1. Approve last month’s minutes. Oliver will take minutes at this meeting; Aaron is due to take them next month.
   
   
2. Introduce Mark Butcher to PCAC (Oliver, 5 min.)
   
   
3. Discussion topic: PCAC/PSEC forum in February (all, 45+ min.)
   
   Note: please print out & bring Suzanne’s email “responses to request for Forum ideas” with you to the meeting for discussion. If you have any responses from individuals in your unit, please bring them too.
   
   
4. Reminder: PAC inventory across CUL (Oliver, 5 min.)

To see the existing inventory spreadsheet, first go here: http://www.library.cornell.edu/pcac/topics/index.htm#focus then halfway down the page, you’ll see the link Public_computer_inventory_esw3_20030714.xls

5. Update on Mann's response to the Red Rover crisis of last month (Michael, 5 min.)
   
   
6. Dell bundle committee (Oliver, 5 min.)
   
   
7. Location of next meeting (5 min.)
   
   
8. Check out Engineering’s public computing (Aaron, 10 min.)
   
   

Minutes of the PCAC meeting, Jan. 13th 2006 (104A Carpenter Hall)

Members attending: Pat Viele, Pat Court, Maureen Morris, Suzanne Cohen,Aaron Wade, Oliver Habicht (scribe), Laura Heisey, Michael Cook. Members not attending: Philip Halcomb, Keene Silfer. Others attending: Mark Butcher.

1.        Announcements,news, preliminaries, etc.

• Dec. 6, 2005 minutes approved. Next month’s main meeting scribe: Aaron Wade.

• Introduction of Mark Butcher (VM IT). Mark works 50-75% time dedicated to the Vet Library, including supporting an expanded public computing presence within the library itself.

2.        Topics:

Forum preparations.

• Confirmed particulars: 106 Olin Library, Feb. 7, 2006 (Tuesday), 9:30-11am.
  
• Aaron Wade recommended Forum title, “Five most mysterious topics that Public Services staff faces.”Discussion followed that such a “hook” would help staff focus on solutions and characterize “real” problems.
  
• Michael will send invite to CU-Lib, cul-netadmin-l and CU’s Public Computing SIG. He will send draft announcement to PCAC list for review.
  
• Oliver will seek funding for Forum's refreshments from Tom (ITEC) and Anne (PSEC).
  
• Tentative agenda: Introduction of members. History PSEC/ITEC. List of accomplishments. List of topics: on-going.What to add? Priorities?
  
• PCAC identity:  Our name and its relationship to our emerging (CommonSpot) web identity. Meeting and mailing list membership clarifications.
  
  Public Services Administration  (PSA)/ PSEC has PCAC web space set up and Michael Cook has recently obtained access. Will be our homepage and the primary web area for our posting minutes. We will continue using our current site for tracking topics and the like until that function is migrated, as appropriate. Will discuss with PSA web-site folks regarding our group's name at the site, and our directory name (shows up within the URL)since we want to be consistent [Public Services/ Public Computing Advisory Committee; PCAC].
  
  Michael and Oliver stated that our meetings are open to non-PCAC members. Similarly, our mailing list is open to any staff who want to subscribe

• Inventory of public computers available within CUL.
  
  Oliver requested members review the inventory containing the number of public computers in the Library. The last one was conducted several years ago. We will begin work on updating this list next month, including clarifying purpose and potentially enhancing presentation.

http://www.library.cornell.edu/dlit/ds/links/cul/public/inventory/

7/15/03 Public_computer_inventory_esw3_20030714.xls

Maureen asked members to take a look at CUL’s updated //test// version of the public computing software,hardware service list. She will follow-up with an email with the URL.

• RedRover discussion. 

Need expressed to press CIT that this is a very serious service and deserves 24/7 support. CIT has been slow to respond within48 hours, if at all. The exhibit a poor customer service attitude, seemingly irritated when problem reports submitted or follow-up requested. Desire by library staff to allow for wireless network monitoring since otherwise service failures are invisible and depending on the NOC (or patrons) to notice and report. The Library would like to be involved in future wireless planning. What improvements are planned, what is CIT thinking about and planning?

• Future meeting idea: Visit the Theory Center's CAVE
  
  http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Visualization/cave.htm.
  
  
• At the    end of our meeting: Tour of the ACCEL (Academic Computing      Center in the    Engineering Library) Computing Facility was provided by Aaron Wade.
  
  Among other things, Aaron showed ACCEL’s automatic account creation process (accounts required for patrons to use the computers),ACCEL’s cash account system for public printing, and ACCEL’s teaching lab room upstairs. ACCEL computers boot into both Windows XP and Linux. The web kiosk public computers available in the Engineering Library are provided by Desktop Services, and CIT’s Net-Print printers are also available from those computers and the ACCEL computers.
  
  http://www.accel.cornell.edu/
  
• Location    of next meeting: 106 Olin Library, with a tour of the Uris Library CL^3    Facility. Michael Cook will look at our calendars. http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/creationstation/uris.htm