June 8, 2007 Minutes

OHIO
PUBLIC LIBRARY INFORMATION NETWORK (OPLIN)

ONE HUNDRED SECOND REGULAR MEETING of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Minutes
– June 8, 2007

1.  WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER

The
one hundred second meeting of the Ohio Public Library Information
Network (OPLIN) Board of Trustees was called to order at 10:05 a.m. on
Friday, June 8, 2007 by Board Chair Donna Perdzock at the State Library
of Ohio in Columbus, Ohio.

Present
were Board members: Donna Perdzock, Bonnie Mathies, Anne Hinton, Bob
Richmond, Mary Pat Essman, Gayle Patton, Richard Murdock, Terry Casey,
and Sandi Thompson.

Also
present were: Stephen Hedges (OPLIN), Joel Husenits (OPLIN), Karl
Jendretzky (OPLIN), Jo Budler (State Library), Diane Fink (State
Library), Doug Evans (OLC), Laura Solomon (Cleveland Public Library),
Jeff Wale (Toledo-Lucas County Public Library), Gary Branson (London
Public Library), and Mike Wantz (Perry County District Library).

2.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (1)

The Chair called for public participation, and there was none.

3.  APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Terry
Casey motioned to approve the agenda, Richard Murdock
seconded.  All aye.

4.  APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES of February 9 meeting

Gayle Patton
motioned to approve the minutes from the February 9th meeting, Anne
Hinton seconded.  All aye.   

5.  APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES of April 13 meeting

Gayle Patton suggested that the
minutes explicitly state the meeting was a Board retreat.

In response to a question about gender as a factor in choosing new
Board members, Stephen Hedges noted that gender was one of the
demographics the Nominations Committee considered, but other factors
were determined to be more important.  Donna Perdzock stated
that the selection committee was merely being mindful of a
candidate’s
gender in the interest of having a diverse
group.

Terry Casey motioned to approve the minutes from the April 13th
meeting, with the added note that it was a Board retreat, Mary Pat
Essman seconded. All aye. 

6.  ACCEPTANCE OF THE FINANCE REPORT

Diane Fink gave a detailed finance report. Report A covered
budget
and expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 2006-2007. There are three weeks
of FY 2007 left.  This year, with the conversion to a new
financial system (OAKS) on July
1, the current system will end on June 30. The state needs extra time
to convert all of the data into OAKS, so the last day to set aside
money to vendors will be June 14. All open encumbrances will convert
over to the next FY on July 1st, and OPLIN has five months to pay them
off. Diane noted that there are usually a large amount of these, due to
telecommunications invoices, which generally run a month or two behind
in the
billing cycle. All available GRF monies have been encumbered, and there
is some unused spending authority in Fund 4S4 monies.

Report B covered the revenue and cash balance for Fund 4S4
monies
for FYs 2006-07. Report C covered budget and expenditures for the Gates
Staying Connected Grant, and this will be the last appearance of this
report. OPLIN provided matching funds for this grant, and as of the end
of May, all monies have been disbursed and paid to the vendors, so the
project is done.

Report D covered revenue and cash balance for Fund 4S4 funds
as of
the end of June. There are no longer any OPLIN positions funded with
Fund 4S4 money; all are GRF-funded now.  

Report E provided OPLIN budget projections.  The only
numbers
available for FYs 2008-09 are the Executive and House versions of the
budget.  The Senate version will be voted on next Tuesday, and
it
will then go to conference committee, but no other changes affecting
OPLIN are expected and a new budget will be ready by July 1.

Diane explained the difference between Fund 4S4 and GRF funds,
and
also gave some updates from OBM.  Under the current budget,
there
are a lot of changes under tax reform. The Strickland administration is
also looking at spending reform; agencies are expected to be more
conservative in their spending than in the past, which has already been
seen with some of the food and hiring freezes. The administration wants
to make sure that the budget remains balanced so agencies
don’t
have to take cuts later.  

On July 1, the state is moving to the OAKS financial
system. 
OBM will have more control over purchasing, and agencies will have less
flexibility with transfers of funds. The state is also implementing
policy and procedural changes regarding vendor payments. Under the new
system, the philosophy is that unless the vendor is giving the state a
discount, there is no reason to pay the vendor within 30 days. Also, a
new statewide centralized process for mailing checks to vendors means
that staff may end up spending more time reconciling accounts, etc.
State Library staff are being trained on the new system, so they will
be ready on July 1. The next budget request will also be done through
the new system.

Richard Murdock motioned to approve the Finance
Report, Anne Hinton seconded. All aye.

7.  OLD BUSINESS

7.1.  New
Board Members

Stephen Hedges introduced four of the five new OPLIN Board
members,
who were attending the meeting. Seven names were submitted to the State
Library Board for consideration. They looked at the demographics above
all else and picked five. Stephen noted that he neglected to
ask
the State Library Board to decide which new member would get the
shorter, two-year term, but that will be settled at the next State
Library Board meeting. OPLIN Board members can serve two consecutive
full (three-year) terms, but the shorter one does not count as a full
term.

7.2.  Library
Services Manager Position

Stephen Hedges reported that the position was posted on May
10.  After discussions with Stephen, Donna Perdzock appointed
the
following people to the committee to interview candidates: Stephen,
Karl Jendretzky, Meg Spernoga from OhioLINK, Carol Verny from OHIONET,
and Jay Burton from the State Library. It’s not clear from
the
OPLIN bylaws or budget language who has the hiring authority for staff
positions. Diane Fink noted that Personnel Actions ultimately must be
signed by the State Librarian. 

Donna Perdzock felt that the Board would want a report from
Stephen
on the committee's recommendation, but did not think they would want to
sit in on interviews.  Stephen noted that he’d
received
about 50 applications, and about half meet the minimum
qualifications.  Next Friday the committee will interview four
candidates and should have a hiring recommendation for the August
meeting, though posting is open until filled if necessary.

7.3.  Service Mark
Renewal

Stephen Hedges reminded the Board that the federal
registration for
the name “OPLIN” expires this year, and next year
registration of the old OPLIN logo expires.  He has had
correspondence from Schottenstein, Zox and Dunn, the legal firm that
was
monitoring this, and has corresponded with the Attorney General's
office about registering with the state instead of federally and having
everything handled from now on by the Attorney General instead of
outside counsel. OPLIN has a new representative from the
AG’s office named Walter McNamara, who will oversee the
process
of registering the name and new logo with the state.

7.4.  ohioweblibrary.org
Developments

Stephen Hedges reminded the Board about the proof-of-concept
pages
OPLIN staff developed for the retreat.  Staff are working on
three
initiatives to improve the OWL search engine for libraries, models that
could retrieve both database and catalog records.

Stephen and Karl Jendretzky had a conference call with a
Google
developer, went to OCLC and talked to them about their WorldCat
product, and also received a quote from MasterKey.

OPLIN staff think the current Google Custom Search
test page is
about as good as it can be for now, especially after talking to Google
and asking for their suggestions. The problem is getting to the
database content.  If this is the model OPLIN pursues, then
development is essentially finished until EBSCO and other database
records are indexed by Google and accessible via this CSE. 
Karl
and Stephen thought they could take database MARC records and create a
flat file to be indexed by Google, but Google indicated that while
their search engine might discover it, it would not index such a
special file, because Google looks at the popularity of a site, how it
has been hit, etc., and this file would not meet some
of the
criteria.

MasterKey looks better to OPLIN staff.  It is
inexpensive and promising enough that OPLIN staff thinks we should buy
a Level 1 plan (for 20 commercial databases) for a year, test it, and
see how well it works.

Karl and Stephen also visited the OCLC/WorldCat
developers. 
OCLC talked about WorldCat 3 (or "WorldCat Local" as it is called in
the beta tests) and their plans to add social tools to it (book reviews
by people, etc.).  Their concept is an OPAC, with database
records
added on, while OPLIN tends to look at the problem the other way
around.  Currently, not enough Ohio libraries have their
catalog
records in WorldCat to make this an effect option for us. OCLC will
probably propose a cost to get the whole state of Ohio on WorldCat. Jo
Budler said she has impressed upon OCLC that OPLIN and/or Libraries
Connect Ohio would not want to be paying double; OhioLINK is already
paying for a large portion of the state's libraries. Stephen noted that
OCLC also said they could work with MasterKey and build a hybrid
product.

Stephen explained the vision of what the actual OWL web page
would
look like. There would be an OWL homepage, but OPLIN could also provide
libraries with an OWL search widget for their pages. This
design
would also be the basis of OPLIN’s web page templates to give
to
libraries. One of the nice things about MasterKey’s service
is
that OPLIN can control the ranking of the search results –

that
is, OPLIN can make an individual library’s resources appear
higher for searches conducted in their building, etc. This tool would
be something for the general public, as opposed to a librarian-only
tool.  We would also have an advanced search, to allow people
to
choose individual databases.

Gayle Patton motioned to
buy a one year subscription to the MasterKey Level 1 service, Sandi
Thompson seconded.

Roll call:
Donna Perdzock, aye;
Bonnie Mathies, aye; Anne Hinton, aye; Bob Richmond, aye; Mary Pat
Essman, aye; Gayle Patton, aye; Richard Murdock, aye; Terry Casey, aye;
and Sandi Thompson, aye.

7.4.1.
 KSU
ScanPath cost and timeline

Stephen Hedges and Joel Husenits recently went to Kent State
University where they saw a demo of the ScanPath web page usability
testing service, using the current OPLIN research database/remote
access page and a nearby student as a test subject.  It was
both very interesting and very sobering. OPLIN has several prototype
OWL website pages that are polished enough for them to test. 
Stephen explained the costs involved: there is a fee per subject, per
task.  ScanPath staff advise that ten test subjects should be
enough, and he and Joel asked KSU to find a representative mix of the
general population. OPLIN has asked for ten subjects and four tasks,
and hopes to get a discounted price. The testing is tentatively
scheduled for August 24.

Richard Murdock motioned to
approve up to $10,000 for ScanPath testing, Anne Hinton seconded.

Stephen Hedges explained how KSU finds users, and described
the deliverable: a hard drive with all of the sessions taped, plus a
summary analysis, including "heatmaps" of all tested pages. Bonnie
Mathies asked whether KSU will give OPLIN a composite of the
demographics beforehand, and whether OPLIN has final approval. Stephen
noted that OPLIN will ask to have approval before they test.

Roll call:
Donna Perdzock, aye; Bonnie Mathies, aye; Anne Hinton, aye; Bob
Richmond, aye; Mary Pat Essman, aye; Gayle Patton, aye; Richard
Murdock, aye; Terry Casey, aye; and Sandi Thompson, aye.

8.  NEW BUSINESS

8.1.  Staff Pay Increases for FY2008

Stephen Hedges explained that it was probable, pending the
Governor's approval, that exempt staff will be eligible for up to a
3.5% raise, which would provide parity with the union agreement
negotiated last year for non-exempt staff. Diane Fink explained that
the raises have been anticipated in the FYs 2008-09 OPLIN operating
budget. Jo Budler noted that the State Library simply has to absorb
these
increases, that we are not given more money to cover them. Stephen
explained that everyone at OPLIN is exempt administrative staff, and he
presented his recommendations on staff raises to the Board. He asked
for approval to proceed with the recommendations, pending Executive
approval of pay increases for exempt staff.

Stephen Hedges noted that there are currently no plans to
replace Karl Jendretzky’s vacant position in the OPLIN
Support Center, because he thinks it can operate with two staff.

Terry Casey
motioned to approve the personnel recommendations, Mary Pat Essman
seconded.

Roll call: Donna Perdzock,
aye; Bonnie Mathies, aye; Anne Hinton, aye; Bob Richmond, aye; Mary Pat
Essman, aye; Gayle Patton, aye; Richard Murdock, aye; Terry Casey, aye;
and Sandi Thompson, aye.

8.2.  Focus Groups on OPLIN

Stephen Hedges reminded the Board that at the retreat they had
discussed what to do with any extra funds in our Fund 4S4
account.  Gayle Patton and Terry Casey had suggested doing
some focus groups around the state to ask OPLIN’s customers
how the organization might spend this money.  Stephen met with
Wayne Piper from OLC, and the two talked about holding five two-hour
focus groups around the state.  These would start in the
middle of September, with one happening about every two weeks, usually
in the morning.  OPLIN cannot provide lunches, which might
interrupt meetings anyway, but OLC could provide coffee and snacks as
part of their facilitation of the sessions.

Wayne and Stephen would ask the focus group participants to
describe the OPLIN office as a way to gather their current perceptions
of OPLIN.  Wayne wants Stephen to then present what OPLIN
actually is and does, and ask the libraries what their technology
challenges are, and base the discussion around that.  Ideally,
the groups should consist of branch managers, small library directors,
children’s supervisors, and other such "middle managers" that
seldom have contact with OPLIN staff.  Stephen reviewed the
quote from OLC.

Terry Casey said he thinks OLC should provide lunch,
because it is important to get people relaxed and amenable to
participating, and it also helps to show appreciation to the attendees.
Terry also made suggestions about the number of participants; eight to
ten is ideal, the dynamics being better with a smaller group. Doug
Evans gave an estimated revised quote for facilitating sessions that
would include lunch.

In answer to a question, Stephen said the Board would
discuss the findings at their first regular meeting after the sessions,
and not wait until the next Board retreat. There was a general
discussion about how to position the workshops, the invitations,
etc. Participants should try to suspend reality and think
about big ideas,
and not get caught up in the reality of current economics, etc.,
perhaps suggesting more general “library
technology” ideas than OPLIN-specific thoughts. Stephen noted
that OPLIN ultimately wants suggestions that are within its mission.

Terry Casey
motioned to authorize up to $8,000 to spend on conducting these focus
groups with OLC. Gayle Patton seconded.  

Roll call:
Donna Perdzock, aye; Bonnie Mathies, aye; Anne Hinton, aye; Bob
Richmond, aye; Mary Pat Essman, aye; Gayle Patton, aye; Richard
Murdock, aye; Terry Casey, aye; and Sandi Thompson, aye. 

8.3.  Gongwer
Report Possibilities and Proposal

Stephen Hedges explained that Gongwer, Inc. perennially tries
to win our contract for state government information, which we
currently get from Rotunda, Inc. (Ohio Capitol Connection). Our
response this year is that OPLIN will not make any changes pending the
RFP due to be released in November by the LCO
partners. Stephen noted, however, that it would be good for
librarians to have access to more than one source of state government
information, but the current price of a Gongwer subscription is
prohibitive for many libraries. OPLIN has negotiated an offer from
Gongwer to distribute the Gongwer
Report, one portion of the complete Gongwer subscription
service, through a special OPLIN listserv available only to librarians
and limited to 200 readers.  Gongwer’s proposed cost
to OPLIN is roughly half what it would cost for the full subscription
service to 200 libraries. Stephen noted that the purpose of
the listserv is not to evaluate Gongwer, but it would give librarians
an opportunity to become familiar with their product.

Terry Casey motioned to
authorize the OPLIN director to purchase the Gongwer subscription as
described, beginning July 1.  Richard Murdock seconded.

Roll call: Donna Perdzock,
aye; Bonnie Mathies, aye; Anne Hinton, aye; Bob Richmond, aye; Mary Pat
Essman, aye; Gayle Patton, aye; Richard Murdock, aye; Terry Casey, aye;
and Sandi Thompson, aye.

There was a break at 11:37
a.m., during which time Lynda Murray (OLC) arrived.

The meeting resumed at
11:48 a.m., starting with Item 9.2.

9.  OPLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT -- Stephen Hedges

9.1.  Office Activities

After Item 9.2

Stephen Hedges highlighted several recent meetings, noting
that there have been a lot of governmental meetings lately.

9.2.  Library Partnership Summit

Stephen Hedges reported that on May 21, almost 300 people came
to the Fawcett Center for the Library Partnership Summit, representing
all three library communities: public, academic, and
K-12. Topics of discussion were the "silos" separating the
communities and the replacement of the LSTA money that currently
supports some of the LCO database purchases.

Jo Budler explained that the idea of this Summit came from a
public library director and grew from there. In addition to the LCO
partners, OHIONET, OLC, OELMA, and ALAO all got involved. Stephen
Hedges noted that OPLIN and others committed their annual meeting money
to support the Summit. Attendees were administrators and others who
could make decisions about spending money.

Lynda Murray (OLC) explained it seems from the Summit
feedback which OLC has received that there were essentially three
subjects discussed at the Summit: jointly purchased databases,
statewide resource sharing, and 24x7 live reference service. All three
have to some degree been funded with LSTA money, which will soon be
redirected to support other new initiatives.  Lynda wanted to
talk to the OPLIN Board about databases.

Lynda thinks the Board should think about trying to put OPLIN
into permanent law. She noted that OPLIN is legally defined by several
paragraphs in the state budget every two years, and the budget is
subject to many political pressures. In 1997 there was an attempt to
get OPLIN into permanent language, but the debate the debate turned to
filters on public library computers and the legislation was never
completed;  Lynda thinks it is time to try again. If we can
get OPLIN into permanent law, then the second step would be to look for
state funding through OPLIN to help public libraries get databases.

Stephen Hedges explained how much  LSTA money is now
used for databases and how the LCO partners pay for
databases.  The State Library Board just approved LSTA
database funds for another year through June 30, 2008, but they would
prefer to use these LSTA funds as seed money for other projects.

Lynda further explained what would happen if OPLIN became
defined in permanent law. OPLIN would not become a new state agency,
but would remain a state entity within the State Library's
budget. OPLIN could get better terms from vendors by extending
contracts beyond two years. OLC is introducing an omnibus
bill next week, and the language developed in 1997 could be
updated and attached to that bill as an amendment.

The following resolution was drafted:

WHEREAS the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
was established in temporary law as part of the State biennial budget
passed on 30 June 1995, and

WHEREAS OPLIN has been defined again in every succeeding State
budget since 1995, and

WHEREAS the services OPLIN provides to Ohio public libraries
have become critical to their operations, and

WHEREAS negotiating statewide contracts for services and
databases is advantageous to the Ohio public library community, and

WHEREAS OPLIN could negotiate more favorable contracts for
statewide services if OPLIN were defined in permanent law,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that on the 8th day of June,
Two Thousand and Seven, the members of the Board of Trustees of the
Ohio Public Library Information Network request the Ohio Library
Council to initiate the process of asking the Ohio Legislature to
define OPLIN in permanent Ohio law, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board supports any measures
taken by the Ohio Library Council toward placing OPLIN in permanent law.

Mary Pat Essman moved to
accept the resolution, Terry Casey seconded. All aye.

Jo Budler noted that she will be writing something about what
was learned from the Library Summit. The biggest finding is
that the "core" of databases that all three communities find valuable
is actually smaller than what is currently offered. Also, all three
agree on the need for a physical statewide resource sharing system.
There was a general discussion about the Summit led by Board members
who attended. It was noted that the school library viewpoint is much
different from the public or academic viewpoint.

To Item 9.1

9.3.  Circuit Upgrades Status

From Item 9.1

Karl Jendretzky explained that things have firmed up since the
last Board meeting and OPLIN now has a better idea of OIT’s
direction. The regional OPT-E-MAN services are being cut and the state
is going to handle "long haul" traffic on OSCnet.
Karl reviewed each individual case of a public library needing a
circuit upgrade. Stephen Hedges noted that the relationship between the
state network and the telecommunications companies is
changing.  OPLIN staff are noticing more competition and
better price offerings, and OIT is taking over more of the cost of
running the network.

9.4.  Web Hosting Status

Karl Jendretzky explained that OPLIN is now hosting a couple
of sites, including OHReadytoRead and Cardington Public
Library.  Karl explained OPLIN’s current setup.

9.5.  WebJunction
Online Training

Following up on the discussion at the Board retreat, Stephen
Hedges reported that he asked George Needham if WebJunction is going
to be upgrading its technology course selection, but has not had a
reply from George. OPLIN may need to look for an alternative
source of web training in technology.

Jo Budler is also looking at WebJunction deals. Jo
noted that the metro library directors have proposed buying 800 hours
of classes. The metros are currently paying to get this training
separately. If the State Library buys the hours, they will be offered
to every public library in the state, and WJ would set up a website
where libraries could placing training content that they had developed
themselves.

9.6. 
Databases and Network Reports

9.6.1.  Database usage

Stephen Hedges reported that all of the May statistics have
not yet arrived from vendors, but he thinks there will be a dip in the
May usage numbers similar to last year.

9.6.2.  Support
Center (April and May)

Stephen noted that the OSC ticket activity was normal.

10.  CHAIR'S REPORT

10.1.  Executive Director's
Evaluation

Donna Perdzock noted that this would be her last report as
OPLIN Board Chair, and it has been a pleasure working with the Board
and serving as Chair. Donna will tally the evaluation forms for Stephen
Hedges, which have been distributed to Board members, asking that they
be returned to her by mid-July.

10.2.  Board Officers for FY2008

Stephen Hedges noted that in the past the Board Nominations
Committee has also suggested a slate of new officers. The Vice Chair
traditionally becomes the Chair when needed and the Secretary and
Treasurer have basically oversight duties. Gayle Patton will open the
August meeting as the Vice Chair and the first order of business will
be electing officers.

Donna Perdzock appointed the outgoing officers leaving the
Board to act as the committee to recommend a slate of new officers.

10.3.
 Set Board Meeting Dates and Times for FY2008

Donna
Perdzock reviewed the proposed meeting dates for next year. 
Stephen Hedges suggested changing the meeting time to earlier, in order
to avoid lunch. There was a general discussion and consensus that 10:00
is better for people coming from far away.  People can bring a
lunch or a snack on their own.

Gayle Patton
motioned to approve the proposed Board schedule, Bonnie Mathies
seconded. All aye.

10.4.  Resolutions

Terry Casey read the following resolution:

WHEREAS, RICHARD MURDOCK has
been a
member of the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) Board of
Trustees since July 2001, and

WHEREAS he has freely and
unselfishly
given of his time and efforts to ensure the success of OPLIN by serving
on the Board for six years, and

WHEREAS he has demonstrated
a firm sense of commitment and dedication to advancing public libraries
in Ohio, and

WHEREAS he has applied his
knowledge of industrial practices to guiding the OPLIN Board's business
and financial decisions, and

WHEREAS his service as a
trustee of the
Washington County Public Library gave him a unique perspective about
OPLIN and its services to libraries,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that on
the 8th day of June, Two Thousand and Seven, the members of the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio Public Library Information Network recognize
the significant contributions made to public libraries and library
service by RICHARD MURDOCK during his tenure with the Ohio Public
Library Information Network, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board
extends its most sincere thanks and appreciation to RICHARD MURDOCK for
his continued volunteer service as a member of that Board.

Mary Pat Essman read the following resolution:

WHEREAS, ANNE HINTON has
been a member of
the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) Board of Trustees
since July 2001, and

WHEREAS she has freely and
unselfishly
given of her time and efforts to ensure the success of OPLIN by serving
on the Board for six years, and as the Treasurer of the Board from 2003
to the present, and

WHEREAS she has always been
willing to commit extra time and effort to exceptional duties on behalf
of OPLIN, and

WHEREAS her dedication and
attention to detail and timeliness have maintained OPLIN's integrity,
and

WHEREAS her experience as
Director of the
Huron Public Library gave her a unique perspective about OPLIN and its
services to all Ohio public libraries,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that on
the 8th day of June, Two Thousand and Seven, the members of the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio Public Library Information Network recognize
the significant contributions made to public libraries and library
service by ANNE HINTON during her tenure with the Ohio Public Library
Information Network, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board
extends its most sincere thanks and appreciation to ANNE HINTON for her
continued volunteer service as a member of that Board.

Gayle Patton read the following resolution:

WHEREAS, DONNA PERDZOCK has
been a member
of the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) Board of
Trustees since July 2004, and

WHEREAS she has freely and
unselfishly
given of her time and efforts to ensure the success of OPLIN by serving
on the Board for three years, and as the Vice-Chair of the Board from
2005 to 2006, and as the Chair of the Board from 2006 to the present,
and

WHEREAS she skilfully guided
OPLIN and the Board through a time of change with foresight and good
humor, and

WHEREAS she kept the OPLIN
Board focused on the goal of improving services to the Ohio public
library community, and

WHEREAS her knowledge of the
public
library community and her experience as Director of the Euclid Public
Library allowed her to contribute a unique perspective to discussions
about OPLIN and its services to libraries,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that on
the 8th day of June, Two Thousand and Seven, the members of the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio Public Library Information Network recognize
the significant contributions made to public libraries and library
service by DONNA PERDZOCK during her tenure with the Ohio Public
Library Information Network, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board
extends its most sincere thanks and appreciation to DONNA PERDZOCK for
her continued volunteer service as a member of that Board.

Bonnie Mathies read the following resolution:

WHEREAS, SANDI THOMPSON has
been a member
of the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) Board of
Trustees since July 2001, and

WHEREAS she has freely and
unselfishly
given of her time and efforts to ensure the success of OPLIN by serving
on the Board for six years, and as the Treasurer of the Board from 2002
to 2003, and as the Secretary of the Board from 2003 to the present, and

WHEREAS she has carefully
and diligently
represented the interests and needs of Ohio's small and rural public
libraries to the OPLIN Board, and

WHEREAS her quiet wisdom and
dedication will be missed by all members of the OPLIN Board, and

WHEREAS her service as
Director of the
Puskarich Public Library gave her an important perspective of OPLIN and
its services to libraries,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that on
the 8th day of June, Two Thousand and Seven, the members of the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio Public Library Information Network recognize
the significant contributions made to public libraries and library
service by SANDI THOMPSON during her tenure with the Ohio Public
Library Information Network, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board
extends its most sincere thanks and appreciation to SANDI THOMPSON for
her continued volunteer service as a member of that Board.

Terry Casey
motioned to approve the resolutions and express gratitude to the
outgoing Board members, Bob Richmond seconded.  All aye.

11.  PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION (2)

The Chair called for public
participation, and there was none.

12.  ADJOURNMENT

Gayle Patton motioned to adjourn the meeting at 12:59
p.m.