The RAMH2 planning conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh April 26-28, 2009.

The conference itself will take place in room 272 on the second floor of Hillman Library.

AGENDA

Monday, April 27, 2009

8:30	Welcome
9:00	Session I: Scope Geographical limitations Dates Formats/Artifacts Item vs. collection level storage
10:15	Break
10:30	Session I: Scope continued
11:30	Lunch
1:00	Session II: Sources Identifying primary contributors Methods of contribution Role of existing services Incorporating print sources (including RAMH I data) Encouraging participation
3:00	Break
3:30	Session III: Primary Users Identify user groups Identify needs Documenting this outcome for the grant
5:00	Adjourn

 

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

9:00	Session IV: Searching Services Organizing the browse function Determining metadata: Descriptive metadata Relational metadata Administrative metadata Keyword searching: Establishing fields to be searched Role of controlled vocabularies Creation of personal lists Role of Web 2.0, other communications for contributors, users, managers Ongoing usability testing during creation
10:30	Break
10:45	Session V: Long-Term Maintenance Software: Open source or proprietary Hardware: Who will maintain server Gatekeeper: Who will edit/vet contributions Ongoing costs: free or by subscription Guaranteed mass storage and refreshment of data
12:00	Lunch (brought in)
12:30	Outcome: creating a desirable prototype for RAMH2
2:00	Adjourn