Minutes

Date Of Meeting: Tuesday, 5/2/06
Present: Tom, Tracy, Erin, Linda
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 9, 1-3, at PERL

Action items
1 . Each member will post on the web site the outline of the skill set they presented today.

2. Linda will let the group know when we will be meeting with Eldon.

3. Each of us selected another Project SAILS skill set to develop into an outline . We'll post these outlines ahead of time if they're ready, otherwise we'll bring copies to the meeting on Tuesday.
Skill Set 2- Scholarly Communication/Structure of Disciplines (TC)
Skill Set 5/6- Selecting Search Terms and Constructing the Search (TTH)
Skill Set 7- Understanding Information Retrieval Systems (LP)

Skill Set 8- Evaluating and Revising Search Results (EM)

Summary of 5/2 Meeting

1. Distance Education Conference

Tom reported briefly on his experience at the Distance Education conference in Georgia. The most relevant talk was on the University of Calgary's project for distance learners.

2.  Meeting with Eldon Strickland

We will schedule a meeting with Eldon Strickland, Associate Director of On-Line Programs, to discuss the big picture and make sure we're all on the same page. Some of the topics we'll discuss include EZProxy and the Library's web site, Captivate tutorials, and the timing of adding or updating the module.

3.  Distance Education meeting

Tom is meeting with the Distance Education staff tomorrow and will ask Nancy Coleman how she envisions use of the Library's module. Will this be as a link from their top page, embedded in specific courses, or both? Tom will ask Nancy if they would like to collaborate on surveying a sample of current students in distance education courses about the topics to be covered in this module.

4. Staff Involvement

In order for this project to be successful we need the participation of staff in making sure we create a useful module. We will welcome input and feedback from staff throughout the process. We will contact representatives from Law, Theology, and Medical to make sure they know about this project and feel free to give feedback.

5. ShowMe

ShowMe has enormous potential for enriching the module. We need to figure out if it can be incorporated into the module or if it should be linked to as appropriate. We will ask Susan for her input on how this should be used or if any updating needs to be done.

6. Captivate

It would be terrific if we could include tutorials for specific resources in the Library module. Databases that seem appropriate for the generic module include BU's catalog, Library's web site, WorldCat, Web of Science, and the Wilson Databases.

7. Meeting Tomorrow with Reference Staff

Tomorrow we would like to share with staff the idea and objectives of this project and the possibilities for the future. We would like to solicit ideas on what issues should be covered in this module and discuss with staff channels for communicating throughout the process.

8. Reviewing Modules

We reviewed the first few modules which had been outlined.

Agenda for 5/9 meeting:
1. Announcements, changes to agenda, next meeting date
2. Discussion of the next sections