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Meeting began at 2pm.

Present: Daniel, Youn, Britta.

Daniel announced that, regrettably, Earl is resigning from the committee because his last day at Yale will be October 21st (ca. one month away). Daniel will talk with Joan about identifying replacement candidates.

Daniel distributed IDs and passwords for the Task Force Web site.

Permanent meeting schedule of Wednesdays, 3:15pm, Law School Dining Room was approved (I think. Need to double check).

The rest of the meeting was taken up by review and discussion of Joan's Draft Mission and Vision Statement. Some questions/comments that come up regarding the Assumptions section: (1) Should there be something in there about why we expect small decline in western resources? Is it because the dollar is sinking relative to the Euro? Or because Yale is buying European materials increasingly in electronic form? (2) What exactly is meant by "Non-print tactile resources"? Maps? Realia? CD ROMS? (3) Should "global initiatives" be changed to "globalization initiatives"? In section Vision for the Catalog Department for the next 1-5 years, consider adding something about "improving integrated access to collections" and "building trusted institutional repository." In section, How to transform the Catalog Department, consider adding line about breaking down artificial barriers to productive, creative work environment (e.g., encouraging greater collaboration with other library and academic departments). Instead of referring to "staff reallocation," consider focusing on "staff development" (i.e, the previous item), where a kind of self-selection process will take place over time, such that those most qualified for, and interested in, the new technologies and services would see there job descriptions transformed imperceptibly. Also: consider setting up new "virtual" teams that allow staff to maintain their current organizational structure, while at the same time allowing them to collaborate closely with other members of their virtual team on new projects and services.

We didn't have time to discuss Youn's comments on Team Leaders document, Britta's analysis of member copy call numbers, Matthew's message to PCC Participants Meeting (see PCC Minutes), or possible additions to our Annotated bibliography.

Meeting adjourned at 3pm.