Minutes, 1999 Annual Social Science Division Board Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
Monday, June 7, 1999

Present: Hetty Barthel, Cy Behroozi, Maryann Belanger, Susan Berg, Bruce Calvin, Sarah Collins, Terry Dean, Kay Elliott, Susan Fingerman, Roger Haley, Beth Hansen, Margaret Hayes, Jerry Hogan, Mike Kolakowski, Sharon Ladner, Lynne McCay, Rhonda McGinnis, Lyle Minter, Nancy Minter, Kamla Motitier, Bruce Oberhaus, Barbara Perry, Daille Pettit, Jean Porter, Kenlee Ray, Linda Sejuki, Ann Sweeney, JoEllen Vernali-Koerl

After a delicious breakfast, the Annual Business Meeting was called to order by Chair Susan Berg at 8:10 am. Berg then thanked YBP (Yankee Book Peddlers) for their generous support of the breakfast.

The minutes of the Annual Business Meeting of June 8, 1998, were read and accepted.

Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's Report was given by R. McGinnis. The Social Science Division balance as of May 31, 1999, was $23,856.71. The proposed budget for 1999-2000 is $14,500.00. D. Pettit asked about the Division contributing to the Global 2000 Conference and its effect on the budget. R. McGinnis responded that this would not affect the budget.

Membership Report:
J. Hogan reported that the Division has 434 members. He sent 72 welcome letters to new members this year. These letters included a brief form and information on subscribing to the Division's electronic discussion list. Thirty forms were returned and the information provided was forwarded to the appropriate roundtable chairs.

Reports from Chairs and Roundtables

Program Committee: H. Barthel asked each of the Roundtable Chairs to briefly describe their program(s) at the 1999 SLA Annual Conference. Included in these were those we were co-sponsoring with the Council of Planning Librarians.

Fundraising Committee: Presented by S. Berg for the absent Jennifer Little. The Social Science Division raised $12,500 from eight companies. Of particular note was LEXIS-NEXIS's generous support of the 1999 International Tea. Each of these companies have received recognition plaques for display in their booths. Attendees were encouraged to visit these booths and thank our supporters.

Nominating Committee and Election of Officers: R. Haley reported that the Committee had nominated Lyle Minter of the Library of Congress to run for Division Chair-Elect. No additional nominations were made from the floor and L. Minter was duly elected.

Old Business

Bylaws Revision: R. Haley reported that he and his committee had completed the revision of the Division's bylaws to update them and bring them into conformity with the Association's model division bylaws. Notice of these revisions appeared in the previous Social Science Division Bulletin, allowing members to comment on the proposed revisions. Haley thanked K. Elliot for questions she had posed. After requesting amendments and receiving none, he requested a motion for adoption of the bylaws as presented. Adoption was moved and seconded and the bylaws were then approved by acclamation.

Murray Wortzel Award Committee: S. Berg reported that the Executive Board of the Division had developed guidelines for establishing the Murray Wortzel Award based on the criteria reported and accepted at last year's Annual Conference. It was suggested that this award be offered for the first time in 2000.

Division Website: R. McGinnis reported that the Division now has a presence on the WWW. The new Social Science Division homepage is located at http://www.sla.org/division/dsoc. It is pretty sparse at the moment, but, as with all such creations, it is forever a work in progress.

Special Committee on Membership: S. Berg, in V. Dawson's absence, reported that preliminary work on the membership recruitment/retention project has begun. The committee has reviewed the Division archives for relevant material, contacted Headquarters for information on conducting needs assessment surveys, and identified other chapters/divisions that have conducted such surveys. The committee will continue to work on this important project.

New Business