Friends of the NSS Library Friends of the NSS Library (FOL) is an informal group of NSS members who are concerned about the future of the NSS Library. They are expressing that concern to the NSS Board of Governors (BOG) by circulating a petition and by presenting, to the NSS membership, information on this website about the NSS Library, on NSS BOG decisions, actions and dicussions, and by providing links to NSS member discussions on the NSS Discussion Board and other links of interest. Friends of the Library encourages NSS members to explore the information provided on this website to help them decide if they agree with the direction that the NSS BOG is taking with respect to the future of the library. FOL also encourages NSS members to provide their input either directly to the NSS Board and officers or FOL . Members can also join the NSS-FOL discussion group by sending an email to NSS-FOL discussion group >If you would like to sign the FOL Petition, use this link. This is the petition that the FOL is circulating to the NSS membership. Instructions for submitting your signature are included. Make sure your voice is heard at this year's convention when the petition signatures are presented to the NSS Board of Governors. ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Information links From the NSS Website: About the NSS Library This link goes to the Library Section of the NSS website which contains a virtual library tour, library hours and contacts, history of library, description of collection, search of collection, library news, future plans and improvements and pertinent links. NSS BOG discussions, decisions and motions concerning the NSS Library from NSS Board meeting minutes between 1997 and March 2003. Statement of Work as referenced in the NSS Board minutes March 2003 Ad Hoc Committee Library Discussion Paper as referenced in the President's report September 2002. NSS Discussion Board: Discussion from the NSS Discussion Board amongst NSS members about the library issue: Dec. 18, 2002: Why not support the NSS Library Jan 6, 2003: The NSS Library Feb. 18. 2003: March 2003 NSS Board meeting agenda March 6, 2003: NSS NCKRI relationship. From the Library Development Commisssion Website Library Development Commission . A link to the Huntsville Grotto Library Development Commission page. The page has links to the Library Development Proposal that was presented by the Huntsville Grotto to the NSS BOG in March 2003. The page also has a link to the Library Development Commission presentation that was made at this year's SERA regional. History of NSS/NCKRI relationship written by Jeanne Gurnee (of the Library Development Commission) A history of the relationship between the NSS and the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI). From Monthly Reports on website of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute and from Inside Earth, an NPS online newsletter October 2000 monthly report from NCKRI October 2001 monthly report from NCKRI NPS Newsletter pdf Inside Earth see page 3. Letters from NSS members and Opinions and Petition from Friends of the Library A Letter from concerned NSS members to the NSS BOG regarding sending NSS Library Materials to NCKRI Friends of the Library's concerns about the future of the NSS Library (from the upcoming NSS article) Sign the FOL Petition Instructions for submitting your signature are included. Petition signatures will be presented to the NSS Board of Governors at the upcoming NSS Convention in California. ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss