Clarified that proprietary resource, i.e., available to institution s patrons but not generally available to all Orbis patrons. Committee structure Committee requested update on Council action regarding committees. Nathanson provided an overview of changes in committees. Committee members expressed concerns about the Council action to combine the responsibilities of Tech and OPAC into a single new Catalog Committee. Charge and membership are not yet determined.
Many people have grave concerns, on different levels and for many reasons.
Several committee members expressed grave concerns and indicated that they do not believe that a merged committee will be as effective as the present structure. As a whole, the Tech committee would like to hear more about Council's rationale for this revision. Nathanson advised that the Catalog Committee charge and membership are not yet determined. Committee members were advised to forward concerns and suggestions to their library director. Add language to new committee charge about regular, periodic review of adopted guidelines and agreements, such as Cat-ER, record matching algorithm, etc.