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Updated: September 13, 2007

AAC Meeting Agenda

Date: September 21, 2007
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Appleton Public Library meeting room

Note: The meeting is expected to last past noon, so lunch will be arranged at approx. $6 per person.

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Minutes of the July 13, 2007 Meeting

3. Announcements

• Progress on revision of patron privacy language in the legislature
• OwlsnetHelp: the list formerly known as MOVE

4. Information - to be presented by OWLS and OWLSnet member library staff

• Committee and users group updates
  • CircWorks/TechTalks
  • PC Management Committee update
    • Three out of the four vendors have conducted webinars with the committee
    • The last one is scheduled later in September
    • The group will be convening in person to discuss the next steps.
• Network update
  • Wireless update
  • Bandwidth update
  • Switch installation
• InfoSoup development update
• Acquisitions update
  • Acquisitions camp report
• Circulation update
  • Emailed reports
  • Billing libraries for long overdue items
  • Assigning home agency updated policy and procedures
  • OWLSnet contacts
  • Clearing holdshelf on Wednesdays
  • Audiobook circulation by format and Itype

5. Decision - consensus decision or vote

• Schedule 2008 AAC meetings
  • Proposed dates: Jan 18, Mar 21, May 16, Sep 19, Nov 21

6. Discussion - discussion of issues that may be up for decision at future meetings

• Emailing AAC minutes
• Circing Playaways:
  • CW/TT recommends:
    • No batteries (available for purchase)
    • No headphones (available for purchase $1 or alternately one set per patron)
• Labels for number of discs?
  • Suggestion that these be standardized:
    • Placed next to the barcode
    • OWLS could order (or print) bulk for 1-7 discs
    • Libraries could place orders for number of sheets
• Proposed loan rule changes (current loan rules)
  • Music CDs and tapes should circ for 14 days with 1 renewal (like magazines and CD-ROMs)
    OR
  • Music CDs and tapes should circ for 7 days with 2 renewals (like videos)
  • We should make the loan rules simpler - for example, give everything 2 renewals
  Should we block on the second overdue notice? (Currently we block on the bill and over $5)
  • Advantages - patrons are less likely to be checking out items when they have lots of items overdue.
  • Disadvantages - it may seem arbitrary to patrons because very few libraries mail out the second overdue. Only emailed patrons generally receive these.

7. Other Business

8. Adjournment

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