Charge

Implement Virtual Reference Pilot Project under the direction of the BLC Office and Project Manager (to be named). The BLC Office will be responsible for identifying participants, negotiating and finalizing the contract, and fiscal management of the project.

Following the recommendations of the first 24 x 7 Task Force this Task Force will

1. Develop a plan for the ongoing management of the project
2. Develop policies and procedures in consort with the project
3. Implement the service model recommended in the Task Force report
4. Develop guidelines and documentation
5. Implement the evaluation process recommended by the initial Task Force

The Task Force will communicate with the BLC community through news items on the BLC's web page, BLC-L, and any COI that may have interest in the project. The Task Force will work closely with the BLC Office and the Project Manager to ensure that information about the project is distributed.

The Task Force will hold at least one program for the BLC community to announce the project. Periodic updates may also be held as needed. Other programming possibilities are encouraged.

This task force is aligned with the BLC Goal: Entrepreneurial Projects. Specifically, the goal notes: To build a 24/7/365 information service provided by member institutions or in cooperation with other consortia with similar needs and means, in order to meet defined information needs of the BLC's primary constituency groups and/or wider scholarly community.