From: Schumacher, J
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:25 PM
To: SUNYLA-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: SUNYConnection #42 (pls.excuse duplicates)

The SUNYConnection         Issue # 42      December 5, 2003
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SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT
+ Finger Lakes Community College is the 30th SUNYConnect campus
        using the new LMS.  Congratulations to Michelle
        Eichelberger, Karen Clement and staff at FLCC for
        reaching this milestone.
+ Good progress is being made in upgrading the ALEPH500 14.2.4
        sites to ALEPH500 version 14.2.7.  The plan is to have
        the upgrades completed during December and January.
        This includes workshops designed to assist libraries in
        applying "rep changes".
+ Alfred, AU, Ceramics, Corning and Jamestown have made the
        transition from Ex Libris Implementation Support to
        Ex Libris Technical Support.
+ Group7a is comprised of Downstate Medical Center, Fashion
        Institute, Maritime, Optometry and Westchester.
        Group7b is Farmingdale, Nassau, Old Westbury and Suffolk.

SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
+ OLIS representatives met with Ex Libris last month in regard
        to the Metalib product.  The SUNYConnect Advisory Council
        are scheduled to have a Metalib demo at their next
        meeting.
+ SUNYConnect has established free trial usage of the new Women and
        Social Movements database through Jan. 14, 2004.  The
        database can be accessed at
        http://www.alexanderstreet6.com/wasm

ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS
+ Unfortunately, the OLIS will be losing some staff members:
        Clare Merrill Field (December 19), Joe Thornton
        (December 12).  Thanks to Clare and to Joe for their
        efforts on behalf of SUNYConnect.

ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES
+ http://www.aleph.co.il/metalib
+ SUNYLA 2004 website -- http://library.cortland.edu/sunyla2004/

WORTH REPEATING...
"Male female slave or free / Peaceful or disorderly / Maybe you
and he will not agree / But you need him to show you new ways
to see / ... Pay attention to the poet / You need him and you
know it"
          Bruce Cockburn
          Maybe the Poet, 1982

CALENDAR
Dec. 8;         Genesee's scheduled "STP"
Dec. 10;        "Rep Change" Workshop -- Syracuse
Dec. 10;        Geneseo's scheduled "STP"
Dec. 12;        Buff.State's scheduled "STP"
Dec. 16;        "Rep Change" Workshop -- Albany
Dec. 16-17;     Group 7a implementation meeting -- New York
Dec. 17;        Monroe's scheduled "STP"
Dec. 17;        SUNYConnect Advisory Council meeting -- Albany
Jan. 7;         Group 7a implementation meeting -- New York
Jan. 9;         "Rep Change" Workshop -- Syracuse
Jan. 11;        Aleph Consortia Meeting -- San Diego
Jan. 21-22;     Group 7b implementation meeting -- Farmingdale
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