| USMAI Consortium of Libraries |
| University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions |
Goal 1. On an ongoing basis and according to established process, assess proposals for new or revised bib loaders, indexing, or tables and vet them with USMAI community; make recommendations as needed.
| Proposals | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SFX Loader | Marlene | When received |
| Collection Manager (EDI for ordering) | Marlene | Specs submitted to COIs 1/06; response due by 1/18 |
| Net Library | ||
| Autographics for St. Mary - Review specs - Test and evaluate - Adjustments - Retest and re-evaluate - Approve and notify ITD | Wilma |
2/15-3/15 3/15-30 4/1-15 4/15-30 5/06 |
Goal 2. Participate in the authorities implementation. Make recommendations to Authorities Task Group and coordinate activities that will help USMAI staff in the process.
| Steps | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Examine and evaluate records in test database | Wilma | Begin in 2/06. |
| Devise interim cataloging policy regarding authority work during the implementation process | 3/06 | |
| Develop workflows and documentation | ||
| Organize authorities training workshop for USMAI staff | Summer '06 |
Goal 3. Document common database management practices. Propose and document new cataloging practices for USMAI.
| Activities | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Revise USMAI Bib Standards document | Gordana | By 5/06? |
| Processing of Bound-withs | On hold | |
| Processing of Accompanying materials | Gordana | Summer '06 |
| Use of LKR feature | On hold | |
| Consolidation of material types | Virginia | 1/06 |
Goal 4. Establish closer working relationship with groups who are in charge of other products, tools and collections that reside outside of the catalog to help build consistent and seamless access across all platforms for the users.
| Work with: | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ERIC2 TG | Marlene | |
| Cross functional Proxies TG: recommend a member | Done | |
| User Interface TG: - new items in OPAC - Journal subset | Heidi | |
| DRUM | Gordana |
Goal 5: Work with ITD to automatically merge duplicate OCLC records. Write the scope to include 019 processing, retrospective and ongoing.
| Steps | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Write specs and review | Marlene and Heidi | 2-3/06 |
| Test and evaluate | 3/06 | |
| Make adjustments | 4/1-15 | |
| Re-test and re-evaluate | 4/15-30 | |
| Approve and notify ITD | 5/06 |
Goal 6: Participate in the work on barcode validation in Aleph.
| Steps | Responsible Leaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Review specs for validation | Heidi | 3/06? |
| USMAI | ITD | Metalib/sfx | Aleph |
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