LITA Board Meetings Action Minutes
Mid-Winter Conference 2000
San Antonio, TX

At its two meetings in San Antonio, TX the LITA Board of Directors:

• Received the mentoring proposal from Bonnie Postlethwaite, Chair of the Leadership Development Committee (LDC), that outlined the three different kinds of mentoring that the LDC recommends, mentoring for Conference attendees, mentoring committee interns, and technical expertise mentoring.

• Approved the Consent Agenda, which included approval of the June 1999 minutes with a request from Susan Harrison that item #3c be changed to include text to the effect that Interest Group and Committee Chairs have been encouraged to propose a program instead of a managed discussion if there are panel speakers or presentations. Confirmation of e-mail votes approving the three new LITA publications, the new Open Source Systems Interest Group, and the addition of two new candidates to the nominees for LITA Board Member.

• Received report on the LITA Best Practices initiative from George Machovec. The Board agreed upon a December 31, 2000 deadline for people to turn in the finished product, with progress reports at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Susan Harrison will convey to the Publications Committee what the Board’s ideas of what components a Best Practice will contain to be considered ready for publication. George Machovec will work with Publications Committee Chair Tom Wilson to develop a plan for managing Best Practices.

• Received Web-based CE Task Force report from Russell Bailey with the recommendation that the information be expanded to include continuing education programs.

• Approved that LITA join in the funding of the ALA-wide Web CE initiative. Moved by Susan Harrison, seconded by Tam Miller.

• Approved a motion by Pat Ensor to: 1) no longer produce a printed version of LITA Notes; 2) charge the Publications Committee with making a recommendation to the Board about how the LITA News function on the LITA Web site should be continued; and 3) that the Publications Committee’s recommendation should include provisions for archiving of news. Seconded by Tam Miller.

• Approved a motion by Pat Ensor that: 1) a Web Coordinating Committee be formed from 2000-2001 forward to oversee the enrichment and organization of content on the LITA Web site; 2) the new Web Coordinating Committee be a LITA administrative committee with a Board liaison, reporting directly to the Board, and subsuming the function of the Web Editorial Board; 3) the new Web Coordinating Committee include continuing members of the Web Editorial Board and members of at least Publications, Membership, and programming committees, and the IG and Committee Chair Coordinators; 4) the new Web Coordinating Committee be chaired by a Web Manager chosen by the Board through a selective process and paid a stipend; and 5) the Web Coordinating Committee be assigned to recommend mission, goals, policy, and procedures related to the Web site, as well as coordinating content for the benefit of the Association. Seconded by Tam Miller

• Accepted Program Planning Committee report submitted by Chair Colby Riggs.

• Received 2001 Conference Coordinating Committee report from LITA representative Lynne Lysiak

• Received Regional Institutes Committee report from Chair Lynne Lysiak.

• Larry Woods moved to appoint Colby Riggs as the LITA Representative to the 2002 ALA Conference Coordinating Committee, seconded by Susan Harrison.

• Accepted the Bylaws and Organization Committee report from Chair Mary Ann Van Cura. The Serials Automation IG renewal is approved. The CALM IG will be disbanded during the summer of 2000 via e-mail. The Vender/User IG decided to disband but Board members asked that we try to revive it. Confirmed B&O Comm. approval of the new Open Source Systems IG. Van Cura will submit a report in time for the Executive Committee’s meeting in April on representatives from LITA to ALA Organizations. The Committee will work to update the LITA Manual prior to ALA Annual 2000 and to see that it is posted on the Web site, if it is not available on the Web site by the summer meeting the Committee recommends that it be sent to officers in print.

• Received reports on Top Tech Trends and National Forum Committees from Chair Pat Ensor.

• Larry Woods, member of an IFLA committee, agreed to submit a report on IFLA for the next three years until his IFLA assignment is over.

• Tam Miller, LITA Councilor, recommended that we find ways to encourage LITA members to run for Councilor-at-large. She also reported that the UCITA resolution endorsed by the LITA Legislation and Regulation Committee and the LITA Executive Committee was to appear on the Wednesday Council agenda.