Denise W. Lomax, Secretary, FEDLINK Advisory Council (FAC)
Minutes of the FAC Meeting October 15, 1998


FAC Present:                  FLICC/FEDLINK
Doria Grimes                  Susan Tarr
Bonnie Klein                  Milton MeGee
Denise Lomax             Lynn McDonald
Lee Porter
Fred Rettenmaier
Janet Wright

FAC Absent:
Maxine Brown
Mike Conklin
Ken Nero

AGENDA:
1. Approval of the September 17, 1998 FAC Meeting Minutes
2. FAC Issues and Topics
3. Planning for the Serials "Town Hall" Meeting
4. FLICC/FEDLINK 1999 Performance Plan
5. FLICC/FEDLINK Update
6. Committee Reports
7. Announcements

Chair Fred Rettenmaier opened the meeting at 9:15 am.

1. The FAC approved the minutes of the September 17, 1998 meeting.

2. FAC Issues and Topics.
The FEDLINK Fall Membership Meeting is set.  The agenda is finalized and all speakers
and topics have been confirmed.  The November FAC meeting has been canceled because
it conflicts with the Military Librarian's Workshop. There will be a briefing for new
incoming FAC members at the December 17, 1998  meeting.

3.Planning for the Serials "Town Hall" Meeting.
Lynn McDonald reported on her ideas for a Serials Town Hall Meeting.  She and the
FAC discussed  the needs and concerns of  FEDLINK members.  It was decided that the
Town Hall meeting with serials vendors will be scheduled for an hour in the afternoon
after the February 11, 1998 FEDLINK Membership Meeting.  McDonald also invited
FAC members or other interested Federal librarians to work on the Technical Review
Panel for serials vendors after the December 15, 1998 deadline for their proposals.

4. FLICC/FEDLINK 1999 Performance Plan.
McDonald reviewed FEDLINK's OCLC goals for 1999.  She distributed a draft copy of
the goals.  Their "overall goals are to increase member efficiency on OCLC in order to
cut costs while maintaining effective membership, and to improve communication with
members."  Several projects were identified to meet the goals including , options for
librarians to reduce administrative costs, more effective use of Cataloging and Interlibrary
Loan, and more effective and appropriate use of OCLC Reference Services.

Susan Tarr conducted a brainstorming session with the FAC to identify at least two goals
for FLICC/FEDLINK to focus on for FY99.  After much discussion and a vote the FAC
identified two goals: (1) Reduce cost and (2) Increase value of Federal libraries.

5. FLICC/FEDLINK Update.
Tarr  reported that the money not used to procure a new financial system was invested in
videotaping equipment and to contract with a consultant to create a design for a
Promotion Kit to highlight Federal libraries during the Bicentennial celebration.

As a result of her preliminary inquiry and research into carry over authority for
FEDLINK funds Tarr reported that there is support from management.  She will head a
library group made up of members from Financial services, Congressional Relations, and
General Counsel offices to decide how we will deal with getting carry over authority for 
FEDLINK accounts. 

Joseph Banks distributed a FLICC/FEDLINK Key Indicators Comparison chart for the
quarter ending September 30, 1996 through 1998.  It showed the amount of dollars from
signed IAGs for both transfer pay and direct pay members for the last quarter of the past
three fiscal years.  There was a significant decrease for direct pay customers from 1997 to
1998.  The commitments from transfer pay customers did not change very much.
Banks also reported that there is a line item in this year's budget for the procurement of a
new financial system.

6. Committee Reports.
No committee reports.

7. New Business.
No new business.

8. Announcements.
Susan Tarr announced that she was giving up on the October 30, 1998 date for the
General Counsel's Forum.  Instead plans are for an afternoon session following the
December 3, 1998 FLICC Quarterly Meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 am.