NCLIS Meeting Agenda - 11/15/00
U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

MEETING AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN
1199 VERMONT AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC
(202-898-1100)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.Ethics Training – Susan Erdeky, Office of General Counsel, ED
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.Welcome and Introduction of New Members – Chairperson Gould
9:10 – 10:00 a.m.Administrative Matters
  • Chairperson’s report – Martha Gould·
  • Executive Director’s report – Bob Willard·
  • Review, NCLIS meeting calendar – Bob Willard·
  • Approval, NCLIS draft minutes: September 15, 2000; April 10-12, 1999; February 17-18, 2000; and November 3-5, 1999 – Martha Gould·
  • NCLIS financial report and budget request for FY 2002 – Judith Russell
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.Committee/Program Reports:·
  • NCLIS 30th Anniversary Celebration – Jack Hightower·
  • Public Access to Government Information – Abe Abramson·
  • Sister Libraries, A White House Millennium Council Project – Joan Challinor; Rosalie Vlach; Beth Bingham·
  • Research and Statistics, Library Statistics Program – Abe Abramson; Denise Davis ·
  • Legislative Update and Publications Report – Rosalie Vlach
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 – 12:00 NAssessment of Federal Government Information and the Future of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
  • Introduction – Abe Abramson·
  • Review and Background, NCLIS Plans and Activities – Bob Willard; Woody Horton·
  • Current Status – Woody Horton·
  • Presentation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations:
    1. National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Business Model – Peter Urbach, Panel Chair
    2. Internal Government Reforms – Kurt Molholm, Panel Chair
    3. External User Needs – Miriam Drake, Panel Chair
    4. Public-Private Sector Partnerships – Wayne Kelley, Panel Chair·
  • Policy Issues Raised by the Study and NCLIS Action – Martha Gould; Sarah Kadec, NCLIS Consultant
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.Lunch with NCLIS Study Panel Chairpersons
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.Assessment of Federal Government Information and the Future of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (Continued)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.Assessment of Federal Government Information and the Future of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) (Continued)
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.Liaison Comments
4:30 p.m.Adjourn