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Colleagues, I bring this report to your attention, since the idea of extracting information from authorities/terminologies for use in enhancing and improving search rose to the top of our list at this meeting (and was also mentioned in the ILS Task Force meetings at the just-concluded DLF meeting in Philadelphia). We'll be doing some work in this area, which will hopefully be of broad use in a number of applications. Best, Merrilee Please note new office/contact info Merrilee Proffitt, Program Officer OCLC Programs and Research Suite 550 777 Mariners Island Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94044 Voice: +1-650-287-2136 Fax: +1-650.964.1461 Merrilee blogs at... www.hangingtogether.org -----Original Message----- Colleagues, A Summary Report from the Terminologies Services Meeting held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 12, 2007 is now available. http://www.oclc.org/programs/events/2007-09-12.htm The goal of the terminologies services meeting was to determine which components of a terminologies service the participants (drawn from the RLG Programs partnership and representing a wide range of different communities and roles) find the most compelling. Desired meeting outcomes included a list of the most important features and use-cases in order to help prioritize efforts of RLG Programs and OCLC Research in this area of work. The meeting focused on the discussion of the "Terminologies Services Strawman" document http://www.oclc.org/programs/events/2007-09-12a.pdf. This document was distributed to participants in advance of the meeting with instruction to share and discuss it with three peers. Meeting participants reported on their conversations, and, informed by the feedback of their peers, ranked the components of a terminologies service as outlined in the strawman. Send us your thoughts! Merrilee Merrilee Proffitt Program Officer RLG Programs, OCLC Programs and Research [log in to unmask] web: www.oclc.org/programs Merrilee blogs at.... www.hangingtogether.org