On October 14th, 2016, EAST held a meeting of the full membership to review the progress of the last year and discuss the future. In addition to current EAST members, a number of libraries interested in joining a second cohort for EAST were in attendance.
Welcome and general update to members
Anna Perricci, EAST, and Susan Stearns, Boston Library Consortium and EAST
Validation sample studies and further analyses
Grant Ritter, Brandeis University
Collection analysis and retention commitments
Ruth Fischer, OCLC Sustainable Collection Service, Lorraine Huddy, CTW Consortium, and Matthew Revitt, University of Maine and EAST
Recording retentions
Sara Amato, EAST, Jennifer Fairall, Siena College, and Joseph Frawley, Connecticut College
EAST policies and procedures
Matthew Revitt, University of Maine and EAST
Governance and leadership of EAST
Tara Lynn Fulton, University of New Hampshire, and Patrick Carr, University of Connecticut
Next steps for EAST: looking 2, 5, and 15 years into the future
Susan Stearns and Anna Perricci