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ìàSAN€JOAQUIN€VALLEY€LIBRARY€SYSTEMˆÌà@üüìàJoint€Meeting€Reference€Committee€and€Collection€Development€CommitteeˆÌà@ˆˆìàJanuary€15,€1997€„„€MinutesˆÌÌThe€Reference€Committee€and€Collection€Development€Committee€held€a€joint€meetingñ ñmetñ ññ ñÌñ ñ€at€the€Fresno€County€Library€on€January€15,€1997.ÌÌò òMembers€Present:ó ó€€Stan€Matli,€Madera€County;€Michael€Stowell,€Tulare€Public;€KathieÐ $ t ÐPoundstone,€Porterville€Public;€Lydia€Kuhn€and€Marie€Stanley,€Fresno€County;€Paula€Demanett,ÏJohn€Fitzsimmons,€Yvonne€Schieberl,€Tulare€County;€€Kay€Anthony,€Coalinga€District€Library;ÏLouann€Nickerson,€Nila€Sterns,€Kristie€Coons,€Kern€County;€€Al€Carlson,€Judy€Baumgardner,€BillÏYoung,€David€DeLaurant,€Sharon€Vandercook,€SJVLS.ÌÌò òMembers€Not€Present:ó ó€Mariposa€County,€Kings€County.Ð °  ÐÌò òCall€to€Order:ó ó€€The€meeting€was€called€to€order€by€Chair€of€both€committees,€Stan€Matli.Ð ŒÜ  ÐÌò òApproval€of€Minutes:ó ó€€The€Reference€Committee€minutes€of€May€15,€1996€were€approved€byÐ h¸ Ðthe€Reference€Committee.ÌÌò òBest€Seller€Pool:ó ó€€Al€€summarized€his€research€on€technical€aspects€of€handling€the€best€sellerÐ 0€ Ðpool.€€Brodart€has€not€yet€responded€fully€to€his€request€for€information€so€some€data€isÏincomplete.€€We€believe€Brodart€can€send€diskettes€of€cataloging€data€which€will€overlay€existingÏbib€records€by€ISBN€number,€and€can€be€loaded€via€a€PC.€The€overlay€will€include€the€correctÏnumbers€of€holdings€and€correct€the€secondary€agency€listing.€€The€primary€agency€will€beÏSJVLS,€and€the€secondary€agency€will€be€the€location€where€the€physical€items€are€kept€when€notÏbeing€circulated.€€ITYPE's€and€collection€codes€can€be€easily€assigned€when€the€data€isÏdownloaded€from€Brodart.€€We€do€not€yet€know€if€we€can€send€Brodart€supplies€of€our€ownÏbarcodes€to€be€applied€before€shipment.€€We€estimate€the€total€number€of€books€to€be€handled€atÏ720€per€year.ÌÌA€general€discussion€was€held€to€iron€out€handling€details€in€SJVLS.€€The€ITYPE€and€CollectionÏCode€will€be€SJBSP.€€Tulare€Public€agreed€to€be€the€point€for€initial€delivery€(=€the€secondaryÏagency).€€Tulare€Public€will€take€delivery,€and€€link€items.€€If€return€can€be€made€via€UPS,€TulareÏPublic€will€return€items€to€McNaughton€and€delete€records.€€If€return€must€be€made€via€U.S.€Mail,ÏFresno€County€will€return€items.€€Loan€periods€will€be€two€weeks.€€Fines€will€be€25ðð€per€day.€€ItÏwas€acknowledged€that€according€to€System€policy,€if€Tulare€Public€collects€the€fines,€they€keepÏthem,€and€that€according€to€existing€rules€for€cluster€holds,€Tulare€Public€patrons€would€haveÏpriority€in€the€holds€queues.€€Coalinga€will€report€lost€books€to€McNaughton.€€Kay€will€send€inÏthe€contract€to€Brodart.€€Kay,€Al€and€Michael€will€be€a€subcommittee€to€finish€up€any€details.€ÏLydia€reminded€the€group€that€this€is€a€six€month€trial.ÌÐ  *à%) Ðò òSecurity€for€Phase€III:ó ó€Al€reported€that€there€are€three€areas€of€concern:Ð ° Ð1.€Internet€hackers€„„€NetConnect€III€will€have€better€preventive€security.Ì2.€Staff€failure€to€protect€passwords.Ì3.€Patrons€breaking€into€OPAC€PC's€„€little€danger€to€System,€but€a€problem€for€the€PC€attacked.€ÏWindows€95€is€tougher€to€secure.€€Keith€and€Al€are€trying€to€keep€updated,€and€to€balanceÏsecurity€with€ease€of€use.ÌÌò òVISTA:ó ó€€Using€the€VISTA€system€allows€us€to€use€existing€Wyse€terminals€since€they€can't€useÐ ( x ÐVT100€emulation€required€for€other€systems€like€EbscoHost.€€VISTA€depends€on€Internet,€and€isÏslow€when€Internet€is€slow.€€Frame€Relay€connections€may€help€speed€and€estimated€cost€isÏ$10,000€to€$12,000€per€year.€€We€have€experienced€unacceptably€slow€response€times,€but€atÏpresent€speed€is€much€better.€€Al€pointed€out€that€this€can€deteriorate€at€any€time,€and€MarieÏasked€that€we€explore€a€stable,€dependable€way€to€assure€good€response.€€Keith€is€monitoringÏresponse€time€now€and€Al€will€explore€alternatives€and€report€at€the€next€Reference€CommitteeÏmeeting.ÌÌò òGeographical€Subheadings€„€Eliminate€U.S.??ó ó€€Using€the€U.S.€geographical€subheading€canÐ xÈ Ðresult€in€patrons€missing€the€subheading€listings€altogether€in€large€groupings€because€they€comeÏso€late€in€the€listing.€€Many€patrons€don't€realize€that€the€general€heading,€(without€anyÏgeographical€subheadings)€may€not€necessarily€contain€€all€pertinent€United€States€related€items.€ÏHowever,€for€those€patrons€or€staff€seeking€precision€in€searches,€the€subheading€is€useful€toÏeliminate€the€need€to€look€through€not€needed€titles.€€The€two€committees€voted€to€retain€theÏsubheading,€but€to€add€a€cross€reference€immediately€following€the€general€heading€if€there€areÏtitles€listed€later€with€the€U.S.€subheading.ÌÌò òSJVIS€Vacancy:ó ó€€Sharon€reported€on€progress€in€recruiting€for€a€Librarian€II/III€to€fill€theÐ È Ðexisting€vacancy.€€She€noted€that€it€will€probably€be€several€months€until€the€position€is€filled,€andÏmeanwhile,€extra€help€is€being€used.€€She€also€reviewed€the€proposed€duties€of€the€new€personÏwhich€include€automation€work€and€extensive€staff€€training€responsibilities€in€referenceÏautomation€(which€includes€Internet€searching).ÌÌò òCORE€UPDATE:ó ó€€Sharon€reminded€the€group€that€this€year's€CORE€workshop€is€a€repeat€ofÐ T!¤ Ðearlier€sessions€designed€for€those€who€have€not€yet€attended.€€Tulare€Public€and€BakersfieldÏvolunteered€to€be€host€libraries.€€€The€Reference€Committee€decided€that€in€the€coming€year€weÏneed€to€hold€one€or€two€Effective€Reference€Performance€òòrefresheróó€sessions€rather€than€a€threeÐ $l" Ðday€basic€session.€€The€group€also€gave€Sharon€suggestions€for€the€content€of€the€1997/98€COREÏprogram.€€Basic€government€documents€was€the€topic€suggested.ÌÌò òCIRCULATION€POLICIES€ON€TEST€BOOKS,€VIDEOS,€AUDIO€TAPES,€CD'S.ó ó€€DavidÐ Ì'#& Ðreminded€everyone€that€they€need€to€send€him€policies€so€he€can€compile€them.ÌÌò òSYSTEM€CALENDAR:ó ó€€There€was€a€general€discussion€on€using€the€System€Calendar€inÐ ”*ä%) ÐDynix.€€It€should€be€used€to€post€meeting€dates€and€dates€of€important€events€so€that€schedulingÏconflicts€can€be€avoided.€€David€reminded€everyone€how€to€access€the€calendar.€€(If€anyone€needsÏhelp,€contact€him€at€SJVIS!).Ð \-¬(, Їò òFuture€Meetings:ó ó€€The€Reference€Committee€reviewed€its€existing€calendar,€and€the€CollectionÐ ° ÐDevelopment€Committee€set€meeting€dates€for€1997.€€Dates€are€as€follows:ÌÌòòCOLLECTION€DEVELOPMENT€COMMITTEE€MEETINGSóóÐ xÈ Ðà  àApril€2,€1997.€€Hanford.€10:00€a.m.Ìà  àJune€4,€1997.€Tulare€Public.€10:00€a.m.Ìà  àOctober€1,€1997.€Visalia.€€10:00€a.m.Ìà  àJanuary€14,€1998.€Fresno.€€Joint€meeting€with€Reference€Committee.ÌÌòòREFERENCE€COMMITTEE€MEETINGS:óóÐ  P  Ðà  àMarch€19,€1997.€€Porterville.€10:00€a.m.Ìà  àMay€14,€1997.€Coalinga.€€10:00€a.m.Ìà  àSeptember€17,€1997.€Mariposa.€€11:00€a.m.€(to€allow€for€longer€drive).Ìà  àJanuary€14,€1998.€Fresno.€€Joint€meeting€with€Reference€Committee.ÌÌò òBOOK€REVIEW:ó ó€€A€short€book€review€session€followed.Ð ˆØ  ÐÌò òLAPL€FIRST€SOURCE€DEMONSTRATION:ó ó€€There€was€a€short€demonstration€of€the€LAPLÐ d´ ÐLUMMIS€connection€in€the€SJVIS€office,€but€the€connection€was€down€at€the€time€so€actualÏdatabases€could€not€be€examined.ÌÌò òAdjournment:ó ó€€The€meeting€was€adjourned€at€12:45.Ð h ÐÌÌRespectfully€submitted:ÌÌÌSharon€VandercookÌÌÌÔ.XƒHG:\7510\PUBLIC\COMMITEE\JTMIN115.WPDXÔG:\7510\PUBLIC\COMMITEE\JTMIN115.WPDÔ/  Ô