2004 Fall Meeting Minutes

							                        2004 Fall Meeting Minutes
October 8, 2004
The TSRT Fall Business Meeting was held in the Ambassador room of the Holiday Inn in Grand
Island as part of the 2004 NLA/NEMA Convention.

Present: Jim Shaw, Ben Brick, Margaret Mering, Deirdre Routt, Mary Marchio, Sharon Mason,
Ella Jane Bailey, Sheryl Williams, Cec Slingsby, Pat Hughes, Casey Kralik, Corinne Jacox

Announcements
An email from Sandra Herzinger was read. It was in response to her dedication in the Winter
2004 issue of Technically Speaking.

Secretary’s Report
The April minutes were silently read. Pat Hughes moved to accept the minutes, and Casey Kralik
seconded. The motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report
The financial report, dated October 7, 2004, was distributed. Casey Kralik clarified that this report
could not be submitted as final until the latest bank statement arrived. It was pointed out that
$566.48 remained after expenses from dues related to the Spring 2004 Workshop. The end
balance on the report was $1,670.83.

Standing Committee Reports

CRG Liaison
Margaret Mering ordered the material for the TSRT convention table from ALCTS, which
dominated the table. Discussion was held as to the value of this display. It was agreed that while
it was too big, it did grab attention. Margaret will continue to order this material for the fall
meetings. She will also explore gathering material from other organizations as well.

Web Coordinator
Kira Barnes is moving to Rochester, NY. Casey Kralik volunteered to take over this responsibility.

Newsletter
Deirdre Routt reported that the last issue was cheaper to print due to a special rate she received.
Also, the Summer issue was skipped in 2004. Deirdre solicited ideas for the upcoming issue.

By-laws
Due to the postponement of the proposed fiscal year change by NLA, only a few changes were
left to be voted upon. The changes were made to Article 5, section 1, 2 and 4 and Article VI
section 3. A new Article XII was added. These were in order to reflect current practice, and
change the fiscal year statement to read that it follows the fiscal year of NLA. There was no
discussion. Margaret Mering moved to accept these changes. Pat Hughes seconded. The motion
passed.

Old Business

Fall conference
Jim Shaw reported that 3 sessions were sponsored by TSRT at the 2004 conference and the
responses were positive. “Trends and Initiatives in Interlibrary Loan” had 29 in attendance;
“Tending Our Fields” had 92 attendees; and “Serving Two Masters” had 24 attending. It was
suggested that TSRT membership be pitched in sponsored sessions.
Annual Report
Copies of the annual report were distributed. Corinne Jacox asked that any corrections be
submitted to her soon.

NLA Fiscal Year Proposal
The changes to the NLA fiscal year have been postponed. The vote to be held at the Fall 2004
convention was rescinded. It may be brought up for a vote at the Fall 2005 convention.

New Business

New Officers
Corinne Jacox introduced the new officers and turned the meeting over to Jim Shaw. He thanked
her for her service and presented Corinne with a gift.

TSRT 2005 Spring Meeting
The date and place of the Spring meeting have not been set. Cooperation with other round tables
and/or sections will be explored. Margaret Mering and Sharon Mason are considered presenting
on the FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) model. Jim Shaw may be
presenting on government documents for another section.

NLA/NEMA 2005 Conference
The 2005 conference will be held in Lincoln at the Cornhusker Hotel. Ideas need to be submitted
by March 1. Contact Jeff Tangeman with any ideas.

Other Business
Jim Shaw will work up a TSRT membership flyer and will try to communicate any NLA business
as he is allowed, possibly with an email report. Jim also asked if a donation to the Louise Nixon
scholarship fund should be made. Corinne Jacox moved that $200 should be given. Ella Jane
Bailey seconded. Margaret Mering asked what the purpose of the scholarship was. It was
explained that the money was given to those pursuing MLS degrees. The motion passed.

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,


Ben Brick
*amendments in red