Reference Round Table - Minutes - 1993 - Executive Board

REFERENCE ROUND TABLE
Texas Library Association
Minutes, Annual Assembly
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Austin, Texas
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 23, 1993

1.	The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bill Hord.

2.	The following members were present: Bill Hord, Terri Miller, Richard Dickey,
Mary Ann Higdon, Karen Hendrick, Jane Clausen, Cherry Luedtke, Joyce Hopkins, Bob
Kelley, John Hepner, Ruth Stiles, Don Buchwald, Melinda Townsel-Winston, Christine
Peterson, Gretchen McCord.

3.     The minutes of the Executive Board Meeting at Annual Conference, March 10, 1993 
and the minutes of the General Membership Meeting at Annual Conference, March 11, 
1993 in San Antonio were distributed and read by Terri Miller, Secretary.  The 
minutes were approved as read.

4.      Treasurer Terri Miller reported that as of June 30, 1993 the balance for RRT was 
$3,543.71. There were no outstanding bills.

5.      Jane Clausen.  Nominating Committee Chairperson, submitted a list of the nominees 
for the Reference Roundtable officers for 1994-95.  It was submitted to the members 
for approval.

Melinda Townsel-Winston reported that she is accepting nominations for the Lois 
Bebout Award.  The guidelines for the award were discussed.  It was suggested that 
the guidelines be made part of the RRT Bylaws.

Bill Hord, Planning Committee Chairman, reported that his committee met on Thursday.  
Plans were discussed to see what steps could be taken to broaden the scope for RRT, 
how best to expand membership, how to get more participation from the members, find 
out from former members to see why they have dropped their RRT membership.

Also discussed was a pre-conference planning meeting wherein vendors are approached 
to help defray costs for the speakers and other expenses for the 1994 Annual 
Assembly.  A workshop for beginning and advanced Internet users was discussed as a 
possible program idea.

6.      John Hepner reported on the Newsletter which is currently being published twice a 
year.  September 30 is the deadline for news to go into the Fall issue.  He said he 
could possibly publish a third newsletter, but it would depend on when the RRT wanted 
to have it come out.  It was discussed to have the Fall issue be mailed before 
December, so it would hit at the same time as TLA membership renewal.  He also said 
that news about RRT could be submitted to TLA to come out in TLACast.
 
Texas Reference Sources was approved for sale.  Thanks were extended to all who 
contributed to TRS.  Don Buchwald suggested that a formal resolution of thanks be 
presented at Annual Conference.

Bill Hord announced that he had appointed the Bylaws Revision Committee.  Don 
Buchwald is Chair, Melinda Townsel-Winston and Cherry Luedtke are members.  Don 
welcomes suggestions from the members regarding the Bylaws revision.

7.     New Business:

Marybeth Green, Executive Board Liaison, was introduced as the TLA Board 
Representative.  She discussed some budget concerns that were to come up at Council. 
$30,000 has been allocated to the TALL Texans Leadership Development Program.  The 
TALL Texans Institute hopes to find corporate sponsorship for the program so that the 
$30,000 will not have to be spent.  The Institute will offer an Annual Leadership 
Institute for mid-career librarians.

She said that staff salaries at the TLA office are not competitive for the Austin 
area and for association office work.  It was recommended that salaries be increased 
to keep trained people on staff.

Richard Dickey presented two program ideas for 1994 Annual Conference which were 
suggested from the 1992 members' survey.

	a.	Reference Interview - Back to Basics, which would be a panel discussion.  
Yvonne Chandler from UNT was named as a possible speaker.

	b.	Ride the Tide - Effective Collection Management in Times of Fiscal 
Restraint, which would also be a panel discussion.

After discussion was held. it was decided to go with Ride the Tide as the program.  
The Collection Development group will be contacted as possible co-sponsors.

The Executive Board meeting in Corpus is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13, 1994 at 
9:00 a.m. The program is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The Legislative Committee asked for a donation.  Karen Hendrick moved that the $100 
approved last year be transferred to the Legislative Committee and the $100 for this 
year be donated.  Cherry Luedtke seconded the motion.  The motion was passed by a 
voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Terri Miller, Secretary
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