3:00 – 5:00 pm
Federal Reserve Bank Chicago & Teleconference

Attendees:
Susan Chenoweth
Karen Trimberger
Bobbie Goering
Karen Krupka
Ken DesJardins

• Meeting called to order at 3:12pm
• Approval of the agenda by Karen Krupka, seconded by Karen Trimberger.
• President’s comments / announcements / welcome / appreciation
  • Thank you for rescheduling the meeting and for the plant.
• Approval of the minutes of November 21, 2005
  • Motion by Bobbie Goering, seconded by Karen Krupka.
  • All approved.
• Review next steps from minutes of November 21, 2005.
  • Action Item: Bobbie Goering working on finalizing Recommended Practices document.
  • Action Item: Priscilla Stultz—send Janet Hartmann updates.
  • Action Item: Bobbie Goering—look into “Trip (conference) Advisor” for SLA IL website
  • Action Item: All Board—remind committees that they should each write an article for the Informant each year.
  • Action Item: Karen Trimberger—editorial calendar for Committee Chairs for articles for the Informant
  • Action Item: Susan Chenoweth—write reminder notice to post to Discussion List that all chapter news, events are only being posted to website.
  • Action Item: Karen MacKenzie and Susan Chenoweth—send email to SLA HQ Executive Committee discussion list on lack of response from HQ in regards to membership report.
  • Action Item: All—review “Reach your target market” document for review next board meeting.
    • Motion to approve “Reach your target market” document by Bobbie Goering with ongoing evaluation of rates on an as needed basis.
    • Seconded by Karen Krupka
    • All approved.
  • Action Item: Ken DesJardins—bring to board recommendation about supporting “twin” from India . Follow up with International Relations committee for more information about twinning program and candidate from India .
• Committee reports
  • Programs ––Priscilla Stultz Programs, Dinner Arrangements, Book Club, SLA Cares, Professional Development
    • Programs- Our next program is February 22nd at lunch. Professor Leigh Estabrook will discuss Librarians and the art of Negotiating. More details to follow.
      • The January 10th Tech Tini was a big success and we had lots of participation and discussion. The next tech tini will be in March with the topic to be decided.
    • Meeting arrangements is going well. The three teams within the team are really stepping up to the plate and doing a good job. The three teams are arrangements, registration and greeters.
    • Book Club: Margaret Quinlan is the new Book Club leader. The book for this session is "Freakanomics" and the discussion will take place after work on January 25th. Details on the website.
    • SLA Cares is doing a great job of working with the Chicago Food Depository. We received a nice note of thanks from the GCFD which I will ask Katrina to scan and post to the website.
    • Professional development-things are a little slow here. Lorene is still in the process of trying to get some of the Morningstar folks to agree to speak on some financial topics for our group. The last I knew she was working on some dates for this spring.
    • Please vote on the Vendor Relations Doc (Reach your Target Market by Partnering with SLA IL.) Joyce would like to implement these new procedures.
  • Chapter Infrastructure – Bobbie – Archives, Awards, Recommended Practices Manual, Nominating
    • Archives—no update
    • Awards—no update
    • Recommended Practices Manual—will go over changes later in the meeting. Two sections of the manual are in the final approval stages.
    • Nominating—Action Item: Susan Chenoweth—Formally ask Jan Chindlund (Past Past President) to head up committee and bring committee names to February Board meeting.
      • Action Item: All Board—bring SLA IL board nominations to Jan Chindlund.
  • Finance – Karen Krupka – Treasurers Report, Printing Services
    • Treasurers Report—has been submitted to board and to the Informant for publication on website.
    • Action Item: Karen Krupka—bring budget for approval by Board to February meeting.
    • Action Item: Priscilla Stultz and Karen Krupka—look at cost analysis of programming and come to February meeting with suggestions.
    • Action Item: Karen Krupka—talk with Priscilla Stultz about Union League deposits.
    • Action Item: Karen Krupka—talk with Priscilla about coast of meetings verses revenue of each meeting.
  • Internal Communications – Karen Trimberger – Discussion List, Informant, Internet/Homepage, KM
    • Discussion List—two lists have been merged and working well.
    • Informant—content is updated on rolling basis and going well.
    • KM Action Item: Karen Trimberger—schedule meeting to talk about direction of KM effort.
  • Membership & Vendor Relations – Karen MacKenzie – Membership, Vendor Relations
    • Membership—no update
    • Vendor Relations—no update
  • Outreach & Promotion – Ken DesJardins –International Relations, Public Relations, Student Outreach
    • Public Relations—Action Item: Ken DesJardins—ask Laura to make marketing plan (opportunities at Library Schools, Business Schools, local business publications etc.)
    • Student Outreach—meeting is in planning stages.
      • Action Item: Ken DesJardins—have Student Outreach committee send email to Discussion List requesting volunteers for resume review in the following areas:
        • KM/taxonomy
        • collection development
        • management
        • webmaster
        • competitive intelligence
        • reference/research
        • technical services
        • vendors
      • Action Item: All Board—think of people who may have good resume reviewing skills via subject matter and submit to Ken DesJardins.
      • Discussion on possible mentor, information interview matching service within SLA IL.
        • Action Item: Bobbie Goering—resurrect list of SLA IL members who are willing to be contacted for mentor / information interviews.
        • Action Item: Ken DesJardins—have Student Outreach committee come to Board with organizational plan for mentoring / informational interview program.
  • Planning & Special Projects – Susan Chenoweth – Strategic planning, Government
    • Logo–on hold until Strategic planning committee meets
    • Strategic Planning—meeting is in the process of being rescheduled.
    • Government—bus traveling to Springfield for Library Day.
• Recommended Practices –Chunk 2
  • Review and Approve SLA IL Chapter Sections
    • Board went over sections and approved all changes.
    • Motion by Karen Krupka to pass schedule of transition.
    • Seconded by Karen Trimberger.
    • All Approved.
  • Review of Section 1 Officers and Appendix 3 Financial Documents
• Ads on SLA IL website and weekly calendar discussion.
  • Instead of placing an ad for schools and other non-profits, the board recommends it be added to the calendar free of charge.