In addition to all that we learned, participants had expanded opportunity to network with other sci-tech librarians, a benefit for which we are always eager. Because transportation costs were an individual responsibility virtually all participants were from developed nations whereas the universal preference in the Standing Committee is to include sci-tech librarians from developing regions as well. Funding such involvement will be a topic for Standing Committee discussion in the coming year. The session will examine measures taken by libraries in both the developed and developing regions to address the high cost of STM journals. Three - four speakers are being invited to address the topic.
Planning includes coordinating with the User Instruction Roundtable for possible co-sponsorship.
A few ideas have been introduced but no substantive progress yet made. The group is also very interested in distance education, including one effort which involves four European cities.