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March 2012

March 1, 10am, Olin 703
In attendance: Danielle Mericle, Kaila Bussert, Marsha Taichman, Gail Steinhart, Mira Bisara, Liz Muller, Boris Michev, Jason Kovari, Rick Silterra, Barb Morley, Susette Newberry, 

Agenda:

  • Updates
    • Luna- new version on test server (6.3.6)
      • Improved functionality for hand-held support
      • Compound object support from admin side 
      • Browser fundamentally the same
      • Will upgrade to Production soon
    • Archivision
      • All modules sent to us -- 4 for price of one
      • Luna- images already on Server, will enable for Cornell ($350 fee)- Jesse covering costs
      • ARTstor- modules 1-5 available, can flip switch; module 6 needs to be loaded
    • ARTstor
      • Handle system needs to be considered when moving entirely over to Shared Shelf
      • Service-level agreement (?)-- 
      • Shared Shelf
  • Subgroups (see below)
    • Reference/Outreach subgroup- keep things up to date on Library homepages
    • Possible breakdown of meetings
      • Reference/outreach-- anything forward facing
      • A/V
  • Conferences 2012  - who is attending what this year?
  • Article (Susette)
  • Luna/ARTstor 
  • Kaltura (front-end development? CUL Libecast)
  • Archivision update

Open discussion 2012 goals

  • Include more updates/discussion on collection development issues (e.g. new databases),  Discovery & Access development, and Public Services projects
  • Form sub-teams when needed to tackle projects such as the image databases list and reviewing the visual resources web pages-
    • Public Services
    • A/V follow-up

February 2012

February 1, 11am, Olin 703
In attendance: Danielle Mericle, Kaila Bussert, Marsha Taichman, Gail Steinhart, Mira Bisara, Matt Conway, Liz Muller, Boris Michev, Jason Kovari, Rick Silterra

Minutes:

  • Welcome Marsha Taichman!
  • Updates
    • Kaltura
    • Arts & Sciences Grants 2012
      • Proposals are due March 30th. Please spread the word and encourage interested A&S faculty to apply.
    • Shared Shelf 
      • 3 Cornell collections are now available in Shared Shelf Commons (sscommons.org)
      • Costs:
      • Over the next year we expect: Advanced cataloging tool; control over our uploads

      • [Gail brought up that RDMSG consultants need our help to understand what's available to manage images as "data"]

    • New resources 
      • Vogue Archive Online (recommended by the Social Sciences Team to purchase with one-time library funds) *follow-up with DRC to add to image databases list *follow-up with DRC to add to image databases list
      • potential Visual Resources fund (awaiting decision by CDExec)
      • Archvision module purchased by Martha? *follow-up
    • ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (co-authored by Kaila)
      • The ACRL Board approved the standards in October 2011. They are published on the ACRL standards web site. 
    • Discovery & Access
      • We discussed the need to advocate for images in the discovery & access planning and implementation. 
      • Jason and Rick are both on D&A teams.
    • Mann Reference 
      • Gail reported back on her discussion with Mann Reference staff about visual resources support needs. At this point, there hasn't been a demand by students or faculty for image research support. Gail will remind Mann Reference staff that if they do get image questions, they can forward them to vrhelp-l.
  • Open discussion 2012 goals
    • Include more updates/discussion on collection development issues (e.g. new databases),  Discovery & Access development, and Public Services projects
    • Form sub-teams when needed to tackle projects such as the image databases list and reviewing the visual resources web pages
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