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

Tue Jul 20 08:58:03 EDT 2010

This sounds good to me.

Stephen

Chan, Lois wrote:
> 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>
>>>
>>> <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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