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RE: Bylaws and RT Dues

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 26, 2022 04:23 PM
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Yes, it is on May 5th. ------------------------------ Liam Whalen Systems Librarian Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries ------------------------------

RE: Bylaws and RT Dues

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 20, 2022 09:52 AM
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Stats for projected changes at $15 and $20 for Individual Type 1 and $0 and $5 dues for Student Memberships have been published to a Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4IDc1YszApNMvIUYPdFs0Pjhsa3e8gs/edit Stats for the other two membership categories are included as well. Along ...

Bylaws and RT Dues

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 18, 2022 05:05 PM
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Here's some notes about the first RTCA STF Bylaws meeting. The proposed membership categories are: Individual Type1 1st Year Regular 2nd Year Regular 3rd Year Regular Individual Type 2 Earning < $30,000 Support Staff Retired International Supporter Associate Friends Trustee Student ...

Fun Robert's Rules of Order

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 14, 2022 01:43 PM
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Here is the Bob's Rules book I mentioned in chat. I've chosen the most amusing image I could find. The illustrations are helpful. Please do not hold me to account as an authority however. I bought this for Student's Council over 25 years ago. I have purchased a copy of The Standard Code of Parliamentary ...

Custom Dice by Chessex

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 14, 2022 01:32 PM
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Hi all, The custom dice for Arkham Horror were made by Chessex. There were a number of rounds of orders. Arkham has three character states, cursed, normal and blessed. Cursed characters succeed on the role of a 6, normal 5 or 6, and blessed on 4, 5, or 6. These dice removed any non-valid pips, which ...

RE: April Meeting and Agenda

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 07, 2022 01:05 PM
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I have attached a summary of the meeting today. If you read my previous report, I was mistaken about the categories of dues being discussed. There is more than a single rate being considered. Today the discussion was about Regular Member dues and Student Member dues. ------------------------------ ...

RE: April Meeting and Agenda

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 07, 2022 01:04 PM
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RE: April Meeting and Agenda

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 05, 2022 07:26 AM
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I will be attending the Round Table Coordinating Assembly Standardization Task Force (RTCA STF) on the 7th. I've attached my summary of the documents I have reviewed. I plan to be in attendance at the next GameRT Board Meeting if anyone has questions. ------------------------------ Liam Whalen Systems ...

RE: April Meeting and Agenda

Posted By Liam Whalen Apr 05, 2022 07:25 AM
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RE: March Meeting and Agenda

Posted By Liam Whalen Mar 21, 2022 02:50 PM
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Hi Thomas, Can a discussion about the Round Table By-laws Task Force (RTCA STF) be added to the agenda? The first meeting I will be involved in will be in April. It may be before or after this meeting. I would like to have a good sense of the Executives' ideas about the by-laws template and the standardized ...

Selection Spreadsheet

Posted By Liam Whalen May 10, 2021 07:35 AM
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Selection Spreadsheet

Posted By Liam Whalen May 10, 2021 07:35 AM
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Hi, I've attached the spreadsheet I use to select board games. It allows me to enter different vendors and the prices they offer for various board games. Then it shows me the vendor with the best price for each game and arranges the details on separate tabs for each vendor, so purchase orders can ...

RE: Selection Report

Posted By Liam Whalen May 03, 2021 12:49 PM
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Thanks to NLPL's wonderful Technical Services Department, most of the board game records have 500 fields with player counts in them. Here is some SQL that will work with Horizon to get a report on player counts and check outs per location. It's a bit to look at, but here is a sample of the output, ...

RE: Selection Report

Posted By Liam Whalen Mar 15, 2021 08:48 AM
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AS is a part of the SQL code used to alias a table name (location) to the alias l. I have been grouping the purchases as adult or children. I will take a look at the records and see what information is contained there. Thank you for suggesting number of players. I will need to review our catalog ...

Selection Report

Posted By Liam Whalen Mar 09, 2021 03:19 PM
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Hi, I'm working on selecting some new board games. The collection at NLPL is three years old. Some locations use it a lot. I'm using the following SQL to get information from a Horizon database to help select locations and types of games for those locations. I am looking at locations with board ...