Minutes of January 10, 2005 Meeting

Present:: K. Au, S. Bartz (recorder), R. Gardner, K. Hartman, D. Hoover, S. McDonald, L. Mullen, R. Nahory, K. Wenk

1. Webmaster Report (S. McDonald)

The descriptions for the CSA databases that are subfiles of Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Index and Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts have been added to the Indexes and Databases pages.

2. Liaison Reports

IPAC (S. Bartz): iLink implementation is projected to occur in May after the end the spring semester.

ISC (R. Gardner): SearchPath will be announced to RUL for review the week of January 18. It will be made available to RU about a month later.

Systems (D.Hoover): EZProxy will be available for public use for the beginning of the spring semester on January 18.

K. Wenk will send a list of IPs for those PCs being used for staff demos to D. Hoover.
D. Hoover and S. McDonald will meet to discuss implementation details such as placement of IP checking scripts.
WAC-D meets tomorrow to complete the design of relevant webpages

3. WAC Goals for 2004-05

The draft document distributed prior to the meeting was reviewed and finalized as follows:

continue to review and update Webpages on a regular schedule
develop specifications and procedures for Website content (e.g., database descriptions, Research Guides, Finding Aids)
collaborate and communicate with RUL councils and committees to introduce and maintain Website content (e.g., Alumni Library)
investigate best practices at peer institutions for Website management and Webpage development

Specifically:

assist with the implementation of authenticating remote users by NetID
review the revised Instructional Services pages
complete the Website Usability Study

4. Strategic Plan Report for PSC

There was a general discussion of what should be included in a statement on strategic goals for WAC for the next 5 years. K. Au will draft a statement based on the discussion and distribute it to WAC for review before sending it to J. Boyle. Some of the issues raised were:

promoting more widespread participation in the development of the RUL webpages
insuring the quality and sustained growth of the RUL webpages with organizational support from throughout RUL
encouraging communication between webpage users/non-WAC members and the committee
trying new things and taking risks
working more closely with Public Relations to the promote the website more extensively and encouraging departmental liaisons to promote cross-linking from department webpages

5. Other

The rotation of recorders for future meetings as posted in the December meeting minutes will be adjusted due to V. Bowman's spring 2005 leave. The schedule for the remainder of the spring is as follows: