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SCOPA Minutes: 10/15/98 Meeting

SCOPA meeting
Oct. 15, 1998
Minutes

Present: Suzanne Eggleston, Diane Goldenberg-Hart, Gillian Goldsmith, Xin Li (recorder), Diane Turner, Christine Weideman Absent: William Fray, James Shetler

1. Amos Lasko's forum, "Assessment and Management Information Systems", is scheduled for 10/23, 1:15 p.m.. This event will be added to SCOPA calendar by Bill Fray.

2. David Stern, on behalf of LMC, requested a report on the state of library SCOPA grants. Gillian will write a summary for the grants subcommittee, after which it will be reviewed by all of SCOPA. When the summary is finalized, it will be forwarded to LMC.

3. Committee reviewed the new librarian orientation agenda and agreed that today's forum was great. Low attendance at the forum was discussed and SCOPA decided to offer the orientation again on 12/3 or 12/10. Diane will contact Sue Crockford-Peters and Robert Babcock about their availability. SCOPA members will contact the new librarians who did not attend the session to tell them about the extra session and encourage their attendance.

4. Future forums were reviewed:

- Jim is contacting Dan Chudnov to find out more about the DubMed project.
- Gillian will finalize the arrangement for Nancy Roderer's talk.
- Possible future talk: John Ryden, Director of Yale University Press, on the changes in the publishing industry.
- Possible future talk: Anthony Riccio, on his book.
- Possible future talk: Heads of technical services, panel discussion on trends in technical services.

Next meeting will take place on 10/29, 11:30 am.

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