Subject: 9/21/99 minutes
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:12:02 -0500
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All,

Here are the approved minutes for SUNYConnect Advisory
Council meeting held September 21, 1999 in Utica.

Apologies for not sending out summary version of these minutes
in September.

Pam Peters,
Secretary for SUNYConnect Advisory Council
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SUNYConnect Advisory Council
Minutes for meeting held September 21, 1999
Approved 11/2/99.

Present: Laura Cohen, Pete Genovese, Eleanor Heishman, MacDonald Holmes,
Ruedi
Lienhard, Germaine Linkins, Tom Neiss, Pam Peters, Larry Randall, Dan
Schabert,
Maureen Zajkowski.

Absent: Carey Hatch
Vacancies:      SUBOA representative

Next meeting is 11/2/99 in Utica.

1. Minutes from 8/11/99 approved with no revisions.

2. A letter will be sent to Provost Salins urging prompt announcement of the
LMS.  Other SUNY constituent groups are writing the Provost: SCLD, SUNYLA,
University Centers and Academic Vice Presidents.  Mac will ask this issue be
on
agenda at AVP meeting in late October.  (John Flynn, Westchester CC, is
chair of
group)

3. Larry reported SLICat met 8/12/99 and is ready to move on database
subscriptions pending SUNYConnect funding.  Gale is one of the vendors under
consideration-lots of use during the summer trial.  LMS Planning Team
continues
to make progress on draft proposals for migration criteria and host
selection.
Team met via conference call 9/20/99 and will meet again in October.

4. Maureen is working with Carey to prepare for the eventual LMS contract
negotiations.  A small committee will be formed comprising representatives
from
SUNY library community.  Maureen drafted a committee charge along with
recommendations for the membership-goal is to provide some continuity from
previous SLAM evaluation team and others who have worked on the LMS project
to
date.

5. SUNYNext project is moving ahead.  Tom reported his office is working
with
Gartner Group on benchmarking.  KPMG will receive the Gartner measurement
data
as part of their consultant work for the Provost.  There was some discussion
about the Board of Trustees moratorium on University technology plans.
Provost
Salins requested a representative from his office attend the Board's Adhoc
Committee on Research, Technology and Economic Development.

6. Eleanor provided an update on SUNYConnect Financial Plan.  A draft FAQ is
in
the process; many questions to be ironed out; looking at model for five-year
campus cost projections.  SAC members are requested to read and respond to
the
draft distributed at the meeting. Post questions and comments to Carey via
the
SAC list within the next two weeks.

7. Review of draft SAC bylaws completed.  Revision will be emailed to
members
for vote at the November meeting.

Meeting adjourned 2pm.
Recorded by Pam Peters, Secretary