From: Schumacher, J
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 2:57 PM
To: Murray, Laura
Subject: SUNYConnection #13 (pls.excuse duplicates)

The SUNYConnection         Issue # 13               August 17, 2001
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SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT
+ SUNYConnect LMS production servers have been installed at Binghamton,
        Buffalo and Oswego.
+ Tompkins Cortland Community College's "production" extract was
        completed August 15th; final extract from the Multilis
        circulation system is August 27th.
+ The Stony Brook production machine is scheduled to be installed
        and configured with the ALEPH software on September 5-6.
+ Binghamton is evaluating a full test database.

SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
+ UnCover Reveal has merged with Ingenta. All SUNY accounts should
        now be fully operational. Table of Contents alerts should now
        routinely be received by those individuals who have established
        accounts.

ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS
+ Nylink's Request for Proposals regarding the SUNYConnect courier
        service is being reviewed by the SUNYConnect Advisory Council
        and others.  The RFP is scheduled to be released in September.
+ The SUNYConnect LMS Access Management Group had its first meeting on
        July 31, 2001.

ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES
+ SUNYergy, SUNY Libraries Working Together Vol.3 No. 3
        http://olis.sysadm.suny.edu/sunyergy/default11.htm
+ SUNYConnect LMS Working Groups --
        http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/aleph/lmswork.htm
+ http://emessaging.netlibrary.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=mHsI0DKfNG0B6t0DGuY0B2
        provides access to free netLibrary promotional materials.
+ http://www.ingenta.com/

WORTH REPEATING...
"In a world where more and more public goods are being privatized...
librarians remind people how much more we can afford when we share."
   Marylaine Block
   "Keepers of the Flame"
   American Libraries
   June/July 2001, p.66

CALENDAR
Aug. 29;        Tompkins Cortland Community College's "STP"
Sep. 3;         SUNY OLIS closed
Sep. 5-6;       Server install - Stony Brook
Sep. 12;        OLIS, Ex Libris meet (re: Next Round of Implementations)
Sep. 13;        OLIS, Ex Libris meet (re: SUNYConnect Union Catalog)
Sep. 13;        SUNY Library Contracts Advisory Team videoconference
Sep. 14;        SUNYLA Executive Board/Council meeting -- Oswego
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