Present: David Easterbrook (Northwestern University), chair; Lauris Olson (University of Pennsylvania), secretary; Helene Baumann (Duke University), past chair; Phyllis Bischof (University of California, Berkeley), at large; Jill Coelho (Harvard University), ALC chair, ex officio; James Simon (Center for Research Libraries), ex officio. Observers: Joe Caruso (Columbia University); Andrew DeHeer (New York Public Library); Greg Finnegan (Harvard University); Karen Fung (Stanford University); Akilah S. Nosakhere (Georgia State University); Paul Steere (Library of Congress, Nairobi).

The meeting was called to order at 9:48 AM by the Chair.

1. Introductory Remarks.

2. CRL Report.

Simon described the mediocre response to the survey of two CAMP executive boards for prioritizing backlog cataloging. Among the six responses, African Training and Research Centre for Women of the Economic Commission for Africa Part 6 was chosen by all. Simon asked for direction in proceeding with David Robinson's Malian Arabic MSS, chosen by four voters. Preservation Resources is reluctant to process diazo negatives and Simon will consult Dorothy Woodson about alternative formats. The Chair outlined Yale's agreement regarding public access to the MSS and suggested that, given that these were from a private collection and the problematic nature of the original project conducted in the late 1970s or early 1980s, David Robinson be contacted for more information regarding rights. The Chair also identified Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, and Illinois as participants with Yale in the project who may also hold related MSS. Simon pointed out that CRL's cataloging priorities focus on recent receipts.

In response to Ruby Bell-Gam's question at last meeting regarding CRL's policy against collecting current African periodicals, Simon reported on his discussion during a recent CRL meeting with the CRL Advisory Panel and Collections (Services) staff. Their response was sympathetic. However, CRL's budget is limited and lacks subject expertise for this project. CRL's collecting criteria are that fewer than five libraries hold the title; technical issues. Simon added that CRL's collection policies are old, dating back to around 1967, and perhaps reflect an older environment when CRL member libraries had very strong specialized collections; CRL also has undergone many personnel changes since that time. The Chair concluded that the new CRL management should be invited to a CAMP meeting.

3. Executive Committee Election.

The Chair has asked Bell-Gam to chair the nominating committee, with Bischof and Gretchen Walsh also serving, and hoped that the positions of Secretary, At-large member, and Faculty representative (Kathryn Green, outgoing) would be contested. Bischof requested a formal deadline; the Chair noted that the Bylaws provide a timeline for balloting only but asked the committee to report by 15 July. Olson offered the list of potential faculty candidates compiled for the preceding election.

4. Review of Business Meeting Agenda.

The Chair reported that Peter Limb wished to present "new projects and ethical issues" and Baumann asked for an update on committee activity on new projects. Olson asked Bischof to mention the Congolese newspapers. Coelho will provide an update for Bell-Gam on the lusophone CAMP brochure.

Steere and Simon proposed discussing the August 1999 special shipment of newspapers from the Library of Congress Nairobi field office as part of the Malawi/Tanzanian newspaper update; to Steere's question regarding sending more newspapers, Simon replied that this would be determined either during the discussion or through e-mail.

Bischof suggested inviting Loree Jones, ASA executive director, to the CAMP business meeting in addition to the ALC meeting, but the Chair cautioned that our organizational relationship with ASA is through ALC and Caruso added that Jones should be invited for one day only, not two or more days. Coelho proposed appending a brief CAMP meeting describing CAMP basics to the ALC business meeting and added that some CAMP or ALC members might benefit, too. Bischof suggested inviting additional Rutgers faculty and Caruso suggested the ASA board members. The Chair concluded by inviting Coelho to discuss this later.

5. Other Business.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:12 AM by the Chair, moved by Baumann, Bischof seconding.

Present: David Easterbrook (Northwestern University), chair; Lauris Olson (University of Pennsylvania), secretary; Helene Baumann (Duke University), past chair; Phyllis Bischof (University of California, Berkeley), at large; Jill Coelho (Harvard University), ALC chair, ex officio; James Simon (Center for Research Libraries), ex officio.

The meeting was called to order at 12:15 noon by the Chair.

1. ASA Executive Director and ALC/CAMP.

The Chair and Coelho will discuss enlarging ALC's invitation to Loree Jones to attend the Spring 2002 ALC meeting to include the CAMP meeting.

2. CRL Leadership and CAMP.

The Chair and Simon will discuss inviting the new CRL administration to an upcoming CAMP meeting.

3. CRL Foreign Official Gazettes Task Force.

Simon will prepare a cost proposal for filming the three official gazette series: Belgian Congo, Cape of Good Hope, and French Guinea.

The Chair will invite Karen Beavers, CAMP representative at University of Minnesota, to attend the FOG Task Force meeting, 18 July 2001, St. Paul, Minnesota. Olson asked to be notified about the outcome.

4. CRL Backlog.

The Chair will investigate the rights to reproduce the Malian Arabic manuscripts collection and other Yale University deposits.

5. CAMP Lusophone Brochure.

The Chair will contact Ruby Bell-Gam regarding the current status of the brochure's production.

6. Liberian Newspapers Project.

The Chair and Simon will begin to publicize the need for newspaper issues to fill gaps in the combined collections.

7. Past ALC Resolution on Preservation and Patrimony.

The Chair will research the resolution and post it to the alcasalist e-mail distribution list.

8. Lesotho and South African Newspapers Project.

The Chair will work with Helene Baumann on establishing a list of needed or desired titles.

9. CAMP Cataloging Records for Local Loading.

Simon will share our interest with CRL and report back.

10. ASA Annual Meeting Papers.

Simon will prepare a proposal for microfilming the ASA Papers from PDF-format files for the 1995, 1996, and 1997 Annual Meetings.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 noon by the Chair, moved by Bischof, Baumann seconded.

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