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
, 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.comhttp://commons.suny.edu/slc/feed/http://commons.suny.edu/slc/2017/09/11/new-email-discussion-list/ https://zoom.us/j/800309297http://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-collectionhttps://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22113 https://buzz.springshare.com/virtualoffice/ginna/libapps/libguideshttps://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/educationhttp://open-nys.org/https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/oerworkshops/landingpagehttp://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/ 
