Hello.
OLIS Report (below and attached)
John
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SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNYLA Executive Board/Council
John Schumacher (john.schumacher@suny.edu)
March 11, 2011
SUNYConnect LMS and Related Activities
• Union Catalog – SUNYCatalog, a union catalog replacement system using the WorldCat API is available at
http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ This system has replaced the Aleph-based union catalog;
• ebrary MaRC records – these have been added to the catalogs of the subscribing campuses (50,000 records; 18 campuses); details related to future updates (to be completed by the campuses) will be distributed;
• Upgrade to Aleph version 20 – the upgrade process (directly related to campus systems) begins later this month; campus-specific upgrade schedule (and additional information) can be found in OLIS Documents
http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/olisdocs/public/Aleph/Version_20_Upgrade_Calendar/ Project completion is scheduled for August 2011.
Electronic Resources
• Oxford University Press offer for their Oxford Bibliographies Online (
http://aboutobo.com/ ); Proposal and trial information (via OLIS Documents) -
http://tinyurl.com/4562khq • EBSCO has modified their Integrated Search product to include the new SUNYConnect union catalog; awaiting this change from Serials Solutions (360 Search);
• The 360Link “SUNY Science Direct Titles” list was updated in February (tracks 2227 titles including new titles added for 2011);
• Gale has announced a 3% price increase for Opposing Viewpoints In Context.
OLIS and Other Projects [partial list]
• Ongoing operational and support services related to SUNYConnect LMS, electronic resources, etc.; OCLC reclamation for various SUNYConnect campuses; discussions related to contracting issues; additional tasks related to Aleph upgrades and training; re-design of SUNYConnect web (using Confluence software); SUNY “Report Card” and significant other efforts related to the SUNY strategic plan.
SUNYConnect Information / Resources
• For additional information about SUNYConnect
http://www.SUNYConnect.suny.edu/ http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/sunyergy• OLIS’ Footprints Service Request System
http://service.sunyconnect.suny.edu/footprints/help.html • OLIS Support Portal
http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/support/• SUNYConnect union catalog
http://search.sunyconnect.suny.edu/ • OLIS Documents Area
http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/olisdocs/ • The OLIS web log -
http://www.sunyconnect.suny.edu/blog/ 
