From: SUNY Librarians Association [SUNYLA-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU] on
behalf of Schumacher, J
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:39 AM
To: SUNYLA-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: SUNYConnnection #49 (pls.excuse duplicates)

The SUNYConnection         Issue # 49      June 25, 2004
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SUNYCONNECT LMS PROGRESS REPORT
+ Downstate Medical, Farmingdale, Fashion Institue and
        Westchester are now using the SUNYConnect LMS.
        Congratulations to Violet Price, Karl Wang and staff at
        Brooklyn; Michael Knauth and George LoPresti (as well as
        staff at Farmingdale); Greta Earnest, Lorraine Weberg and
        staff at FIT; Carol Jensen and Karen Vanterpool (as well
        as staff at Westchester) upon reaching the "STP" milestone.
+ It should be noted here that Heath Martin (of SUNY Maritime)
        provided significant effort to their implementation of the
        SUNYConnect LMS.
+ Albany has begun evaluating their production database.
+ There are now 40 SUNYConnect institutions utilizing the new
        LMS.

SUNYCONNECT DATABASES / ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
+ SUNYConnect-wide access to a Gale Virtual Reference Library
        collection has been established for the July 2004 - June
        2005 timeperiod.  http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu
+ SUNYConnect database renewals: Investext Plus and Opposing
        Viewpoints Resource Center.

ADDITIONAL SUNYCONNECT NEWS
+ Ex Libris VP, Katrina Anderson met with the SUNYConnect Advisory
        Council this week to discuss next steps in developing the
        universal borrowing component of SUNYConnect.
+ Thanks to the organizers and presenters for their efforts in
        making NAAUG 2004 a great conference.

ADDITIONAL READING / RESOURCES
+ The International Consortium of ALEPH Users has a new edition
        of their newsletter at http://www.icau.org/icau/
+ http://www.bc.edu/naaug2004/  NAAUG 2004 web site.

WORTH REPEATING...
"If people believe that the government is monitoring
what they're reading, what they're researching, then
they are likely not to feel as free to read what they
want to, and that is a very troubling prospect not to
just librarians but to many other Americans."
   ACLU's Jameel Jaffer and see related information at
   http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=15959&c=262

CALENDAR
June 26-29;   ALA Annual Conference -- Orlando
June 30;      Nassau's scheduled STP
July 5;       OLIS closed
July 6;       Albany's scheduled STP
July 8;       Suffolk's scheduled STP
July 14;      Old Westbury's scheduled STP
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