Reference Round Table - Texas Reference Sources Project-- Initial Project Timetable

TEXAS REFERENCE SOURCES PROJECT

INITIAL PROJECT TIMETABLE

Section Editors will have 4 months to complete their sections. Section Reviewers will have 2 months to complete their reviews. General Editor will have one month to review sections before submission to Section Reviewers.

2002

May-Jun Survey members and others about preferences for print or electronic publication, purchase options for print version, and inclusion of price information.

Jun-Nov Solicit volunteers to serve as Section Editors and Section Reviewers (volunteers will be sought from RRT, GODORT, CULD, PLD, Special Libraries Division, NMRT, and specific libraries and collections through direct contact, notices on section email listservs, email to all RRT members with email addresses, notices in TLACast and section newsletters) All volunteers will receive acknowledgment from the General Editor of receipt of their request, of their selection to participate in the project and their assignments. Solicitation process will continue until all sections have been assigned editors and reviewers.

Jun-Aug Initial selection of Section Editors and Section Reviewers. This process will continue until all sections have been assigned editors and reviewers. (Target date for completion of assignments of Section Editors: October 25; target date for completion of assignments of Section Reviewers: January 31).

Jul 21-23 Completion of support materials for editors and reviewers, review of overall project plans by RRT Executive Board and by TLA Publications Committee, decision on formats in which to publish.

Sep 1 Section Editors already assigned will begin work on their sections after receiving instructions and guidelines.

Oct 2 Second round of Section Editors begin work.

Nov 1 Third round of Section Editors begin work.

2003

Jan 6 Deadline for receipt of sections from September Section Editors.

Jan General Editor reviews September submissions.

Feb 3 Deadline for receipt of sections from October Section Editors.
September submission sent to Section Reviewers.

Feb General Editor reviews October submissions.

Mar 3 Deadline for receipt of sections from November Section Editors.
October submissions sent to Section Reviewers.

Mar General Editor reviews November submissions.

Apr 1 Deadline for September Section Reviewers.
November submissions sent to Section reviewers.

Apr General Editor reviews September submissions and reconciles differences.

May 1 Deadline for October Section Reviewers.

May General Editor reviews October submissions and reconciles differences.

Jun 2 Deadline for November Section Reviewers.
Work begins on the index starting with final September copy.
Work begins on HTML formatting of final September copy.

Jun General Editor reviews November submissions and reconciles differences.

Jul Work continues on the index with final October copy.
Work continues on HTML formatting of final October copy.

Aug Work continues on the index with final November copy.
Work continues on HTML formatting of final November copy.

Sep 1 Completion of index draft.

Sep General Editor does final edit on index.

Oct General Editor does final compilation and edit on print draft.

Nov 3 General editor does final compilation and edit on electronic draft.

Nov Completion of HTML coding.

Dec 1 Submission of final print and electronic drafts to TLA Publications Committee and RRT Executive Board.

2004

Apr Approval of final print and electronic drafts by TLA Publications Committee and RRT Executive Board.

May Final copy submitted to printer.
Web version submitted to host computer for loading.

Jun Publication of both print and web versions

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May-Jun	Survey members and others about preferences for print or electronic publication, purchase options for print version, and inclusion of price information.
Jun-Nov	Solicit volunteers to serve as Section Editors and Section Reviewers (volunteers will be sought from RRT, GODORT, CULD, PLD, Special Libraries Division, NMRT, and specific libraries and collections through direct contact, notices on section email listservs, email to all RRT members with email addresses, notices in TLACast and section newsletters) All volunteers will receive acknowledgment from the General Editor of receipt of their request, of their selection to participate in the project and their assignments. Solicitation process will continue until all sections have been assigned editors and reviewers.
Jun-Aug	Initial selection of Section Editors and Section Reviewers. This process will continue until all sections have been assigned editors and reviewers. (Target date for completion of assignments of Section Editors: October 25; target date for completion of assignments of Section Reviewers: January 31).
Jul 21-23	Completion of support materials for editors and reviewers, review of overall project plans by RRT Executive Board and by TLA Publications Committee, decision on formats in which to publish.
Sep 1	Section Editors already assigned will begin work on their sections after receiving instructions and guidelines.
Oct 2	Second round of Section Editors begin work.
Nov 1	Third round of Section Editors begin work.

Jan 6	Deadline for receipt of sections from September Section Editors.
Jan	General Editor reviews September submissions.
Feb 3	Deadline for receipt of sections from October Section Editors. September submission sent to Section Reviewers.
Feb	General Editor reviews October submissions.
Mar 3	Deadline for receipt of sections from November Section Editors. October submissions sent to Section Reviewers.
Mar	General Editor reviews November submissions.
Apr 1	Deadline for September Section Reviewers. November submissions sent to Section reviewers.
Apr	General Editor reviews September submissions and reconciles differences.
May 1	Deadline for October Section Reviewers.
May	General Editor reviews October submissions and reconciles differences.
Jun 2	Deadline for November Section Reviewers. Work begins on the index starting with final September copy. Work begins on HTML formatting of final September copy.
Jun	General Editor reviews November submissions and reconciles differences.
Jul	Work continues on the index with final October copy. Work continues on HTML formatting of final October copy.
Aug	Work continues on the index with final November copy. Work continues on HTML formatting of final November copy.
Sep 1	Completion of index draft.
Sep	General Editor does final edit on index.
Oct	General Editor does final compilation and edit on print draft.
Nov 3	General editor does final compilation and edit on electronic draft.
Nov	Completion of HTML coding.
Dec 1	Submission of final print and electronic drafts to TLA Publications Committee and RRT Executive Board.

Apr	Approval of final print and electronic drafts by TLA Publications Committee and RRT Executive Board.
May	Final copy submitted to printer. Web version submitted to host computer for loading.
Jun	Publication of both print and web versions