Collection Management Team Minutes
January 24, 2006, 1:00- 3:30 pm , McKeldin 7113

Present: Z. Diaz, T. Johnson, J. Markowitz, J. Miller, B. Nail-Chiwetalu, B. Schuster (notetaker), S. Van Sant
Absent: B. Day, H.Pedersoli, J. Siar
Roles: Facilitator: Judy, Notetaker: B. Schuster

1. Topic: Agenda review

Outcome: Addition of item 5, Database Review Voting Criteria.

2. Topic: Finish prioritizing general serials managed by CMT

Outcome: CMT will conclude prioritization next week.

3. Topic: 2006 Work Plan

Outcome: Pending incorporation of revisions, the finalized 2006 Work Plan will be posted on the CMT homepage.

4. Topic: Journal Binding Exception Proposal

Outcome: CMT generally approved the exception criteria, pending review of a list of affected titles.

5. Topic: Database Review Voting Criteria.

Outcome: CMT approved the criteria and definitions for scoring databases.

6. Topic: Announcements

• There will soon be an Find It button in the OPAC that links individual books to Book Review Index Plus, UM’s Book Review Guide, Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble. When available, these additional links will appear in the new "Reviews and more" section. (Susanna)

7. Review meeting process and plan for next meeting:

• FY06 serial review - database scoring
• Finish prioritizing general serials managed by CMT
• Journals by Subject in RP
• Database priorities for cross-searching
• Copy of Record proposal

Next meeting: Tuesday, January 31, 10:00-12:00 in McKeldin 7113
***note different meeting time***

Pending:

• FY06 Budget (ongoing)
• Further developments with collections reports (ongoing)
• Looseleaf assessment
• FY06 Serial Review
• Binding print serials
• Copy of Record proposal (1/31)
• Big Ticket, FY06
• New books lists in Catalog
• CMT Work Plan (annotate 2005 and create 2006)
• Generating open orders report in Aleph (January)
• Journals by Subject in RP (1/31)
• Database priorities for cross-searching (1/31)