02-14-1994 (Library) Agenda Packet AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING RITA & TRUETT SMITH LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD, WYLIE ,TEXAS
MONDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1994
7 : 00 P .M. LIBRARY WORK ROOM
800 THOMAS STREET
CALL TO ORDER
ORDER PAGE
BUSINESS REFERENCE BUSINESS
1 1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
MINUTES FROM JANUARY 10 ,
1993 LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
2 2 DISCUSS MONTHLY REPORTS
3 3 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER
SHARE NETLS
4 UPDATE ON
SECURITY SYSTEMS
5 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN
MEETING ACT, THE LIBRARY
WILL HEAR COMMENTS OF
PUBLIC INTEREST FROM
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, ANY DISCUSSION
MUST BE LIMITED TO
PLACING ITEMS ON A FUTURE
AGENDA FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION,WYLIE
RESIDENTS WISHING TO
SPEAK SHOULD LIMIT
REMARKS TO A MAXIMUM OF
FIVE MINUTES
6 ADJOURN
RITA & TRUETT SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
January 10, 1994
The Library Board of the City of Wylie met in regular session
on January '10 , 1994 , in the workroom of the Rita & Truett Smith
Public Library, at 7 : 00 P.M. A quorum was present and notice
of the meeting was posted in the time and manner required by
law. Those present were: Pat Guess , Terri Smith, Cathy
Weatherspoon, Elizabeth Allen, Shirley Burnett , and Phyllis
Floyd , Librarian.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 13 , 1993 : The minutes were
approved after the correction of the spelling of NETLS .
MONTHLY REPORTS: The computer is functioning better , but
still some data is being lost . Book traffic has been slow
the last month because of the holidays . The software for
SHARE NETLS is in, but it won ' t be in place until the com-
puter is functioning correctly.
GREETING CARD PAGE: $950 .00 has been collected as of this date .
SECURITY SYSTEM: Phyllis is researching security systems for
books . Three bids are necessary before deciding on a system.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Gerri Smith coming before the board
as a citizen, not a board member, introduced an article con-
cerning The African American Literary REview and suggested
the library obtain a copy .
The meeting adjourned .
DATE: FEBRUARY 2 , 1994
TO: STEVE NORWOOD, CITY MANAGER
FROM: PHYLLIS D. FLOYD, LIBRARIAN
RE: LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
1994 1993 1992
CIRCULATION:
ADULT 1224 1172 2815
JUVENILE 1633 1628 3866
LARGE PRINT 69 35 70
PAPERBACKS 162 244 282
BKS ON TAPE 95 81 261
NINTENDO GAMES 2 11 34
VIDEOS 952 842 2918
MAGAZINES 87 91 123
EQUIPMENT 1 3 39
INTERLIBRARY LOAN 74 -- 32 32
15 FILMS 12 FILMS 72 FILM
TOTALS :
4312 ( 149 AVG) 4179 ( 144 ) 10556 ( 341 ) _
REGISTRATION:
NEW CARDS ISSUED 182 TOTAL TO DATE 6844
VOLUNTEER
GREEN THUMB 96 20 160
ADULT HOURS 0 6 30
TEEN HOURS 4 0 0
STORY HOUR 0 0 8
COMMUNITY SERVICE 8 2 0
TOTALS 108 HOURS 28 HOURS 198 HOURS
BLUEBONNET ROOM SCHEDULED USE
LITERACY 32 10 32
CLUBS 10 15 8
OTHER 10 0 0
TOTALS 52 HOURS 25 HOURS 40 HOURS
COMMUNITY ROOM
SCHEDULED USE 92 HOURS
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APPLICATION REQUESTS BEING ACCEPTED
ShareNETls
Enhanced Resource Sharing Project
ShareNETls is an automation project which involves the
use of microcomputers, modems, CD-ROM database and
software . ShareNETls aeeows th electronic transmission messages an
f
resource sharing requests,
other information in a cost effective manner between
participating NETLS member libraries . This pilot
project is intended to span at least three years and
was developed as a part of Project Share which
liL5iI
in
the NETLS Long Range Automation Plan. Sp
(Library Services Systems Inc . ) software allows
requests to be entered into a microcomputer on p
res
screens . The data is compressed and sent to a
microcomputer located at the Interlibrary Loan office
at Dallas Public Library at night when the library
staff is not using the equipment . The software is set
up ahead of time computer transmit
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turned on and rre ydyis
closed as long as the
The ShareNETls LSSI software
also
MARCallows
holdings use
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CD-ROM database containing the
NETLS DYNIX libraries containing ve 350s, 000taMARC
format bibliographic records . The
base
is searched before the interlibrary loan or resource
sharing request is made to determine which library owns
the material or to obtain a better citation. Although
the CD-ROM does not include the records an o of ffice the
u Dallas
llas
Public Library the Interlibrary
the
collection of Dallas Public Library to fill most
requests .
In the interlibrary loan office at the Dallas Public
Library, the staff will batch print and then process
all requests received the previous night . The software
is easy to use and does not require
extensive
the staffing.
The system limits, as much as possible,
an
telephone time required to submit interlibrary loan or
resource sharing requests . The same microcomputers,
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