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- | Adam Szczepaniak, Deputy State Librarian and Director | + | ===== Conference Chairs Meeting, March 19, 2014 ===== |
+ | Recorded by: Adam Szczepaniak\\ | ||
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+ | **NLS Staff Present: | ||
- | New Jersey State Library – Talking Book & Braille Center | + | **Karen Keninger**, Director\\ |
+ | **Michael Martys**, Automation Officer\\ | ||
+ | **Michael Katzman**, \\ | ||
+ | **Steve Prine**, \\ | ||
+ | **Vickie Collins**, Head, Network Services Section\\ | ||
+ | **Pamela Davenport**, | ||
+ | **MaryBeth Wise**, Network Consultant\\ | ||
+ | **Alice O' | ||
+ | **Paula Bahmani**, \\ | ||
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+ | **Network Chairs:**\\ | ||
- | + | **Debbi MacLeod**, Western Conference\\ | |
+ | **Craig Hayward**, Southern Conference\\ | ||
+ | **Sharon Ruda**, Midlands Conference\\ | ||
+ | **Adam Szczepaniak**, | ||
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+ | **NLS Updates: | ||
- | + | Magazines on Cartridge (MOC): NLS is interested in feedbacks from institutions from receipt of magazines on cartridges. NLS is trying to gauge the interest from institutions. No one present from the states knew of any inquiries. It was mentioned that institutions were advised to download magazines from BARD for distribution. It was mentioned that one nursing home had purchased cartridges to distribute magazines. Debbi mentioned that at one time we had to tell institutions they were not eligible for BARD and maybe that is why they are not asking for magazines.\\ | |
- | Regional Chair Meeting | + | Talking Book Topic’s (TBT) Order Forms: NLS is trying to gauge the interest of arranging Talking Book Topics by book number. Florida and California have expressed an interest.\\ |
- | Wednesday, March 19 2014 (2:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m. EDT) | + | It was reported that Virginia and Kentucky having some problems with TBT’s current display. Sharon and Debbi liked ordering by accession number. There were both positive and negative comments on the current display in TBT.\\ |
- | NLS staff present: Karen Keninger, Vickie Collins, Steve Prine, Pam Davenport, Michael Katzman, Alice O’Reilly, Michael Martys, Paula Bahmani | + | National Conference: MaryBeth reminded everyone that the conference is in 6 weeks. Conference rates on housing ends April 7th and final registration was on April 23rd.\\ |
- | Chairs: Sharon Ruda (Midlands), Adam Szczepaniak (North), Craig Hayward (South), | + | Both Debbi and Craig asked about a confirmation email. NLS did point out that there is a confirmation page of attendees.\\ |
- | Recorded by: Adam Szczepaniak | + | **Conference Chair Questions and Issues:**\\ |
- | Items: | + | **Western:** Debbi asked about the formats for the telephone conferences for the NLS advisory groups.\\ |
- | NLS updates | + | **NLS Response:** NLS is working on this issue and the NLS hopes to support on-site meeting every two years.\\ |
- | 1. Magazines on Cartridge (MOC) | + | **Western: |
- | NLS is interested in feedbacks from institutions from receipt | + | **NLS Response:** By itself it is not a qualifying condition |
- | 2. | + | **Southern: |
- | NLS is trying to gauge the interest of arranging Talking Book Topics by book number. | + | **NLS Response: |
- | It was reported | + | **Southern: |
- | 3. | + | **NLS Response:** NLS is working on an open source software package called SOLR. With this product, NLS hopes to offer several new features to help patron browse.\\ |
- | Mary Beth reminded everyone that the conference is in 6 weeks. | + | **Southern: |
- | Both Debbi and Craig asked about a confirmation email. | + | **NLS Response:** NLS will consider how best to do so. Op Alerts was one possibility.\\ |
- | + | **Southern: | |
- | WEST | + | **NLS Response:** NLS replied that in its current pilot of seven libraries working on the uploading to BARD, six have posted works on BARD. NLS hopes to announce the pilot process soon. It plans to invite another seven libraries to work through this process. More will be presented at the national meeting. |
- | Debbi asked about the formats for the telephone conferences for the NLS advisory groups. | + | **Northern: |
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- | Debbi asked for clarification concerning Dementia as a qualifying condition. | + | |
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- | MIDLANDS | + | |
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- | Questions have already been asked. | + | |
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- | SOUTH | + | |
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- | Craig asked about a list of program costs. | + | |
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- | Virginia asked that BARD browsing be separated in fiction, non-fiction, | + | |
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- | Craig also asked if NLS could notifying libraries when a new magazine title was added to BARD. NLS will consider how best to do so. Op Alerts was one possibility. | + | |
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- | Craig asked about locally produced books and magazines on BARD. | + | |
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- | NLS replied that in its current pilot of seven libraries working on the uploading to BARD, six have posted works on BARD. NLS hopes to announce the pilot process soon. It plans to invite another seven libraries to work through this process. | + | |
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- | NORTH | + | |
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- | Adam asked if there was any new information of the use of android devices on BARD. Michael Katzman responded that NLS had just met with Google representatives this morning and they were still in the process of resolving technical issues. | + | |
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