GROUP: Internet Resources Interest Group

CHAIR: Laura B. Cohen

REPORTER: Laura B. Cohen

MEETING: Interest Group business meeting

ATTENDEES: 9

CURRENT ACTIVITIES:

1. Chair Matt Calsada reviewed the Interest Group's program that took place on the previous day, "Implementing a Federated Search Tool." We had a full house of attendees, approximately 200-250. The response to the four speakers was positive based on program evaluation results. Laura Cohen will post all the PowerPoint presentations on the IG's Web site.
   
   
2. Matt reviewed program topics over the past few years. The IRIG continues to have a history of putting on successful programs at ALA Annual Conferences.
   
   
3. Incoming Chair Laura Cohen managed a discussion of the 2006 program topic. She pointed out that the main activity of this IG has been to put on pre-conferences and programs at Annual. After considerable discussion, the members decided on the topic "Who Controls the Future of Search?" The format might be a debate or panel discussion, and include speakers from dot-coms and librarian implementers. Laura will present this topic proposal to the LITA Program Planning Committee during the Annual Conference.
   
   [Post-meeting update: The proposal was accepted by the Program Planning Committee.]
   
   
4. Holly Yu, past Chair of the IRIG, was elected Vice-Chair. The group is appreciative of her ongoing support of the IG.
   
   
5. Matt reviewed the communication vehicles for the IG: the Web site and the IG's discussion list LITA-IRIG. Laura is currently Web Manager for the LITA IGs, so she is able to post content to our site.

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

1. Laura and Holly will identify speakers for the 2006 program.
   
   
2. Discussion on the program topic will take place on LITA-IRIG.