Research and Instructional Support Group Meeting
3/19/08
Present:   Bartley, Cohn, Green, Horowitz, McCann, McReynolds, Perkins (minutes), Sweeney, Szarko

Announcements/updates

  • Spring seminar (Heather):  Harvard's open-access initiative is first-choice topic if a speaker can be found.  Another possible speaker:  Lana Thelen, Outreach Coordinator, Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
  • ISG (Anita):  focus of most recent meeting was discussion of draft Fines proposal from the ASG/ISG joint subgroup
  • PSLG (Peter):  recent topics include draft Fines proposal; pilot project for delivery of material to faculty offices; Libraries' assessment plan.  Current theme-based assessment cycle may be revised; discussion to continue at PSLG.  Reference vision will be on May agenda.

Video tutorials
Discussion of how to ensure these are up-to-date, focusing (for now) on Patty's tutorials; location of scripts; additional tutorials needed; placement of links.
Action items:

  • Peter, Remlee, Heather, and Mark volunteered to monitor tutorials for accuracy.  This group will finalize responsibilities for who monitors what.   (Peter noted that Angie may also wish to be involved.)
  • Determine location of scripts.  [Anita checked with Darcy, post-meeting.  Scripts and files needed for editing are in R:\Online Tutorials\working files.  Not all of Patty's scripts are in the R drive yet, but they will be.]
  • Ideas for additional tutorials:  multisearch; new Vera
  • Identify additional locations for buttons (e.g., buttons for "Finding Articles" videos on the Vera page
  • Raise staff awareness of videos, especially among evening/weekend staff

Automating requests for Harvard cards
Georgiana led discussion of how to automate the process for Harvard card applications, based on the existing Countway process.  Summary:

  • Discussion of technical issues related to automating the process
  • Need to ensure that we monitor who is using the service
  • Target date for implementation:  this fall

Action item:
Peter and Georgiana will get input from Steve.

Reference statistics update
Feedback received by Statistics subgroup in response to Heather's 3/5 email indicates that 'time spent' and 'at-desk vs. away-from-desk' need to be tracked. 

Action item:
The group will draft a new form, run it by RISG, and discuss it with Steve.

Reference vision
The group gave Lisa H. its input for the draft "Reference Vision Project Report.  Review 6 years Later." 
Action items:

  • Lisa will revise the report and add it to the wiki. 
  • RISG will discuss it again before it is presented to PSLG.

Next meeting:   April 16

Minutes:   Rostoff

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