[IMUG-L] Opinions on the virtual meeting at MLA?

[Maurine McCourry]

Thanks to Jean, for sure!

I think Nara's idea is excellent.  I do think it would be ideal if such a forum would allow IMUG members as well as III staff to post slides or do live system demos.  It's hard to explain to the company why we need a title index to display intact, for instance, with no example at the ready.

Maurine McCourry
Technical Services Librarian
Hillsdale College, Mossey Library
mmccourry at hillsdale.edu

From: imug-l-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:imug-l-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Newcomer, Nara L.
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 12:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [IMUG-L] Opinions on the virtual meeting at MLA?

I thought it worked, and thank you Jean for all your work leading the group. I wonder if we could open the meeting to virtual attendees? Obviously III would have to pay for this to occur.  I also wonder if III might sponsor a 2nd, mid-year totally virtual meeting. We wouldn't get the benefit of all being in the same room, but we might get a bigger attendance and include people who can't make MLA at all.  And we'd get to meet 2x a year instead of just once. Again, III would have to provide the needed technology, but I'm guessing they already have webinar/virtual meeting arrangements in place. (?)

-Nara

From: imug-l-bounces+newcomern=umkc.edu at lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:imug-l-bounces+newcomern=umkc.edu at lists.service.ohio-state.edu> [mailto:imug-l-bounces+newcomern=umkc.edu at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of PHINNEY, SCOTT
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Since they were doing this as screen-share presentation this time, a WebEx (or other platform) where we were given Presenter privileges and could demonstrate things in our own OPACs from our end live might be interesting...  The technology-enabled (and how enabled) space is a big question, though.

Scott

Scott Phinney
University of South Carolina
E-mail: phinney at mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:phinney at mailbox.sc.edu>

From: imug-l-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:imug-l-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu> [mailto:imug-l-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Scharff, Mark
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Subject: Re: [IMUG-L] Opinions on the virtual meeting at MLA?

Same sentiments from me.  If we get a technology-enabled space again, we might try to anticipate how we can use it to demonstrate OPAC problems.  Part of the call before the 2015 meeting might be to solicit screen shots and other ways to illustrate Millennium or Sierra problems that can be shared with other IMUG folks and with the III people.  Thanks to Jean for your years of shepherding this group.

Mark Scharff, Music Cataloger
Gaylord Music Library
Washington University in St. Louis
mscharff at wustl.edu<mailto:mscharff at wustl.edu>

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Subject: Re: [IMUG-L] Opinions on the virtual meeting at MLA?

I agree that it was worthwhile. The format was a little strained, and comments occasionally got garbled. But I think it was definitely more successful than not. The final evaluation will be in how well the concerns are communicated to the higher levels at III and how well they follow through-but that would be true with a live rep.

Jim Soe Nyun

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Subject: Re: [IMUG-L] Opinions on the virtual meeting at MLA?

Well, it was definitely better than having no reps at all.  Come to think of it, I can remember III folks in the past who were not nearly as engaged as these two were.  I thought it was worth it.

Jack Knapp

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Harden, Jean <Jean.Harden at unt.edu<mailto:Jean.Harden at unt.edu>> wrote:
How did people like the virtual meeting of IMUG at MLA? I can think of both negatives and positives but want to know what you think. Did it meet your needs? Knowing that we could never get a Product Manager of any ilk in person, is having such a person attend virtually worthwhile?

Jean

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