June 1 2004
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[edit] Conference Call Notes: June 1, 2004
Attending: Naomi Dushay, Kat Hagedorn, Martin Halbert, Diane Hillmann, David Seaman, Sarah Shreeves, Roy Tennant
General objectives of the group:
- Develop best practices for data provider implementations
- Develop best practices for �shareable� metadata
- Develop sharing mechanism for tools, strategies, etc for service providers
Some general notes about the above:
- Be as prescriptive as possible
- Try to bridge possible knowledge gaps: point to resources about XML, XML schemas, etc.
Possible follow-ons to this work:
- Creation of toolkits for data providers
- Creation of a tutorial for possible data providers
Initial strategies for above:
- Compile documentation already available and identify gaps/conflicting advice
- Compile list of tools already created for testing both data provider implementations and for use by service providers
- Identify tools that are needed (particularly validation tools) and
Meeting Particulars:
- Invite service providers (and perhaps large data providers � Library of Congress, for instance?)
- Two day meeting (afternoon one day / morning of the next)
Action Items:
- Diane/Naomi will send the DC paper, set up the wiki and the mailing list (done! Thanks, Diane!)
- David will ask Barrie Howard to get possible dates for a large meeting in July or August.
- Sarah will send out notes for the conference call (done)
- All participants will send out thoughts on what the outcomes for the large meeting should be.
(Notes by Sarah L. Shreeves)
