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Fall 2003 • page 48
Business & Finance Division
Executive Board Meeting
Draft Minutes
creating more roundtables centered on hot topics
and emerging issues like other large divisions
do rather than by library type, which is what
SLA–B&F typically does. Lenox would like to
make it possible for new and returning SLA
members who sign up for membership in the
organization have the option of also signing up
for division–sponsored sections that usually
grow out of roundtables.
In addition, strong leadership is needed for the
Continuing Education Chair because this person
oversees the submission process for proposed
SLA–B&F–sponsored C.E. courses to the SLA.
NEW AND
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
There was much discussion on whether to
change the distribution of the Bulletin to an
electronic–only version. Currently the division
allots $9,000 per issue to send its quarterly
publication to its roughly 2,700 members.
Outsourced production costs alone run $2,500
to $3,000 per issue. There is a concern that
with these publication–related costs are
overwhelming, especially if the division runs
into a year where income dips significantly.
Some of those present suggested SLA–B&F look
into how other divisions within the SLA have
addressed the issue as well as what other
associations have done in this regard. There
was also a concern if going the electronic–only
route would affect the already depressed state
of advertising or have an effect on the indexing
of the publication. Some suggested that the
SLA–B&F should look at how Free Pint, an
international community of 60,112 researchers
distributes its free bi–monthly newsletter
[ http://www.freepint.com/index.html ] to
subscribers in both .pdf and .html formats. Sylvia
James offered to contact the Free Pint editor
while he is visiting NYC from the U.K. for the
SLA’s annual convention.
The Division Chair has solicited comments on
the subject and 75% of those responded (four
total) were in favor of going the ejournal–only
route. The person who opposed the decision
to offer an electronic–only version said she
would like to include an option for those who
want a print version to pay extra for that choice.
Or perhaps the division could cut back to only
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two print versions a year, rather than the current
three, if there was a drastic need to reduce costs.
There was a suggestion a committee should be
formed to look further into the issue.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
SLA, Business and Finance Division
Executive and Advisory Boards Meeting
Saturday, June 7, 2003
Lehman Brothers
2pm–6pm
ORIGINAL AGENDA
1. Call to Order (Marty Cullen)
2. Approval of the Agenda
(Marty Cullen)
3. Introductions (Marty Cullen)
4. Approval to Extend Voting Privileges
(Marty Cullen)
5. Approval of the Minutes of the
January 2003 Meeting
(Brian McGreevy)
6. Report from the Treasurer
(Elissa Cochran)
7. Report from the Bulletin Advertising
Manager (Christine Mills)
8. Report from the Grants & Stipends
Committee (Esther Gil)
9. Report from the Awards Committee
(Steve Kochoff)
10. Report from the Nominating
Committee (Brent Mai)
11. Report from the Division Chair
(Marty Cullen)
12. Report from the Division Chair–Elect
(Cindy Lenox)
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
15. Mentoring (Terri Brooks)
16. Twinning Project (Marty Cullen)
17. Adjournment (Marty Cullen)
THE BULLETIN
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www.slabf.org/ bulletin.html