REFERENCE  AND RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

June 4, 2003
Noon - 2:30pm


Call to Order

Member Introductions
Approval of Minutes of  December 11, 2002

Introduction by State Archivist

REPORTS

Initiatives

1) The Maryland State Archives Atlas of Historical Maps of Maryland 1608-1908
2) Census Records Search Index

Updates/Proposals

1)     mdlandrec.net  - Ed Papenfuse

2)    Budget situation - Tim Baker

3)    NICS/CJIS Grant/Criminal Archives Online - Rocky

serve legal community
create by-products for other reference work:  search tool, cgi ordering
4)    Internship Program - Emily Oland Squires

6)    Services and Staffing  - Rocky

    Intern for basic functions
    Staff departure(s)
    Search Room archivists volunteering
    Suspension of "Other Research" services ($25) for other than legal purposes until October
    Retain interactive email service, but still in hopes of cgi ordering system
    Additional staff from other income, but State freeze in effect
    On-demand In-by/Out-by copying in Search Room
    Price changes in October:
        processing fee $5.00
        VR to match Division of Vital Records fees (when on-line)
7)   Website Review Meeting
 

Volunteers - Chris

1) FY 2003 June Update

    A)    Poster/Flyer
    B)    Volunteer Hours Increase
 
 

OPEN FORUM
Committee feedback on all or new topics


NEXT MEETING DATE -  Dec 2003