2007/07/06: If LC WGoFBC can do it, can ALA?

The live feed info is available for the 3rd meeting of the LC Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control at http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/live.

I found out via the CC:DA email list, which btw, should soon be viewable to the public. I made the comment that it's too bad that CC:DA meetings couldn't be done that way and save the interns the work of compiling the minutes. As a former intern, I'm well aware of the work involved in ensuring accurate records.

Can CC:DA podcast meetings and accept the video as "the record" and leave the interns to summarize the content and outcomes of the meetings for distribution channels?

I'd like to investigate tools, costs, learning curve, etc. I know the Code4Libbers have podcasts going, I know LITA has podcasts going (I have not had the time, unfortunately, to view/listen to those podcasts). The idea is within the realm of possibility. What I don't know is the socio-political implications of making such a suggestion within the structures of ALA/ALCTS. I confess. I haven't read the ALA Handbook. I've treated it more like a reference work that I review on a need-to-know basis.

It's something that the CC:DA Task Force on Internal and External communication has to investigate. I would love to hear others thoughts on using social software tools to better do the work of CC:DA. Would people view podcasts of CC:DA meetings? Caveat emptor: they are lengthy.

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