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TOPIC: Charge, USMAI
Restructuring and How we work together
RSTG made introductions and went over our charge per the Restructuring document
adopted by the CLD. We discussed how we might work together, perhaps modelling
ourselves on the ERIC Task Force. RSTG reports to the CLD.
In the new structure communication is even more important than before. We discussed how we will communicate with each other, with the library staff user community and with the CLD. Some suggestions were: website, open forum, surveys, and minutes.
Our reflector is resshare@itd.umd.edu. We approved having ITD "lurkers" such as Gretchen Hanson (ResearchPort), Jamie Bush (Aleph) and Joyce Chestnut (overall logistics). Jean will see if Uche Enwesi, who is the CP technical person on Illiad would like to join the list. We decided that we can bring others to the meetings if appropriate to the agenda.
Beverly Gresehover agreed to serve as chair of the RSTG.
Minute taking will be rotated within the group. Jean will be asked to do the first minutes. Beverly will create a list for future meetings.
Sharon and Tanner agreed to pull together the list of unresolved issues from the 3CIRC Functional Group before restructuring. We need to review these and determine if there are any that need our attention.
One such issue would be the work that needs to be done on the patron loader. A number of 3CIRC members are interested in focusing on improving this function. We are not sure if this work fits within our purview, but would be happy to oversee it if it does. Peter Burslem is working on a draft charge. We assume the Transition Team will make the final decision about the patron loader group.
TOPIC: OCLC ILL Migration
As we discussed ILL we found that some of us needed an introduction to how the
USMAI institutions are currently handling ILL activities. At the next RSTG
meeting, Nov 11th the following people agreed to do overviews of ILL: Bev: What
do applications do and the ILLiad implementation at HSHSL; Carol: CLIO screens,
OCLC; Tanner: Definitions - what things we need an ILL/DD system to do. Things
learned at University of Wisconsin. How ILL compares to PPH. What's ISO? NCIP?
In addition we decided to work on a survey of ILL components at each campus, possible questions were suggested:
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Capcon
vs. Palinet (which do you participate in)
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What
ILL software do you use?
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What
are your future plans?
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Use
OCLC? DOCLINE?
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Use
ARIEL? Prospero? ILLiad?
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How
do you plan to handle OCLC ILL systems migration?
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What
questions do you have about the migration?
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Why
do you use the ILL application that you use?
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Do
you provide web delivery of articles?
Carol agreed to draft the survey.
All official USMAI communication about ILL functions will be through the new COIcircresill@itd.umd.edu reflector.
TOPIC: Resource Sharing in Aleph
Version 16
Our charge includes reviewing PPH issues in Version 16. Jean reported that
testing is proceeding under the auspices of the AV16 task group. She will
forward information about PPH problems that have been reported. Later Jean
offered to give a PPH overview to the group. Other possible areas for
discussion: common loan periods; faculty recalls - should they have longer hold
on recalled materials?; privacy - what's kept and what do you release? The
group agreed that we need to do some further research on these topics.
TOPIC: Faculty Recalls
Sharon introduced the topic of reviewing and perhaps changing the USMAI policy
on faculty recalls. Salisbury has had a problem with a faculty member ordering
a book and having it immediately recalled from him, once he checked it out the
first time. Jean said that Lea Messman is collecting the existing circulation
policies. This group should review those policies once they are available.
TOPIC: Future Topics
Tentative dates for November and December meetings were decided.
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