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July 18, 2003

Present: Lisa Hinchliffe, Wendy Shelburne, Michael Norman, John Weible, Jo Kibbee, Lisa German, Lynn Wiley, Karen Schmidt

 This was the inaugural meeting of the group, with discussion on the following topics:

1.  Membership - The Executive Committee has approved the composition of the ERWG but also discussed adding more subject specialists. After some review, the group concluded that the initial composition was appropriate but will revisit this issue as we gain more experience with e-resource activities.

2.  Communication - we agreed that minutes of our meetings would be reported in LON, with any critical issues going to LibNews or other groups as needed.

3.  TDNet Update - ERWG reviewed the draft charge and composition of the TD Net Implementation Group that had been provided by Beth Sandore. We made some minor suggewstions to the charge and membership, and Karen will take these to Beth. John, Wendy and Michael reported that they are working with some internal data files and are awaiting sample files from TD Net to begin to look at how implementation will progress.

4.  ERWG's role and activities - We discussed how the work of TD Net implementation fits in with our work and developed a list of possible activities and areas of interest for ERWG:

- feedback on connectivity and access problems - how can we make this easy for our staff and users

 - review of the Access Task Force recommendations - how can ERWG support the recommendations and carry some of the work forward

- communication of activities - what else can we be doing to share information about new e-resources, access issues, etc.

- open URL and Link Resolver - how do we work with users to educate them about how these links will affect the way they use/access the Library

- training and trouble-shooting tasks and tools for e-resource updating - providing goods, quick tools for GAs, etc. to help them support our e-resources

- using our statistics better - 24/7 access, when and from where; interpreting use statistics as a guide to making good collection decisions

We clarified that acquisition decisions are not part of our work, but that we may provide information to collection specialists and the CDC that can affect collection decisions.

5.  Meeting schedule - we agreed to meet once a month as a start. Karen will work to find a suitable time. Next meeting's agenda will include review of the Access Task Force reports.

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