Projects

(As these projects develop, progress reports will be posted to these pages)

1. Statewide access to databases
   The TALC board endorsed activities aimed at establishing a high-level advocacy group and developing a set of strategies for attaining state financial support for statewide access to databases. The Board wishes to try as many strategies as possible for obtaining state support for shared database resources to its constituencies.

   TALCnet Proposal sent to Dr. Richard Rhoda, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, August 11, 1998

2. TBR/UTK access to databases
   TALC will identify commonly held resources - primarily electronic resources and microforms - and attempt to negotiate more favorable group prices with vendors. Annelle Huggins, (ahuggins@memphis.edu) Univer sity of Memphis, will be leading the project. The group is to report on its progress by July 15.
   • July 24, 1998 - Report of the TBR/UTK Access to Databases Task Force

   • August 5, 1998 - Creation of a TALC Standing Committee on Joint Purchases, chaired by Annelle Huggins, (ahuggins@memphis.edu), to guide further investigation and implementation of cost effective joint access to databases.

     Members of the TALC Standing Committee on Joint Purchases

3. Universal borrowing cards
   TALC will develop and implement a universal borrowers card system. Deborah Thomas, (thomasd@aztec.lib.utk.edu) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be leading the project. The group is to report o n its progress by July 15 and to aim to have a system in place by the start of the Fall 1998 semester.
   • July 17, 1998 - Report of the TBR/UT Borrowers Card Task Force
     
   • Participant Borrowing Policies for use of the joint borrowers card.

4. Workshops. seminars, staff development
   Talc plans to offer seminars and workshops to TBR and UT library staff. Rosa Burnett, (rburnett@stim.tec.tn.us)State Technical Institute of Memphis, will lead the project. The intention is to offer sessi ons in each of the state's three divisions by the end of the fiscal year. Staff from non-members will be welcome but will be assessed additional fees to attend.

5. Binding
   Winston Walden(wawl949@tntech.edu) is investigating the possibilities of a statewide binding agreement in which each library could have its own contract. If it appears to be feasible he'll be calling for assi stance from TBR and UT library directors.

6. Common gateway to OPACs
   A future project will undertake to study the requirements for implementing a common gateway to all TBR and UT OPACs.