ALA General Meeting
18 October 2004

President Marc Gartler called the meeting to order at 6:03pm.  
Minutes were read either before or during the meeting and approved.  

Officer Reports
·	President
o	University of Illinois Alumni Association emailed GSLIS students 
         with the offer of a free membership while still a student.  
         Taking part in the organization provides many great opportunities 
         for students including networking and a searchable database of alumni.
o	Some current GSLIS students have requested to be added to the Library Listserv.  
         There is still some discussion and we'll let you know if students will be added.
o	For committee chairs: when planning events, stay in touch with your liaison 
         to the board since the board has the dates for all events. Conflicts 
         can be avoided with communication between the board and the committees.  
         Perhaps we will set up an online calendar in order to better organize and 
         plan future events.

·	Treasurer's Report  
o	Current RSO balanace $1503.62
o	Additional GSLIS moneys $500
o	Theoretical $2003.62 that needs spending

	How to spend our money:
o	Committees let liasons know if anticipated costs are over $20
o	Board okays the spending (rarely does it not okay spending)
o	Spend your own money, get itemized receipt
o	Get receipt and address to treasurer - can use my mail folder,
o	but send me an email - blooker@uiuc.edu
o	2 weeks or so later, you'll get a reimbursement check in the mail

Example:
o	You're driving yourself and 3 students to Baker and Taylor 10/25/04.  
       It's a 182 mile round trip and your car gets 20miles/gallon.  The estimated 
       cost, at $2.00/gallon, is $18.20.You tell your liason and he/she says "okay."  
       You fill up the tank before you leave for B&T, then again when you get back.  
       The second receipt reflects the amount of money needed for gas, which may 
       differ from the estimate, but not significantly.  The receipt shows number 
       of gallons purchased or cost per gallon and total cost.  I get the receipt 
       and your address, and in a couple weeks, you get a check.

o	I would like to talk to the T-shirt liason and chair at the end of the meeting.



Committee Reports
·	Fundraising
o	Still no designs for the T-shirt contest, deadline is 23 October

·	Field Trip
o	26 October--Baker and Taylor 
o	8 November-ALA Headquarters
o	Parkland to be determined
o	Anheiser-Busch corporate archive in late November

·	ACRL
o	Annual Conference is in Minneapolis in April 2005
o	Meeting tomorrow at 5:15 in 131 GSLIS for board nominations

·	Community Outreach
o	Plan to have a first meeting soon
o	Would like to maybe create a resource about the Champaign-Urbana area that 
          would be interesting to librarians

·	LEEP
o	Plan to update the website's contact information

·	Conference
o	Panel discussion about mid-winter conference for those interested in attending

·	International
o	Next meeting: 21 October from 6-7pm
o	Plan to set up a panel of graduates from GSLIS 

·	Professional Development
o	Sessions continue Monday afternoons
o	15 November is the newly rescheduled date for salary negotiations

·	Lecture
o	25 October-Carol Brey-Casiano, president of ALA
o	Early December-Allen Lanham, president of Illinois Library Association
o	March/April 2005-Michael Gorman, president elect of ALA

New Business
·	The next meeting will be held before the fall break.

Important Upcoming Dates:
·	19 October: ACRL meeting, 5:15pm in 131 GSLIS
·	21 October: International meeting, 6pm in 308 GSLIS
·	23 October: T-Shirt designs due
·	25 October: Carol Brey-Casiano Lecture, 2pm in 126 GSLIS
·	26 October: Baker & Taylor field trip, 11am in 126 GSLIS
·	28 October: ASIST XML workshop 5:30 pm
·	1 November: Career Series, 5pm "LIS Career Paths and the Professionals Who Walk Them"
·	15 November: Career Series - Salary Negotiation
·	14 January to 19 January: Midwinter Conference in Boston
·	23 June to 29 June: Annual Conference in Chicago

Meeting adjourned 7:10 PM

Minutes taken by Mary Kate Eisemann, 2004-2005 secretary