Present: Peter, Dan, Shawn, Robin, Fran, Scott, Lyman, Elizabeth, Sibyl,
Donna
1. Linkresolver
Dean's Council is in favor of moving ahead on investigating a new link
resolver. Maybe when we update the new contract with ebsco we should
negotiate a shorter contract so that we're not locked in.
Expand the committee to investigate new link resolvers to include
Albert, because he best understands the options for separating the link
resolver vendor from the rest of our systems. We may also want a cataloger.
2. Hathi Trust
During the download some of the data went into odd fields. Lyman is
addressing this.
Records will always sort to the bottom because the items have no dates.
Several days to load, then several hours for keyword regeneration.
Lyman will load these records. We'll test Voyager afterward and see if
searches are badly mucked up or if there are any surprises.
3. Selecting a new OPAC
Check list of dealbreakers against list of Next Gen Library Catalogs to
make sure all the catalogs pass the dealbreaker test. Invite all the
companies to campus that have catalogs that pass.
What comes first, the linkresolver or the OPAC? Would a different group
be better at evaluating linkresolvers? Peter will check with Mara.
Complete the draft of the Criteria for evaluating completed and send to
all in library. Have an open forum to discuss. Discuss disagreements.
Record disagreements that remain after the open forum and bring to
Dean's Council.
We have some data from usability studies and from LibQual. We can also
look at data from other universities.
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