[IUG] Call For Functional Experts - Enhancements Committee

["Pat Crawford" <pcrawfor at bryant dot edu>]

Hi Everyone -
 
Just a reminder that IUG needs you!  We continue to seek applications for Functional Experts and need your help to maintain your Enhancements Process.  There's safety in numbers; here's your opportunity to show us your stuff and help sustain our army of volunteers.
 
Thanks!!
 
- Pat
 
Pat and Aimee
Co-coordinators, IUG Enhancements Committee

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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org on behalf of Pat Crawford
Sent: Tue 6/24/2008 2:05 PM
To: IUG
Subject: [IUG] Call For Functional Experts - Enhancements Committee



DO YOU WANT TO BE A FUNCTIONAL EXPERT?
Read on for more information.

NO?  REALLY?
Read this and you might just be convinced to apply.

NOT SURE WHAT A FUNCTIONAL EXPERT IS?
Please, please read on!

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IUG ENHANCEMENTS COMMITTEE
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The IUG Enhancement Committee consists of 14 teams of Functional Experts and two Co-coordinators. Each team is assigned an enhancements category: for example, "Circulation Functionality" or "Acquisitions." Each team has 2-4 FEs who work together to examine and evaluate the enhancement requests in their category and create ballot items for the IUG Enhancement ballot.

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DUTIES OF A FUNCTIONAL EXPERT
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* Work with other FEs assigned to your category and determine how you will divide up the work and review incoming enhancement requests;

* Screen incoming enhancement requests to eliminate duplicates, functions already possible and functions already scheduled for an upcoming release;

* Contact requester, when necessary, to seek clarification regarding submitted enhancement requests;

* Communicate with III Product Managers and get feedback on requests;

* Evaluate remaining requests to determine which will appear on the final ballot;

* Combine and/or reword enhancement requests as needed to create clear and concise items for the ballot.

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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
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We are seeking volunteers to serve as Functional Experts for the 2009 cycle. Each team will include IUG members from different library types to ensure a balanced approach that will address the needs of different library types and provide a greater balance to the overall enhancements process itself. We strongly encourage and are seeking people with various backgrounds (public, academic, consortia, law, school, medical, etc.) to apply.

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QUALIFICATIONS
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* At least two years experience with the category in which they wish to serve;
* Must be from an IUG member library;
* Ability to work within the 2009 enhancements schedule (see below);
* Attend the IUG FE Meeting and Dinner: IUG 17 on Sunday, May 17, 2009 @ 5PM in Anaheim, CA ~ free food!  Accommodations can be made to those who cannot travel to the meeting.

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TERMS OF SERVICE
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The typical term of service for Functional Experts is 2 - 3 enhancement cycles (2 - 3 years). Staggered appointments with "term limits" help ensure that fresh ideas and views are continually brought into the process.  About 1/3 of the FEs cycle off the committee each year so new FEs are always teamed with veterans to provide some consistency and passing along of knowledge of the process.  You will not be alone!

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NEW INN-REACH CATEGORY
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Both IUG and III support adding an enhancement category for INN-Reach in the 2009 cycle. We currently have 13 major categories and this will be our 14th. We are seeking to recruit 2 Functional Experts.  It would be best if this duo includes someone with some DCB knowledge and someone with some IR in an III local system knowledge. Since the FE does NOT have to be the system coordinator/administrator, we're hoping that getting this combination will not be too difficult.   The FEs will together (and with the FEs for other modules) to analyze, combine, reword, etc. the submissions.  These FEs will work together and use FEs from the other 13 categories as resources.

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CURRENT OPENINGS
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Any Type = (public, academic, law, consortia, school, medical, etc.)

For a detailed and complete description of each category: http://www.innovativeusers.org/enhancements/2009/general/categories.html <http://www.innovativeusers.org/enhancements/2009/general/categories.html>  

CIRCULATION ANCILLARY
1 opening: preferably academic

CIRCULATION PARAMETERS
1 opening: any type

CONSORTIA
1 opening: any type

ELECTRONIC ACCESS PRODUCTS
2 openings: preferably 1 public and 1 any type

INN-REACH
2 openings: preferably 1 public and 1 academic

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION & STATISTICS
1 opening: any type

SERIALS
1 opening: any type

SYSTEMS FUNCTIONALITY
1 opening: preferably academic

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FE ENHANCEMENTS SCHEDULE
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Friday, January 9, 2009 - Deadline for enhancements submissions at 5pm (PST)
Friday, January 30, 2009 - FE trading deadline between categories
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - Coordinators determine number of ballot items
Friday, March 6, 2009 - FEs send draft of ballot items to Coordinators
Monday, March 16, 2009 - Final ballot from FEs is complete
Monday, March 30, 2009 - Ballot published on IUG website and IUG voting starts
Friday, May 1, 2009 - IUG voting ends at 5pm (PST)
Monday, May 11, 2009 - Ballot results posted to IUG website and sent to III
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Functional Experts meet at IUG - Summarize new cycle

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SIGN ME UP... I WANT TO BE AN FE!
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To apply, please send an e-mail to Pat Crawford, pcrawfor at bryant dot edu by Friday, July 11, 2008.  Please include:

1) Contact information: name, position, library, library type, e-mail address, snail mail address, phone number
2) The category in which you wish to work
3) A brief biographical sketch (around 100 words) which provides an idea of your background with the III system and your qualifications to work on that category.


Many thanks in advance for your interest in this process!


Pat and Aimee
Co-coordinators, IUG Enhancements Committee

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Pat Crawford
Access Services Librarian
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
Bryant University : HELIN Consortium
1150 Douglas Pike : Smithfield, RI 02917
Office/Voice: 401-232-6000 x20414
pcrawfor at bryant dot edu


Aimee Fifarek
Library Technologies & Content Manager
Scottsdale Public Library System
3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Office/Voice: 480-312-7060
afifarek at scottsdaleaz dot gov <mailto:afifarek at scottsdaleaz dot gov> 




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