Planning Region VII

1.

CALL TO ORDER:  David Dowell.

2.

INTRODUCTIONS

Region VII staff – Janice Webb and Jack Bankson

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF July 20, 2000. 

The minutes are posted at

http://goldcoastlibraries.org/minutes/cpgmin7-20-00.htm. 

PLEASE READ THE MINUTES BEFORE YOU COME TO THE MEETING!

5.

NETWORK STATUS FOR GOLD COAST

a.  Publicity on multi-type library cooperation – do a series including the TIE 30^th Annual meeting and celebration?

b.  Members for November approval – application and all relevant papers must be in Sacramento on October 20, 2000.

c.  Scope of work for CPG and the new Network Council – where is the line between CPG and the new Board?  What does CPG do?  What does the new Board do?

d.  Nominating committee – see http://goldcoastlibraries.org/legalmatter/bylaws-may-oo.htm

6.

MEETINGS – location for October meeting

1 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2000

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara.

7.

LOGO – Finalize.  To see the revised logo, click http://multiweb.lib.calpoly.edu/logos/revision.html.

8.

GRANTS

a.         Gale Biography Resource.  Is it working?  Who uses it?  What about the

            rest of the libraries?

            Region VII libraries are in the process of adding this resource to their     systems.  To see the grant application, click          http://goldcoastlibraries.org/online-database.htm.  To see registration form            and instructions, click http://goldcoastlibraries.org/galebiog.htm.

b.         Cat-A-Link Gold.  Questions about loans and fees and lost and paid etc.              Staff mediation issues.  Patrons in not good standing.  Region I sharing a             consultant.  Name policy committee chair and set meeting date.  Consider             NBCLS consultant?  To see the grant application, click             http://goldcoastlibraries.org/link-libs.htm.

c.         Videoconferencing. To see the grant application, click             http://goldcoastlibraries.org/video-conference.htm.

            Training is a major issue.  GTE/Verizon and Region VII still negotiating.

d.         Membership Promotion and Communications. To see the grant             application, click http://goldcoastlibraries.org/recruitment-grant.htm

e.         Electronic Status Analysis.

            Click http://goldcoastlibraries.org/analyze-status.htm to see the grant             application.

9.

NEWSBANK CONTRACT – Approve or revise schedule.

To review trial schedule and sign-up information, click http://goldcoastlibraries.org/newsbank-trial.htm click http://goldcoastlibraries.org/newsbank.htm to review information from July 20th meeting.

10.

REGIONAL CONTACTS MEETINGS

a.         Report on August 16^th meeting in Irvine.

b.         October 4^th meeting of Regional Contacts to discuss Network Budget

            requests and help design Library of California potential funding schemes

            has been scheduled.

11.

REPORTS

a.         TIE ballot outcome.

b.         Thank you card to Diana and Bessie.

12.

AGENDA BUILDING

a.         Next Meeting:  Thursday, September 28, 2000 – Santa Barbara Main Library

b.         Future agenda issues. 

            Structure – Is other than non-profit corporation possible?  Do we care?  Are     we 501(c)(3) or (c)(6)--trade association?  How will network administration           be accomplished?  Contract with Black Gold Cooperative Library System?            Other?  Do we want separate quarters?  What about CLSA staff?  Consider     all projects to decide if they are planning or network activities.