2005 Annual Meeting Highlights

COMMITTEE = Evaluation of Reference and User Services




SECTION = RSS




CHAIRPERSON = BArb Mann




DATES =




EMAIL = bmann@usm.maine.edu




MEMBERS_PRESENT = Members present:Barb Mann, Jill Moriearty, Chip Stewart, Judy Solberg, Jana Ronan, Deborah Costen, Susan Ware, Walter Bell




MEMBERS_ABSENT = Members absent: Steve MacCleod




VISITORS = Visitors:Anne Cottongim, Carolyn Bordinaro, Gary Crawford, Nancy Lucas, Sarah Witte, Mary Shultz, Federico Martinez, Tommy Waters, Melissa Muth, Diane Calvin, Steven Perkins, Alice Goudeaux, Arlene Weismantel, David Fuller, Jacob Adekola




OBJECTIVES = Continue fine-tuning of Guidelines for Measuring and Assessing Reference Services, especially the assessment piece; discuss


future topics.




SUMMARY = (Continued fine-tuning of Guidelines for Measuring and Assessing Reference Services, especially the assessment piece; discussed future topics including print v. online and evaluative tools, users perspective, and assessment.




EVALUATION = productive meeting with agenda items accomplished.




PROBLEMS = Meeting in too small of a space on Saturday during all committee meeting




RECOMMENDATIONS = Discontinue practice of all meeting ins same room unless the room is as big as a ballroom. Then, have rectangular tables so that larger committees can get together and hear each other.