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LITA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2006 Midwinter Meeting

President Patrick Mullin, presiding

First session

Saturday, January 21, 2006, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center (HCB) Room 211

TOPIC: Call to order, announcements, introduction of guests

Leader: Pat Mullin       

TOPIC: Meeting Agenda

Leader: Pat Mullin                                                                   

Outcome: Decide changes to the order of the agenda and/or additional items

TOPIC: Consent agenda:   [The items can be approved in one action.   Any board member may request that any item be handled separately.]

Leader: Pat Mullin                                                                               

Confirmation of email votes taken since the last Board meeting:

       Approved Nominating Committee appointments (2006MW-1)

       Approved Sponsorship Relations Task Force charge (2006MW-2)

Approved Annual Conference 2005 minutes (2006MW-3)

       Approved PPC motion to cosponsor ASCLA program “Scanning the Future @ Your Library”

                      (2006MW-17)

Approved PPC motion to offer the DLTIG program “Future Directions for Digital Library Initiatives:

                Addressing the Challenges of Collaboration and Sustainability” (2006MW-18)

Approved resolution honoring Patricia Harris on her service as NISO Executive Director (2006MW-13)

Approved revised slate for the spring 2006 election (2006MW-14)

       Accept the following reports:

             Executive Director’s Report (2006MW-4)

             Vice President’s Report (2006MW-11)

FY2005 Budget Report (2006MW-5)     

FY2006 Budget   Report(2006MW-6)

Review of draft FY2007 budget (2006MW-7)                                                    Action item

President’s Report

Leader: Pat Mullin                                                                               

Issues discussion—Strategic Plan and Education            (10:00 – 11:15)           

Leader: Pat Mullin;                              

Guest for the education discussion: Tara Dirst, Education Committee chair, Susan Logue, Regional Institutes Committee chair, Dave Bretthauer, Program Planning Committee chair

Prework:   Review Strategic Plan section on education (2006MW-8—LITA Strategic Plan)

Break: Board photo

Close meeting for Coordinators consideration:

TOPIC: Web and Standards Coordinators Recommendations

Leader: Pat Mullin

Prework: Attend Friday afternoon interviews if available

Outcome: Appoint new Web Coordinator and new Standards Coordinator                                Action item

TOPIC:   RFID Guidelines

Leader: Pat Mullin

Prework:   read Guidelines (2006MW-9) and Technology and Access Committee Report (2006MW-16)

Outcome: endorse Technology and Access Committee comments for open hearing                     Action item

TOPIC: Conflict of Interest Statement

Leader: Bonnie Postlethwaite

Prework: Review the draft statement (2006MW-10)

Outcome:   approve LITA Conflict of Interest Statement                                                             Action item

meeting continues at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2006 at the HCB in room 002A          

LITA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2006 Midwinter Meeting

President Patrick Mullin, presiding

Second session

Monday, January 23, 2006, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

HCB, room 002A

(Committees and Interest Groups bringing action items to the Board will be included.)

TOPIC: Announcements, introduction of guests

Leader: Patrick Mullin

TOPIC:  Issues Discussion—ITAL & Open Access

Leader: Pat Mullin

Guests: Nancy Colyar, Publications Committee Chair, John Webb, ITAL Editor, Mark Truitt, ITAL Managing Editor

Prework: read the Summary of   Issues (2006MW-15)

Outcome: consider six month embargo then open access                                                            Action Item

TOPIC: Annual Conference Programs and Preconferences

Leader: Dave Bretthauer, PPC chair                                                    

Outcome:   accept planned programs and preconferences                                                            Action item

TOPIC: ALA Executive Board Liaison to LITA

Visitor: Janet Swan Hill                                                                        

Outcome: update from the ALA Executive Board

Prework: see FAQ about the ALA Dues IncreaseProposal

TOPIC: ALA Presidency Candidate

Visitor: William Crowe                                                             

TOPIC: ALA Council

Leader: Karen Schneider                                                                     

Outcome: update on Council activities

TOPIC: LITA Bylaws and Organization

Leader: Maribeth Manoff, Committee chair                                          

Outcome:   take action as needed

TOPIC: 2006 National Forum

Leader: Pat Mullin                                                                               

Outcome:   update on Forum planning

TOPIC:   LITA Engaging Public Libraries Task Force Final Report

Leader: Pat Mullin

Prework: read the report (2006MW-12)

TOPIC: ALA Presidency Candidate

Visitor: Loriene Roy                                                                 

TOPIC: Board liaisons’ reports on Committees (only if action is required)

Kristin Antelman:   Awards Committees

Amira Aaron:  Education

Andrew Pace: Legislation and Regulation

Bonnie Postlethwaite:   Membership/Development

Patrick Mullin: Program Planning

Colby Riggs: Publications

Kristin Antelman: Regional Institutes

Mark Beatty: Top Technology Trends

Michelle Frisque: Web Coordinating

Other business:

Adjournment