Pam talked about the frustration that serials staff are feeling regarding serials development. Since January, not much has happened. Ex Libris has indicated that version 12.3 will include several improvements to serials, however, MALC does not know what those changes are, nor have MALC staff given input into the improvements. AWG members noted that we have never been very clear about what is coming with a new release. Pam agreed, but noted that if we are in partnership on serials development, we need to understand what has been taken care of and how, so that we can concentrate on areas that still need to be addressed.
Partnership implies continued discussion.
To recap Serials experience, a group of Serials staff met in Israel early in the implementation process to start the development of the application. Since January, no discussions have occured. AWG recommended sending Pam's document to Ex Libris, so that during the meeting with Carl Grant next Thursday, some of the issues could be discussed. It was also suggested that Pam be sent to the Chicago office to continue discussions on the development of functionality. Pam questioned whether she would be heading up this effort.