Team Organization

(drafts pending approval and implementation)

Specification Teams

There are numerous specification teams with KIS pages and Google Docs Team folders. To learn about existing team activities, see the OLE Project Tools.

Team Approach

Future Teams

(See also draft narrative proposal)

Below illustrates organization of library experts into specification and investigation teams, organized around the primary functional areas/Process Modules of: Select & Acquire (i.e., Acquisitions), Describe/Manage (i.e., Cataloging), and Deliver with MUR (i.e., Circulation, Patrons), along with MER/Electronic Resource Management.


Above teams also allow for cross-functional teams across members for key deliverables or investigations, such as Reporting, Testing, development of services, implementation, and system integration.

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OLE Search- Design Planning

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