Coordination and Organization of Library Resources Task Force
Members:
- Rachel Brekhus
- Felicity Dykas, Chair
- Janice Dysart
- Brenda Graves-Blevins
- Hunter Kevil
- Amanda Sprochi
- David Walsh
- Rhonda Whithaus
Charge (3/26/2007):
The Organization of Resources Task Force is charged with reviewing the discovery tools used by the MU Libraries to provide access to local and remotely-accessible research collections, evaluating the adequacy of these tools and their implementation in meeting the teaching and research needs of students, faculty and staff, and making recommendations for technologies and practices that will improve access to scholarly materials, now and in the future.
Among the topics that the task force will address are: the optimum discovery tools for various types of materials; the library units best suited to the deployment, ongoing oversight and maintenance of these tools; the requisite level and granularity of bibliographic description required for different types of scholarly resources; and the appropriate metadata schemes, elements, and vocabularies needed for effective access and use of a diverse array of research collections.
In carrying out its charge, the task force will take into account the views of all stakeholders (including users), and will solicit input from a variety of perspectives. The task force is encouraged to hold a series of open meetings to gather information, and to report on its progress and findings.
Minutes
Other information
- MU Libraries Resources and DiscoveryTools
- OPACs
- Database-Driven Pages and Multisearch Features at Other Libraries
Contact: Felicity Dykas
Catalog Dept., University of Missouri-Columbia
Last updated: August 17, 2007