Committees
Committees will be assigned the task of carrying out the activities of the Initiative. The Chair of each committee will serve as a liaison to the Steering Committee. Initially there will be the following four work groups; others may be established as the work of the initiative progresses and a need for a new group is recognized.
User Needs Committee
Co-Chairs: Beatrice Pullman & Ann Jerabek
Will research user behavior for the purpose of defining user needs in the areas of information access and resource sharing.
Tasks:
- Examine and synthesize existing user needs studies
- Evaluate usability and statistical data produced by pilot project
STARS Rethinking Resource Sharing Policies Committee (ALA).
Chair: Gina Persichini
Will develop a policy framework for an expanded resource sharing ideal that addresses services offered and how those services are offered to users.
Tasks:
- Integrate Rethinking Resource Sharing principles into the revision of the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States.
- Manifesto for Rethinking Resource Sharing
- Liaison with International resource sharing groups
- Communicate regarding other national codes
Interoperability Committee
Chair: Gail Wanner
The Interoperability Committee analyzes discovery to delivery technology frameworks inside libraries and outside on the open Web to identify best of breed solutions to improve resource sharing. This committee does not develop solutions, but rather defines and encourages development in the greater web community.
Tasks:
- Identify technical challenges in resource sharing
- Identify communities who are interested in building solutions
- Outreach to these communities (include systems vendors) to understand interoperability issues
- Promote fledgling solutions to libraries to gather feedback and make the solutions more effective
Marketing Committee
Chair: Beth Posner
Will coordinate outreach and publicity activities for the initiative.
Tasks:
- Identify venues, such as conferences and workshops, for panels and other presentations that describe the Rethinking Resource Sharing efforts
Delivery Committee
Chair: Melissa Stockton