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OLIS' Hatch Interim Director of SLN
SUNY System Administration has asked Assistant Provost for Library and Information Services, Carey Hatch, to serve as interim director of the SUNY Learning Network. This is in addition to his duties for OLIS. The interim position is currently set for six months, but may extend longer depending upon circumstances.

ALEPH Upgrades
Most of SUNYConnect is using v.16 of the ALEPH software. These mini "STPs" are the result of efforts across SUNY encompassing library staff, ITEC and OLIS among others. Special acknowledgement goes to OLIS trainers Karen Gardner-Athey and Maggie Horn for many a training session and days on the road.

The remaining campuses are scheduled to complete the upgrade by the end of August 2006.

Friend of SUNYLA
Congratulations to S.A.C. for the 2006 Friend of SUNYLA award. The nominating letter included, in the list of the group's accomplishments, credit for "engaging the entire SUNY library community in strategic planning for our libraries."

In accepting the award, outgoing S.A.C. chair Randy Gadikian highlighted the work done by council members "past and present."

SciDir
The OLIS is developing a web-based reporting system related to SUNYConnect's ScienceDirect service. The system, when fully developed, will allow SUNYConnect campuses to generate reports on the usage of ScienceDirect. In addition, the system is designed to provide subscription and cost information.

The SUNY Collections and Access Council has been reviewing the system and providing feedback. The OLIS is striving to complete the system by mid-September.

Union Catalog
All SUNYConnect catalog holdings, except UB's are now found in the union catalog. Updates from the 60 campus catalogs are also being included in the SUNY-wide view. This represents 12.2 million bibliographic records. With the addition of Buffalo's catalog later this year that total will be 14.7 million.

SUNYLA Presentations
"One of your pre-conference topics stood out as one that I would have been particularly interested in." Geneseo campus president Christopher C. Dahl discussing "Everything you wanted to know about serials but were afraid to ask" (Maggie Horn)

The other SUNYLA presentations from members of OLIS were:
“Resource Sharing Across SUNY” (Carey Hatch, Maureen Zajkowski and members of the SUNYConnect Advisory Council)
“Models for ALEPH Management and Support Services” (Carey Hatch, Maureen Zajkowski and members of the SUNYConnect Advisory Council)
“SUNY and Ongoing Changes to Scholarly Communication” (John Schumacher)

Thanks to Geneseo, conference planners, presenters and speakers for a good conference.

Binghamton Visual Resources also Available in ARTstor
Binghamton University has joined with ARTstor to increase the access and visibility of their visual resources collection. The institutional collection on ARTstor "contains over 8000 images of visual culture, architecture, photography, design, sculpture and material arts from a broad range of time periods and cultures." Binghamton's Visual Resources Collection is also available to all of SUNY via the SUNY Digital Repository.