2024-04-16 - Agenda and notes
2023-04-16 (Tuesday) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Osage City Public Library / online
Zoom passcode 7858384090
Agenda
Announcements, news, brief items, etc.
- Introductions
- Additions to the agenda
- Slides from this meeting will be at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1COI_WgeWz3v4kiTY7mjViy6oq3CJBOVCw6r–muzc34/edit?usp=sharing
Aspen Discovery
- Recap of the Aspen Discovery Conference (see slides)
- Outline of timeline for implementation (see slides)
- Server is up at https://nekls.aspendiscovery.org/
- Find your interface at http:// your_branchcode .aspendiscovery.org
- Challenges
- Cataloging challenges
- Patron record challenges
- Logistics
- Training
- Cataloging
Cataloging manual 1.0
Genre terms
- Removing no-longer-necessary frameworks
- Tightening up existing frameworks
- Adding new frameworks
- Cataloging - other
- Two replacements for OCLC Classify
- Borrower categories
- Borrowers in 3 “exempt” categories will be moved to non-exempt categories by May 31
- “Staff - library associate (exempt)” borrowers will become “Adult - library associate”
- “Student (exempt)” borrowers at public libraries will become “Student (public library)”
- “Teacher/Faculty/Administrator (exempt)” borrowers will become “Teacher/Faculty/Administrator (public library)”
- After this process is complete, “Staff - library associate (exempt)” will be removed from the system
- After this process is complete, “Student (exempt)” and “Teacher/Faculty/Administrator (exempt)” will be limited to school district borrowers
- All libraries using “Other” borrower categories will be asked to evaluate their use of those categories to see if they are, in fact, necessary or useful
- System login conversion update
- Results of vote on policy manual change
- Survey sent to 44 library directors
- 34 voted
- 33 voted in favor of adopting the policy - 1 voted against
- NEKLS executive board needs to approve
- New policy manual items
- It would be nice to have:
- Cataloging policy
- Sharing policy
- Enforcement policy
- Policy committee reboot is needed
- Next meeting
- 2023.08.27 (Tuesday) - Tonganoxie Public Library / online