ULA HeaRT

Meeting Minutes
8/13/2004
Eccles Health Sciences Library

In attendance:
Amy Birks, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, amybirks@lib.med.utah.edu
Dawn Carroll, consultant, dclib1@aol.com
Valeri Craigle, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, vcraigle@lib.med.utah.edu
Emily Interdonato, Emporia State University, MLS student, einterdonato@comcast.net
Erica Lake, LDS Hospital Library, ldelake@ihc.com
Jeanne Le Ber, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, jeannele@lib.med.utah.edu
Nancy Lombardo, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, nancyl@lib.med.utah.edu
Sally Patrick, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, spatrick@lib.med.utah.edu
Bonnie Percival, Dixie State College, bpercival@dixie.edu
Joan Stoddard, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, joans@lib.med.utah.edu
Alice Weber, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, aweber@lib.med.utah.edu
Molly Youngkin, Spencer S. Eccles Health Science Library, mollyy@lib.med.utah.edu
Colleen Eggett, Primary Children's Medical Center, colleen.eggett@ihc.com
Pamella Asquith, Dixie Medical Center, pamella.asquith@ihc.com

1. Introduction of members and new officers, with a special welcome to Pamella Asquith from Dixie Medical Center in St. George and Bonnie Percival from Dixie State College in St. George, who are joining us by teleconference.



2. Minutes of the last meeting were approved. Minutes will be posted on the HeaRT website http://www.ula.org/organization/rt/heart/heart-minutes.htm



3. Goals and Objectives of the roundtable were reviewed and revised for this current year. See http://www.ula.org/organization/rt/heart/heart-go.htm There was some discussion about our ability to contact all HeaRT members. It was determined that there should be a more complete list of members on the ULA website which should be used instead of the list on the Eccles server. Alice will check with Chris Anderson for instructions on using MemberClicks to access and communicate with all members of ULA HeaRT. The ULA HeaRT list will be updated and used as the contact list.



4. In reviewing the HeaRT website it was determined that in future meetings we would hook up a computer to the video conference to allow access to websites. It was asked if there is a counter on the HeaRT website to see how many hits the website gets. Nancy Lombardo will check. Alice learned at the last ULA Board meeting that Ranni is the webmaster for all ULA webpages except HeaRT which can be managed by Nancy Lombardo. Nancy will follow up on this to be sure it is correct. All HeaRT members are encouraged to look at the categories on the webpage before the next meeting to see if there might be new categories we should add, and to see if they would be willing to pick a category to update at least quarterly. It was noted that the Low-fat Recipes link on the website is a dead link. It is suggested that the website be permanently on the meeting agenda. Valeri Craigle volunteered to make text changes on the website for items submitted by other HeaRT members.



5. Non-conference activities and budget were discussed next. The budget for non-conference activities is due next Friday, August 20. It was suggested that we consider encouraging members to participate in Utah Walks program. [ http://www.utahwalks.org/index.php ] It was then noted that this program may be ending in October. Camille will try to find out if it is ending. It was also suggested that we have an Eccles Library walk and combine it with a HeaRT walk on a Saturday morning near the end of September or mid-October. Another suggestion was that HeaRT might participate as a team in the Race for the Cure next May (2005). A winter activity, such as snowshoeing, was also suggested, perhaps at Wasatch State Park.
   
   It was recommended that we find an existing health calendar (so we don't have to start from scratch) to post HeaRT activities and to link to from the HeaRT web page.
   
   Non-conference promotional activities were also discussed and a suggestion that many in the group supported was to make buttons to wear to all activities in which the group participates. These buttons could also be handed out at conferences and other library-related programs to recruit more members to HeaRT. It was suggested that perhaps we could use the button-making equipment at PCMC. The budget amount needed to support this was discussed and $100 was decided upon.
   
   Another promotional idea was to have a permanent HeaRT poster that could travel to conferences and library-related programs to promote our roundtable and help recruit members. It was agreed that this was a good idea and $100 will be requested to support this activity. In addition to a permanent poster, the group felt that individual information such as flyers or bookmarks would be a good idea. Alice will go through the HeaRT archives to see what pertinent flyers or information the archives contain, as there may be something there we can build on. It was decided to request $50 budget for this project.



6. The date for the next meeting was set for Friday, September 17, 2004 at 10:00 AM in the telehealth conference room. We hope to have teleconferencing from several distance sites at that meeting.


The meeting was adjourned by Alice at 12:05 PM.