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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve posted the document to Google Drive.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>During today’s Steering Committee meeting, we will briefly discuss the process for reviewing the proposal and timeline for collecting additional questions. Based on the short timeframe for the meeting we don’t believe we will have time for a thorough discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you remember, Gwen Evans has been taking the lead on our discussions with OCLC regarding OCLC serving as the Ohio aggregator. We asked them to submit a written proposal. Gwen received that response early in March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please find attached OCLC’s proposal to serve as the aggregator for the DPLA Ohio Service Hub. We have had this response for a couple of week however we needed to verify that we could distribute it to the Steering Committee. As that approval has been received, we are now sharing it with you. Liz and Tom have already reviewed it and have noted several issues:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--OCLC has proposed a 1 year pilot, DPLA Ohio would likely want this to cover the 3 years of the prototype.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Pricing for the project would need to be for 3 years</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Current proposal only covers organizations that are OAI-harvestable, with no reference to how non-OAI harvestable organizations collections would be addressed. Currently there are fewer than 40 organizations in Ohio with OAI-compliant systems. A solution which would cross-walk data is critical to grow participation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--Verification that OCLC would feed the content directly to DPLA. Their diagram shows that the feed would go to DPLA, however there is no reference of such.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There are additional questions that Gwen asked OCLC and has received an answer to below. They are copied below. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;background:yellow'>We would like the Steering Committee to review the proposal and identify any additional questions that you might have so that we can forward all questions to OCLC. We would like to resolve the question regarding the DPLA Ohio technical strategy—whether we go with REPOX or go with an OCLC solution very soon so that we can complete the draft DPLA application.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please submit your comments by next <span style='background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia'>Friday, April 8, 2016</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you—Angela, Stephen, Missy.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Liz Bishoff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Bishoff Group LLC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>31157 Lewis Ridge<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Evergreen CO 80439<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Liz.bishoff@gmail.com">Liz.bishoff@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>303-908-6736-c<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>720-542-3873-m<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='color:black'>"Evans, Gwen"<br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:09 PM<br><b>To: </b>"Sauer-Games,Mary"<br><b>Cc: </b>Bruce Crocco, "Pace,Andrew"<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Proposal for Pilot Project</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Hi Mary -- thanks so much, this is a great starting point for the committee. I have a couple of questions that I know will be asked:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>1. "The metadata will be enhanced (for an incremental cost) as it is processed in the OCLC workflow infrastructure to add linked open data references. "</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Is this enhancement optional so that libraries could choose not to have linked data and avoid the cost? </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:red'>MSG: Yes, this would be optional.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>2. "The Ohio-wide aggregation is delivered to DPLA in the DPLA MAP format and will only include enhancements necessary to supply that required format. This metadata is provided to DPLA under a CC0 license."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>This is only about enhancements performed by OCLC, correct? If libraries have more than the minimum metadata elements, those will be passed along -- and if the records have library- added linked data elements of their own, those will be passed along also, correct? MSG:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:red'> Absolutely. All library created metadata would be passed along, including linked data elements.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>3. This is very ambiguous: "<b>Does an Ohio library have to be an OCLC member to participate in the pilot or subsequent service?</b> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=s21 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s17><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>For the pilot project there is no prerequisite for OCLC membership. When the service goes live, then any organization that subscribes to the service becomes an OCLC member. Paying fees for OCLC services, ie., fiscally supporting the cooperative, is the definition of OCLC membership."</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=s21 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.2pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=s21 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=s17><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>To me that is a roundabout way of saying that at go-live date, an institution de facto will become a dues-paying member, yes? And what do you mean by go-live? In my world it means "when the service is up and running.”MSG:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=s21 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=s17><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red'>MSG: Gwen, libraries do not pay “membership fees” to belong to OCLC. When you purchase a service from OCLC, you are automatically become a member of OCLC. “Go-Live” is when the service is up and running. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=s21 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:16.2pt'><span class=s17><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Again, thanks, and I don't necessarily expect the answers by tomorrow. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>