Highlights of Annual Hawaii State Library Consortia Meeting

Meeting began with membership quorum at 4:30 pm following an Executive Board Meeting.

1. There will be 4 EBSCO training workshops. Kris will be sending out the details tomorrow.

2. New allocation proposal presented: new proposal breaks out baseline cost into two categories - K to 12, and Academic.
Reasons for change: affordability and usage. Motion passed to accept proposal, seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

3. Board Member-at-large: Kathleen Robertson, UH Astronomy, received unanimous votes to fill in remaining term of Kevin Allen.

4. HLC seeks someone to fill the Elections Chair position.

5. Electronic Database Committee: Marsha Kemble, MidPac, new member to the committee.

6. Two upcoming items: 1. Other consortium database considerations. 2. Review of current EBSCOHost databases: which databases are not being used? Can these be exchanged for something else?

7. D.O.E.: has EBSCO funding for 2007-2008, last year of grant money. Unsure for the year after.

OMKM Newsletter

The Office of mauna Kea Management has recently launched a new electronic newsletter. If you wish to subscribe here is the link

http://www.malamamaunakea.org/enewsletter/newsletter_0906.html

Library Lanai

We need your help with making sure the current policy of NO activities or table recruitment / information takes place on the Library Lanai. If you notice such activity, please call Ellen or Lai Sha at the campus center. They will talk with the unauthorized parties and have them moved off of the lanai.

There have been several unapproved table recruiters. This is against the current policy and we need to help Ellen and Lai Sha stop these unapproved events on the Library Lanai.

Thanks

Hand / wrist braces

Several people have requested hand / wrist braces to help ease the pain of typing and lifting books. If you are in need of a hand brace, we have an assortment now in Library Administration. Please see Linda.