USMAI Consortium of Libraries
University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions

USMAI Resource Sharing Task Group
Minutes August 20, 2007 - UMBC Technology Center
DRAFT

Welcome to Sharon Epps.

July Minutes Approved.

Annual Highlights Report Approved. Bev will forward to CLD.

Circ Subgroup Report

Statewide Delivery Service/SLRC Delivery System Project (Maryland Library Partnership)

Carol received a letter from Daria Parry stating that SLRC received a grant for the Maryland Library Partnership to conduct a study involving a statewide public library delivery system. The study will begin in October and finalize sometime in early winter. Irene Padilla mentioned to the Maryland Library Partnership that USMAI was interested in investigating how we might be involved or participate in the statewide delivery system. Though it was agreed that it was a good idea, they felt the study should involve only the public libraries as the primary customer and then use the results for future discussion with USMAI. This project is on HOLD until further notice.

Jamie’s action items

OCLC Union Listing

Carol sent a letter to Mary Alice Robinson at Palinet with the information she needed to work out a preliminary pricing structure for the USMAI to contract for regularly scheduled downloads of our serial holdings. No response as of this date; Carol will send out another letter asking is she needs more information. OCLC has the guidelines and specs for bib record compliance; Carol will email Jamie the web page address. On-going.

ACTION Items:

Possible AGENDA Items for September Meeting:

Discuss Patron Scrub parameters; how far back, which histories (loans, holds, cash etc)
Circ All Staff Meeting – Looking at December 3- agenda items

Issues to consider:

Accomplishments for 2007 Annual Report

EDUCAUSE presentation January 2007 by Stephen, Jamie, Uche
USMAI ILL All Staff Meeting February, facilitated by RSTG
ILLiad conference presentation March 2007 by Carol, Robin, Tanner, and Jamie

Meetings and Note Takers:
September 17: Payne, UMBC Tech Center
October 15: Brown, UMBC Tech Center
November 12: Moskal, UMBC Tech Center
December 10: Epps, UMBC Tech Center

Submitted by Carol A. Vaeth

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