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[2] Yes [3] Some progress, but slowed by deferred staffing; IT fee funded visiting positions will help speed transition and help us better understand long term needs. [5] AUL for IT; Head, Grainger Engineering Library [1] 
b. By January 1, 2009, the AUL for Library IT and the Head of the Grainger Library should develop a formal plan for integrating the spectrum of technology activities of the Grainger Digital Library Initiative fully into the mainstream of Library IT operations and development. The current Grainger DLI team (which currently manages the production systems of Easy Search, Journal and Article Locator, and Illinois Harvest) should have responsibility initially for managing the production systems for digital content access, including CONTENTdm, DLXS, CWIS and similar systems now managed by DSD. This team will form the basis for the Library's digital content access and management group, including support for mass digitization. The Library should fill the Digital Library Research Programmer position (previous incumbent Matt Cordial) on a permanent basis, with a home base in this team and with strong links to IT-ISD. This position is being re-cast so that it supports mass digitization and digital access management systems. The Assistant Web Content and Digital Services Librarian, 50% in DSD, should be assigned to be a member of this team for the 50% time currently committed to DSD. Staff who are now part of the Grainger Digital Library Initiative will continue to report to their assigned supervisors. The alignment of services, priorities, and budgetary resources will occur with leadership from across the various functional groups in IT with vision and priorities set through the Office of IT. This will help build a better and more streamlined foundation for this group as part of a matrix Library IT organization mentioned above. As this team is set up, this will allow DSD to dissolve at the end of 2008 when the interim head steps down. (The DSD 33% GA should be assigned to DCC, as mentioned above.)
Digital Content Life Cycle Recommendations