Handout
from the Library of Congress office in Islamabad
for the CONSALD meeting in March 2004

1. Introduction

• Impact of social and political environment upon office operations
• Relations with Department of State, staff morale & staff/building security
• Expand CAP operations to Afghanistan, study C. Asia & new participants
• Automate operations, train staff to meet standards, including cross training

• One year study to determine best management practices for Islamabad
• Reduce redundant operations (manual files, tip-in records as examples)
• Binding implications & decrease lag time of acquiring copies
• Access to MARC records via LC and utilities (tip-in sheets)
• Level and access to IBC/Descriptive and OCLC Serial cataloging
• Expand acquisitions, including NGO & unpriced material focus
• Worse case scenario and financial liability

• High cost recovery charges
• Impact of delay or lack of payment for CAP participation
• 20% advance notice procedure
• 1st Quarter IODA report 2 distributed & status of report 5
• Access to serial database & shipping database for accountability
• Comply to 'Prompt payment act'

• Ad-hoc advisory committee (membership)
• User survey (question formation)
• Email and other forms of communication
• List serves and address locators

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