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Executive Board Meeting Minutes August 14, 2001 President Susan Moss brought the meeting to order at 4:40 PM. The members present made introductions Minutes Minutes from the February 21, 2001 Executive Board Meeting were reviewed, changes noted, and approved by the Board. President’s Report Susan Moss reported that the decision to shut down the discussion list was rescinded. At SLA in San Antonio, Hope Tillman gave credit to her start in the field from the P-T chapter of SLA and particularly her mentor Janet Williams. Registration for SLA in Los Angeles is $195 before September 30, thereafter, $250. You may cancel by May for a full refund if you learn you will not be going. Hotels are far away so a shuttle service will be available. Janet Weiss asked to find out how many out of convention center meetings will be held. She stated the meetings will need to be spaced further apart to have time to navigate Los Angeles for the meetings. ARMA mentioned a desire to come to the meetings. We can add them to our mailing list. Connie Paul is looking for some people to represent SLA at a recruiter workshop to be held at Monmouth County Library October 26. Maxine suggested a younger member go, being "the future" of SLA, noting the "graying" of the P-T chapter. President-Elect/Program Chair’s Report Ruth Weitzenfeld reported on Programs – SNJL Network/ Implications for Special Libraries Janet Weiss said Mary Mallery had an idea for a speaker for a meeting. She heard Tom Grimes from Tech Connect in Cherry Hill speak on wireless networking. Another idea was for a speaker on imaging, scanning and digital cameras. IEEE might want to be a sponsor of a tech-oriented meeting topic. Having another vendor fair was discussed, but it seems it would be bigger and better if it were a joint meeting with the Princeton-Trenton and NJ Chapter. Treasurer’s Report Anne Frihart reported a current balance in the Checking Account of $3461 and a balance of $3000 in the Savings Account. We have a CD of $5172, which will be rolled over at 5.9%. There is one undeposited check on had of $250 making a total of $11,883 available. Sponsorship owed, ProLibra is $750 and SpaceSaver is $500. There are no liabilities at the moment. Anne Frihart will be vacating the treasurer’s position in January since she will be moving out of the area. Discussion was held on how to carry on the function mid year, whether to have a nominating committee to elect a new treasurer. Responsibility for finding an interim treasurer was given to Mary Steiner. Ideally, the interim treasurer would be willing to run for the office of treasurer in the May election. Fund Development A fund development committee has been formed, with Mary Jane Miller being appointed the fund development chair. Other members of the committee are Mary Steiner, past-president, and Jennifer Rojas, director. Potential sponsors mentioned for meetings were Lexis-Nexis, Dow Jones, Dialog, Dun & Bradstreet, Factiva. Phone calls need to be made to vendors to line them up for the meetings. Rutgers SCILS Program Associate Report Maxine Goldsmith said that Rutgers did not take a trip. We should get a list of the student chapter from Rutgers and send them a special message inviting them to meetings. A flyer will go out this week. Will there be a career day this year? Susan Moss will ask Maxine Goldsmith to arrange with Rutgers for a pizza party/career night. Bylaws Mary Steiner took the Board through the proposed changes to the Chapter bylaws. Membership Report The membership count stands at 180. Janet Weiss is putting together the membership directory. There will be no charge for the directory this year. Susan Moss suggested we append a ribbon to the nametags to display the date new members joined SLA. We need a way to make new members feel welcome. A "buddy" system was mentioned. Web Editor’s/Employment Chair’s Report Mitchell Brown gave a report on the usage of the different areas of the web page. He reported that the ‘available positions’ page gets hit most. Member pictures and profiles were discussed. Public Relations Discussion Local papers should be used to publicize events before they happen. The digital camera should be activated. It was mentioned that it would be good for a Corporate Library be profiled in U.S. 1. Professional Development Discussion Workshops on website creation and enhancement will be given at the NJ State Library around September/October. Susan Moss mentioned that Pat Wagner was a good speaker on Continuing Education. Judith Seis is a possibility to speak on the ‘Solo Librarian’. Next Meeting - November The meeting was adjourned at 7 p.m.
Attendees: Susan Moss, Ruth Weitzenfeld, Marilyn Apelian, Anne Frihart, Maxine Goldsmith, Janet Weiss, Mitchell Brown, Jennifer Rojas, Mary Steiner
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