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January 2003 Volume 5 Number 1 Page 3 |
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Cover Story Features Additional SUNYConnect Updates Link to the SUNYConnect Committees List
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What is the evidence that we are gaining
"SUNYergy" as the SUNYConnect LMS is installed at a growing number of
libraries? At the pilot sites, Group2 and Group3 campuses there is a growing knowledge
about the ALEPH system and its capabilities. This can also be said about OLIS and the
system administration and other technical staffs at ITEC and Oswego. And we don't need to
be SUNY-centric about this question either: there are an ever increasing number of
knowledgeable ALEPH users all over the world. The avenues for collaboration are equally diverse. Email lists for tapping into this expertise span the globe. These include lists international, lists focused on North America and ones limited to SUNY (and other New York-based friends and colleagues). Resources and links available via the ALEPH portal page are derived from a number of sources. Various workshops have been offered that provide a model for future collaborations. Likewise, user groups, with national and international members offer examples for the newly formed SUNY ALEPH Users' Group (SUNYAUG). Collaboration ultimately takes place at a human, individual level. And SUNY librarians are busy making this happen by utilizing established and newly formed contacts to achieve helpful library-to-library (librarian-to-librarian) information sharing.
What are some specific examples of these tools working to create a better understanding of ALEPH? As a pilot site, Binghamton has been a leader in providing this kind of assistance. The indication is that via email and personal contacts, campus visits and over the telephone, Binghamton staff have helped out their SUNY colleagues on their travels into ALEPH-land.
The various email lists see a wide range of questions and responses. The range includes specific questions about software functions to broader inquiries regarding the implementation of a particular module or software version. Group2 librarian Lisa Murphy (Onondaga) showed that there is plenty of room at the SUNYConnect LMS table for those that aren't the main campus project contacts by answering questions of this first type.
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SUNY ALEPH Users Group (SUNYAUG) SUNYAUG Officers: Standing Committees: Campus Delegates - TBA "The purpose of the Group is:
The executive committee will be meeting in February 10th to get organized. Currently roughly 25 SUNY libraries have appointed delegates to the group. Each SUNY campus that is a member of SUNYConnect project is eligible to have a representative in SUNYAUG. Thanks to Linda Frank for her efforts as well as to those willing to volunteer for this new collaborative effort. |
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| Many more examples exist. This is
just a partial listing. Such collaborations are on the increase as the good models
available become familiar to more people. Please feel free to share other examples. When your library begins implementing its new LMS, the focus certainly is on that -- your implementation. Just as likely, however, you and your library will benefit from these and other "SUNYergistic" effects. When that time comes, please ask yourself "what can I add to this ensemble?" It is your library system and it is SUNY's. Let's show all of SUNY the power of libraries (and librarians) working together. |
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