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Technical Services Section Heads meeting - May 2, 2023

Present: Linda, Lewis, Betts, Adrien, Linda, Lewis

Minutes: Lewis

• SMG
  • Met with Amy Deschenes to discuss Google Analytics 4 and its application at Houghton (and, relationally, to all of Harvard and Harvard Library); finding aids mostly found through Google and other search engines. What to do with incoming data? Amy is looking into connection between Houghton social media and the catalog.
  • Can we track social media references (HOU and HL and others), and how can that influence programming social media and processing materials?
  • LD: what about all-AASC social media in the age of integration?
  • June 2 PS trainings
• Management
• TS led Houghton all-staff (May 18 possibly pushed back)
  • Numbers: Total Cost of Stewardship-informed.
    • Difficult for Rare Books, Acquisitions, and Digital Programs to quantify.
  • Backlogs and our comfort with them.
  • Drop-in sessions
  • Book end-processing
  • Ask us about JSTOR Forum
  • Ask us about Alma
  • Ask us about end-processing (and book hospital)
  • Aeon
  • Make it more casual?
    AH will create an agenda for Heads to a look at
• TS Department meeting next Monday, topics?
  • Yes/And?
  • Outdoor event?
• End-processing report.
  • Present this draft recommendation Draft Recommendation with possible Ownership Label changes.