[SAC-FAST] Fwd: FAST Manual

[qiangjin at uiuc.edu]

Hello everyone,

Happy New Year!

I am forwarding you the URL of the FAST manual. See below. We will spend some time discussing the FAST manual at our meeting in Seattle.

Please also take a look at the FAST assignment that Arlene sent us. Thanks!

See you next Friday!

Qiang

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:25:51 -0500
>From: "O'Neill,Ed" <oneill at oclc.org>  
>Subject: FAST Manual  
>To: <qiangjin at uiuc.edu>
>Cc: "Arnold,Anya" <arnolda at oclc.org>, "Bennett,Rick" <bennetr at oclc.org>, "Childress,Eric" <childree at oclc.org>, "Clopton,Kay" <cloptonk at oclc.org>, "Dean,Becky" <deanr at oclc.org>, "Kammerer,Kerre" <kammerer at oclc.org>, <lelh at loc.gov>, <loischan at uky.edu>, "O'Neill,Ed" <oneill at oclc.org>, "Vizine-Goetz,Diane" <vizine at oclc.org>
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>   Qiang,
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>   The draft of the FAST Manual is now available on the
>   FAST Web site. The direct link is:
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>   http://www.oclc.org/info/research/wip/fast/manual-20070112.pdf
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>   The referring html page:
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>   http://www.oclc.org/info/research/wip/fast/
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>   We would appreciate any comments or suggestions.
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>   See you soon, Ed


SAC Subcommittee on FAST meeting at ALA Midwinter 2007: 

Friday, January 19, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Grand Hyatt Seattle, Leonesa I

Agenda: 

1. Introduction of Members and Guests 
2. Comments on the FAST manual (I will send you the URL in January 2007 after I receive the information.) 
3. Ed O’Neill: Update on FAST developments since ALA Annual 2006
4. Arlene Taylor: FAST subjects created by some subcommittee members for the complex concepts
5. Future plan 

SAC Subcommittee on FAST:
Charge - To explore the issues related tothe implementation of the Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) subject heading schema and advise on (1) the scope and suitability of the FAST vocabulary and syntax, (2) the FAST use of the MARC21 authority format, (3) adequacy of the FAST documentation, and (4) other relevant topics relating to the continuing development, maintenance, and implementation of FAST. The subcommittee should report on its progress at Midwinter and Annual Conferences and submit its final report by Midwinter 2007. The continued need for the subcommittee should be examined by SAC no later than 2007.