Collection Development Working Group
ALA Midwinter Meeting
25 January 2003
Philadelphia, PA

Chair and Recorder:

Barbara Walden

Members Present:

Kati Radics, Dick Hacken, Tom Kilton, Pat Henderson, Thea Lindquist, Sam Dunlap, Nancy Boerner, Jim Niessen, Jeff Garrett, Guests: Erika Banski (U. of Alberta, Edmonton),Charles Croissant (St. Louis University)

Reports

Steering Committee Meeting

A vision statement for the German Resources Project has been prepared and submitted (part of the general re-visioning process for the ARL Global Resources Program). New statement emphasizes access to information, partnerships, and broad subject areas. Member fees for German Resources Project are proposed.

Erfurt Project

The Erfurt Project (acquisition of a large collection of materials from former Padagogische Hochschule Erfurt) has been dropped as a GRP-CDWG project. Reasons:GRP lacks the resources to handle a major collection-distribution project and few North American libraries can accept materials. Tom Kilton will follow up.

Other Projects

Bibliographic-record projects will be in the bailiwick of the Bibliographic Control Working Group in cooperation with CDWG. Should we target another big microform project? (general consensus: Yes!) GRP bylaws mandate periodic elections for Working Group Chairs; it is time for this rotation to occur. Elections will occur this spring. This also provides opportunity for change in group membership.

The Document Delivery Group is working on making better use of Subito -- funding issues remain.

Xipolis is doing well, pays for itself. Need for decision/recommendations for additional databases.

A meeting of the German Resources Project in Munich, Germany has been proposed (date: July 29, 2003 in conjunction with IFLA preconference). Some funding may be available, from revenues generated by BDL project. Michael Seadle and Helene Baumann are coordinating this.

Decisions

Dick Hacken will coordinate additions to Xipolis. Committee includes: Nancy Boerner, Barbara Walden

PCI and Digizeitschriten:

*see e-mails from Jim Niessen.*

It is important the CDWG contribute to this activity.

PCI should index the Digizeitschriften titles. Full-text PCI titles should not duplicate full-text DigiZeitschriften titles. Jim Niessen is chair of the PCI/Digizeitschriften committee. Pat Henderson and Sam Dunlap volunteered to work with Jim to recommend titles which should be full-text in PCI.

GRP Munich meeting: one topic should be DigiZeitschriften project and possibilities.