Members attending were: Marie Zimmerman (Highline), Eric Palo (Renton), Kim Nakano (Edmonds), Debra Gilchrist (Pierce), Wai Fong Lee (Seattle Central), Myra Van Vactor (Bellevue), Stan Horton (Grays Harbor), Tim Fuhrmann (Big Bend), Paula Palmer (Lake Washington), Debbie Crumb (Bates), Jane Blume (Bellingham), Joan Weber (Yakima), Tess Hartwell (Tacoma), Connie Bakker (North Seattle), Leonoor Ingraham Swets (Clark), Judith Cunneen (Olympic), John Backes (Shoreline), Mary Carr (Spokane), Mary Ann Goodwin (Spokane Falls), Mindy McCormick Coslor (Skagit), Ruth Baacke (Whatcom), Mary Jo White (South Seattle), and Jeanne Leader (Everett). Walt Marth (CIS), Jeanne Crisp (WSL) and Sandi Blackaby (Instructional Commission) also attended.

Minutes
Minutes of the November 4-5 1999 meeting were reviewed and approved as written.

Treasurer’s Report
Mary Carr reported a balance of $2,127.31 and provided a written detail of revenue and expenditures.

Instructional Commission
Sandy Blackaby provided information on issues currently being discussed at Instruction Commission which included: prior learning assessment, state reimbursement, the proposed Associate of Science degree, and part time faculty salaries.

CIS
Walt Marth reviewed the status of projects at CIS including online access to employee payroll information, web admissions, web credit card payment, and enhancement of the current administrative systems. He distributed two documents that detailed CIS technology objectives, goals & vision, and a proposed work list.

Washington State Library
Jeanne Crisp described the types of statistics that public libraries will be compiling and distributed information about the electronic measures that have been added for the 1999 report. John Backes proposed that LMDC review the statistical measures and report at the spring meeting. Leonoor Ingraham Swets and Paula Palmer volunteered to do this work. Discussion followed about changes to IPEDS statistics; Jeanne Crisp will follow-up on this issue and include it in the state library’s report at the next LMDC meeting. Leonoor Ingraham Swets, Paula Palmer, and Wai Fong Lee will review FTE definitions. Jeanne Crisp also reported on the status of the statewide database licensing. The spring trial of databases will occur during March and April. Based on LMDC interest expressed during the discussion, CINAHL will be included in the spring trial. Jeanne requested that libraries complete the WSL survey that is currently posted on the web page. She explained the request for state funding in the supplemental budget in the amount of 4 million dollars. Funding for support of statewide databases was not included in the governor’s budget. Discussion followed of the need to contact and communicate with legislators.

Library Council of Washington
John Backes reviewed projects for this year. The Information Literacy includes a 10 person advisory group; Debra Gilchrist and Betsy Wilson are academic library representatives to this group. The end result of the project will be to develop a definition of information literacy and to provide models and strategies for each type of library to implement. The project will look for collaborative efforts to address information literacy in local communities. This will fund opportunities to work with K-12, special and public libraries. The first meeting on the advisory group is in March. John will report on progress through the LMDC listserv. John also reported on the preliminary proposal that was submitted by LMDC. The proposal was to extend library services into non-traditional hours to support distant learners and it successfully passed this initial approval phase. A final proposal needs to be developed by February 18^th. Jeanne Crisp reported on another project, the Children’s Initiative that seeks to develop public library programming to convey information on the critical nature of child development in 0-3 year olds. WSL will be issuing an RFP to identify an individual to coordinate this project.

CLAMS
Paula Palmer reported that the CLAMS conference will be held May 11-12 at Bellevue Community College or Lake Washington Technical College. The conference will focus on information literacy and curriculum development.

WACTC and SBCTC
No reports were given.

Legislative Subcommittee
Mary Carr suggested that the cooperative library project be included in the May LMDC agenda. Deb Gilchrist reported on a possible grant opportunity through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Deb, Marie Zimmerman, and Pier David developed a short conceptual proposal on the digitally disenfranchised and information and media literacy competencies. The proposal went to the WACTC executive committee for approval and the full WACTC as an informational item. Mary Carr reported on the fall Library Legislative Day and emphasized the need for participation in that activity. She will provide the planned date for fall of 2000 soon. Mary Carr will serve as chair of the Cooperative Library Project workgroup.

Information Competency
Deb Gilchrist requested LMDC support for the May CLAMS conference on information literacy. John Backes made a motion to approve this support, Marie Zimmerman seconded the motion, and the motion carried. Deb also described a workshop to be held at Pierce on writing outcomes. Deb will provide this workshop at no cost.

Distance Education Guidelines
Stan Horton provided draft guidelines. The document will be revised to add language to make the guidelines specific to community and technical colleges. This item will be included in the May LMDC meeting.

Larry Galloway (Green River) joined the group.

Washington State Data Book
John Backes discussed the possibility of adding library information to the Data Book. Discussion concerned possible data to use including IPEDS information, public library statistics, and K-12 information. Joan Weber suggested that LMDC review current sources and discuss this item at the May LMDC meeting to determine what might be included. Stan Horton will be responsible for initiating discussion of this topic through the listserv.

LMDC Goals
Goal 1 – LMDC will seek appropriate funding for library media services

John Backes reviewed this goal and reported as follows:

1. Continue to advocate for the Cooperative Library Project. Progress on this continues.
2. Pursue grant funding from LSTA and other similar sources. Grant funding is being pursued as discussed yesterday through LSTA (support of distance learning objectives) and through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3. Participate in cooperative ventures to leverage existing funding. LMDC involvement in the state database licensing project and the Gates Foundation pertain to this goal.
4. Participate in legislative hearing on technology needs as appropriate. Mary Carr participated and reported that this has increased state awareness of library needs.

Goal 2 – LMDC will focus on assessment and its relationship to accreditation

Stan Horton reported on goal 2. Information and comments on assessment gathered as part of the fall LMDC discussion need to be formatted and made available to LMDC. Discussion of the Conspectus data followed and Stan stated that he would gather information about alternative ways of generating similar data in the future. Joan Weber will discuss the possibility of garnering funding with Earl Hale for ongoing analysis. No data has been presented to the Instructional Commission. Distance learning guidelines were presented to LMDC yesterday.

Goal 3

Connie Bakker reported that this workgroup has set the end of February as a deadline to finalize data gathering. At the May LMDC meeting, this information will be discussed in terms of what to do with it and identifying trends and clusters.

Goal 4

Joan Weber reviewed this goal and reported that efforts are ongoing.

Presidents Academy
Joan Weber explained that LMDC would have 1.5 hours with this group. The usual format is a presentation followed by a panel that would be reflective of a breadth of opinion. Mary Carr suggested that Michael Eisenburg be considered as the keynote. Stan Horton will pursue the possibility of presenting to the Presidents Academy with his college president, who is current chair elect.

Distance Learning Council
Jeanne Leader and Connie Bakker provided information about the recent meeting of this group. A new course in "how to learn online" will be developed as part of WAOL course offerings. Availability of Boeing internships also were discussed.

Promoting WAOL
Joan Weber led a discussion of how to promote the Learning in the 21^st Century online course. Some of the suggestions included possible change in the course title to be more reflective of the information literacy content.

Nominating Committee
Tess Hartwell and Myra Van Vactor will serve as the nominating committee identifying LMDC members who would be willing to serve as president elect, secretary, and treasurer.

Around the Table
Each LMDC member provided an update of activities on their respective campuses. Joan Weber ended the meeting by thanking Mary Jo White for hosting the LMDC meeting. The next meeting will be held May 4-5 in Yakima. LMDC adjourned at 11:30 p.m.

Washington State Database Licensing Committee
Leonoor Ingraham-Swets, Jane Blume

Library Council of Washington
John Backes

Instructional Technology Commission
Mary Carr, Wai-Fong Lee

Baccalaureate Liaison
Eric Palo

CLAMS
Paula Palmer

Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
Debbie Crumb, Paula Doherty, Leonoor Ingraham-Swets

WLA Legislative Planning Committee
Marie Zimmerman

WLA Board
Mary Carr

ACRL Board
Dal Symes, Marie Zimmerman

WSL Commission
Wai-Fong Lee

Portals Executive Committee
Leonoor Ingraham-Swets

ALA Council
Debra Gilchrist

National Council for Learning Resources
Mary Carr

Association for Educational Communications & Technology
Connie Bakker (Foundation Board)

NWMets
Connie Bakker

Cooperative Library Initiatives
John Backes, Mary Carr, Mindy Coslor, Jane Blume, Tim Fuhrman, Marie Zimmerman

Assessment & Accreditation
Stan Horton, Leonoor Ingraham-Swets

Services for Distance Learning
Connie Bakker, Jane Blume, Stan Horton, Kim Nakano

Information Literacy
Mindy McCormick Coslor, Debra Gilchrist, Mary Ann Goodwin, Myra Van Vactor

Media Services Survey
Connie Bakker, Jeanne Leader, Kim Nakano, Eric Palo, Mary Jo White

Legislation
John Backes, Mary Carr, Mindy McCormick Coslor, Jane Blume, Tim Fuhrman, Marie Zimmerman