OCA 2007 Annual Meeting Agenda

Officer's Club, Presidio of San Francisco (map | nearby hotels)
50 Moraga Ave., San Francisco CA 94129
October 17, 2007
Attendance is by invitation only, please write oca AT archive DOT org for more information.
attendees

8:00am: Bagels and coffee

9:00-9:30: Welcome and Introductions

New members & attendees
Review goals of OCA

9:30-10:15: Progress Report on Activities

Status of Microfilm Strategy
Print-on-Demand
Open Library
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Others

10:15-10:30: Break

10:30-12:00: Breakout groups
Intended Outcomes: Map out work underway and still to be done

1. Book Scanning: Feeding the Machine Session Leader: Jonathan Bengtson, University of Toronto Overview of Current Status (10 min)
	Suggested discussion topics: a. Encouraging contributions of already digitized books b. Selection and Handling of Special Collections (Johns Hopkins process) c. Public v. private digitization – policy issues d. Funding ideas

2. Sharing and Integration of Bibliographic Records *Session Leader:* *Martin Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Institution Libraries* Overview of current landscape (10 min)
	Suggested discussion topics: a. Encouraging bibliographic sharing b. Metadata Issues – standardization, integration c. Barriers & Solutions

3. Implementing Digital ILL/Scan on Demand *Session Leader: Barbara Preece, Boston Library Consortium*
	Suggested discussion topics: a. How much demand for this service is there? b. How widespread should the service be? c. Logistics: developing an implementation plan d. Volunteer participants for testing the process e. ILL fees: who pays for what; accounting & reconciliation f. Policy and cultural issues

4. Open Content Alliance Opportunities Session Leader: *Betsy Kruger, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign*
	Suggested discussion topics: a. How can OCA and its members become a stronger force in the realm of open/shared digital collections? b. Collaboration opportunities/project concepts c. Dream team partnerships d. Funding opportunities e. Publicity and policy activities

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00-3:00: Workshop reports & discussion (30 min each)

3-3:15: Break

3:15-4:30: Facilitating Scholarly Use of Digital Resources

Session Leader: Carl Lagoze, Cornell University
Scholarly Use of large text aggregations (RLG) (15 min)
UIUC post-scanning workflow prototype (Tim Cole) (15 min)

Suggested discussion topics:
a. Known/successful activities
b. Access tools & services of interest
c. Discipline-specific needs
d. Barriers & solutions

4:30-5:00: Summary & Action Plan

5:00-6:00: Tour the prototype Open Library and see the 10 Minute Press book making machine at the Internet Archive's offices (3 blocks away), then return to the Officer's Club.

6:00 pm: Libraries Going Open!

A celebration of the OCA community's commitment to openness, with food, wine, and announcements.