Dear colleagues,
I heard back from some of you and the responses were mixed about
preferences. Meanwhile, Linda Silver wrote back and said that if we
try to meet Sunday afternoon, the only rooms available will be those
dominated by 12-seat rectangular tables. If we meet from 9 to 11pm,
on the other hand, we can have a larger room with more seating. I
also think this is our best bet for getting 2 consecutive hours
(which we're not obligated to use, of course, but we probably will,
and it's good to have).
So I think we should stick with the 9 to 11 slot.
--Daniel
Dear colleagues,
Several of you commented last year that the meeting schedule for the
RAS Cataloging committee in Phoenix was awkward (especially for
those with jet lag): one half-hour on Sunday, 9-9:30pm, and another
half-hour on Monday, 9:30-10pm (though we extended it). In previous
years we had met on Sundays from 4 to 5 pm, following the 2-4pm
"RLIN Users Group" meeting.
I asked RAS President Elliot Gertel if we could have our meeting
time changed back to what it was. He forwarded my request to
Cleveland Program Chair Linda Silver. Linda tells me that "all of
the committee meetings [i.e., including ours] will be scheduled from
9 - 11 PM on Sunday, June 22, after the keynote speaker." But she's
willing to investigate an "alternate time" on Sunday afternoon.
I have four questions/comments for the group ...
1. Do people (especially official members of the committee, see:
http://tinyurl.com/3crpgz ) feel strongly that we should *not* meet
from 9-11pm? Personally I'm OK with it. I like the idea of having
the full two hours to get through our agenda, and I don't mind the
lateness. Also, if other committees are meeting at that time, I'm
not sure why we would have special objections.
2. Is there really still going to be an "RLIN Users Group" from 2-4?
I suppose a combination of Connexion User issues and RLG Program
updates will take it's place. But if it doesn't, maybe we could
borrow some of that time slot to get two full hours on Sunday afternoon?
3. I'm planning to ask for an internet connection and possibly a
computer and projector. I figure this could be helpful for online
demos, websites, databases, etc., that pertain to our discussions,
but is it worth the added equipment charge to AJL? I may just bring
my own laptop, though it's hard for a large group to view the monitor.
4. I realize it's still early, but if you have suggested agenda
items, could you add them to the RAS CAT wiki site? Here's the draft
agenda page I created: http://rascat.pbwiki.com/Agenda+June+2008.
Just click the "Edit page" button toward the top, and add text the
way you would in MS Word or WordPerfect.
Thanks!
--Daniel
Chair, RAS Cataloging Committee
Daniel Lovins
Hebraica Team Leader
Catalog & Metadata Services
Sterling Memorial Library
Yale University
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520
