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ìàCombined€Meeting€of€Collection€ñ1ñœñ1ñDevñ1ñ›ñ1ñ.\Reference€CommitteesˆÌÌà@ZZ#ìàMarch€18,€1998ˆÌÌÌThis€meeting€was€hosted€by€the€Kern€County€Library€at€the€Beale€Memorial€Library€in€Bakersfield;€StanÏMatli,€representing€Madera€County€and€current€chair€for€both€committees,€brought€the€meeting€to€orderÏa€few€minutes€past€10:30€a.m.€€Also€attending€were:€€ñ1ñLouAnnñ1ññ1ñLouannñ1ñ€Nickerson,€Kristi€Koons,€Norm€HutchersonÏand€Laura€Gardner,€Kern€County;€Janet€Harader,€Kings€County€;€Lydia€Kuhn€and€Marie€Stanley,€FresnoÏCounty;€Mike€Drake,€David€DeLaurant,€and€Judy€Baumgardner,€SJVIS;€Mary€Ellen€Huls,€SJVLS.ÌÌNot€present:€Coalinga„Huron€District;€Tulare€County;€Tulare€City;€Mariposa€County;€Kings€County;ÏPorterville€City.ÌÔ#†XYXX X¿œ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€€€Ð ¤  ÐAPPROVAL€OF€MINUTES€„€Minutes€of€the€previous€meeting€by€Stan€Matli€were€approved€by€bothÏcommittees,€as€this€had€also€been€a€joint€meeting.ÌÌUMI€PROQUEST€DIRECT€DEMONSTRATION€„€Tara€ñ(ñMorrow€ñ(ñfrom€UMI€explained€and€demonstratedÏthe€capabilities€of€their€product€via€WWW€using€hardware€provided€by€Kern€Co.€€This€database€currentlyÏindexes€and€abstracts€articles€from€5000€periodical€titles,€3000€of€which€are€available€with€full„text€and€b&wÏimages.€€Particular€emphasis€was€placed€on€the€availability€of€indexing€and€text€for€the€Fresno€Bee€onÏProQuest€back€to€1995,€with€retroactive€material€for€the€Bee€being€gradually€loaded€back€to€1986€(as€UMIÏhardware€access€permits.)€€The€median€coverage€start€date€is€1986,€but€it€is€planned€to€eventually€loadÏretrospective€indexing€and€text€for€certain€popular,€high„demand€titles€(Harperððs€Weekly,€for€example)€backÏto€issue€number€one.€Also€demonstrated€were€various€options€for€ððpre„packagingðð€custom€searches€on€timelyÏtopics,€which€can€be€accessed€via€a€system€or€libraryððs€website.€€The€currency€of€information€on€ProQuestÏDirect€was€given€as€ñ)ñbetweeñ)ññ*ñwithiñ*ññ+ññ*ñnñ*ññ+ñn€24„48€hours€of€publication,€depending€on€the€source.€€Some€images€accompanyingÏarticles€found€on€ProQuest€are€not€available€due€to€licensing€restrictions,€but€the€image€captions€are€preservedÏwith€the€article€text.€€Searching€options€are€extensive,€and€can€be€tailored€to€fit€the€user€and€application.€€UMIÏalso€offers€document€delivery€service€through€ProQuest,€and€can€provide€training€workshops€on€using€theÏsystem€for€branch€staff.€€Tara€finished€her€demonstration€by€displaying€sample€beta€sites€for€a€universityÏhomepage€and€for€younger€patrons.ÌÌÔ#†XYXXXY6#ÔHEALTH€REFERENCE€CENTER€„€Norm€Hutcherson€gave€a€demonstration€of€this€resource,€which€theÐ 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ÐBeale€Library€has€in€CD„ROM€form;€the€resource€is€also€available€online.€€This€resource€contains€medicalÏjournal€abstracts€and€full„text€articles,€along€with€some€500€pamphlets.ÌÌPERIODICAL€INDEX/ABSTRACT/TEXT€PRODUCT€DEMOS€„€Mary€Ellen€Huls€explained€the€timetableÏfor€discontinuance€of€current€Vista„based€products€by€Dynix,€and€briefly€dñ,ñeñ,ññ-ñiñ-ñscribed€the€salient€features€of€theÏmajor€alternative€services:€UMI€ProQuest,€Dynix€IMPART,€EBSCOHost,€IAC€SearchBank.€€The€hardwareÏrequirements€for€each€service€was€discussed,€since€the€number€of€dumb€terminals€that€remain€in€useÏthroughout€the€system€will€likely€require€the€availability€of€Lynx€text„only€versions.€€It€was€suggested€thatÏseveral€price€estimates€be€requested€from€each€service,€based€on€assumptions€that€„„€as€with€Vista€„„€variousÏsystems€may€not€be€able€to€afford€to€participate.€€Marie€agreed€to€organize€a€demonstration€of€EBSCOHostÏat€the€May€ñ1ñœñ1ñ20thñ1ñ›ñ1ñ€meeting€in€ñ1ñHandordñ1ññ1ñHanfordñ1ñ,€while€Mary€Ellen€would€contact€IAC€about€setting€up€a€similar€demo.ÌÌAt€12:45€p.m.,€the€participants€adjourned€for€lunch;€the€meeñ.ñtñ.ññ/ñdñ/ñing€reconvened€at€2:00€p.m.Ð 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ЇRESPONSE€TO€LETTER€FROM€M.€STARRY€„€Stan€re„read€the€letter€from€Michael€Starry€which€had€beenÏforwarded€to€the€Collection€Development€Committee€at€the€previous€meeting,€then€read€the€reply€drafted€byÏStan€and€Kay€Anthony,€which€John€Kallenberg€sent€to€Mr.€Starry€with€minor€alterations.€€Stan€then€read€aÏsecond€letter€that€Mr.€Starry€sent€in€reply€to€the€Committeeððs€letter.€€After€taking€noteñ0ñ€ofñ0ñ€the€Business€WeekÏbooklist€that€Mr.€Starry€made€reference€to€in€his€second€letter,€the€consensus€was€that€no€further€action€onÏthis€matter€by€the€Committee€seemed€required.ÌÌLARGE€PRINT€BOOKS€„€Lydia€Kuhn€outlined€the€requirements€for€obtaining€a€larger€discount€on€largeÏprint€titles€from€Wheeler;€she€was€informed€that€our€annual€collective€spending€with€Wheeler€would€need€toÏbe€on€the€order€of€$10,000„$20,000€to€obtain€a€better€discount,€and€asked€jurisdictions€to€obtain€the€annualÏamounts€currently€being€spent€on€large€print.€It€was€suggested€that€the€sharing€between€existing€large€printÏcollections€in€the€system€should€be€discussed€further€at€the€next€Collection€Development€meeting.ÌÌBEST€SELLER€POOL€„€At€the€previous€meeting,€it€was€mentioned€that€public€staff€seldom€noted€Best€SellerÏPool€materials€passing€through€their€jurisdictions,€and€there€was€concern€that€interest€in€the€program€beÏharmed€by€this€ñ1ñapparantñ1ññ1ñapparentñ1ñ€lack€of€tangible€benefits.€€It€was€mentioned€that€these€books€are€prepared€(jacket,Ïlabel,€barcode)€for€us€in€a€manner€little€different€from€other€SJVLS€volumes;€hence,€unless€one€is€actuallyÏlooking,€they€may€not€notice€that€theyððre€handling€Pool€material.€€€Judy€Baumgardner€briefly€described€theÏresults€of€some€Dynix€status€searches,€which€indicated€that€the€Best€Seller€Pool€volumes€she€had€checked€hadÏcirculated€widely€throughout€the€Valley.€€Lydia€asked€Collection€Committee€members€to€think€about€waysÏto€make€the€Pool€more€visible€to€staff.ÌÌSPECIAL€LENDING€ISSUES€„€Dave€DeLaurant€recapitulated€past€attempts€in€trying€to€reconcile€the€goalÏof€ððtruth€in€lendingðð€with€the€problems€posed€by€the€various€special€conditions€found€at€different€jurisdictionsÏfor€certain€types€of€material,€such€as€videos€and€test€preparation€books.€€Dave€passed€around€the€list€of€I„¼Types€used€in€various€jurisdictions.€€While€no€definite€consensus€was€reached€about€how€to€solve€remainingÏproblems,€it€was€agreed€that€each€jurisdiction€would€be€provided€with€a€summary€of€the€information€collectedÏto€date.€€A€sample€form€would€also€be€distributed€to€each€jurisdiction,€for€recording€and€correcting€specificÏproblems€involving€materials€with€ñ1ñinconsistantñ1ññ1ñinconsistentñ1ñ€lending€conditions.ÌÌAWLNET€DIRECTORY€AND€REGION€3€„€Dave€explained€the€relationship€of€the€Region€3€DirectoryÏfound€at€the€SJVLS€website€with€the€AWLNET€Directory.€€He€also€demonstrated€how€to€determine€the€latestÏrevision€dates€for€AWLNET€material€in€the€Region€3€Directory,€and€described€some€additional€features€thatÏare€intended€for€the€WWW€edition€when€time€permits.ÌÌRespectfully€submitted,ÌÌMarie€StanleyÌDave€DeLaurant