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05/31/2007
Meeting Notes

DEDCC Meeting Minutes
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Attending:
Janet Ewing (chair), Rebecca Henning, Sika Berger, Marilyn Billings, Mary Stettner, Anne C. Moore, Chris Loring

Housekeeping:
Minutes this meeting: Rebecca
Minutes next meeting: Sika
Next tentative meeting: Thursday, 6/7/07 3:15pm at Smith
Next firm meeting: Friday, 6/29/07 9:00am at Five Colleges

Regarding the digital assets brown bag lunch held on 5/8/07, Marilyn received some feedback and welcomes additional notes on the session. She will soon post them on the webpage
( http://www.smith.edu/libraries/staff/fivecoll/brownbag7.htm ).

We discussed the survey that Mary is setting up, and made suggestions regarding the item phrasing and layout (number the list and add more info below?, add ¡§other¡¨ with text box, add optional text box for name and contact info). Mary will edit and then send the url to the committee to test the survey.

We reviewed all the information gathered regarding the cataloging enrichment options. All members agreed that, within the recommended time frame, contracting with Syndetics would be the best option for the Five Colleges. While the Blackwell¡¦s/Backstage option could still be of interest, there were concerns regarding price, staff time involved, the impact on keyword indexing in ALEPH, and lack of cover images. The two most attractive aspects of this option were that the data would become a permanent part of our MARC records, and the ¡§searchability factor.¡¨ Learning that Syndetics data is (theoretically) searchable through next-generation catalog interfaces such as Aquabrowser and Primo was very good news. The Amazon option would not be searchable, would probably require more ongoing staff involvement, and would have little to no technical support from Amazon itself.

The rest of the meeting was devoted to mapping out the specifics of our recommendation to the FCLC.
-Action items: Anne will contact Mike again for additional quotes from Syndetics. Janet will rough out the recommendation draft and send it to all committee members for editing. Our goal is to send the recommendation to the FCLC by 5pm on June 1st, so they have at least a little time to review it before their next meeting on June 5th.

Minutes Addenda (6/6/07)

A copy of the final recommendation is attached to this report.

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	Meeting Notes > 2007 Minutes 05/31/2007 Meeting Notes DEDCC Meeting Minutes Thursday, May 31, 2007 Attending: Janet Ewing (chair), Rebecca Henning, Sika Berger, Marilyn Billings, Mary Stettner, Anne C. Moore, Chris Loring Housekeeping: Minutes this meeting: Rebecca Minutes next meeting: Sika Next tentative meeting: Thursday, 6/7/07 3:15pm at Smith Next firm meeting: Friday, 6/29/07 9:00am at Five Colleges Regarding the digital assets brown bag lunch held on 5/8/07, Marilyn received some feedback and welcomes additional notes on the session. She will soon post them on the webpage ( http://www.smith.edu/libraries/staff/fivecoll/brownbag7.htm ). We discussed the survey that Mary is setting up, and made suggestions regarding the item phrasing and layout (number the list and add more info below?, add ¡§other¡¨ with text box, add optional text box for name and contact info). Mary will edit and then send the url to the committee to test the survey. We reviewed all the information gathered regarding the cataloging enrichment options. All members agreed that, within the recommended time frame, contracting with Syndetics would be the best option for the Five Colleges. While the Blackwell¡¦s/Backstage option could still be of interest, there were concerns regarding price, staff time involved, the impact on keyword indexing in ALEPH, and lack of cover images. The two most attractive aspects of this option were that the data would become a permanent part of our MARC records, and the ¡§searchability factor.¡¨ Learning that Syndetics data is (theoretically) searchable through next-generation catalog interfaces such as Aquabrowser and Primo was very good news. The Amazon option would not be searchable, would probably require more ongoing staff involvement, and would have little to no technical support from Amazon itself. The rest of the meeting was devoted to mapping out the specifics of our recommendation to the FCLC. -Action items: Anne will contact Mike again for additional quotes from Syndetics. Janet will rough out the recommendation draft and send it to all committee members for editing. Our goal is to send the recommendation to the FCLC by 5pm on June 1st, so they have at least a little time to review it before their next meeting on June 5th. Minutes Addenda (6/6/07) A copy of the final recommendation is attached to this report. More Information download file >