**Closed Meeting**
1) Proposed Digital Reference Services Steering Committee Charge Review
2) Web Guides Working Group Charge Review

Present: Mihoko Hosoi (Co-chair), Jean Callihan, Jill Powell, Virginia Cole, Beth Katzoff, Ida Martinez (Co-chair)

Not able to attend: Pat Schafer, Howard Raskin

Announcements:

Follow-up on migration to the ERM system for Find Databases: Mihoko spoke with Scott Wicks about a demonstration of the new system for public services staff.  Scott expects that the new system can be demonstrated to public services staff in March of ’06 and the official launch of the new system is expected in late spring.

Mihoko and Jean submitted their report on statistics sampling to PSEC.  They will attend the Dec. 14 PSEC meeting to present their report. Their report and power point presentation are attached here:
Report
Power Point Presentation

In light of recent discussion about sampling statistics, Pat Schafer recommends the following ALA mid-winter meeting to those interested:

Who Says We're Not Busy?!?  New Ways of Measuring Reference Activity
RUSA/RSS Hot Topics in Front Line Reference Discussion Group

When:  Saturday, January 21, 2006, 4-5 PM
Where: Room 206A, Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center

Agenda items:

Proposed Digital Reference Services Steering Committee Charge (DRSSC) Review

The Reference & Outreach committee discussed the DRSSC’s submitted information and charge.  Virginia Cole represented the DRSSC and accepted feedback on the committee’s name, background information, membership policy, and draft charge that will be submitted to PSEC for final approval.  Virginia will re-draft the charge incorporating our suggestions and send it to us for review through e-mail before we submit the information to PSEC.

Web Guides Working Group Charge Review

No proposed changes to charge as submitted.  Mihoko will contact Angela and Kornelia to follow-up on who will be “Chair” or “contact person” for this committee. (E-mail sent 12-13-05).

Other Business:

Ida proposed that starting in January, members rotate taking meeting minutes and posting them to CU-LIB.  It was requested that all committee members be asked for their input and that other factors be considered before a final decision is made.  Ida will follow-up with an e-mail to all committee members for a decision. (E-mail sent 12-12-05).

Next meeting:

January 16, 2005

Room 106 Olin

10:30am – 12:00noon