Members Present: Barb Cressman, Meredith Smith, Vanessa Burford, Gail Egbers, Jane Rutherford, Bob Fernekes, Rob Withers, Haiwang Yuan

The committee decided to continue to contribute software reviews to each issue of LIRT News. Committee members volunteered to write reviews for the remaining issues this year.  The committee is developing a bibliography for this year's Annual LIRT Program.  We submitted a revision of the Computer Applications Committee charge.
 

Members Present:  Anne Houston, Mary Graves, Cynthia Akers, Stephanie Michels, Mitch Stepanovich (guest), Linda Goff (guest)

6/26/99 We finalized assignments and preparations for 6/27 programs.  We welcomed a new member (1999-2000).

6/28/99 We had a debriefing about the concluded LIRT program for 1999.  It was a great success.  Particularly pleasing was the poster session that occurred.  We read the evaluation forms.

Members Present:  Anne Houston (chair), Stephanie Michel, Mary Graves, Cynthia Akers, Mitch Stepanovich (guest), Linda Goff (guest)

We discussed ideas for the 2000 Conference Program, and we decided on "Teaching as Performance."  This program would focus on practical teaching techniques learned from the fields of acting, public speaking, etc.  Speakers might include a librarian with acting skills, a professional actor, or an expert on public speaking.  We might include a section on presentation skills for television/video.  This idea will be presented to the steering committee for feedback.
 

Members Present: Janet Sheets, Mari Ellen Leverence, James Millhorn, Jonathan Helmke, Marji Mackenzie (guest)

The committee discussed the 1998 LIRT's Top 20 list and made preliminary organizational plans for the support of the 1999 LIRT program.
 

Members Present: Carole Hinshaw, Kari Lucas, Elizabeth Margutti, Charles Dintrone (guest), Gale Burrow (guest)

The committee developed a list of potential candidates to be contacted for year 2000 slate.  It was decided not to include a page for nominations in LIRT News.  We will work with Organization and Bylaws and Public Relations Committees to develop a list of potential candidates based on past committee membership.

Members Present: Trisha Stevenson, Angela Dunnington, Ed Tallent, Kay Stebbins, Ellen Kessler, Hal Mendelsohn (guest), Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah (guest), David Ward (guest)

The chair handed out the Historic List of LIRT Programs, the State and Regional LIRTs, and the Meeting Report Forms.  Members (and in-coming members) volunteered to attend meetings and then report for the newsletter.  Discussion about LIRT goals and how we could direct our efforts ensued.  The list of programs could be put on our website to help state LIRT's developing programming.  Contact with them could also give other ideas.  Contact with NMRT was also brought to our attention.

Members Present: Alison Armstrong (chair), Marsha Forys (incoming chair), Michael Poma, Linda Sammataro, Jennalyn Tellman, Maggie Zarnosky, Diana Shonrock, Barbara Pilvin (guest)

The committee discussed the ways in which LIRT could be more forward-thinking and expand our links to other like groups - specifically Public Library Association and School Library Association.  Two recommendations were made, which Alison will forward to Steering.  Diana gave a brief report on the status of the 25th Anniversary celebration.

Members Present: David Sherwood (chair), Jana Edwards (production), Barb Cressman (incoming chair), Shawn Thomas, Susan Clark, Brittney Chenault, Deleyne Wentz, Carol Schuetz, Carol Derner (guest)

We spent most of our session discussing the contents of upcoming issues (v. 22, no. 1 and v. 22, no. 2).  We continued our discussion of the possibility of creating detailed tip sheets to guide contributors in writing several different kinds of articles.  We discussed long-range planning committee proposed goals and decided that our existing goals could bee adjusted to coincide with the proposed goals with little difficulty.

Members Present: Dintrone (chair), Lucas, Margutti, Popp, Burrow (guest), Peterson (guest)

The committee decided to work with the Elections Committee to update list(s) of active members.  A bylaws change on appointed positions was formulated and revised following input from the Executive Board.  Suggestions for procedures of updating the Manual were discussed.  A method will be tried for the coming year.

Publications Committee
Zary Mostashari, chair, Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, zmostash@hornet.liunet.edu

Members Present: Zary Mostashari (chair), Teresa Ashley, John Spencer, Mary Casner, Kelly Lawton, Patience Simmonds, Rebecca Ohm Spencer

Discussed:

1) The possibility of publicizing and marketing the latest project of the committee, "Publications Opportunities Outside of the Library Field" was discussed and decided to publish both in paper and electronically.

2) Preparation of LIRT Publications list was discussed.

3) The mission and objectives minutes were approved and Patience Simmonds was unanimously approved as the candidate for the 1999-2000 year chair.
 

Members Present: Andy Corrigan (chair), Teria Curry, Tracy Hull, Pixie Mosley, Judy Clarence, Marie Hayden, Marilyn Whitmore, Carolyn Strickland

The status of the following activities were reviewed: LRT Exhibit Booth, Bites with LIRT Lunches, LIRT message to listserves and NMRT outreach.  Each was going well.  Booth boxes lost in 1991 were delivered to the booth this year.  Some initiatives with NMRT were passed on to the Liaison Committee.  The new chair will be Pixie Mosley, and she will need more members responsible for Member A-LIRT.
 

Members Present: Lenora Berendt (chair) Rachel Fenske, Nerea Llamas, Julia Nims, Elaine Nowick, Gina Persichini, Claudia Rebaza, Joan Ruelle, Kristin Strohmeyer, Esteban Valdez

1) The committee reviewed "Teaching Tips" brochures that were completed and printed in June.  We were pleased with them and will make them available in PDF format by having Billie place them on the LIRT web site.  Barb Cressman will obtain the files so that each brochure can be published in the LIRT newsletter.

2) The LIRT library instruction tutorials will continue to be maintained by the research committee and reviewed (and revised as necessary) on a quarterly basis.

3) Our newest project on creating a distance education program for your library's instruction program is moving forward.
 

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