Reference Working Group meeting Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
Discussed the following:
- News from latest membership meeting – major topics – BTOP
grant distribution of computers – patron self-registration – new website
using drupal – preferred searches (how are patrons learning about this?)-
experiment on packaging for delivery is this week – using receipt printers
to print transit slips? Most libraries are doing this already
- Suppression of records – more on this – steering taking up
again
- Ref roundtable in October – fine- tune topic- Structure
of presentation- Flyers
- CE offerings this Fall at OLIS and OSL – EBSCO webinars
- Communication – should RWG be doing more to contribute to
better OSL communication? HOW?
- Nominations for new Chair of RWG? Tabled for now, no one
can take it on at this point – Pat will remain for now – looking for
someone new in January?
- Other – other meetings – Full membership on Nov. 4 at CUM
– next Steering Oct 20
- Encore use for OPACs – WAR is using as main access point
on their OPACs – PAW was tagging in Encore for “Urban Fiction” – main
problem for ref staff in using Encore still the mismatched “location” vs.
“collection” find confusing for patrons and for limiting
- Web related sites and or software people mentioned
“SquareSpace”, “Engaged patrons”
- Mentioned Joan’s message re: new job titles and personnel
at OSL
- Next meeting – Wed. Oct. 13 at 2:15 at OSL offices
Ref Working Group met also on Wed. Oct. 13
Discussed:
·
Facts on File online databases review – message from Joan – we will
review and will ask Joan for OSL wide trials
·
Ref Roundtable – details, structure and set-up, refreshments,
name tags, sign-ups
·
Scenarios for roundtable – reviewed examples and chose 6 for use
at RRT – Pat will work on Talking Points – others will tweak scenarios
Submitted by Pat LaRose
