TechForce Meeting, 2-12-03

Priority Flags:

Deferred one more week.

Review of Telecommuting Policy,

In discussion with Jody Combs, Roberta learned that some changes with some campus software might do away with the need for the fixed IP address DSL lines for home computer access to Vanderbilt. This will probably be completed during the summer. It would make more sense to review the Telecommuting Policy at that time, so we will postpone this discussion for now. Mary Ellen will update the current policy to indicate our plan for a late summer review.

Connexion Update:

Roberta had also talked with Jody about the timetable for release of Connexion. We wanted to know whether LITS would be able to set it up for TS staff before the end of the year if it is not available in a form we can use until Oct. Jody said this would fit well with LITS’s schedule, and he felt it would be doable. He was concerned with training for TS staff once the software is installed. We will pursue this. We hope we will be able to make only one transition to Connexion, but if the software isn’t acceptable for us by Oct., then we will proceed to install CatMe in Oct. and migrate to Connexion later.

Trip to the Annex:

We will plan for Wed. afternoon, Feb. 25. Roberta will let Peg know. We’ll come up with some questions for her at our next meeting.

Budget Update:

Additional budget concerns were discussed, but no final budget has been reached.

Mission Statement:

Mary Ellen will revise the mission statement from Tech Services to Resource Services. Our statement of goals from the annual report can be added to this document as well. We will discuss the mission statement at the next meeting.

What’s Next for Task Forces?

With RIP’s completion of its charge for now, and the Cataloging Task Force underway, we can probably consider our next areas for focus and improvement of workflow. Some suggestions for future task force areas include: Vendor Contracts for Subscriptions, Binding Contract, EDI Testing, New Spine Labeling Methods, and Maintenance Workflow. We will revisit these possibilities at a subsequent TechForce meeting.