Committees


	WALDO Committee Structure
		Database Committee Access Services Committee Information Services Committee Technical Services Committee
	Database Committee
	Members:	Seven members including the chair, appointed by the Executive Board for 3 year terms (staggered).
	Chair:	Appointed by President.
	Charge:	Collaborate with Collection Development and Information Services Committees in identifying databases suitable for consortial purchase. Establish priorities for acquisition. Organize product trials and demonstrations. Survey member libraries to determine interest in particular databases and obtain commitments to participate once pricing is known. Negotiate or assist agent identified by the Executive Board in negotiating with database vendors and publishers to secure best price and terms. Review all licensing agreements. Monitor vendor performance. Monitor list of vendors and publishers who have signed state contracts with New York State Office of General Services.

	Standing Committees
	Access Services Committee
	Members:	One member from each WALDO full or associate member institutions. Other guests and participants at the discretion of the Committee chair. Directors of member libraries appoint their representative and determine the term of service.
	Chair:	Appointed by the Executive Board for a 2 year term
	Charge:	Assist the Systems Planning Committee in selection of a new integrated library system by assessing the circulation, ILL, report writing, and statistics keeping functionality of vendors systems. Once a system is selected, recommend ongoing enhancements in functionality. Disseminate information to the membership on how to more effectively utilize circulation, interlibrary loan, report writing and statistical features. A variety of methods should be employed including discussion forums, workshops, listservs, etc. Identify and recommend to the Board strategies for improving resource sharing particularly in the area of interlibrary lending between WALDO institutions. Serve as a forum for exchanging information and views regarding access services.

	Information Services Committee
	Members:	One member from each WALDO full or associate member institutions. Other guests and participants at the discretion of the Committee chair. Directors of member libraries appoint their representative and determine the term of service.
	Chair:	Appointed by the Executive Board for a 2 year term.
	Charge:	Identify means of improving information literacy and instruction programs regarding electronic resources. In collaboration with the Database Committees, identify and evaluate databases of interest to consortium members placing particular emphasis on the public interface and search engines. Recommend to the Database Committee candidates for consortial purchase. Assist the Systems Planning Committee in selection of a new integrated library system by assessing the OPAC modules of potential vendors. Once the system is selected, recommend ongoing enhancements in functionality. Disseminate information to the membership on how to more effectively utilize OPAC and reference database features. A variety of methods should be employed including discussion forums, workshops, listservs, etc. Serve as a forum for exchanging views regarding information services.

	Technical Services Committee
	Members:	One member from each WALDO full or associate member institutions Other guests and participants at the discretion of the Committee chair. Directors of member libraries appoint their representative and determine the term of service.
	Chair:	Appointed by the Executive Board for a 2 year term.
	Charge:	Keep abreast of ever-evolving information workflows and support products for print and electronic resources within technical services including acquisitions, cataloging, collection development, preservation and serials. Remain current with trends and issues in the continuously changing and fast-paced environment of information technologies including frequent releases of ILS clients and bibliographic utilities and the incorporation of metadata schemes. Develop strategies for handling their labor-intensive and time-consuming procedures and managing their increasingly higher costs. Serve as a forum for exchanging information and views regarding technical services in order to provide timely, accurate access services in a globally connected world. Disseminate information and share ideas using multiple communication methods such as discussion forums, workshops, working groups, listservs, etc. Identify and recommend to the Executive Board consortial initiatives to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of technical services operations and to leverage a more competitive standard of the necessary functionalities. Recommend ongoing enhancements in functionality for the different integrated library systems used among WALDO libraries.

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