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1) Audio quality of WebEx connection was frustratingly poor, though it was very helpful to see its functionality.
2) Record set harvest was demonstrated, ; the SQL is visible as the definitions are added - Also, the administrative management features were demonstrated.
3) The workstation file structure at Columbia is not set up to work in this method. Cornell would have to visit to see what would be involved in running this locally.
4) Question of a visit to Columbia by an LS-Tools team was discussed, is this desired, helpful? LS-Tools performs identical jobs to local routines that are in place at Columbia.
5) Next steps regarding whether to proceed with LS-Tools would be discussed at Columbia.

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1) Webex quality issues highlight that a site visit would be a better way to demonstrate the LS-Tools
2) Possibly as many as 4 Cornell personell could visit to explore a Columbia instance.

4/9/14 - Meeting (Witte, Bertchume, Ocken, Wilson)

LITO assessment of configuring LS-Tools at Columbia:

There are significant structural differences in the way Cornell and Columbia support technical services processes, specifically record loading.  Cornell has chosen to decentralize processes that are centrally managed at Columbia.  Staffing in the Library Systems group at Columbia is based in large part on the central management of these processes.  It is my strong sense that any efforts to have Cornell convert to a centrally managed process or Columbia to convert to an "LS-Tools" model would entail considerable costs and provide benefits of a very brief duration (assuming a joint Alma implementation some time in the next few years).  It is likely that such a conversion might not be complete before Alma implementation starts in earnest.