FACRL BOARD MINUTES - DRAFT
May 5, 2009
Dade Room, Double Tree Hotel, Orlando

Attendees:
Elizabeth Killingsworth, President - UCF
Carol Ann Moon, VP/President-Elect – St. Leo
Laurel Crump, Member at large – UNF (note taker)
Nancy Cook, Newsletter editor - Florida Institute of Technology
Betsy Simpson, Past President - UF
Jonathan Miller – ACRL Legislative Network Representative - Rollins College
David A. Whisenant, Member at Large - CCLA
Jacqueline A. Henning, Member at Large, Broward College
Elizabeth Murphrey, Guest – Everest University
Sheri Brown, Member at Large – FCCJ
Michelle Apps, Guest – Broward College
Dawn Clark-Atkins, Guest – Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Linda Sobey, Member at Large – FAMU Law

  1. 1. Call to order at 4:00 pm
  2. 2. Introductions

  3. 3. 11/06/08 meeting minutes approved with corrections in attendance

  4. 4. Treasury report – Discussed and approved
    1. a. Beginning balance – $ 6,400.27
    2. b. Expenses submitted for Fall program
    3. c. Elizabeth explains why there are two, $70 amounts
    4. d. Balance is $6842.27 as of 4/23/09

  5. 5. Fall Program (October 30, 2009 in Winter Park, FL at Rollins College)
    1. a. Only one program proposal at this time
    2. b. Extending deadline to July 15
    3. c. Email from Carol Ann on status of proposals by June 5
    4. d. Reviewed Registration form – added “job seeking” category for $30 fee
    5. e. Discussion of keynote speakers – Jonathan Miller to contact ACRL president
    6. f. Dawn volunteered to work on Student Scholarships
    7. g. FACRL Board meeting to be Oct 29 from 4-6 pm at Rollins. Reception and tours from 6-7:30 pm

  6. 6. Membership
    1. a. Nominating Committee
      1. i. Betsy Simpson, Sheri Brown, Nancy Cook on Nominating Committee
      2. ii. Dave Whisenaut is VP/President Elect
      3. iii. Linda Sobey is Treasurer
    2. b. Newsletter editor --Carol Ann will appoint a newsletter editor to replace Nancy Cook
    3. c. Open Board positions
      1. i. Four open positions to replace Sheri Brown, Nancy Cook, Mary Faulkner and Betsy Simpson.
      2. ii. 10 candidate vitas will be emailed to Board with vote via email to follow

  7. 7. Newsletter Editor’s Report
    1. a. September 1 is the next deadline
    2. b. Nancy Cook gave a description of what her editor job duties encompass

  8. 8. Legislative report - Jonathan Miller
    1. a. FLA and public library supporters throughout the state are to be congratulated on saving state funding of public libraries in this year's budget.
    2. b. National ACRL Legislative Agenda 2009, posted on the ACRL website in April, at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/washingtonwatch/legagenda.cfm includes:
      1. i. Government Information
      2. ii. Public Access to Federally-funded Research
      3. iii. STA Reauthorization
      4. iv. Orphan Works
      5. v. Copyright: Section 108
      6. vi. Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act
      7. vii. Network Neutrality
      8. viii. Fair-Use and Anti-Circumvention
    3. c. March Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Depository Library Council Meeting in (DLC) in Tampa
      1. i. Library Directors of depository libraries were invited to attend to express their concerns and ideas about the FDLP.
      2. ii. There were a lot of concerns about the inflexibility of the system from Regionals made Selectives noted that Selective category Libraries are dropping their level of collection or leaving the depository system.
    4. d. LSTA funding – librarians were urged to contact senators (via the ALA Washington office website at http://capwiz.com/ala/home/).
    5. e. National Legislative Day is May 11 & 12. Virtual attendance available this year also
    6. f. National Legislative Advocate Program information is at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/washingtonwatch/acrladvocates.cfm.
    7. g. NIH Public Access Policy has been made permanent. There are efforts underway to expand this open access policy to other federal research funding agencies.

  9. 9. No new business

  10. 10. Announcements - thanks to departing Board members -- Betsy Simpson, Sheri Brown, Nancy Cook, and Mary Faulkner for their hard work and participation; and thanks to new Past President Elizabeth Killingsworth for her leadership as President.

  11. 11. Meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Minutes respectfully submitted by

Laurel Crump for Nancy Cunningham
5/6/09

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