[SAC-FAST] [Fwd: Interest group charge draft]

Tue Jul 20 08:21:05 EDT 2010

A shorter version of Arlene's suggestion could be "Faceted Subject Access Interest Group."

- Lois

-----Original Message-----
From: sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Arlene G. Taylor
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:49 PM
To: sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [SAC-FAST] [Fwd: Interest group charge draft]

I like the broadening, too, Stephen.  Is "Faceted Approaches to Subject
Access Interest Group"  too long for a name?

--Arlene

On Sun, July 18, 2010 3:33 pm, Sherman Clarke wrote:
> This broadening seems good to me, Stephen. While your suggested
> vocabularies would generally be used by catalogers building facets, there
> is also the faceting done by machine from regular old subject strings,
> along the lines of Primo and other interfaces. Maybe the important thing
> in Stephen's suggested mission statement is intent. FAST and AAT aim at
> being used as facets. LCGFT is aimed at a particular facet but I like
> including it since it is likely to be used in conjunction with LCSH or
> other vocabularies to provide the genre/form aspect (facet).
>
> And then there's the question of a name, of course .... and nothing has
> yet risen from the muck. Faceted IG is not very telling but yields a
> memorable initialism.
>
> Sherman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Hearn <s-hear at umn.edu>
> Date: Friday, July 16, 2010 3:57 pm
> Subject: [SAC-FAST] [Fwd:  Interest group charge draft]
> To: sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu
>
>> Is anyone else uncomfortable with having an interest group focused on
>> a
>> single list? An ad hoc SAC subcommittee is one thing, but this feels
>> different. I'd be happier with something a little broader, e.g.
>>
>> To explore the theory and applications related to subject terminology
>> intended for faceted application, including FAST (Faceted Application
>> of Subject Terminology), AAT (Art and Architecture Thesaurus), LCGFT
>> (Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms), and others. To provide a forum
>> for users and others interested in the faceted approach to subject
>> access to compare notes and discuss further developments and
>> implementations of subject faceting for digital projects and related
>> topics.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: 	[SAC-FAST] Interest group charge draft
>> Date: 	Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:25:00 -0400
>> From: 	Lundgren,Jimmie Harrell <jimlund at uflib.ufl.edu>
>> To: 	sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu <sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu>
>> References: 	<20071213112447.AZQ47757 at expms1.cites.uiuc.edu>
>> <F0C6542972BAEF43B2F44823C7F581B2084039D1 at SMATHERS2K3EX.smatherslib.uflib.int>
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>> <B6D294BF094D5C4686C6A0FEC3AF4AAB5FED066AED at UFEXCH-MBXCL03.ad.ufl.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear FAST Folks,
>> I thought the topic or charge for the new interest group should be a
>> little bit more. How do you like this?
>>
>> To explore the theory and applications related to the Faceted
>> Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) subject heading schema and
>> its database. To provide a forum for users and others interested in
>> FAST to compare notes and discuss further developments and
>> implementations of FAST for digital projects and related topics.
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Jimmie
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
>> [mailto:sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of
>> Lundgren,Jimmie Harrell
>> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:46 AM
>> To: sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu
>> Subject: Re: [SAC-FAST] Interest group formation
>>
>> Dear FAST Subcommittee,
>> Some of you may remember (better than I did) that we had favorably
>> discussed re-forming as an Interest Group within CCS several meetings
>> ago and were continuing as a subcommittee of SAC on an interim basis.
>> It seems like the time has come to complete this transition. Since the
>> application will need to be approved by CCS Executive Committee, we
>> will need to request again that SAC continue us as a subcommittee
>> temporarily.
>>
>> I am beginning to work on the necessary petition for the transition
>> and will be asking for a little help from all of you. Please read over
>> the drafted text below for the central topic and name of the new
>> Interest Group.
>>
>> Also, please respond if you are willing to sign the petition.
>> Hopefully everyone who agreed to be on the subcommittee this year will
>> be willing to be listed for the interest group. If your name is not on
>> the list below and you are willing to be on the petition, please let
>> me know so I can add your name.
>>
>> I hope to complete the petition quickly. Qiang told me we will need to
>> pass it along to Shelby Harken to obtain approval from CCS Exec. I
>> don't know whether they need to consider approving it at a meeting or
>> might accomplish it by email.
>>
>> Here are some notes from the ALCTS website on forming an Interest
>> Group with draft text inserted for our petition.
>>
>> The following tasks should be accomplished:
>>
>>     * Identify a central topic which does not duplicate the focus of
>> an existing ALCTS Interest Group and formulate a founding statement
>> which explains the goals of the group and any requirement for
>> membership.
>>
>> Topic: Explore and discuss the theory and applications concerning uses
>> of the FAST authority database.
>>
>>     * Establish a membership list with a minimum of ten (10) ALCTS
>> member's signatures.
>> Members (from subcommittee roster)
>>
>> Laura Akerman
>>
>> Lois M. Chan
>>
>> Sherman Clarke
>>
>> Shelby E. Harken
>>
>> Qiang Jin
>>
>> Gertrude S. Koh, Ph.D.
>>
>> John A. Maier
>>
>> Arlene G. Taylor
>>
>> Ed O'Neill, oneill at oclc.org
>>
>> Jimmie Lundgren (Chair)
>>
>>     * Select a name for the group which reflects the central focus.
>>
>> Name: FAST Interest Group.
>>
>>     * Identify a chair for the proposed group.
>>
>> Chair: Jimmie Lundgren (Please let me know if you are willing to serve
>> as vice chair; a new vice chair/chair elect will be elected when the
>> Interest Group first meets)
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help and have a great day,
>> Jimmie
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
>> [mailto:sac-fast-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Jimmie Lundgren
>> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:26 PM
>> To: qiangjin at uiuc.edu; sac-fast at mailman.yale.edu
>> Subject: [SAC-FAST] Interest group formation
>>
>> Hello Qiang and FAST Subcommittee,
>> It was great to see you all in Philadelphia at Midwinter.
>>
>> When I asked at the Policy and Planning Committee meeting about how we
>> proceed in establishing an Interest Group I was told that it is very
>> easy and that the information on forming an interest group is on the
>> ALCTS website at:
>> http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctsmanual/interestgroups/procedures.cfm
>>
>>
>> We basically need a name, a list of 10 or more members, and a chair.
>> Then we complete a petition and send it to the CCS Executive Committee
>> for approval. Everyone at the meeting last Friday night seemed
>> interested in transitioning from subcommittee to interest group and thus
>> continuing to work together on FAST. If I understand correctly, we
>> expect to continue as a subcommittee for another year or two then
>> complete our assignment as a subcommittee and form as an interest group?
>>
>>
>> Thanks and best regards,
>> Jimmie
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