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Current as of August 6, 2007

Strategic Agenda

1. Regional Library Services Center (RLSC)

"ACTION: EC will consider the Alliance's role in the RLSC initiative and forward recommendations to Council"
-- Council minutes for July 2007

2. Cooperative Collection Development

"Executive Committee is charged to develop a vision statement regarding cooperative collection development."
-- Council minutes for July 2007

3. Digital Services Program

Consider report from Banerjee and provide Council with recommendations concerning DS Program priorities:

  • Next generation catalog
  • Data harvesting
  • Administrative computing topics
  • Institutional repositories and digital collections

4. Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA)

General oversight but no specific EC action required.

5. LITA Institutional Repository Institute

"ACTION: EC will discuss and potentially recommend other ways to address the intent of this initiative."
-- Council minutes for July 2007

6. Collaborate with Regional and National Organization

State Libraries

Background: OSL application materials

"EC will continue to discuss membership or other service models that may be offered to WSL and OSL. ACTION: EC will have an update and possibly a recommendation for Council's November meeting."
-- Council minutes for July 2007

7. Building Adequate Organizational Capacity

  • Digital Services Program Manager
  • NWDA Program Manager

General oversight but no specific EC action required.

Other topics

Council and EC Responsibilities.
"Review Council and Executive Committee Responsibilities and seek Council input at the November 2007 meeting"
-- Council minutes for July 2007

Reserve policies.
Background: "The source of funds for building the Strategic Reserve is undetermined for FY08. Executive Committee will consider options and bring a recommendation to Council for consideration as part of the FY09 budget." -- Alliance Reserve Policies for FY08

ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication

Fee & Service Structure
Background: Draft 1 | Draft 2

Membership structure
Discuss possible RFI

ED Evaluation: 2006, 2007
Background: process

Council Mentors
Jay Starratt, WSU (December 2008, possibly attending Council's November meeting)

Council Meeting Agendas

November 8-9, 2007

Decisions:

  • Next generation catalog
  • Data harvesting

Updates:

  • Institutional repositories and digital collections

Discussion session:

  • NWCCU -- organized by Lyttle

March 13-14, 2008

Decisions:

  • Budget for FY09


July 10-11, 2008

November 13-14, 2008