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September 21, 2018 Council Meeting @ UAlbany / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: September 19, 2018, 12:33:50 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
September 21, 2018

SUNY Library Services Platform (LSP)
•   Campuses and the LSP Implementation Team are busy with Alma configuration forms;
•   Weekly meetings/calls are underway with campus representatives, project managers and Ex Libris;
•   LSP kick-off meeting was July 10-11; thanks to Hudson Valley Community College for hosting;
•   Initial Alma databases for all of SUNYConnect are being established after September 16, 2018;
•   Latest LSP update webinar was on September 11th;
•   LSP FAQs are available;
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Stay up to date on developments via LSP website and/or the new sunylsp email list;

Electronic Resources 
•   New SUNYConnect database is available; Fuente Academica Plus, a “full-text database [that] offers Spanish- and Portuguese-language academic content for researchers studying a broad range of disciplines”;
•   New SUNYConnect-wide digital archive available via EBSCO
•   The shared nursing collection initiative continues for another year; nearly two dozen SUNY libraries utilize the ebook/video/test preparation tools via STAT!Ref; renewed license now includes a pharmacology video resource;
•   OLIS is in the midst of the process for a possible renewal (and cost sharing) for SUNYConnect-wide access to the New England Journal of Medicine; please get in touch about this if you have not done so already;
•   Responses needed from most current Annual Reviews subscribers regarding a possible 2019 renewal;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in:
a new license for EuroMonitor (market research) resources, Sage Research Methods?

Open Educational Resources
•   September 1st Michael Daly begins working for SUNY OER Services;
•   On August 15th, a SUNY OER Services webinar presented and discussed the OER Funding Applications for 2018-2019; the purpose of the webinar was to walk through the OER funding process for campus applications;


Open Access
•   Symposia regarding open access and the SUNY Open Access Resolution are scheduled for Buffalo (October 15th) and Stony Brook (October 26th); more details and programs to follow;
•   University at Albany has an Open Access Week program scheduled for October 25th


SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC)
•   SLC Board and Executive Director met August 14th;
•   New SLC email list has been established initially using the SCLD-l subscriber list; get in touch if additional subscriptions are needed/desired;
•   The Commercial Products Committee (CPC) is collecting/analyzing campus inventory responses regarding licensed electronic resources and license details;
•   Be on the lookout for a survey from the Video Resources Working Group; primarily focused on libraries’ Kanopy licenses;
•   A CPC sub-group has begun discussions about the ScienceDirect license, cost sharing analysis and next steps regarding possible ScienceDirect renewal/s

OLIS / SUNY News
•   This is my final report as OLIS Liaison to the SUNY Librarians’ Association Executive Board and Council; it has been a true honor to serve in this role for many years; I have announced a SUNY retirement date of October 24, 2018

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
https://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=773269&p=5612967
https://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=773269&p=5612967
https://slcny.libanswers.com/
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
https://slcny.libguides.com/blog
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=fap
https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/fuente-academica-plus
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=s1097704&profile=aas&defaultdb=h9h,h9j,h9i,h9k,h9m&groupid=main
http://www.statref.com/
http://content.nejm.org/
www.euromonitor.com 
https://methods.sagepub.com/
https://textbooks.opensuny.org/
http://system.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/provost/Campus-OpenAccess-Policies-resolution.pdf
http://library.stonybrook.edu/scholarly-communication/open-access-symposium-2018/
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/open_access_week/
https://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=819739&p=5850242
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckobryan
https://slcny.libguides.com/blog/slc-video-resources-working-group




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June 13, 2018 Council Meeting @ FLCC (Annual) / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: June 11, 2018, 02:04:06 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
June 13, 2018

SUNY Library Services Platform (LSP)
•   Vanguard campuses are involved in analyzing test systems in Alma as well as working with Alma network zone data and Primo configurations;
•   Alma training for the initial SUNY users of Alma occurred June 5-7;
•   LSP kick-off meeting (vanguard campuses) is set for July 10-11 at Hudson Valley Community College;
•   Latest LSP update was on May 30th; webinar recording will be made available;
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Stay up to date on developments via LSP website, SLC website RSS feed and/or the new sunylsp email list;

Electronic Resources 
•   SUNYConnect-wide access/ownership has been established for the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection; many thanks to the 38 SUNYs that made this possible!; please contact EBSCO for campus-specific URL;
•   Please use standard OLIS wiki credentials to view EBSCO Ultimate database upgrade pricing (good through June 2018); and, this link for more information on the databases;
•   The following American College of Cardiology journals are being included in   the ScienceDirect license/access: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, JACC: Heart Failure; already made available: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions;
•   Half of all SUNYConnect campuses have signed up for a discounted site license to the Chronicle of Higher Education;
•   Please get in touch if your library is interested in joining the shared nursing ebook group; this long-time initiative is via STAT!Ref; renewal information as well as information for new participants will be available soon;
•   Thanks to HeinOnline for free (and IP-authenticated) access to Gun Regulation and Legislation in America and Slavery in America databases;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in a new license for AccessEngineering, AccessScience, Alexander Street Theatre and Drama Premium, BrowZine, Financial Times, HeinOnline’s Government Politics and Law, JoVE Video Journal, JoVE Science Education, and/or Visible Body (anatomy and physiology resources) ?

Open Access / Open Educational Resources
•   The SUNY Board of Trustees passed an open access resolution March 22, 2018! ;


Open Access / Open Educational Resources (continued)
•   Resolved that each State-operated campus shall develop and adopt—via a consultative process that follows local faculty governance procedures and includes
the faculty, student and staff protections and best practices identified in this resolution—an open access policy that recognizes each campus’s unique mission and culture by no later than March 31, 2020;
•   April 24, 2018 webinar on the open access resolution – recording available;
•   The New York State budget (2018-19) again includes monies to support and grow open educational resources initiatives around SUNY;
•   On June 5th, OER champions from around the SUNY system met in Albany to discuss future OER plans/programs;

SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC)
•   SLC Board has new membership; thanks to current and former Board members for their service;
•   Commercial Products Committee (CPC) membership has also changed;
•   The CPC is in the process of forming sub-groups to look at ScienceDirect going forward as well as a group focusing on Kanopy and other streaming video resources;

OLIS / SUNY News
•   The new SUNY provost is scheduled to start September 1, 2018;

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/16/vanguard-institutions-chosen/
https://slcny.libguides.com/blog/july-10-11-lsp-project-kick-off-at-hudson-valley-community-college
https://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=773269&p=5612967
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
https://slcny.libguides.com/blog
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/
https://www.ebscohost.com/archives/aas-historical-periodicals-collection
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/download/attachments/5112822/Upgrade+Offer+Ultimate+databases+EBSCO.docx
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/download/attachments/5112822/SUNY+Ultimate+Upgrade+May+2018.pptx
http://www.statref.com/
https://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=gun
https://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=slavery
https://www.accessengineeringlibrary.com/
https://www.accessscience.com/
https://alexanderstreet.com/products/theatre-and-drama-premium
http://thirdiron.com/
https://subs.ft.com
https://home.heinonline.org/government-politics-law/
https://www.jove.com/journal
https://www.jove.com/science-education-library
https://www.visiblebody.com/
http://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/open-access/
http://system.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/provost/Campus-OpenAccess-Policies-resolution.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ooprJCTNI
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-8-million-open-educational-resources-initiative-suny-and-cuny-cut-high

http://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=819739&p=5850242
https://slcny.libguides.com/c.php?g=822224
https://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/05-2018/5-7-18-suny-provost/


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March 23, 2018 Council Meeting @ FLCC / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: March 20, 2018, 02:47:26 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
March 23, 2018

SUNY Library Services Platform (LSP)
•   And, we’re off!  Kick-off meeting with Ex Libris and SUNY vanguard campuses occurred March 9, 2018; project contacts from Ex Libris have been assigned and introduced; weekly meetings have been scheduled and are underway; good luck to the LSP Implementation Team and the vanguard campuses;
•   LSP Update (March 1, 2018) webinar recording is available;
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Stay up to date on developments via LSP website, SLC website RSS feed and/or the new sunylsp email list;

Electronic Resources 
•   The Commercial Products Committee (CPC) is conducting a SUNYConnect database review; see below for more details;
•   Trial access to the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection is available (suny1/ebscotrial); please get in touch with statements of interest;
•   Details have been shared regarding upcoming renewal of discounted site license to The Chronicle of Higher Education;  and more soon regarding site license pricing for new subscribers (20% discount);
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in a new license for BrowZine, IBISWorld, OpenAthens, Ovid Nursing Community College Basic Journal Collection, PhilPapers, Yewno Unearth ?
Open Educational Resources / Open Access
•   SUNY/CUNY OER Showcase is scheduled for March 23rd;
•   SUNY OER workshops – Oneonta (March 23), Suffolk (April 28), Canton
(May 14), Geneseo (May 14), Morrisville (May 18) more information and free registration available;
•   The SUNY Board of Trustees are scheduled to take up an open access resolution during an upcoming Spring meeting;  look for webinar announcements on this subject including an event tentatively scheduled for March 26, 2018;

SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC)
•   SLC full membership meeting – April 18-20, 2018 (Syracuse, NY);
•   Commercial Products Committee is on schedule to make SUNYConnect database recommendation to the SLC Board prior to their upcoming meeting (3/29/18);
•   The CPC is currently reviewing a cost sharing model for a possible purchase of the AAS historical archive;

OLIS / SUNY News
•   Sympathies to Carey Hatch on the recent passing of his father;

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/16/vanguard-institutions-chosen/
https://slcny.libguides.com/overview
https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/JZB9bq8TVmGHztfe8byx5kpv
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
https://slcny.libguides.com/blog
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/
https://www.ebscohost.com/archives/aas-historical-periodicals-collection
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=s1097704&profile=aas&groupid=main
https://www.chronicle.com/
http://thirdiron.com/
https://www.ibisworld.com/
https://openathens.org/
https://ovid.com/site/catalog/collections/8401.jsp
https://philpapers.org/
https://about.yewno.com/product/yewno-unearth/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cuny-suny-open-educational-resources-oer-showcase-tickets-42796403194
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/oerworkshops/landingpage
https://sunyedu.facebook.com/groups/296005544144233/369696903441763/
http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=carey-b-hatch&pid=188425308&fhid=6505


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January 26, 2018 Council Meeting @ FIT / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: January 24, 2018, 09:46:12 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
January 26, 2018

SUNY Library Services Platform (LSP)
•   The SUNY-Ex Libris contract for Alma/Primo has been finalized; work has begun with the vendor; this includes implementation forms for the vanguard campuses as well as providing Ex Libris with SUNY consortial details;
•   A LSP Project Update webinar is scheduled for January 26th at 3:00 p.m
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Stay up to date on developments via website RSS feed and/or the new sunylsp email list;

SUNYConnect LMS
•   OLIS is working with group 4 of the current OCLC reclamation project;

Electronic Resources 
•   The Commercial Products Committee (CPC) is conducting a SUNYConnect database review; see below for more details;
•   SUNY-wide access to Scopus ends February 28, 2018;
•   EBSCO has provided an offer for SUNYConnect-wide ownership of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection (all 5 series); please get in touch with statements of interest;
•   January 2018 updates for the SUNY ScienceDirect knowledge bases (EBSCO, ProQuest) have been sent to the vendors;
•   ScienceDirect switch to https access (1/23/18);
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in a new license for BrowZine, LibGuides, Digital Theatre+ ?
Open Educational Resources
•   “Open NYS is collaboration between SUNY and CUNY University systems to showcase and support the use of Open Educational Resources (OER)”;
•   SUNY OER workshops – Old Westbury (February 23, 2018) Corning (March 8), Cayuga (March 16), Oneonta (March 23) and Suffolk (April 28); more information and free registration available;

SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC)
•   The CPC has received SUNYConnect database quotes from EBSCO, Gale/Cengage and ProQuest;  committee review includes vendor presentations scheduled for February 6, 2018; committee timeline indicates that a recommendation to the SLC Board will be made in April of this year;
•   Applications are being received for the SLC Executive Director position;



OLIS / SUNY News
•   Our deepest sympathies to Maggie Horn (OLIS, retired) on the death of her husband Tom;

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/16/vanguard-institutions-chosen/
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/
https://zoom.us/j/800309297
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/committees/
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Electronic+Resources
www.scopus.com
https://www.ebscohost.com/archives/aas-historical-periodicals-collection
https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22113
https://buzz.springshare.com/virtualoffice/ginna/libapps/libguides
https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education
http://open-nys.org/
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/oerworkshops/landingpage
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/list-of-board-members/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/executive-director-search/ 
https://joblist.ala.org/job/executive-director-of-the-suny-libraries-consortium/38212235/

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November 3, 2017 Council Meeting @ Albany / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: November 01, 2017, 04:06:42 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
November 3, 2017

SUNY Library Services Platform
•   The SUNY-Ex Libris contract is currently with the NYS Office of Comptroller for regular review;
•   SUNY had good representation at the recent Ex Libris Northeast Users Group meeting; Kristy Lee (New Paltz) was Chair of the ENUG Planning Committee (2017);
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Stay up to date on developments via website RSS feed and/or the new sunylsp email list;

SUNYConnect LMS
•   Aleph data analysis and inventorying is ongoing in the context of migration to the Alma system;
 
Electronic Resources 
•   The first meeting of the SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC) Commercial Products Committee occurred November 1st;
•   All of SUNYConnect has access to New England Journal of Medicine (through 2018) thanks to the financial contributions of Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Broome, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Canton, Cayuga, ESF, Columbia-Greene, Delhi, Dutchess, Empire, Erie, Farmingdale, Genesee, Downstate, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jefferson, Mohawk Valley, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Old Westbury, Onondaga, Optometry, Orange, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Rockland, Schenectady, Stony Brook, Suffolk, Tompkins Cortland, and Upstate;
•   We were unable to cover the cost of a university-wide license for the Wall Street Journal; the publisher has, however, indicated a willingness to continue licensing discussions with eleven SUNYs expressing an interest;
•   Thanks to financial contributions from the SUNY System Business Office and Facilities Office, all of SUNYConnect continues to have access to the full text fire codes, electrical codes, etc. at National Fire Codes Subscription Service;
•   Thanks to JSTOR, Gale/Cengage, ProQuest and SUNY Farmingdale for stepping up and providing research assistance/access to a class at University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) suffering from the damage of Hurricane Maria; thanks also to Fredonia and Geneseo for offering assistance;
•   Work is underway to add incoming journal British Journal of Anaesthesia to the SUNY ScienceDirect license;
•   October updates are in place for the SUNY ScienceDirect knowledge bases (EBSCO, ProQuest);
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in 3D4Medical (anatomy resource), Films on Demand (Nursing Collection or Allied Health Collection), Sage Research Methods, Visible Body (anatomy resource)?
Open Educational Resources
•   “Open NYS is collaboration between SUNY and CUNY University systems to showcase and support the use of Open Educational Resources (OER)”;
•   Mark McBride participated in an Open Textbook Symposium (Department of Education; Washington D.C.); the meeting was requested by US Congress and they are seeking input on the development of a policy on OER; the Department of Ed is interested in discussing how SUNY libraries are involved with OER;
•   SUNY had a big presence at the Open Education conference in Anaheim, CA; SUNY OER Services is being viewed as a national model that others should consider when they think about how to sustain OER on their campus or in their system;
•   SUNY OER workshops – Oswego November 3, 2017, at Nassau (November 17, 2017) and upcoming at Corning; more information and free registration available;

SUNY Libraries Consortium
•   SLC meeting December 13, 2017 (Albany); campus SLC contacts will receive information on registration, etc.; plans are in place to record the meeting as well;
•   Kristy Lee joins the SLC Library Services Platform Team in a project management role as of January 2018;

OLIS / SUNY News
•   Bill Jones has accepted a full-time position at Geneseo (Digital Resources and Systems Librarian); he will continue an extra-service arrangement with OLIS (one day a week);

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
http://e-nug.org/enug-2017/full-presentation-details/

http://e-nug.org/enug-planning-committee/

https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/30/commercial-products-committee-formed/
http://www.nejm.org/
http://subscription.wsj.com/corporate/amer
https://codesonline.nfpa.org/code/
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/british-journal-of-anaesthesia/0007-0912
https://3d4medical.com/
https://www.films.com/collection/5823/1442/FOD/Nursing_Video_Collection
https://www.films.com/collection/6631/1817/FOD/Allied_Health_Video_Collection
http://methods.sagepub.com/
https://www.visiblebody.com/
http://open-nys.org/
https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-launches-campaign-encourage-schools-goopen-educational-resources
https://openedconference.org/2017/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/10/17/slc-welcomes-kristy-lee-as-lsp-project-manager/
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/oerworkshops/landingpage


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September 18, 2017 Council Meeting @ Delhi / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: September 13, 2017, 03:39:36 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
September 18, 2017

SUNY Library Services Platform
•   SUNY and ProQuest have completed negotiations in regard to the Alma and Primo acquisition;  contract with SUNY and NYS entities for final reviews;
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   Initial campus LSP implementations will be at Binghamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Oneonta and Potsdam;
•   A recording of the September 7th webinar is available;
•   Stay up to date on developments via website RSS feed and/or the new sunylsp email list;

SUNYConnect LMS
•   Work has begun with two groups of campuses (11 in total) to conduct a second (OCLC) reclamation project in preparation for the migration to the LSP;
•   Aleph data analysis and inventorying is ongoing in the context of migration to the Alma system;
 
Electronic Resources 
•   Trial access to Web of Science has been established through November;
•   2018 renewals for Annual Reviews subscriptions are being solicited and processed;
•   Campuses are being polled about the 2018 subscription of the New England Journal of Medicine; please respond if your library has not been indicated their participation;
•   OLIS is in discussions with the Wall Street Journal and Statista in regards to SUNY site license offers;
•   Database survey results have been shared with the SLC Board as well as the Commercial Products Committee; details to be shared with the SUNY library community asap; thanks to those who responded to the survey;
•   Please contact Patrick Moriarty at JSTOR regarding your library’s participation in the JSTOR evidence-based acquisition program;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in ACLS Humanities Ebooks, Choice, IGI Global (books, journals, etc.), Peter Lang Publishing?
Open Educational Resources
•   SUNY OER workshops – Westchester October 10, 2017 with other dates and locations to be added; more information and free registration available;
•   Karen Gardner-Athey conducted an “Implementing OER” course; “Introduction to OER” course (September 27-29) is being held in conjunction with the Online Learning Consortium;

Collaborations
•   SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC) has announced the membership of the Commercial Products Committee;


OLIS / SUNY News
•   “Mr. [Carey] Hatch will serve as Senior Associate Provost for Academic Services, overseeing Application Services, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Services. He will continue to oversee library services and open electronic resources. Carey has been with SUNY for 33 years, most recently leading academic technologies and innovation” [SUNY System Administration announcement – July 28, 2017]
•   Mark McBride has taken over some supervisory duties for SUNY’s Office of Library and Information Services;
•   Congratulations to Bill Jones and wife Marji on the birth of their daughter (August 27, 2017);

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/16/vanguard-institutions-chosen/
https://suny.webex.com/suny/lsr.php?RCID=c55df20d50214f6bb46b24fe336fd0de
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/
http://info.clarivate.com/sunytrial
http://subscription.wsj.com/corporate/amer
https://www.statista.com/accounts/education/
mailto:patrick.moriarty@ithaka.org 
https://www.jstor.org/librarians/products/books/acquisition-models
http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
http://www.choice360.org/products
https://www.igi-global.com/
https://www.peterlang.com/
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/oerworkshops/landingpage
https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/08/30/commercial-products-committee-formed/
 

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June 14, 2017 Council Meeting @ Stony Brook (Annual) / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: June 07, 2017, 04:14:58 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
June 14, 2017

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   The LSP RFP Evaluation Team has selected the Ex Libris Alma system and the associated Primo discovery service as the new SUNYConnect library services platform; thanks to the group for their time and effort;
•   SUNY and ProQuest have begun initial negotiations in regard to the Alma and Primo acquisition;
•   Significant product documentation on Alma and Primo is available at the Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no logon necessary);
•   It has been announced that Heidi Webb (ESF) will begin as a project manager, SLC Library Services Platform Implementation later this month; Heidi reports to the LSP Project Director; the 60% release time arrangement is being paid for by OLIS.

SUNYConnect LMS
•   This blurb does not do justice to the time and effort OLIS has put to the successful migration of the SUNYConnect Aleph systems to new ITEC hardware; thanks to all involved and to campus librarians involved in testing and verifying the new hardware and associated configurations;
•   Bill Jones (Geneseo, SUNYLA) is now part of a 50% release time arrangement with OLIS to provide Aleph and associated support services; in this capacity Bill can be reached at mailto:william.jones@suny.edu

Electronic Resources 
•   Ten SUNYs signed up for a discounted site license for The Chronicle of Higher Education; current SUNY site license holders are as a result eligible for a 20% discount off the standard license price; please contact CHE for assistance;
•   All SUNYConnect institutions have access to 4000+ SUNY Press ebooks (1959-2016) via the EBSCOhost platform (3 simultaneous users); title list, etc. available upon request;
•   OLIS has begun discussions with the Wall Street Journal in regards to a SUNY site license offer;
•   Current offer (OLIS wiki) for a discounted license to Films on Demand (new customers);
•   Thanks to those who have completed the database survey; please consider providing your input regarding SUNYConnect databases;
•   The SUNY team will be meeting with Elsevier June 14, 2017 at Stony Brook;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in Accessible Archives, Berrett-Koehler (ebooks), Credo Information Literacy modules, Digital Theatre+, JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisition (ebooks), Visible Body ?

Open Educational Resources
•   2017-18 New York State budget included $4M to assist SUNY in the development, support and deployment of open educational resources primarily in high enrollment general education courses;
•   Planning for these OER monies is currently underway; an announcement is coming soon on how the funding will be allocated; if interested, all campuses will be eligible for minimally a baseline level of funding;
•   A Request for Information document is being developed to hear from OER service providers;
•   New EBSCO Discovery Service partner database – Open Textbook Library (EDSOTL); includes the Open SUNY textbooks;
Collaborations
•   SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC) documents, webinar sessions, etc are available online;
•   SLC Board of Directors – Patrick Callahan (Chair, Purchase), Timothy Arnold (Jamestown), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Holly Heller-Ross (Plattsburgh), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Evangela Oates (Sullivan), Christine Rudecoff (Morrisville);

OLIS / SUNY News
•   Best wishes to Natalie Sturr (Oswego, OLIS) on her upcoming retirement (mid-July 2017); thanks for your years of SUNY service; but OLIS and SLC campuses will have the benefit of Natalie’s expertise and ongoing efforts (25% fte);
•   Valerie Lehman (ITEC) is retiring soon; best wishes Valerie and thank you for your work on behalf of SUNY libraries;

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/AlmaOverview
http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/PrimoOverview
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com 
http://www.chronicle.com/page/get-unlimited-access-with-a/50
mailto:elizabeth.kennedy@chronicle.com
Links (in this document) (continued)
http://www.sunypress.edu/
http://subscription.wsj.com/corporate/amer
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/download/attachments/5112822/Infobase+Learning+063017.docx
http://www.films.com/Academic_Collections
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMR6YMP

http://www.accessible-archives.com/

https://www.bkconnection.com/
http://corp.credoreference.com/product-services/infolit-modules.html
https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/
http://www.jstor.org/librarians/products/books/acquisition-models
https://www.visiblebody.com/teaching-anatomy/higher-education-curriculum/
http://commons.suny.edu/slc/       










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March 10, 2017 Council Meeting @ Stony Brook / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: March 08, 2017, 11:01:15 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
March 10, 2017

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   Shannon Pritting, SUNY Poly and OLIS have agreed to a 50% release time arrangement that allows for Shannon to serve as SUNY’s LSP Project Director;
•   The Request for Proposals for a new SUNYConnect Library Services Platform has been released; thanks to Shannon Pritting (SUNY Poly), Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS) and System Administration colleagues in the contracts office for their work on the RFP;
•   Questions from responding vendors are receiving responses; final proposals are due by March 6, 2017;
•   A meeting is being scheduled in March to review those responses; Evaluation Team for reviewing the RFP responses is Katherine Brent (Cobleskill), Jennifer Devito (Stony Brook), Michelle Eichelberger (Genesee), Pat Maxwell (Brockport), Jenn Murray (Buffalo), Gail Pawlowski (OLIS), Shannon Pritting (SUNY Poly), David Schuster (Binghamton), Wendy West (Albany) and Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS, ex officio).

Electronic Resources 
•   If your campus has not responded regarding the current offer for The Chronicle of Higher Education, please do so;
•   Similarly for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) offer; let me hear from you/your library;
•   Gale Cengage has provided pricing for some ebook / virtual reference library additions; details on that are coming soon;
•   Scopus license is good through February 2018; SUNY has an optional two more years available if it so chooses;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in newpapers.com?   Also heard from colleagues …so I’d be particularly in those considering becoming customers of bepress, Alexander Street Press (streaming video) or Films on Demand; Credo Reference Information Literacy modules.
Open Educational Resources
•   Carey Hatch and Mark McBride met with SUNY OER Services executive director, Alexis McMillan-Clifton, Geneseo Library Director Ben Rawlins and with Geneseo administration; this meeting occurred February 27, 2017.

Collaborations
•   SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC) transition team is presenting initial documents/models (financial and governance) to the SLC Board; the initial Board of Directors meeting occurred March 3, 2017;
•   SLC Board of Directors – Patrick Callahan (Chair, Purchase), Timothy Arnold (Jamestown), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Holly Heller-Ross (Plattsburgh), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Evangela Oates (Sullivan), Christine Rudecoff (Morrisville);
•   SLC transition team is Katie Bram (Maritime), Randy Gadikian (Fredonia), Karen Gelles (Farmingdale), Brenda Hazard (HVCC), Connie Holberg (Jefferson), Rosanne Humes (Nassau), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Eunkyung Lee (Oneonta), Susan Lieberthal (Suffolk), Charles Lyons (Buffalo), Heath Martin (Stony Brook), Mark McBride (OLIS), Sarah Morehouse (Empire), Rebecca Mugridge (Albany), Joe Petrick (Alfred), Cristina Pope (Upstate), Werner Sbaschnik (Old Westbury), Mark Smith (Ceramics).

OLIS / SUNY News
•   SUNY’s Office of Library and Information Services is seeking two project managers from within SUNY; this would be a two-year release time arrangement working on the LSP migration; see addendum 1 for more information;
•   SUNY OLIS has also advertised for applicants within SUNY for a one-year (possibly more) assignment as an Aleph support specialist; see addendum 2 for details;
•   Congratulations to Stony Brook for passing an open access policy.

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document) http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/download/attachments/5112822/Chronicle+2017.xlsx
http://www.chronicle.com/page/get-unlimited-access-with-a/50http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/download/attachments/5112822/JAMA+2017.xlsx
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama
https://www.newspapers.com/
https://www.bepress.com/
http://alexanderstreet.com/products/academic-video-online
http://www.films.com/Academic_Collections
http://corp.credoreference.com/product-services/infolit-modules.html
http://textbooks.opensuny.org/suny-oer-services/
http://library.stonybrook.edu/openaccess/policy/



Addendum 1
Project Manager - Library Services Platform (LSP) Implementation
 
The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS), in conjunction with the SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC), seek internal SUNY applications via release time for two Project Managers who will join a Project Management team responsible for helping SUNY campuses to implement a library services platform (LSP) that will replace the current Aleph/Discovery systems.  The project managers will be responsible for helping to coordinate project activities, track the progress of work, communicate status updates to campuses, the SLC, and the OLIS, as well as to report and help address issues impacting the overall schedule.  The Project Management team will be composed of a Project Director, the Project Managers, the SLC’s LSP Task Force, and chairs of LSP working groups.  The Project Management team will develop recommendations on policies, workflow, and best practices for campuses working in a shared data environment.  The Project Manager positions will report to the Project Director of the LSP Implementation. 

These are two-year temporary release time positions.  Release time means that the appointed Project Manager would be freed from all duties at their home campus while working 100% on the LSP implementation.  The Project Manager’s salary would continue to be paid by the home campus.  The OLIS would compensate the home campus for the Project Manager’s salary; this would be by transfer of funds for State-Operated campuses, and a credit for services for Community College campuses.  Nominations as well as individual applications are welcomed.  Hiring is contingent on campus approval.   

Required Qualifications
•   Bachelor of Science degree in information systems, computer science, or equivalent
•   Demonstrated project management experience
•   Demonstrated ability to manage several complex tasks concurrently while meeting deadlines
•   Ability to motivate campus staff and working group members without direct reporting responsibility/authority
•   Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present technical and functional library systems concepts effectively to campus staff with various responsibilities and skill sets
•   Proactive, well-organized team player skills, as well as the ability to work independently and efficiently
•   Strong problem solving skills
•   Flexibility and experience in taking the initiative
•   Willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications
•   Familiarity with library operations and practices
•   Experience with Project Management tools and methodologies
•   Experience in developing documentation for campus library staff of varying levels of expertise

Application Procedures
Interested candidates are requested to submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses qualifications for the position.  Please submit these documents to Nina Santiago at Nina.Santiago@suny.edu.  The deadline for submission of applications is March 24, 2017.   

Addendum 2
Aleph and Pre-Migration Support Specialist
 
The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) seeks internal SUNY applications via release time for an Aleph and Pre-Migration Support Specialist to join the OLIS team that provides Aleph support as well as work collaboratively on projects that will aid the eventual migration from Aleph to a Library Services Platform (LSP).  The OLIS staff works with library staff across the SUNY; information professionals at the SUNY Information Technology Exchange Center; and technology vendors.  As part of migration planning, the candidate may be asked to help on LSP working groups as either a member or to help pull data from the Aleph system in support of working group activities; and depending on need or skills may help with data extraction activities for the migration.  This position reports to the SUNYConnect Program Manager.   

This is a one year release time position (with options for renewal) to work 50% with the OLIS while working the other 50% on campus responsibilities.  Release time means that the appointed Aleph and Pre-Migration Support Specialist would be freed from duties at their home campus while working 50% on Aleph related activities for the OLIS.  The Support Specialist’s salary would continue to be paid by the home campus.  The OLIS would compensate the home campus for 50% of the Support Specialist’s salary; this would be by transfer of funds for State-Operated campuses, and a credit for services for Community College campuses.  Nominations as well as individual applications are welcomed.  Hiring is contingent on campus approval.   

Qualifications
•   Bachelor of Science degree in information systems, information science, computer science, or equivalent
•   Strong problem solving skills
•   Experience working with the Aleph application structure and table relationships including report generation, troubleshooting, table configurations, and working with Aleph documentation from both the vendor and the OLIS
•   Experience using the OLIS provided Sandbox/Dropbox web interface for table updates and other Aleph related activities
•   Experience working with the Aleph GUI client including navigating among the modules, using its  services, and the task manager functions
•   Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to work with and explain technical/functional concepts to staff with various responsibilities and skill sets
•   Proactive, well-organized team player skills, as well as the ability to work independently and efficiently
•   Ability to learn new software and technologies

Preferred Qualifications
•   Have programming skills to help script activities
•   Experience with the Unix structure and various Unix editing tools
•   Knowledge of HTML, XML, Oracle, z39.50
•   Experience with using SQL for report generation and data manipulation

Application Procedures
Interested candidates are requested to submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses qualifications for the position.  Please submit these documents to Nina Santiago at Nina.Santiago@suny.edu.  The deadline for submission of applications is March 24, 2017.   





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January 27, 2017 Council Meeting @ FIT / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: January 25, 2017, 09:34:51 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
January 27, 2017

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   The expectation is that the release of the Request for Proposals for a new SUNYConnect Library Services Platform is now looking like early February; vendor responses to the RFP will be due approximately five weeks after its release;
•   Evaluation Team for reviewing the RFP responses is Katherine Brent (Cobleskill), Jennifer Devito (Stony Brook), Michelle Eichelberger (Genesee), Pat Maxwell (Brockport), Jenn Murray (Buffalo), Gail Pawlowski (OLIS), Shannon Pritting (SUNY Poly), David Schuster (Binghamton), Wendy West (Albany) and Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS, ex officio);

Electronic Resources 
•   Carey Hatch and John Schumacher met 1/18/17 with representatives from Elsevier to discuss concerns related to customer service matters;
•   New York State Office of General Services has released and publicized details regarding the first round of vendors for their new combined database/serials contract; round one included Cengage, EBSCO and Elsevier; second round is expected to include ProQuest;
•   The following SUNYConnect ebooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library) are being upgraded to the most recent edition – Encyclopedia of Small Business (5th ed; 2017; available 3/10/17), Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions (9th ed; 2017; available now), Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (14th ed; 2017; available 3/10/17);
•   A cost sharing model for a possible SUNY-wide license for The Chronicle of Higher Education is due to be released soon;
•   Upgrade pricing for campuses interested in moving to EBSCO’s “ultimate” database version is available via the OLIS wiki;
•   SUNY-wide offer for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is about to be shared;
•   The EBSCO and ProQuest knowledgebases for SUNY’s ScienceDirect collection have been updated; these now also include journal level pointers to open access content (for journals where the OA content is the only content available to SUNY);
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in Berrett-Koehler Publishers (ebooks), Credo Information Literacy modules, Elsevier ebooks, Sage publications?
Open Educational Resources
•   Open SUNY Textbooks and SUNY OER Services have offered the Executive Director of OER position to Alexis McMillan-Clifton of Lumen Learning; it is anticipated that she will start in mid-February.



Collaborations
•   SCLD has voted in favor of forming the SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC); the vote was 53 in favor, 3 opposed;
•   A SLC transition team had its first meeting January 13, 2017; initial discussions are focusing on financial and governance models; that group is Katie Bram (Maritime), Randy Gadikian (Fredonia), Karen Gelles (Farmingdale), Brenda Hazard (HVCC), Connie Holberg (Jefferson), Rosanne Humes (Nassau), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Eunkyung Lee (Oneonta), Susan Lieberthal (Suffolk), Charles Lyons (Buffalo), Heath Martin (Stony Brook), Mark McBride (OLIS), Sarah Morehouse (Empire), Rebecca Mugridge (Albany), Joe Petrick (Alfred), Cristina Pope (Upstate), Werner Sbaschnik (Old Westbury), Mark Smith (Ceramics);
•   An initial SLC Board of Directors has also been formed – Patrick Callahan (Chair, Purchase), Timothy Arnold (Jamestown), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Holly Heller-Ross (Plattsburgh), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Evangela Oates (Sullivan), Christine Ruddecoff (Morrisville).

OLIS / SUNY News
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services is extremely pleased to welcome the newest member of OLIS, Mark McBride began January 19th in the  library senior strategist position; welcome Mark!
•   OLIS’ other search for a (three year) library systems specialist was unsuccessful;
•   SUNY and SUNY’s Academic Technologies and Information Services grieve the passing of Sharon Gallagher; among a number of positions and service to SUNY, Sharon was the founding director of the SUNY Training Center (now the SUNY Center for Professional Development).

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

Links (in this document)
https://www.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/spg/awards/2002023044CAN.HTM
http://www.chronicle.com/page/get-unlimited-access-with-a/50
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama
https://www.bkconnection.com/books
http://marketing.credoreference.com/acton/attachment/5363/f-00cf/1/-/-/-/-/InfoLit%20Modules.pdf
https://evolve.elsevier.com/education/eBooks/
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/home
http://textbooks.opensuny.org/suny-oer-services/
http://www.greenvalleymortuaryaz.com/m/?p=memorial&id=1883228

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November 18, 2016 Council meeting at Albany / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: November 16, 2016, 09:39:53 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
November 18, 2016

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   A Request for Proposals is being finalized as the next step in the process of selecting a new SUNYConnect Library Services Platform vendor; plan is to have the RFP out this year with vendor selection in the first quarter of 2017;
•   Evaluation Team for reviewing the RFP responses is Katherine Brent (Cobleskill), Jennifer Devito (Stony Brook), Michelle Eichelberger (Genesee), Pat Maxwell (Brockport), Jenn Murray (Buffalo), Gail Pawlowski (OLIS), Shannon Pritting (SUNY Poly), David Schuster (Binghamton), Wendy West (Albany) and Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS, ex officio);
•   Look for calls to participate in one or more of various working groups that will be created to work on getting-ready-for-the-new-library-system.
 
Electronic Resources 
•   Thanks to Albany, Binghamton, Brockport, Broome, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Canton, Cayuga, Columbia-Greene, Delhi, Downstate, Dutchess, Empire, Erie, ESF, Farmingdale, FLCC, Genesee, Geneseo, Herkimer, Hudson Valley, Jamestown, Jefferson, Mohawk Valley, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, North Country, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Optometry, Orange, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Rockland, Schenectady, Stony Brook, Suffolk, SUNY Poly, Tompkins Cortland, and Upstate for making the New England Journal of Medicine available to all of SUNYConnect;
•   Initial discussions are underway between SUNY OLIS and The Chronicle of Higher Education on possible group licensing arrangements;
•   The Open SUNY Textbook collection is searchable and available via EBSCO Discovery Service; EDS administrators can enable the database (EDSSUN) or request that EBSCO support assist;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does your library have (purchasing) interest in Gale Researcher, Journal of the American Medical Association (via EBSCO), Oxford English Dictionary, Statista?
SUNY Digital Repository
•   Final documents, reports, etc. from Innovative Instructional Technology Grants can be found in the SUNY Digital Repository;
•   30+ SUNY campuses have added content to the SUNY Digital Repository; the repository includes 10s of thousands of items; worldwide ranking is 371 (out of 2275 repositories);
•   Please submit a Footprints request if you are interested in getting started with campus collections in the SUNY Digital Repository;


Open Educational Resources
•   Interviews are underway for an executive director of the SUNY OER Services operation (Geneseo, OLIS);
•   At the national OpenEd 2016 conference SUNY was represented in 7 presentations and there was great interest in the sustainability models offered by SUNY OER Services and Open SUNY Textbooks;
•   Allison Brown (Geneseo) presented a webinar on SUNY OER Services during the OA Week webinars;
 
Collaborations
•   SCLD has scheduled webinars to discuss the proposed change in structure/governance; sessions are scheduled for November 28 and 29; two sessions on December 2nd;
•   Congratulations to SCLD, University Faculty Senate, SUNYLA, OLIS, ESLN representatives on a successful  series of webinars on open access and scholarly communication issues held during OA Week;  webinar recordings are available;

OLIS / SUNY News
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services and search committees have interviews underway for systems librarian and library senior strategist positions;
•   SUNY Conference 2016 (“Degrees of Influence”) videos are available;
•   What should SUNY look for in the next chancellor of the State University of New York?; your input is being sought.


SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 



Links (in this document)
http://www.nejm.org/
http://www.chronicle.com/page/get-unlimited-access-with-a/50
http://textbooks.opensuny.org/browse/
http://solutions.cengage.com/researcher/
http://www.oed.com/
https://www.statista.com/
http://commons.suny.edu/iitg/about/
https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/1951/67817 
https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/
http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/world?page=3
http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
http://textbooks.opensuny.org/suny-oer-services/
http://openedconference.org/2016/
http://openedconference.org/2016/program/
http://commons.suny.edu/openaccess/webinars/
https://www2.sysadm.suny.edu/Vacancy_2/submit/vacancy_description.cfm?jobDsc=LibrarySystemsSpecialist.htm&JOB_LIS_ID=7943
https://livestream.com/hvccstreaming/SUNYCON2016
http://www.suny.edu/chancellor-search/


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September 23, 2016 Council meeting at Geneseo / OLIS report (in text and as attachment)
« on: September 22, 2016, 11:18:07 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
September 23, 2016

SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
•   Thanks to The Aleph Group (OLIS/ITEC), the v.22 upgrade work has been completed for all development and all production systems on the shared servers; work completed successfully and on schedule; good work TAG!

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   A Request for Proposals is being finalized as the next step in the process of selecting a new SUNYConnect Library Services Platform vendor; plan is to have the RFP out this year with vendor selection in the first quarter of 2017;
•   Review and discussion of the RFP will continue at the SUNY Council of Library Directors’ Fall Meeting (October 18,19);
•   Thanks to Shannon Pritting (SUNY Polytechnic) and Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS) for their work on the RFP;
•   A SUNYConnect LSP migration/implementation planning team is meeting in Albany today to continue planning; team members are Patrick Callahan (Purchase), Jessica Clemons (ESF), Karen Gardner-Athey (OLIS), Greg Gosselin (CUNY), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton),  Mark McBride (Monroe),  Gail Pawlowski (OLIS), Shannon Pritting (SUNY Polytechnic), Trevor Riley (Ceramics), John Schumacher (OLIS), Jennifer Smathers (Brockport), Mark Smith (Ceramics); Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS);
•   Look for calls to participate in one or more of various working groups that will be created to work on getting-ready-for-the-new-library-system.
 
Electronic Resources 
•   Shared nursing ebook collection initiative (2016/17) has grown: additional campus participants, more content, and addition to the number of simultaneous users; per-campus costs are less than last year;
•   Free access to Gale Researcher and additional information available at this site (registration required); trial access is available through October;
•   The next meetings with the SUNY team and Elsevier will focus on 1) customer service issues 2) scholarly publication trends/open access; the SUNY team is Timothy Arnold (Jamestown), Austin Booth (Buffalo), Jessica Clemons (ESF), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Heath Martin (Stony Brook), Rebecca Mugridge (Albany), Trevor Riley (Ceramics), John Schumacher (OLIS), Bonnie Swoger (Geneseo);
•   Campus subscriptions for Annual Reviews (2017) are being finalized;
•   Please look for the upcoming call to participate to make a 2017 university-wide New England Journal of Medicine license a reality;
•   SUNY ScienceDirect titles/holdings updated (EBSCO and ProQuest);
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does you library have (purchasing) interest in Taylor/Francis ebooks), OneSource (business/marketing information), Berg Fashion Library ?
Open Educational Resources
•   Introduction to OERs course begins October 3rd; more information and registration available;

Collaborations
•   SCLD, University Faculty Senate, OLIS group working on open access issues, including webinars scheduled for Open Access Week (October 24-30, 2016).

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

OLIS News
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services and search committees are in the process of reviewing and/or finalizing applications for systems librarian and library senior strategist positions.



Links (in this document)
http://solutions.cengage.com/researcher/
http://galesupport.com/trial/sunyresearcher/
http://www.annualreviews.org/
https://www.avention.com/products   
https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/products/berg-fashion-library
http://www.cvent.com/events/open-suny-center-for-online-teaching-excellence-cote-catalog-of-offerings/custom-40-e42870a056e8489bb4ab09f0ae02faf6.aspx
https://www2.sysadm.suny.edu/Vacancy_2/submit/vacancy_description.cfm?jobDsc=LibrarySystemsSpecialist.htm&JOB_LIS_ID=7943
https://www2.sysadm.suny.edu/Vacancy_2/submit/vacancy_description.cfm?jobDsc=LibrarySeniorStrategist%2Ehtm&JOB_LIS_ID=8368

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June 8, 2016 Council meeting at Binghamton (Annual) / OLIS report (in text and attached)
« on: June 07, 2016, 11:22:05 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
June 8, 2016

SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
•   Thanks to The Aleph Group (OLIS/ITEC), the v.22 upgrade work has been completed for all development systems on the shared servers;
•   Upgrade of the production systems is scheduled to begin June 21, with completion scheduled for August 11.

SUNYConnect Library Services Platform
•   SUNYLA pre-conference program (6/8/16 1:30pm) – “Finding the Right Platform for Convergence and Cooperation: Selecting the Next ILS for SUNY”;
•   The Library Systems RFI Review team presented a substantive update/status report at the SCLD meeting in April.
 
Empire Library Delivery
•   The SUNY Council of Library Directors voted to keep ELD as a SUNYConnect core service with the current five stop/delivery parameter for all SUNYConnect participants;
•   A new agreement will have to be established between SUNY and the Empire State Library Network regarding ELD and for after December 2016.

Electronic Resources 
•   Extension of current licenses – EBSCO databases (through June 2018), EDS (June 2018), hosted Curriculum Builder application (June 2018);
•   Work on shared nursing ebook collection renewal is underway; one third of SUNYConnect participates in this shared collection (via STAT!Ref); get in touch if your campus would like to join the group; additional details coming soon;
•   Look for announcements regarding Scopus webinars, consultations and training sessions;
•   The SUNY team and Elsevier met April 19, 2016 to begin discussions on a wide range of topics (current licenses, increasing the value of current licenses, issues related to changes in scholarly communication/publication and pricing/business models);
•   EBSCO has announced that JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) is now indexed in EDS;
•   Cold calls and related inquiries – Does you library have (purchasing) interest in Emarketer, Informa (& Taylor/Francis), JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), Kanopy (new PDA customers), OECD publications,  PolicyMap , Skillsoft/Books24x7, and/or Springer/Nature ? 
Open Educational Resources
•   SUNY OER Services center announced --“Open SUNY Textbooks scales up open educational resources (OER) adoption and creation services for SUNY campuses and faculty”; “Major support and funding for expanding SUNY’s use of OER come from the SUNY Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Alex Cartwright, as well as the SUNY Office of Library and Information Services.” (from press release); also see article from Campus Technology;
•   The Intermediate OER Topics course is currently underway;
•   Thursday conference session (SUNYLA; 10:15am) – “Open SUNY Affordable Learning Solutions: An Update on OER Activities”.

Collaborations
•   The SCLD meeting included a successful “gallery walk”; thanks to those who worked to highlight some of the great things going on around SUNY libraries; take a look at the various posters here;
•   Please distribute this survey (from the University Faculty Senate) on open access and scholarly communications widely around campus.

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

OLIS News
•   Many thanks to Laura Murray for decades of service to the State University of New York and to SUNYConnect; Laura has retired from SUNY but will work part-time (remotely) on ongoing open educational resource initiatives;
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services is still awaiting final word on being able to fill at least one vacancy;  work is going forward on hiring a shared web programmer (shared with Open SUNY) as well as for a systems librarian position.

News
•   Members of OLIS will see you in Binghamton (SUNYLA 2016); expected at all or some of the conference: Carey Hatch, Maureen Zajkowski, John Schumacher, Karen Gardner-Athey, Gail Pawlowski;
•   “EBSCO Supports New Open Source Library Project”



Links (in this document)
https://sunyla2016.wordpress.com/program/pre-conference-workshops/
https://www.esln.org/
https://www.ebscohost.com/discovery/customization/curriculum-builder
http://www.statref.com/
https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus
http://www.jove.com/
http://www.emarketer.com/home1
http://informa.com/
http://informa.com/divisions/academic-publishing/
https://www.kanopystreaming.com/
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/
https://www.policymap.com/products/
http://www.skillsoft.com/business-solutions/
http://www.springernature.com/
http://textbooks.opensuny.org/suny-oer-services/
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/06/03/suny-project-to-expand-access-to-open-educational-resources.aspx
https://sunyla2016.wordpress.com/program/thursday-conference-sessions/
http://pressbooks.opensuny.org/suny-libraries/
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00sbIkDPtF0X6rb
https://www2.sysadm.suny.edu/Vacancy_2/submit/vacancy_description.cfm?jobDsc=LibrarySystemsSpecialist.htm&JOB_LIS_ID=7943
https://sunyla2016.wordpress.com/program/
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/04/22/ebsco-kuali-open-source-project/






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March 11, 2016 Council Meeting at Binghamton / OLIS report (in text and attached)
« on: March 09, 2016, 02:02:50 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
March 11, 2016

SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
•   Work is on track for the SUNYConnect LMS upgrade (Aleph v.22; on the shared servers) by summer 2016.

Library Systems Request for Information (RFI)
•   The Library Systems RFI Review team has just completed initial vendor demonstrations in regard to a new SUNYConnect library management system (March 8  & 9); vendors heard from were Ex Libris (ProQuest), Innovative, OCLC and SirsiDynix;
•   After the vendor demos, the Team will review next steps toward determining the procurement process for a new SUNYConnect LMS.

Empire Library Delivery
•   The SUNYConnect Coordinating and Finance Committee is putting together a survey seeking participants’ input/opinion regarding possible changes to the Empire Library Delivery service for SUNYConnect.

Electronic Resources 
•   A university-wide free trial of Web of Science is ongoing; trial access is available until May 6,2016;   
•   SUNY and Elsevier are meeting April 19, 2016 as an initial discussion on issues of mutual concern and interest; the SUNY group is comprised of Timothy Arnold (Jamestown), Austin Booth (Buffalo), Jessica Clemons (ESF), Constantia Constantinou (Stony Brook), Carey Hatch (OLIS), Curtis Kendrick (Binghamton), Rebecca Mugridge (Albany), Kate Pitcher (Geneseo), Trevor Riley (Ceramics/SUNYLA), John Schumacher (OLIS), Ginger Trow (Delhi);
•   EBSCO has announced that a Plum Analytics component will be added to the CINAHL (nursing) database.

Open Educational Resources
•   Registration for the Intermediate OER Topics course is now open;
•   The Introduction to OERs course is being offered again; registration deadline is March 14, 2016.

Collaborations
•   Your OLIS colleagues are working with the SUNY Council of Library Directors, SUNYLA and other groups on a number of projects, including the upcoming SCLD meeting, SCLD’s strategic plan, evaluating a new library system, OERs, Open SUNY, etc.



SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

OLIS News
•   Laura Murray has announced her retirement from SUNY as of June 2016; much thanks to Laura for her many years of service to SUNY, SUNY libraries and to the Office of Library and Information Services; she will be missed;
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services is still awaiting final word on being able to fill a number of office vacancies;
•   OLIS  has moved to 10 North Pearl (downtown Albany); contact information remains the same;

News
•   The New York State Serials Contract has been renewed.


Links (in this document)
http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/
https://www.iii.com/index.php
https://www.oclc.org/worldshare.en.html
http://www.sirsidynix.com/
https://www.esln.org/services/empire-library-delivery/
http://tinyurl.com/hjq3hp2 
http://thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services/scholarly-scientific-research/scholarly-search-and-discovery/web-of-science.html
http://plumanalytics.com/ 
http://www.cvent.com/d/2fqqyv
http://www.cvent.com/d/sfqqrd
http://open.suny.edu/
http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/spg/awards/2002021681CAN.HTM





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January 29, 2016 Council Meeting @ FIT / OLIS report (in text and attached)
« on: January 27, 2016, 01:05:51 PM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
January 29, 2016

SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
•   Work is ongoing regarding the Aleph upgrade to v22 for campuses with Aleph installed on the shared server environment at ITEC (currently at v20); while we don't anticipate major changes with Version 22 there are some nice enhancements and fixes; we expect to have the upgrade completed by summer 2016; as always, we hope to minimize any downtime;
•   A new Footprints Knowledge Base Solution is now available:
    #12458 - How To Batch Load Vendor Files of MARC Records; to access or if there are questions about these master documents, go to https://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/

Library Systems Request for Information (RFI)
•   The Library Systems RFI Review team is Shannon Pritting (chair; SUNY Poly), Maureen Zajkowski (OLIS), Rebecca Hyams (Maritime), Gregg Kiehl (Tompkins Cortland), Jenn Murray (Buffalo), Gail Pawlowski (OLIS), Violet Price (Downstate), Angela Rhodes (Morrisville), Jennifer Smathers (Brockport);
•   The team presented information on the SUNY library survey regarding a new library system as well as other activities during a January 21, 2016 webinar; a recording of the session is available; recording link has been posted to sunyla-l and scld-l email lists;
•   Tentative schedule: vendor demos (spring 2016), SUNY request for proposals (end of 2016, beginning of 2017).

Empire Library Delivery
•   Details related to the Empire Library Delivery service have been changed recently by the Empire State Library Network; SUNYConnect governance will need to decide what additional options might be available to SUNYConnect institutions and their ELD service; such changes would come into effect no sooner than July 1, 2016.

EBSCO Discovery Service
•   An EDS widget will be made available to access the NYS Historical Newspapers site directly from the EDS interface;
 
Electronic Resources 
•   A university-wide free trial of Web of Science is likely to start in mid-February; trial access will be available for approximately two months;
•   The SUNY-specific knowledgebase for ScienceDirect has been updated in EBSCO and ProQuest systems;   
•   Cold call – please contact the OLIS Liaison if you are interested in IHS Standards & Regulations Industry Products; as well as information on interest in the EBSCO product/resource, PrepSTEP
•   Thanks to Stony Brook’s participation and the SCOAP3 initiative for making the following journals open access publications: European Physical Journal C – Particles & Fields, Journal of High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics B, Physics Letter B.

SUNY Digital Repository
•   The SUNY Digital Repository includes 32 Campus Communities, 341 Collections and 40,033 Items; the SDR’s current world ranking is #418 (out of 2000+ repositories).

Open SUNY and Related Activities
•   Some OLIS staff members have been involved in a variety of Open SUNY activities (Open SUNY ALS, revising the Open SUNY “digital DNA”, etc.)

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 

News
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services has moved to 10 North Pearl (downtown Albany); contact information remains the same;
•   The New York Reference and Research Library Resources Councils are now called the Empire State Library Network.

Links (in this document)
https://www.esln.org/services/empire-library-delivery/
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/
http://thomsonreuters.com/en/products-services/scholarly-scientific-research/scholarly-search-and-discovery/web-of-science.html
https://www.ihs.com/industry/standards-and-regulations.html
https://www.ebscohost.com/academic/prepstep
http://scoap3.org/
https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/
http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/world?page=4
http://open.suny.edu/
http://opensunyals.org/
https://www.esln.org/


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Nov. 13, 2015 Council Meeting @ Cobleskill / OLIS report (in text and attached)
« on: November 12, 2015, 09:47:31 AM »
SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association 
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
November 13, 2015



SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
•   Work is underway planning the Aleph upgrade to v22 for campuses with Aleph installed on the shared server environment at ITEC (currently at v20);  While we don't anticipate major changes with Version 22 there are some nice enhancements and fixes.  We expect to have the upgrade completed by early 2017. As always, we hope to minimize any downtime.  Reasons for the upgrade:
o   No further service packs are being developed for v20 (no new functionality or bug fixes)
o   Version 20 runs on an end-of-life version of Oracle (no new updates for security and/or functionality being developed)
o   Current Aleph servers (both hardware and Operating System) will reach end-of-life in 2017.

Library Systems Request for Information (RFI)
•   The Library Systems RFI Review team is composed of members from the SUNY Council of Library Directors Executive Board, OLIS, and representatives from campuses.
•   The Team surveyed Library Directors – themes in that survey include:
   Interest in levels of data sharing and collaborative services across campuses
   Interest in building community based groups in support of implementation and ongoing maintenance
   Interest in developing system-wide workflows/processes
   Readiness (budget and staff) in taking part in a migration

•   The Team is now analyzing this input to provide additional focus for SUNYConnect LMS needs/specifications to assist in getting more streamlined and relevant proposals from the vendors in the future;
•   Vendor webinars and/or demonstrations will be scheduled;
•   To help the SUNY library community (beyond the members of the RFI Review team) acquire information on developments in library systems, a “Next Gen” Library Systems Information Group has been created in the SUNY Learning Commons.  This site contains the RFI vendor responses that have been designated for sharing internally within the larger SUNY community.  Please see the announcement about how to access the “Next Gen” Library Systems Information Group that was distributed in early July.





EBSCO Discovery Service
•   Please keep the feedback coming on the new Full Text Finder (OpenURL software) as well as on Curriculum Builder (reading list tool) use;
•   Some of the SUNY EDS sites can be found here.

Electronic Resources 
•   A SUNYConnect-wide license for the New England Journal of Medicine (2016) has been established; thanks goes to the 36 SUNYs that have made the license possible for the entire group (per-campus cost is 30% of cost if that campus licensed the journal on their own);
•   The next round of “title swapping” in regard to the SUNYConnect ScienceDirect license is underway; additional journals available on ScienceDirect as of 2016 will be made available (including Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing);
•   The university-wide license for the National Fire Protection Association (codes, etc.) has been re-established via non-library/non-OLIS funds;
•   Cold call – please contact the OLIS Liaison if you are interested in SBRNet (Sports Business Research Network) .

OLIS News
•   The SUNY Office of Library and Information Services is scheduled to move offices in mid-November 2015; contact information will remain the same.

Open SUNY and Related Activities
•   Work is currently underway on the “Intermediate and Advanced OER Topics” course adapted by Laura Murray and Karen Gardner-Athey (OLIS) from the open course OER101. The original OER101 course was designed under an IIT Grant by a team of SUNY librarians and faculty.  This course will be offered for the first time in January of 2016.  Like the introductory course, it is intended for SUNY faculty, instructional designers and librarians.
•   SUNY OERs (open educational resources) can now be cataloged in the SUNY Digital Repository (SDR). More information about this is available on the Open SUNY ALS site

News
   ProQuest signs agreement to acquire Ex Libris;

SUNYConnect Information / Resources
•   For additional information about SUNYConnect, see our updated web site -
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/
•   OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html
•   OLIS Support Portal
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/display/OLIS/Support+Portal
•   SUNYConnect union catalog
      http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ 


Links (in this document)
http://blog.sunyconnect.suny.edu/2015/09/01/library-systems-whats-next-whats-new/
mailto:sunyeds@ls.suny.edu
http://wiki.sunyconnect.suny.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=21925277   
http://www.nejm.org/
http://codesonline.nfpa.org/
http://www.sbrnet.com/Academic-Subscription.aspx
https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/handle/1951/65009
http://opensunyals.org/oer_sdr.html.
http://librarytechnology.org/news/pr.pl?id=21043 


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