Subject: SUNYConnection #3
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:06:15 -0500
From: SCHUMAJE@SLSCVA.SYSADM.SUNY.EDU
Reply-To: SUNY Librarians Association <SUNYLA-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU>
To: SUNYLA-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU

The SUNYConnection         Issue # 3               November 3, 2000
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SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT
+ Ex Libris contract approved! (The SUNY - Ex Libris
        contract number is CM00611.)
+ Fredonia's "kickoff" meeting, system and conversion analysis
        occurred October 23-25.
+ Library directors at the pilot sites have been asked to return
        the Memorandum of Understanding by November 6.
+ A hardware configuration meeting included representatives from
        SUNY OLIS, Ex Libris, Sun and LMS pilot sites (October
        24-25).  "Test servers" have been ordered and additional
        hardware price quotes have been requested from Sun.
+ The SUNYConnect Advisory Council indicates that the next group
        of implementing libraries will be announced in the March
        April 2001 timeframe.

SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
+ SLiCAT is evaluating HarpWeek, a full image database of 19th
        century issues of Harper's Weekly.
+ Geneseo has loaded netLibrary records representing the Nylink
        collection.  They have opted for two additional document
        types: "Electronic book" and "netLibrary" are added to each
        of these records.  netLibrary MaRC representing the
        SUNYConnect collection should be available soon.

ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS
+ The SUNYLA Executive Board is working on selecting members of
        LMS implementation "work groups".
+ SUNYConnect brochures and a promotional video have been sent
        to all SUNY library directors.
+ SUNYergy Vol. 2 No. 4 is available.

ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES
+ The SUNYConnect web site address is http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/
+ The latest issue of SUNYergy is available at
        http://olis.sysadm.suny.edu/sunyergy/default8.htm

WORTH REPEATING...
        "Ms. Ra [Marsha Ra, CUNY's Director of Library Services] also
referred to SUNY's recent decision to license ALEPH 500 as a factor in
the CUNY decision. 'We are very excited about this opportunity to work
with our SUNY colleagues as both institutions implement ALEPH.
Together we will be providing an impressive array of new tools and
services to our students and faculty. ... The result will be a dramatic
expansion of information resources available to our respective communities,
spanning the entire State of New York.'"       (Ex Libris press release)

CALENDAR
Nov. 3;         Oswego / TC3 "kickoff" meeting - Syracuse
Nov. 6;         SLiCAT videoconference
Nov. 14;        SUNYConnect Planning meeting - Albany
Nov. 15;        "kickoff" meeting - Stony Brook
Nov. 16;        "kickoff" meeting - Binghamton
Nov. 17;        "kickoff" meeting - Buffalo
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