Minutes

ERM Implementation Team

6-20-2005

Present: Baia, Culshaw, Fong, Helgoth, Jobe, Wicht

Issues raised:

• Discussion about the types of statistics we might want to gather from the system. Yem agreed to check on the various reporting requirements for ARL.
• Should Resource Type (a variable field) be a fixed field for statistical purposes? Yem will check with CSU to see how they use this.
• Resource Type V is not in the list of variable fields. John will check to see if we need to have this added by Innovative.
• What coding drives inclusion in an A-Z listing? Yem will check with CSU.
• Questions arose about the level of detail that should be included in the resource record. Wendy is concerned about maintenance issues.
• After looking at samples from the Ohio State catalog http://library.ohio-state.edu/search/, the implementation team may wish to rethink its decision not to include the label “[Full Text]” in the resource name variable field. The label might be useful to users when picking from a list of databases generated by an A-Z listing.
• Next meeting scheduled for July 11.

Examples from the Ohio State catalog.

Bib record

Resource Record

A-Z List:

Results list after selecting “History” as a subject. Note the [Full Text] label after the Resource Title.