The group met 2-3 times this quarter.
Recent Activities
First Activity
Continued work on the Assessment for Fields in Metadata Standards project. The committee has formed a subgroup representing both ALCTS and LITA members to populate the framework definition table. The sub-committee has met once during this reporting period.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Advocacy and Information Policy, Education and Professional Development
Second Activity
The committee, working with previous committee members, harvested the content of Metaware.Buzz before the site was shuttered. The content is currently stored in the Metadata Standards Committee Google drive. We are exploring options within the ALA framework for making the information available again.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Organizational Stability and Sustainability
What will your group be working on for the next three months?
We will be working to transition the Metadata Standards Assessment framework to the next set of committee members to continue the work. We're exploring options for outgoing members to continue to work on the project through assigned sub-group work. We will be meeting at the ALA Annual conference to discuss next steps..
Submitted by Michael Bolam on 05/24/2019