originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/rac/minutes/2003-08.htm
Reported by Robert C. Bolander
Communications & Programs Manager
OCLC Office of Research
The OCLC Research Advisory Committee (RAC) met on Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, 2003 at the OCLC campus in Dublin, Ohio. Three RAC members were present:
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, OCLC Research (OR), opened the meeting with a brief overview of activities since the previous meeting, changes in RAC membership, and the meeting agenda, which included presentations on five major OR activities:
RAC member Barbara Tillett also provided an update on two Library of Congress (LC) activities:
More information about most of these and other research projects is available on the OCLC Research Web site at http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/
Presenters generally fielded questions throughout their sessions, with a time for general discussion following each presentation. A period of open discussion across topics wrapped up the meeting's main session.
RAC members had lunch with research staff on Thursday, and met in executive session with OCLC president Jay Jordan, research VP Lorcan Dempsey and chief scientist Thom Hickey following the close of the open meeting on Friday.
Planning currently is underway to establish meeting dates for next year.