Rob Updegrove for Bonnie Klein, FAC Secretary
Date: September 24, 1997
Re: Minutes for the FEDLINK FAC Meeting of September 18, 1987

FAC Present                                        FLICC/FEDLINK
Churchville                                          Susan Tarr, FLICC Executive Director
Grimes                                                 Milton MeGee, Network Coordinator
 Rettenmaier                         Joseph Banks, Fiscal Operations
Updegrove                                              
Wright

FAC Absent
Klein
Porter
Whitmore
Lomax

AGENDA
1. Approval of the June 19, 1997 FAC Meeting Minutes
2. FAC Issues and Topics - Fred Rettenmaier, Chair
3. FEDLINK Mission Statement: Facilitated Discussion with Barbara Robinson
4. FLICC/FEDLINK Update - Susan Tarr, FLICC Executive Director, and Managers
5. Committee Reports
6. New Business

Agenda item 1: The June 19, 1997, FAC Meeting Minutes were accepted without
correction.

Agenda item 2: FAC Issues and Topics: Jessica Clark was introduced as the new
FLICC/FEDLINK writer-editor.  Fred reviewed the upcoming Fall Membership
Meeting, which will feature a presentation on the International Trade Center Bookstore. 
He noted that the Information Technology Committee will have some interesting
material to present on consortia pricing.

Agenda item 3: FEDLINK Mission Statement: Facilitated Discussion with Barbara
Robinson.
Susan Tarr began the discussion by saying that she felt that the FAC should review the
mission statement in light of the discussion at the earlier FLICC meeting before she
reported back to the FEB.  She asked the group to achieve a consensus on definitions
of  FEDLINK and FLICC.  Barbara asked the group to try to create a short, evocative
mission statement for FEDLINK in lieu of the rather lengthy one it created at an earlier
meeting.  Before starting on this work, she led the group through a series of exercises
that included defining the uses of a book and reading Roger Von Oech's ideas about
viewing problems in creative ways.  She then asked the group to think of phrases,
nouns, verbs, and adjectives that described FEDLINK.  After this, each member wrote
a simple statement that  incorporated the words that the group had chosen.  The group
then reviewed each member's statement and tried to compose a new statement.  At the
end of the exercise, they had arrived at an approximate statement: 
     "The mission of FEDLINK is to support federal libraries and information centers as
FLICC's business cooperative."  Barbara and her staff will work on this statement.

Agenda item 4: FLICC/FEDLINK Update - Susan Tarr, FLICC Executive Director, and
Managers
Susan Tarr reported about her recent RONDAC meeting, where there was discussion
of distance learning through satellite conferences, state networks using video
teleconferencing, and web-based training.  The group asked OCLC to look at
synchronous training on the Web.  The OCLC Institute will present a knowledge access
seminar in December.  OCLC is also working with NELINET and SUNY on a seminar
on technology management for library directors in Sarasota Springs.  She also spoke
about the consortium pricing  a pilot project with one science technology vendor, in
which savings could be achieved by presenting the libraries as an established market to
the vendor.

Milton MeGee presented a draft announcement of the Fall Membership Meeting.  He 
noted that 98 people registered for the Online Conference through FEDLINK.  Nancy
Hahn is visiting from an Army Library in Europe and is working on training end-users.

Joe Banks told the group that FEDLINK expects to realize a $300,000 surplus.  The
surplus will be used to strengthen FLICC's programs.  So far, FEDLINK has received
FY98 registrations totaling $10 million in service dollars. Susan Tarr mentioned that
they will be working with Price Waterhouse to develop requirements for the new
financial system.

Agenda item 5: Committee Reports.  Doria Grimes reported that she has received two
nominations for each listed position.  Fred Rettenmaier said that the Education Working
Group is planning another Technician Institute for next year.  This year's institute was
very well received and included material for both novice and experienced technicians.
He thanked the FEDLINK staff for their support.

Agenda item 6: New Business.  No new business was reported.

The meeting adjourned at 12 noon.

Note: The next FAC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 23, at 9 a.m.