Subject: SUNYConnection #4 (pls.excuse duplicates) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:32:37 -0500 From: John Schumacher Reply-To: North American Aleph Users Group To: ALEPH-NA@listserv.nd.edu The SUNYConnection Issue # 4 December 1, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT + Fredonia is evaluating a test database. (Way to go, Vince, Katie, Galen, Fredonia and Ex Libris!). + Oswego's and Tompkins-Cortland's bibliographic and authority data have been sent to Ex Libris. + Sun computers are enroute. These machines are to be used for data conversion and testing at the pilot sites. SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES + SUNY has begun discussions with Reed Elsevier plc regarding SUNY-wide access to their online journals. + SUNYLA is seeking nominees for a four-year college representative to SLiCAT. + MaRC for SUNYConnect's netLibrary collection is available from the vendor. ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS + SUNY had representatives at an Ex Libris EDI meeting. Ex Libris, customer representatives and library material vendors met to discuss Electronic Data Interchange developments. + Nominations are being sought for the Data Management Working Group. + Please note "the deadline for ensuring that all official [NYS] web sites comply with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines has been extended to December 31, 2000". http://www.oft.state.ny.us/policy/extension.htm ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES + Documents describing the working groups, authority control policy and other aspects of the LMS pilot project have been added to http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/lms.htm + SUNYConnect press release http://www.suny.edu/SUNY_News/001109.htm + The Chronicle of Higher Education on SUNYConnect -- http://www.chronicle.com/free/2000/11/2000112101t.htm WORTH REPEATING... "SUNYConnect will integrate the newest technology-based library and information system with more traditional library resources." Chancellor Robert L. King http://www.suny.edu/SUNY_News/001109.htm CALENDAR Dec. 6; SUNYConnect Advisory Council meeting - Utica Dec. 11,12; Conversion/System Analysis meeting - Binghamton Dec. 13; NY Consortium of Library Consortia meeting - Albany Dec. 13,14; Conversion/System Analysis meeting - Syracuse (Oswego, Tompkins Cortland) Dec. 18,19; Conversion/System Analysis meeting - Stony Brook ********************************************************************** The SUNYConnection is a publication of the State University of New York's Office of Library and Information Services (SUNY OLIS). The publication is distributed every fourth Friday via electronic mail. Please send all inquiries to olis@slscva.sysadm.suny.edu Previous issues archived at ftp://olis.sysadm.suny.edu/sunyconnection