agenda20060208

Review VTF activities with Joan, in light of committee charge and rationales. The following table summarizes some our committee activities since we commenced work in September 2005.


Activity	Rationale from charge	Details
Non-MARC Metadata Pilot Projects	"Advise Chief Catalog Librarian/Catalog Department Head ... building new expanded expertise in existing staff..."	Yiddish avant garde illustrations GLBTQ Book cover art MARC-to-MODs test conversions NAF and Wikipedia
Annotated Bibliography	" .... helping to engage cataloging staff in discussions of new vision and promoting new expanded vision ... "	Keeping track of recommended readings, VTF discussion materials; useful for Catalog Department meetings as well.
Discussion Papers	" .... helping to engage cataloging staff in discussions of new vision and promoting new expanded vision... "	Aug. 29, 2005 'trial balloon" discussion paper
Feedback to Department Head	"... developing a new vision statement for the Catalog Department ... "	Distribute agendas, minutes, present feedback as needed
Attendance at workshops and conferences; Demos of new tools and technology; Reports to VTF members and Department Head	"... building new expanded expertise in existing staff..."	code4lib (2/15-2/17) weaving OPAC, cataloging data, and other library services, into the Web ASIST (11/15/05) Optimizing OPAC, fully exploiting potential of catalog records, etc. NELINET (11/18/05) "Google vs. the OPAC", metadata on the Web, etc. ALA/SAC/FAST (1/20/06) Faceted LCSH subject headings, responding to need to reduce complexity, cut costs, spread advantages of controlled vocabulary beyond traditional print cataloging
Discussion and Feedback on Team Leader Recommendations	"... work may include ... reacting to Team Leader documents ... "	VTF discussion of recommendations Visit with Team Leaders 11/9/05