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)
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