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**Mary Beth Wise**, Network Consultant\\ | **Mary Beth Wise**, Network Consultant\\ | ||
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- | Chairs: | + | **Network |
- | Recorded by: Debbi MacLeod | + | \\ |
- | NLS updates | + | **Debbi MacLeod**, Western Conference\\ |
- | From NLS: | + | **Craig Hayward**, Southern Conference\\ |
- | Vickie’s promotion to Network Services Chief and Pam & Mary Beth will be covering the 4 regions. | + | **Sharon Ruda, Midlands |
- | From all chairpersons: | + | **Adam Szczepaniak**, |
- | Congratulations to Vickie | + | |
- | Conference | + | |
- | ** West. Question: a patron expressed some concerns about the NLS’s handling of series being converted from analog-to-digital | + | |
- | NLS answer: We are cognizant of patron series requests, are trying to fill in the gaps. They are addressing the issues – it is a high priority. Problems come up when tapes are not suitable for conversion. They try to find a useable alternative or commission a new recording. There are 800 series. New book trade is producing more series. If there are particular series, please email Ed O’Reilly and copy the network consultants. eore@loc.gov | + | |
- | ** West. Question: I have been trying for months to get enough mailing cards to dispose of all our XESS RCs. They act like they are made of gold. I’ve emailed both Pam Davenport and Steve Prine several times, but get no response. | + | **Recorded by:** Debbi MacLeod\\ |
- | NLS answer: Cards are sent when books are put into the Xess system and then are approved for disposal. | + | |
- | **West. Question I have been told that when ordering new digital players online, libraries are being told that they are not available. | + | **Items:**\\ |
- | NLS answer: Digital players are available. NLS cannot figure out why the catalog says “out of stock”. They are in stock and simply order and the multi-states are happy to send machines. | + | |
- | **West. Question Any progress on the battery reconditioner machine? (sorry do not the official name for it). | + | **NLS updates**\\ |
- | NLS answer: IQ 5 Battery analyzer for the C1 batteries will be adapted for the digital batteries. An adaptor is in QA and they will be sent to the field when they pass QA which is expected within the month. There are not enough adaptors for every library to have many so the quota will probably be 2-3 adaptors per group. | + | |
+ | Vickie’s promotion to Network Services Chief and Pam & MaryBeth | ||
- | **Midlands. Question: Committees – What is the term? 2 years with 1 meeting or 2 meetings and 4 years. | + | From all chairpersons: Congratulations to Vickie\\ |
- | NLS answer: Karen there will probably be a move to an annual conference call for meetings | + | **Conference chairs question |
- | **Midlands. | + | **West** |
- | NLS answer: | + | * **Question:** a patron expressed some concerns |
- | Also Reingold conducted 25 interviews | + | * **NLS answer:** We are cognizant of patron series requests, are trying to fill in the gaps. They are addressing the issues |
- | Karen apologies for the confusion on this issue. | + | * **Question: |
- | **South. | + | * **NLS answer:** Cards are sent when books are put into the Xess system and then are approved for disposal. |
- | NLS answer: | + | |
+ | * **NLS answer:** Digital players are available. NLS cannot figure out why the catalog says “out of stock”. They are in stock and simply order and the multi-states are happy to send machines. | ||
+ | * **Question: | ||
+ | * **NLS answer:** IQ 5 Battery analyzer for the C1 batteries | ||
- | **South. Question: There is an issue on the difference in quality for NLS books, commercial recordings and local recordings. | + | **Midlands** |
- | NLS answer: The short answer is there are no stringent requirements for local recording. They will address this in a more comprehensive way at next week’s conference call. | + | * **Question: |
+ | * **NLS answer:** Karen there will probably be a move to an annual conference call for meetings and so can stick with the two year term. | ||
+ | * **Question: | ||
+ | * **NLS answer:** Jane – it was not a survey; it was a focus group in DC area. Public Education group was informed to communicate to the network. | ||
+ | Also Reingold conducted 25 interviews for those who did not use the service. Karen apologies for the confusion on this issue. Reingold will be presenting on their plans and results and we will get an update.\\ | ||
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+ | **South** | ||
+ | * **Question: | ||
+ | * **NLS answer:** MaryBeth – hotel costs $109/night. By mid-February the registration & draft agenda site will be up. If you need a general agenda, or other information before that, please contact Mary Beth Wise mwis@loc.gov. | ||
+ | * **Question:** There is an issue on the difference in quality for NLS books, commercial recordings and local recordings. | ||
+ | * **NLS answer:** The short answer is there are no stringent requirements for local recording. They will address this in a more comprehensive way at next week’s conference call. |