Action Items from the ACH Exec Meeting

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• 2004 minutes
  • action items
    • library notification mentioned at ACH general meeting – still
      • need to match LLC library subscriptions for European libraries
      • ACTION (Lorna): ongoing effort for library subscriptions, especially as replace for CHUM; LLC numbers in December matter, so we need to prod now and again in November
      • ACTION (Lorna): forward horror stories about OUP
      • ACH and ALLC numbers similar for individuals but different for institutions
      • associations get about 50% income from gross
      • 3 seats to ALLC and 2 seats to ACH (pro-rated to regional numbers)
      • every subscriber (including institutional) are members, but institutions have no votes
    • better documentation for handovers (Ray)
      • ACTION (Julia, October 1, 2005): standard documentation, including timelines, things to prepare for meetings, expectations
    • responsibility for attending meetings (discussed, ongoing)
      • should attend 2 of 3 meetings
      • ACTION (Lorna, June 30, 2005): spanking about not get quorum
      • possibility of applying to exceptional funding
      • make first meeting mandatory? work with Julia on standard documentation
• reports
  • employment
    • conference activities:
      • ACION (John): talk to private foundations about funding students
• ACH/ALLC 2005: Peter Liddel
  • ACTION (Julia): have Peter review conference protocol
  • ACTION (Julia, by August): find a conference system, test on digitalhumanities.org
• conference protocol
  • some problems:
    • ACTION (Julia) CCC consider having a vice-chair, normally from another organizations
• e-journal
  • ACTION (Julia): convene a tech committee
  • ACTION (Julia): draw up budget
• membership
  • ACTION (Lorna, June): description of responsibilities
  • ACTION (Chuck): add messaging to database
• website
  • ACTION (Stéfan): move ach to textdrive as virtual host
• ADHO website
  • ACTION (John, summer): what’s needed to complete and maintain site
• Humanist
  • ACTION (Chuck): request funding from ADHO for Humanist
• miscellaneous
  • ACTION (Julia): add catering notes to conference protocol