originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/rac/minutes/2004-09.htm
Reported by Robert C. Bolander
Communications & Programs Manager
OCLC Office of Research
The OCLC Research Advisory Committee (RAC) met on Wednesday and Thursday, September 8–9, 2004 at the OCLC campus in Dublin, Ohio.
Four new and returning members were present for the meeting:
Additionally, CNI Executive Director Cliff Lynch was present for much of the meeting.
Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, OCLC Research (OR), opened the meeting with a brief overview of the OCLC Research program and plans, changes in RAC membership, and the meeting agenda, which included presentations on five major OR activities:
OCLC Research Program Overview and Future Directions
Lorcan Dempsey
PREMIS
Brian LavoieD-Space and Institutional Repository Work
Ralph LeVan, Jenny Toves
FRBR Update
Thom Hickey, Ed O'Neill, Diane Vizine-Goetz
SRU/SRW
Ralph LeVanERRoL Environment
XSLTProc
Jeff YoungSchema Transformations
Jean GodbyTerminology Services
Diane Vizine-GoetzService Innovation Around WorldCat
Mike TeetsUsing the Beowulf Cluster and FRBR
Thom Hickey, Jenny Toves
Collection and User Analysis
Lynn Connaway, Brian Lavoie, Ed O'Neill, Chandra Prabha
Identifiers, Info URI, DCMI Update
Stu WeibelPersistent Object Identifiers (POIs) Discussion
Andy Powell, Thom Hickey, Jeff Young
More information about OCLC Research projects is available on the OCLC Research Web site at http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/
Opportunities to question presenters occurred throughout the meeting. A period of open discussion across topics wrapped up the meeting's main session.
RAC members had lunch with members of OCLC Research staff on Wednesday, 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 Thursday. Planning currently is underway to establish meeting dates for next year.