From: Schumacher, J
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 1:26 PM
To: Murray, Laura
Cc: Schumacher, J
Subject: [pilots] SUNYConnection #11 (pls.excuse duplicates)

The SUNYConnection         Issue # 11               June 22, 2001
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SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT            
+ Oswego's final data extract was delivered to Ex Libris last week.
+ Tompkins Cortland is evaluating a database that includes SULOP
	summary holdings data converted by Ex Libris.
+ Oswego and Tompkins Cortland are now scheduled to switch to [ALEPH]
        production (STP) during the month of July.
+ Stony Brook is evaluating a full test database.
+ Buffalo is testing a de-duplication and record merging algorithm.
+ Binghamton and others are testing out the display of Arabic characters
	in the ALEPH system.
+ The SUNYConnect LMS pilot sites voted on proposed ALEPH software
	enhancements.
 
SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES       
+ As of July 1, the MultiMedia Archive (previously known as PhotoArchive)
	will offer sound files (speeches, news stories, etc.). The database 
	has already been upgraded to include several hundred thousand  
	full-text news stories from the Associated Press.

ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS                                
+ LAIP and SUNYConnect fees for fiscal year 2001/2002 
	http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/laip/LAIPSCFY2001.pdf
+ Are you an experienced trainer and librarian?  SUNY OLIS has a job
	for you.  http://www.sysadm.suny.edu/employment/system.htm
+ OLIS would like to thank SUNYLA conference organizers and presenters
        for their efforts.

ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES
+ http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/aleph/sunynauug2001.htm
	OLIS' SUNYLA and NAAUG conference presentations 
+ SUNYConnect library codes --
	http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/aleph/sublibcodes.htm
+ SUNYConnect survey results regarding ground delivery services
	for SUNY -- http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/news/Usernews.asp
+ "SFX: A Linkalicious Service", by Karen Schneider.
	http://www.ala.org/alonline/netlib/il601.html                         

WORTH REPEATING...    [it is conference season, after all]        
	"Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of 
American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail 
in the other." 
		attributed to Louis Stanley Jast

CALENDAR
July 4;		SUNY OLIS closed
July 10;        SUNY Library Contracts Advisory Team meeting -- Utica
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