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Web Operational Management Group

Minutes of the Meeting - February 13, 2013
Dana Porter 428

Present: Abdelaziz Aboueleinin, Annie Bélanger (Chair), Nancy Collins, Graham Faulkner (Recorder), Jane Forgay, Doug Morton, Kathy Szigeti, Steve Weber, Charles Woods
Regrets: Chris Gray, Esther Millar, Pascal Calarco (Sponsor)

  1. Approval of Minutes of January 30, 2013

    • Approved with minor corrections

  2. Business arising from Minutes of January 30, 2013

    • Action: Charles will contact Susan R. re: visiting IRMC to discuss website analytics
    • Action: Graham will begin work on OARR working group now that it is approved by IRMC
    • Action: Steve will demonstrate Drupal instance during February 27 WebOps meeting
    • Action: Annie will invite Pascal to attend March 8 joint ISR meeting to discuss OJS (Graham will also attend to demonstrate the test OJS instance)

  3. Fallout from Google search box changes

    • There was discussion about the search functionality changes, as the result of the recent change from using the campus-wide search appliance as the default search interface to using the library-specific Google search.
    • There was consensus that the recent changes should have been more widely communicated to library staff and stakeholders.
    • Action: Chris will investigate the current search parameters in the hopes of ensuring Witer and LibGuides appear in the search results, and that "secured" pages in the staff folder do not appear in the search results.
    • Action: Doug will send a letter to all library personnel to inform them of the recent search box changes.

  4. WebOps working groups

    • There has been much interest in the Personas group, but little uptake on the User Stories group.
    • We reviewed the list of those interested and discussed how they could be redistributed among the two groups.
    • Action: Annie will contact the respective members of the revised groups to keep them informed.

  5. Geoportal and A-Z List

    • The required changes had already been made, so no action is required.

  6. Point of Need Videos wrap-up

    • Aziz highlighted the recent work of the Point of Need Videos committee.
    • Dave Gall will continually monitor the library's YouTube channel to ensure that all content is current, and that the source files are stored according to best practices.
    • Aziz, Doug, and Kathy S. will ensure videos are placed on Circulation pages, SFX and A-Z list pages, and LINC pages, respectively.
    • Action: Dave G. will discuss with Charles the current workflow for video creation and storage, to ensure that all content is backed up correctly.

  7. Head, Digital Initiatives job description

    • There was a lively discussion about the job description, and a list of recommended changes to the wording was generated.
    • Action: Annie will forward the list of recommended wording changes to Pascal for consideration.

  8. Around the table

    • Graham - ojssandbox.uwaterloo.ca is now setup as a test environment. Contact Graham if you want to create a test account(s).

  9. Next Meeting

    • February 27, 2013
    • Davis Centre 1568
    • 1:30 PM
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