Minutes from board meeting on 13. March 2003
- NAPLE Forum Newsletter
The first issue was evaluated. General satisfaction with the lay-out
and content. The newsletter actually contained news and on a level
that was considered interesting to members. It was decided to be
more proactive in collecting news from members for coming newsletters.
Next issue due on 1. October 2003.
- The board
- The board took note of a letter from Jan-Ewout van der Putten, NBLC
that NBLC had decided not to join NAPLE. It was suggested that as
Spain was originally among the founding members, but not on the
board due to a temporary vacancy at the relevant post in the Spanish
Ministry of Culture, we could now ask Carmen Caro to join the board
and still be in line with the decision taken at the founding meeting
to let the first board consist of members from founding countries.
Conclusion: As everybody agreed that the board is in need of working
members, it was decided to do so.
- A letter from Klaus Peter Böttger from the German Federal Library
Association, suggesting that NAPLE did not form an association but just
a loose network, was likewise taken note of. Our colleague fears that
NAPLE might create confusion in relation to the public, as there already
exists a European association, Eblida. It was decided to answer politely,
that the experience from the first years was that the network was too loose
to keep the cooperation running. We will yet again stress the fact that we
don't intend to compete with Eblida, but wish to work together.
- Working style: Agreement on continuing the present working style:
e-mailing and board meetings in connection with international meetings.
Next board meeting during IFLA's annual meeting in Berlin.
- Work programme
- Conference in the autumn 2004: Norma McDermott agreed to examine the
possibilities of running a conference in Ireland in 2004. General agreement
that European conferences are necessary to inspire a pan-European activity
in the public library field.
- Newsletter, see decision above.
- Discussion lists: The secretariat in Copenhagen is not yet quite ready
to introduce the closed discussion lists for members, but will be so
in April. It was decided that board members should take active part in
introducing relevant topics for the discussion. Jens will send an e-mail
when DNLA is ready.
- Homepage: It was decided to start establishing a European public library
authority directory on the homepage. Country profiles should be available
on NAPLE website.
- Relation to relevant EU-programmes: Everybody was pleased with the
PULMAN initiative to merge the NAPLE and PULMAN country profiles.
No decisions taken for new initiatives at the moment.
- Membership situation: 17 countries have joined. It was decided to put the list
on the website.
