Reference Round Table - Minutes - 1988

Reference Round Table
Texas Library Association

Executive Meeting, July 22, 1988
Minutes

Ann S. Moore presided.

The minutes of April 21, 1988, were read and approved.

As of June 30, 1988, RRT has a balance of $1,895.66.

Newsletter
Mary Ann Higdon reported on newsletter activities.

Nominating/By-Laws Committee
There was duscussion of the need for a nominatimg committee. This lead to a
discussion of changes needed in the by-laws. A motion that, for the present,
the executive committee serve as the by-laws committee was passed.

Until the by-laws are clarified, Ann will use two volunteers and one member
from last year's nominating committee to serve as this year's nominating com-
mittee.

Awards
There was discussion of recommending Lois Bebout for a TLA award and discussion 
of establishing a distinguished service award for the RRT.

A motion was passed to establish a distinguished service award with Lois Bebout 
to be the the first recipient.  The award will thereafter carry her name.

Program
Tess Trost lead a discussion of program possibilities for TLA Conference in 1989.
The best idea seems to be a program on how to cooperate in library instruction,
bringing together people and ideas from academic, public, community college, and
public school libraries.

A joint program with Interlibrary Loans Round Table on fees for services was also 
discussed.

TLA Legislative Day
A motion was passed to give $500.00 to this project.

Council
Pat Stinson gave a brief report from Council.

Planning Committee
A planning committee was appointed.  Members are: Tom Rohig (Tx Tech), Mary H. 
Musgrave (Carrollton Public), Pat Stinson (NTSU), and a person to be named later.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by
Scott Downing
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