SUNY Office of Library and Information Services
Report to SUNY Librarians Association
Karen Gardner-Athey (karen.gardner-athey@suny.edu)
January 17, 2019
SUNY Library Services Platform (LSP)
• ExLibris and LSP Project led Alma training was held December 11-14, 2018; thanks to Upstate Medical for hosting;
• ExLibris has complemented the entire SLC migration staff for their migration efforts. They are holding this group up as a model for other consortia;
• Acquisistions Start up Task Force has been meeting regularly to immerse themselves in Alma Acquisitions and workflows;
• Alma training documentation is being worked on by the various working groups;
• Dates for In Person Alma training are being worked on and will be announced soon; a total of 5 one day sessions will be offered a various locations;
• LSP update webinar will be held on January 18;
• 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;
Open Educational Resources
• September 1st Michael Daly began working for SUNY OER Services;
• On December 6th, a SUNY OER Services meeting was held with staff; task assignments were discussed as was the review and funding of campus OER courses;
• A Campus Champions meeting will be held at Suffolk County Community College on February 1st and 2nd; similar events are scheduled at other campuses;
• Tony DeFranco and Michelle Beechey are now working full time for SUNY Open Services;
Open Access
• Symposia regarding open access and the SUNY Open Access Resolution were scheduled for Buffalo (October 15th) and Stony Brook (October 26th);
• An Open Access celebration was held at University at Albany on October 25th; OLIS staff were in attendance;
SUNY Libraries Consortium (SLC)
• SLC Fall Meeting was held in Saratoga November 7- 8;
• Jenica Rogers has accepted a new position at SUNY Potsdam and will step down from the SLC Board;
• SLC bylaws are being developed to guide the work of the Executive Director, the Board and the organization;
• The Commercial Products Committee (CPC) is working to establish a framework for moving the forward into commercial product evaluation and purchasing;
OLIS / SUNY News
• OLIS continues to work with the LSP project managers as part of the Alma migration;
• OLIS is planning for Alma support. The plan is to have 3 – 4 support individuals in place by April, and to bring the total up to 8 by the Alma go live date June/July 2019. All of this depends on the availability of qualified individuals.
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
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