{"id":185,"date":"2015-09-19T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T17:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/cis\/?p=185"},"modified":"2015-09-19T13:33:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T17:33:24","slug":"minutes-september-2-2015-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/cis\/minutes-september-2-2015-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes, September 2, 2015 (Approved)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tSummary<\/strong><\/p>\n

A meeting of the Computer and Information Systems (CIS) Committee was held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM in the Library Conference 306 Room. The 10 attendees were:<\/p>\n

Sonja Walti (SPA), Chris Simpson (SOC), Amy Taylor (WCL), Stefan Kramer (Library), Terry Fernandez (OIT), Chenyang Xiao (CAS), Carl LeVan (SIS), Lindsay Murphy (CTRL), Kara Andrade (Graduate Leadership Council; via Skype), and Joseph Mortati (KSB; took minutes).<\/p>\n

Agenda & Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-Chair Chris Simpson began the meeting by welcoming the newest members to CIS: Chenyang, Carl, Lindsay, and Kara. The following items were discussed in order:<\/p>\n

1. Availability of members. A sign-up sheet was circulated to capture each member\u2019s availability for a monthly meeting.<\/p>\n

Action: Joseph Mortati will follow-up via email as to which days\/times work for all members.<\/p>\n

2. Committed Responsibilities. Co-Chair Chris Simpson briefed the new members that our committee has multiple responsibilities for: liaison, assessment, oversight, and recommendations (see https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/cis\/about\/ for details<\/a>). However, we do not have ownership of issues nor do we have a budget so Co-Chair Joseph Mortati then discussed the concept of the committee serving a \u201cclearing house\u201d for information systems-related issues that are of importance to the AU Community (e.g., issues addressed by the committee were student pictures on Blackboard rosters and software options for instructors).<\/p>\n

Use of the term \u201cclearing house\u201d proved confusing and raised a considerable amount of debate, including the risk it could lead to perception that we are a document repository, tech support group, or a forum for technology gripes, none of which is part of our charter. During our October meeting, this term should either be clarified or replaced.<\/p>\n

3. Acquiring Datasets. Carl LeVan then raised the issue that acquiring datasets is a very fragmented process. Stefan Kramer added that AU has an open data portal (https:\/\/opendata.american.edu\/<\/a>) that has only seen limited use. Since this issue falls under our charter, it should be researched and discussed at the next meeting.<\/p>\n

Action: Joseph Mortati to follow-up with Stefan Kramer about how the Library acquires and maintains database subscriptions.<\/p>\n

4. Site Licenses. Chenyang asked if CIS should determine which applications the University has site licenses (enterprise or per-seat) and what the process is for renewing or new purchases of such licenses. This issue sounds appropriate for our charter so it should be discussed at the October meeting.<\/p>\n

With going over the end of allotted time, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 AM. The next CIS Meeting will be in October but the date\/time is TBD based on member availability.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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