[SAC-FAST] FAST Midwinter 2010 Agenda

[Lundgren,Jimmie Harrell]

Dear FAST Subcommittee,

Please peruse the Midwinter meeting agenda below and send me any comments or additional suggestions. Thanks,
Jimmie


SAC Subcommittee on FAST meeting:

Friday, January 15, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m, Boston Convention & Exhibit Ctr., Room 103

Agenda:

1. Introduction of Members and Guests; 

2. Shannon Hoffmann: Report on what is happening with the Users Study;

3. Ed O'Neill: 
	Update on the FAST developments since Annual 2009, including a demonstration;  
	Experimentation and evaluation of FAST;  
	FAST applications, and getting community input.  

6. Future plan: Expanded ways of involving the community, perhaps develop a Wikipedia-like community? (Ed) 


Committee Charge
To explore the issues related to the 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. 

Jimmie Lundgren 
Associate Chair & Contributed Cataloging Unit Head 
Cataloging & Metadata Dept. 
Smathers Library 
PO Box 117004 
University of Florida 
Gainesville, FL 32611-7004 
352-273-2725 
352-392-7365 (fax) 
jimlund at ufl.edu