John stressed the difference between being committed and being involved with an issue and related decisions. Since not all clusters were yet familiar with the cluster convenor idea, the document was mailed by regular and electronic mail to all currently identified LAIP Library Contacts, on August 5, with a request for feedback to Carey Hatch no later than August 17. Other Agenda Items Eleanor Carter raised some additional agenda items, based on the previous week's Cluster 1 meeting in Plattsburgh. The procedure for doing so is not clear. John clarified that STAG is a small, appointed group with a highly technical focus.
Members get together for discussions of minute detail on technical matters.
STAG meets irregularly, as desired, sometimes as called upon by John's office, sometimes when examining a new service or technology, with a vendor presentation. Ron Brown might be a suitable liaison, since Buffalo College is the Cluster 2 host site. Also, COA has a sub-committee on telecommunications which could be another avenue. Glyn suggested, and John concurred, that a letter be sent to Ron Brown to ask him to serve as a person to whom LAIP matters may be brought. This agenda item initiated a discussion about the multiLIS contract implementation and management.