TALAG minutes 51204

[Linda Vida <lvida@library.berkeley.edu>]

TALAG minutes
Meeting 5/12/2004, IGS Library, 8:30  10:00 am

Present: : Paul Atwood (ex officio), Lily Castillo-Speed, Lincoln
Cushing (minutes), Susan Garbarino, Ron Heckart, Dan Krummes, Waverly
Lowell, Maryly Snow, Linda Vida (Chair).

I. Announcements
1. Terry Huwe absent due to LAUC assembly preparation.
2. Lincoln Cushing passes along ExComm Affiliated baton to Paul
Atwood.

II. Old Business
1. Minutes  discussion regarding public posting of TALAG minutes.
Attendees felt that posting TALAG minutes to the web was ok. Minutes
procedure will involve TALAG approval before posting to the web. The
location of our Web-posted minutes archives was discussed. Conclusion was
to post to Staff section under Minutes
<http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Staff/>,
with links to AffLib main page.

2. Local services/policies Web grid  Paul offered his draft version
of our guide to Holdings and Circulation for review.  Comments

        

-CDL will
be purchasing Metasearch software that will enable cross-database and
federated searching, and will be used by campus University Libraries to
create “subject” portals. Affiliated Libraries would like to be included
in the creation of those portals, and will have to monitor the arrival
and use of Metasearch, possibly reaching out to University Library
selectors to remind them to include our databases and catalogs.

        

-E-scholarship
content from all libraries should be mentioned and linked.

-Discussion about how to best describe holdings, challenges of various types of content (catalogs, electronic databases, etc.  Paul will draft new approach.

-Paul will include more visual navigation tips for viewing grid content (bolding, color, etc.

III. Task Force Survey

Waverly presented the results of the TALAG survey designed to prioritize recommendations from the recent Task Force. She got 13 responses, and aggregated those into three priority levels.

TALAG members should look at the survey results and be prepared for more discussion at next meeting.

IV. ARL data
Lincoln mentioned that the AffLib component of ARL librarian data will be
being solicited soon and funneled through Susan Wong’s LHRD office for
the upcoming annual survey. 

V. Library Content Management System (CMS)
Bernie Hurley has informed us that current plans are still not ready to
be discussed.

VI. Library card privileges
Maryly has raised the problem of AffLib staff limitations to checking
books out of other libraries for patrons. Although LA’s in The Library
have a #3 level permission (one year), Affiliated LA’s only have #1
level. Maryly will send a letter to Penny Bertrang [note  e-mail was
written and sent 4/13] requesting Institutional Proxy privileges to
improve the situation.

VII. AffLib Representatives on Library Committees
Paul Atwood presented draft list of all Affiliated Librarians on official
and ad-hoc committees. TALAG should review and revise at next
meeting.

Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, 8:30 am  10:00
am.