Minutes

1. Introductions, Thank you's to Michel Van Hove for excellent leadership and conscientious work over last two years on the previously named TEID workgroup, now the Library Committee. Chair passes to Corwin Booth, who has served on committee for the last two years. Best wishes to Michel in his new endeavor.

2. Division Review:
Corwin Booth and Jane Tierney present info on Division Review, Sandy Merola and Graham Fleming agree that if there is no DOE requirement that a review occur, that we are open to change the policy. It is agreed that we will seek additional information from Patents Dept. and possibly have Tim Lithgow speak at a future meeting.

ACTIONS:

Corwin and Jane to present pros/cons of Division Review to enable committee to make recommendation on changes, if any, to RPM.

Jane to ask Tim Lithgow to speak at a future meeting on Patents issues.

3.Journal/Survey Spreadsheet, top 640, prioritized by value formula, cost/popularity. Corwin presented the analyzed spreadsheet with his formula for value rating. Those titles dropping off the bottom will be evaluated for individual purchasing by division, programs.

ACTIONS:

Each member to reply within 3 weeks with feedback about individual titles needed to assess smaller licensing purchases by Library. Divisions to pay.

4. Cate Hutton and Curtis Lavery from CDL (California Digital Library) appear before committee, discuss Elsevier package, UCB buying consortium, nature of discounts, purchasing constraints, total value, status of industry inflation and monopolistic practices.

ACTIONS:

Agreed to continue with CDL and Elsevier package discounts.

Attendance

LLC MEMBERS / Division
x / Eric Esarey / Accelerator and Fusion Research
x / John Bozek / Advanced Light Source
x / Esmond Ng, Doug Olsen / NERSC, CRD
x / Corwin Booth / Chemical Sciences
x / Doug Black / Environmental Energy Technologies
x / Greg Stover / Engineering
Glenn Waychunas, John Christiansen / Earth Sciences
Inna Dubchak / Genome Sciences, JGI
x / Jane Tierney / ITSD (Library)
x / Jose Olivares / ITSD (Library)
x / Ted Sopher / ITSD (Users)
x / Albert Davalos / Life Sciences
x / Michel Van Hove / Material Sciences
x / Richard Firestone / Nuclear Science
x / Nigel Moriarty / Physical Biosciences
x / Robert Cahn / Physics
/ Invitees / Division/Dept.
x / William Fawley / Accelerator and Fusion Research
x / Venkat Srinivasan / Environmental Energy Technologies
x / Sandy Merola / ITSD Director
x / Tammy Welcome / ITSD Deputy
Rachael Post / ITSD Communications
Jane Chew / ITSD Library
Rita La Brie / ITSD Library
x / Graham Fleming / Lab Directorate
Shyamala Harris / Life Sciences
x / Tamas Torok / Life Sciences
Ulli Weier / Life Sciences
x / Edith Bourret-Courchesne / ITSD, ISS, HR Systems

Next Meeting:September 29, 2005, 2-4pm, 50B-4205

These minutes were prepared by Jane Tierney. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact JETierney.