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Minutes
6/6/2005
SFX/Verde Task Force meeting Monday June 6th, 2005 9:45-11:45
Attendees: Ellen Duranceau (co-chair), Nicole Hennig (co-chair),
Jennifer Edwards, Tracy Gabridge, Kim Maxwell, Graham Howard (minutes)
Conference call with Ex Libris
From 9:45-10:30 Ellen and Nicole had a telephone conference call with
the Israel and Boston offices of Ex Libris including Tami from Israel,
and Ted Kopple Koppel in the Boston office to discuss URL management with
regard to Verde and SFX, in an environment that would include Verde, Metalib,
Barton, and SFX, but not Vera. One particular point covered was the need
to have Verde license fields used in a rules based system that would determine
what URL is used in which case. For example, a proxied URL would be presented
for users coming from off-campus, if the license allows off-campus use.
Proposal to group: interim report for Sept 1
Ellen and Nicole suggested we submit an interim report about Verde testing
on September 1st, rather than a final report, as was originally discussed
in the group's charge. This would be an opportunity to communicate our
progress so far, would give us a chance to review our direction with library
leadership, and would enable us to explain and justify our need to continue
work into the fall, primarily to carry out e-journal usability testing
on three different platforms and to carry out more detailed and thorough
Verde testing. Jennifer will be away for three months beginning in from
September so there would be two months to write the report. Graham is
leaving in July.
Feedback to Ex Libris about where icons for Verde data should show
in Metalib, SFX, Barton etc.
The group discussed what information we would like to users about our
resources (such as the broken icon, number of simultaneous users, and
browser requirements) and which pieces of data we would want to show on
which screens in Barton, Metalib, SFX A-Z list, and the SFX menu. Ellen
will draft a summary of the discussion for Ex Libris to be reviewed at
the next meeting.
Google Scholar report back
A service allowing direct access to fulltext when MIT has fulltext available
holdings when they exist should be alive any day now. MIT will have a
different link depending on whether MIT has full text. If there is full
text, the link will say, Full text MIT Libraries. If there is no fulltext,
the SFX menu of services will appear. MIT can withdraw from the pilot
at any time but for the moment is staying with it. We will be testing
over the next few weeks.
Agenda items for next meeting
Think about what would be needed in an Interim report; for example, what
would stop us implementing Verde, both public and back room - what are
the trade offs?
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