SUNYConnect Advisory Council
Conference
Call Minutes
Present: Tim Flanagan,
Excused:
Introduction of New
Member to SAC
Randy welcomed Tim Flanagan, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at SUNY Brockport. He will be representing the SUNY Chief Academic Officers on SAC.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of
Concerns Regarding the SUNYConnect II Document
o Barbara reported that the major concerns of the Center Directors include SUNY-wide digital collection, collaborative collection development across SUNY, the acquisition of adequate resources and the lack of emphasis on research with respect to the Centers.
o Maureen mentioned the reactions of other constituencies (the directors, SCAC, etc.) and expressed the need to assimilate these concerns into the list of the Center Directors.
o Barbara will itemize some of these major points for the September meeting between the Center Directors and SCAC.
o The group agreed that the SUNYConnect Document needs further revision and downsizing. As a consequence, a Working Group to revise the plan was formed. Members will concentrate on incorporating suggestions and sharpening priorities. Included in the group are Randy, Barbara, Tim, Janet, Judy and Nancy. Randy will determine the best time and central location for an August meeting. He will also assemble the comments/priorities and send them to both the Working Group and SAC for review. The goal is to have the revisions completed by September.
o In spite of the work that needs to be done, Tim stated that Carey’s presentation of the document to the Academic Vice Presidents on June 15 was well received.
Marketing SUNYConnect
II
Randy said he has recruited a volunteer for marketing purposes. Although it is still early in the process, he will be consulting with Barbara Petruzzelli of New Paltz to get her perspective on promoting SUNYConnect II.
Union Catalog/Universal
Borrowing Center Ad Hoc Committee Charge
Randy asked for changes to the Ad Hoc Committee charge by Friday. Most of the members of the committee have been identified, and Katie Sacco of Fredonia will act as chair.
Carey explained that the UC is in place and up to date.
Carey said the testing environment for the UB is up and working, but it is still too early to predict its success.
The Ad Hoc Committee will be looking at the following options:
o OCLC resources
o Illiad and Odyssey with Ex Libris catalog
o VDX with Ex Libris catalog
Randy said he will be preparing a document explaining this.
SCAC Business Sources
Memo
The members of SCAC have developed a proposal recommending changes to the current electronic resources collection. Carey mentioned the harmful impact of the annual increases endured by SUNYConnect. The committee will be performing a general cost and content review.
In the fall, John Schumacher of OLIS will be heading a group formed to assist in identifying new content purchased by SUNYConnect for the 2006-07 fiscal year. Barbara agreed to report this to SCAC.
Prototype Demonstration
for SUNY Board of Trustees in November
Carey told the committee that the prototype demo will be ready for the Board of Trustees in November as requested by the Provost.
Matching Funds Proposal
Draft
Nancy and Janet submitted a proposal to SAC for a two year pilot project. After some discussion, the group agreed with Carey that the first year should begin as a pilot project and the succeeding year with matching funds. Carey emphasized that the goal would involve materials owned in perpetuity. He said he plans to first talk with Rick Steiner about the proposal and eventually Dan Sheppard. Janet said she would revise the draft and send it back to SAC.
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