Libraries face the challenge of providing access to electronic resources to patrons
who may be in the library, in the office of a partner or faculty member, or on
the other side of the world - while wireless technology and distance learning
encourage students' expectations that everything is available on the Internet.
Information professionals find themselves constantly challenged to provide easy
and comprehensive access to electronic resources that are critical to legal research
and analysis, and demand an increasing share of the collections budget. Traditional
access via the online catalog and access via Intranets and knowledge management
portals each face the challenge of providing consistent and permanent access to
legal information and other electronic resources. The
charge of the Special Committee on Cataloging and Intranet Access to Electronic
Resources is to work with the vendor community to examine and make recommendations
that will facilitate provision of better cataloging records and the development
of Intranets, thus ensuring consistent and permanent access to electronic resources. The
Special Committee shall submit an interim report to the Executive Board for its
meeting in April 2003 and a final report to the Executive Board at the November
2003 meeting. Size: The Special Committee will
consist of a Chair and six members. The members will be appointed by the President
and serve until December 2003. A non-voting Executive Board liaison will be appointed.
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