Wednesday, February 25, 2004

TIMELINE SLS/CMLS MERGER ACTIVITIES (revised February 24, 2004)   January 21, 2004           Governance Committee meeting   January 22, 2004           IT Infrastructure meeting at CMLS   January 26, 2004           First report due from the Bronner Group on benefit analysis                                     Benefits report should no later than completed by April   January 30, 2004           Transition Board meeting in Chicago   February 2, 2004            Focus groups and individual interviews completed   February 4, 2004            Questionnaire posted on the website (tentative)   February 5, 2004            HR/Benefits pre-meeting   February 5, 2004            Membership Committee meeting (cancelled)   February 9, 2004            Synergy invites out this week   February 14, 2004          By-Laws Sub-Committee meeting   February 16, 2004          SLS Board Meeting   February 18, 2004          SWAN Advisory (SLS – 9:30 a.m.)   February 24, 2004          CMLS Board Meeting   February 25, 2004          Governance Committee meeting (SLS)                                     (rescheduled to March 1, 2004)   March 1, 2004               Services Committee Meeting – 9:30 – 2:00 (SLS)                                     Membership Committee Meeting – 2:00 p.m.  (SLS)                                     Governance Committee Meeting – 6:00 p.m. (SLS)   March 5, 2004               Transition Bd. Meeting (rescheduled to March 8, 2004)   March 8, 2004               Responses due back from staff/Board/Members for Synergy   March 8, 2004               Transition Board meeting – 2:00 p.m. (SLS)   March 9, 2004               Services Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m.. – 4:00 p.m. (SLS)   March 15, 2004              Final Draft documents (By-Laws, Membership Criteria, etc.)                                     to J. Hayes for distribution to each Board   March 15, 2004              SLS Board Meeting   March 22, 2004     Staff event – Build the Future; 9:00 – 3:30                             (Dominican Univ.) CMLS and SLS Boards                             vote on merger and plan of service; 3:30 p.m.                             CMLS Board meeting; 4:00 (approx.)   March 31, 2004     Plan of Service for Merged System due at the                              Illinois State Library     12:03:16 PM

BE A PARTICIPANT IN THE OCTOBER CONFERENCE Write a Paper or Present a Poster   The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association & the Health Science Librarians of Illinois meet together in Springfield (9-12 October 2004) to examine “collaboration”  as a means to maximize the impact of our libraries on our clientele, organizations and communities.  Please consider sharing your experiences; write a paper or present a poster.    Contributed papers and posters will be judged on the following three criteria;   ¨      Relevance to the Conference Theme (Collaboration) ¨      Clarity of Presentation ¨      Originality   If your paper is selected you will have 15 minutes to present it to your colleagues at the Contributed Papers session.  If your poster is selected it will be available for viewing for 1 ½ hours during the Poster Session, plan to stand by to field questions.  Your poster must be non-electronic and is limited to a 4 ft x 6 ft maximum size.       Keep the following dates in mind:    May 1st,   Deadline for Submission June 15th,   Acceptance Notification   Submit your contributed paper abstract (maximum of 300 words) in print or electronically to the following contact: Royden Jone Library & Resource Center OSF Saint Francis Medical Center 530 NE Glen Oak Peoria, IL 61637 royden.r.jones@osfhealthcare.org   Submit your poster abstract (maximum of 300 words) in print or electronically to the following contact:   Carol Galganski Library & Resource Center OSF Saint Francis Medical Center 530 NE Glen Oak Peoria, IL 61637 carol.galganski@osfhealthcare.org 11:15:47 AM

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