I. Called to order at 3:10 p.m.

Present: Mark Bernstein, Chair; Anne Klinefelter, Vice-Chair; Bill Beintema, Treasurer; Pamela Deemer, incoming Member-at-Large (2002-2004); and Jack Bissett, Secretary.

II. Announcements.

There were no announcements.

III. Minutes.

The minutes of the Dec. 14, 2001 Board conference call, as posted on the COSELL website, were approved.

IV. Treasurer's Report: Bill Beintema

Bill distributed a report. The balance on April 19, 2001 was $3,973.25. Dues provided income of $800.00; expenses (2001 and 2002 SEAALL program and newsletter support; 2002 Florida Corporate filing; post office rental; 2002 AALL meeting room charge) totaled $1,392.25. As of April 10, 2002 there is $3,381.00 in the Treasury.

The Board briefly discussed what the Treasurer's reporting period should be, and agreed that it will hence-forth be from one SEAALL annual meeting to the next.

V. Membership Report: Bill Beintema

There are 47 members on this date, of whom 40 have paid their dues for 2002.

VI. Old and Continuing Business

A. Yankee Book Peddler. The Yankee agreement ends in June 2003, so between now and then it will need to be revisited and discussed. Mark also noted that Franklin Books is interested in discussing an agreement with COSELL.

B. A get-together of Consortium representatives at AALL had been suggested in December; no steps have been taken to contact other groups to arrange such a meeting.

VII. New Business

A. Archiving state primary legal material. Several libraries in North Carolina are working on archiving hard copy of statutes, reports, etc. The suggestion was made that other states try to work out similar arrangements, and once some archives are set up, the information could be added to the COSELL website, as an aid to libraries looking for sources of primary material. The question will be raised at the business meeting.

B. BNA's new web service pricing and access. Mark has spoken to the NELLCO Exec. Director, and was told that NELLCO members are holding off on signing contracts for BNA's new web service while an attempt is made to negotiate price levels more in line with academic budgets and use patterns. It was pointed out that the FTE rate used by BNA in calculating the price is much above the norm for academic use. NELLCO are forming a task force to communicate with BNA, and COSELL have been invited to be represented on it.. Mark asked if we should act separately or together with NELLCO. Anne suggested we should check with our members and the absent Board members to see if they agree to wait, or indeed if they can.

C. Next Board meeting. The meeting at AALL in Orlando is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, at 12:15 pm. Location to be announced.

D. Survey of member Directors.
A list of survey responses and a categorical summary of them was distributed, and the survey results were briefly discussed. Mark and Anne will read them and consider what further steps to take.

VIII. Adjournment.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 PM

Jack Bissett, Secretary

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