legal class with Virginia Wise.
- BC is looking for a Gov Doc intern.
Bette L. Siegel, notetaker
- Betty
Febo
- Wellesley College Library
- Date Created: May 15,
2002
- Last Modified: May 15,
2002
- Expires: permanent
