MembersCall_30jan2018
January 30 Conference Call
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- If dialing from Australia: 1 800 547 099
- If dialing from Singapore: 800 616 3166
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Attending: AMNH, Cornell, BHL MX, HU/Bot, HU/MCZ, LC, MBG, NHM, NYBG, Kew, UIUC, Toronto, Yale
Regrets: Barbara Ferry, Christine Giannoni, Gildas Illien, Nancy Gwinn,
AGENDA and NOTES
- Additional Topics for BHL-AU/SG Call
- TDWG/SPNHC in New Zealand. With the joint meeting in New Zealand, The EC would like to explore the opportunities to have a side meeting with staff from the region that might be available. Overlaps with IFLA
- Ely met with Auckland Museum, they have a very large library. Getting a new librarian. Written BHL into the job description. Encouraged to get organized by August when EC will be nearby. Could be a side trip to Auckland.
- New Head of Research and Collections at MV from Dunedin and very interested in BHL, very interested to see how he can be involved.
- Secretariat Update
- 2019 Annual Meeting. Martin will issue the call for hosting the 2019 meeting in early January.
- Visit to Panama. As part of the Smithsonian Libraries 50 Years Together celebration kicking off in 2018, Martin attended the SIL celebration at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Library along with SIL senior staff and Barbara Ferry (Head of Natural and Physical Sciences). The STRI Library staff did a great job of highlighting BHL in both the library tours and in the formal presentations.
- Technical Update | Notes from All Calls Are Online
- Full Text Search. Moving along
- Blog Move. Still on target for early March
- Collaborations update. Still working to finalize collaboration with BHL Egypt. Gildas Illien has offered to broker discussions with the BnF for technical advise/guidance.
- Topics from the Chair and Members (Connie)
- Affiliate application for Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Senckenberg Nature Research Society). Email vote to be called for.
- Discussion Groups at Annual Meeting:
- Topic Areas Summary (Day 1 and Day 3):
- Topic 1: Print Retention (Barbara Ferry)
- Topic 2: Partnerships and Membership (Doug Holland)
- Topic 3: Relationship of BHL and Your Library Workflow/load How does BHL fit? (Gildas Illien)
- Topic 4: Sustainability of Moving wall workflows (Susan Lynch)
- Topic 5: Open Library Collaborations (IA Rep)
- Topic 6: Reference and BHL (Tomoko Steen)
- Annual Meeting Update
- Day by Day Draft Agenda Here
- To help with planning, please let us know where you'll be staying + any dietary restrictions:
2018 BHL Annual Meeting Attendee Info - Please follow up with Connie if you are interested in another topic and able to lead a discussion group
- Visit to GBIF/reciprocal membership. Report on Denmark visits
- NDSR Capstone Event. Connie recapped the successful 4 January 2018 NDSR Capstone event.
- Library of Congress Pop Up Exhibition. Tomoko noted that LC will be doing a pop-up exhibition in April on Botany.
- Recent/Upcoming Conferences/Meetings (Connie/All)
- New Grants Submitted/Received (Connie)
