In attendance: Linda Caisse (NKI), Mary Anne Quinn (WAR),
Marian Kendricks (TIV), Julie Holden (PAW), Alicia Waters (OLIS), Laurie Burke
(BAR), Carol Shedd (WRR), Beth Johson (CRA), Nina Wright (WES), Lisa Davis
(OSL), Pat LaRose (NPT)
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Reviewed notes from meeting of 1/13/2010 - follow-up comments -
questions about RELAIS - some problems, when will webforms go away, not
receiving requests - need to contact Chaichin - WRR using PAWs generic barcodes for ILLs -
reminder ask Julie or Paul at PAW for more info -
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Millenium problems since upgrade - arious fixes came fairly
quickly - kudos to Renee and OSL staff for staying on top of this - paging file
locked message - still occurring sometimes -
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New charge to RWG from Steering to evaluate and analyze EBSCO
databases looking at usage and quality - questions re: what is our
responsibility to report if we accept charge? Are the stats we have available
adequate? Accurate? What about remote users, can we identify users
geographically? What about ASKRI stats, included or not? Since we cannot
negotiate with EBSCO, what can we provide? After much discussion and a quick
look at statistics provided by Lisa of EBSCO use by database statewide, RWG
decided to accept the charge, as we interpret it, which is to look at usage
statistics as one criteria, and quality and desirability of database content as
additional criteria and then prioritize most valuable to OSL libraries
databases. Each library will review their libraries? stats on usage and group
and rate databases as done in the WAR list handed out at this meeting - will
discuss further at our next meeting - Pat and Alicia will contact Karen Mellor
for stats on ASKRI databases. Steering wants report by July 15 .
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Reference Roundtable set for Wed. April 7 at CRA from 9:30-12:30
- Pat will post on OSL message board - Alicia will add to OLIS Library Calendar
"Trends in Library Services: The Reference Perspective" will give reference
folks a chance to discuss and respond to current trends in library services
such as those put forth by Ruth Barefoot of "The San Jose Way", or the Darien,
CT library, or other trends in the news. We want to show how these ideas are
being adapted (or not) in RI libraries, and let ref folk air their views,
ideas, and solutions to possible implementation. We discussed whether to get
outside speakers, a good moderator, break into groups, which topics to focus
on, who in RI could address this topic. EPL is about to open Weaver which has
renovated with many of these changes being implemented. CRA has had a
marketplace, cross-training and multipurpose service desks for some time. We
may ask staff from those two libraries to begin the session with their take on
the trends. We identified topics to address, such as roving reference, full
service desks, marketplace, neighborhoods, book industry subject headings,
reader's advisory/main street, interfiling formats, mobile texting to a
librarian. We will need to meet again on March 9 to finalize plans.
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News from latest full membership meeting - additional bandwidth
and tech equipment for OSL from economic stimulus grant money is coming soon -
also Lisa said mobile computer labs with laptops will be purchased and
distributed to key libraries, and 2 placed at OSL for loan/use -- latest
Millenium upgrade new feature is "curtesy notices" going out to patrons via
email alerting them to when items are coming due.
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Next RWG meeting is Tuesday, March 9 at Cranston-Central library,
2:15 p.m.
Submitted by Pat LaRose, Chair of RWG
