Attendees were reminded of the forthcoming National IUG meeting in Philadelphia, scheduled for the weekend of April 29, 2000. Members agreed there is a need to arrange for training in inventory control, cataloging and serials modules. Suggested locations were Barry University, Florida Coastal and Sanibel Public Library. Some attendees mention that there are problems with Innovative training when it is held prior to a library s actual implementation of the software. It is difficult to relate training to practical issues that have yet to be encountered.
Training is more successful if the library has already begun to use the modules.
Susi Seiler queried whether other members are using the Inventory Control module. Other new business included a brief discussion of electronic reserves, with University of Miami reporting positive results. Members also polled methods for handling government publications records. Many libraries reported that they archive all checkin records due to government requirements for inventory control. It was suggested that use of the purchase inactive status in the checkin is a cheaper alternative to archiving.