ERC ST 080220

Orbis Cascade Alliance Electronic Resource Committee Steering Committee Meeting Notes
Teleconference 1 PM-2 PM
February 20, 2008

Attendees: Diane Grover; Donna Packer; Greg Doyle; Joanna Haney; Laurel Kristick; Lee Keene; Teresa Hazen; Sue Anderson
Notetaker: Lee Keene

The Committee welcomes Sue Anderson of Eastern Washington University to the ER Steering Committee.

I. Elsevier Renewal:

Greg has scheduled a meeting with the Elsevier reps for March 19^th to discuss the renewal, including the continuation of the UTL program. Laurel asked about the possibility of reserving rights to post faculty articles in an Institutional Repository as part of ongoing license negotiations. Greg will mention it during his talks with Elsevier. If time permits, this question may be posted to the ER Committee at the Annual Meeting to see if there is interest in forming a working-group to take on this issue.

II. Feedback on Website:

Greg solicited comments on the new Orbis Cascade website. He reminded us that we need to login to access licenses and title lists. Because it is basically a Content Management System (CMS) members can add content and use it as a collaborative virtual working space.

III. Planning for the Annual Meeting:

1. Diane and Laurel’s Draft of E-Books Session:

The committee agreed that inviting Joe Kiegel (Chair of UW’s E-Book committee) to speak about local implementation at UW was a good idea. It is possible that more time can be allocated to this topic due to the extent of the outline presented to the committee. Additionally the committee would like to see them touch on usage issues.

2. ACS:

This topic has been broadened to be a larger conversation about equity and fairness and will be recast as a session on “Cost Distribution”. Included in the session will be the ACS the LRC distributions.

3. Streaming Media and FMG:

Teresa has contacted Jeff Ring at PCC to invite him to present on what they’re doing, how to promote it, and how the faculty use FMG. PCC is using the subscription-model.

Teresa and Greg will investigate the possibility of inviting someone from the region who is using the hosted-server model with digital rights to talk with the group. There is a budget for the committee to bring someone in for the Annual Meeting.

4. E-Journal Packages:

Greg will reserve time at the Annual Meeting for new proposals and renewals in addition to addressing the question of synchronization of renewals.

5. Timing of agenda for Annual Meeting:

Greg, Teresa, and Joanna will meet locally and draft an agenda with timing for each session.

Next Meeting: Finalization of Annual Meeting agenda

Scheduled for March 19^th, 2008