2022-09-23 Meeting notes

Sharing and Updates

Share any Discovery related information from other SILS groups

Reminder to check with local teams about the WorldCat Discovery ask.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bY5hY9XrsN1JRuM0bltf-rYdIBSfeyDkw9JSU-Lofjc/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=117189209763038186134Ultimate outcome: Choose up to six titles for the links, populate the values either with your URL or “OPT OUT”; edit existing spreadsheet; let SILSOps Center know when ready.

Taking the temperature

Redefine the Discovery Subteam and establish concrete structure so we can accomplish meaningful “meaty” work.

There are no wrong answers

• What were your individual expectations for this team?

• What do you feel isn’t working?

• What hurdles do you face locally in testing the items on the workplan currently?

• What support do you need?

• Are we accidentally giving ourselves boring and useless assignments?

• Is there enough work for two separate teams?

  • Not everyone is interested/skilled in the same things. Must we all do the same things and projects?

  • Are we willing to divide responsibility by expertise? Say, have a number of members delegated to handle the UX projects while the rest trust their recommendations? And then others work on functionality, and so on.

    • Yes, there’s the membership issue, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there and make something that works.

• The Chair is allowed to “Form and task subgroup(s) as necessary.” If the UX team is a subgroup within Discovery, then how does that change things?

Reference: Shared governance structure, charges and work practices

To think about:

• Should we create a 2+ member Discovery Steering Committee to plan work and manage the timeline?

• Should we schedule open, optional study halls that can be used for testing with a buddy, addressing/exploring issues that come up, etc.?

New Vice Chair

Appoint a new vice chair