[Mcls-print-storage] Revised MOU for comments prior to ratification & sharing with directors

[Barbara J Cockrell]

Thanks Ellen for these helpful director comments. If anyone else has tried this document on their director and/or has comments to pass on it would be good to hear from you. Barbara ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ellen Seidel" <eseidel at mtu.edu>
> To: "Barbara J Cockrell" <barbara.cockrell at wmich.edu>
> Cc: mcls-print-storage at mcls.org
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:26:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mcls-print-storage] Revised MOU for comments prior to
> ratification & sharing with directors
> Hello All,
> I went over the MOU in detail with Ellen Marks, our library director.
> She was very supportive of the document as it now stands with a few
> minor observations.
> 1. Duration of agreement section. She suggests we use "simple
> majority" rather than leave open to interpretation what constitutes a
> majority.
> 2.The references to SCS in the Description of the Project and the
> Appendix should follow the form: Sustainable Collection Services LLC
> (SCS)
> 3. She wanted to assurance that nothing about the data refresh implies
> we are bound to use the same consulting group, even if it is the most
> probable choice. I don't see anything that makes that implication.
> 4. Since we intend for our deans/directors or other campus
> administrators to sign the document, we need to include signature and
> date lines.
> Ellen Seidel
> Michigan Tech
> 906-487-3064
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Barbara J Cockrell <
> barbara.cockrell at wmich.edu > wrote:
> > All,
> > Attached is the reorganized and cleaned up version of the MOU
> > document
> > for your review. We hope this is a close to final draft so please
> > look
> > at it carefully.
> > We have also attached the 2 appended documents:
> > The SCS proposal for MCLS dated August 4 2011(is this the most
> > recent/relevant document Randy?)
> > and a revised Suggested lost/missing/damaged decision guidelines.
> > We wonder if the latter document really belongs with the MOU .
> > Perhaps
> > this and any other guidelines and best practices are more
> > appropriately dealt with as stand alone documents, perhaps attached
> > to
> > space on the MCLS site?
> > We are all of the opinion that developing the notification mechanism
> > for non-replaced items and also standardized bibliographic
> > identifiers
> > is beyond the scope of our work with the MOU and requires input from
> > all participants preferably at a future face to face meeting. While
> > it
> > is desirable to develop these before too long we think the MOU can
> > stand as it is at present without the specifics of those issues
> > necessarily having being defined.
> > We appreciate your suggestions, edits and comments,
> > Barbara
> > Dr Barbara Cockrell,
> > Associate Dean for Collections & Technical Services,
> > University Libraries,
> > Western Michigan University,
> > 1903, W. Michigan Ave,
> > Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5353
> > phone 269-387-5143
> > fax 269-387-5077
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> > and
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