The meeting with AGPS reported in the newsletter was very successful. Dorothy Harris raised the need for online access to the Commonwealth PS Gazette. The use of DNC and conspectus by special libraries will be raised with Cliff Law in 1996. The task force will be exploring information access policies. Ms Rosina Wainwright was unable to attend the meeting.
Activities planned include a seminar on quality service.
The convenor Kay Winter reported that the major activity was the review of the panel contract for cataloguing and indexing services. Some problems occurred with Purchasing Australia which will be raised in a letter to the General Manager Paul Taylor. Their priorities are to ensure efficiencies in the use of IT including records management, finance and human resources. Eric concluded his talk by saying that librarians will be important in the IT review through their knowledge of information and its use. Currently librarians locate, retrieve, organise and analyse.