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DALNET Board Approves Selection of Ex
Libris Systems
At a specially held Board meeting in December, the DALNET Board of Directors reviewed and approved the Final Report
of the RFP Task Force. The Task Force was commended for their
work and thoughtful assessment. The final report recommended the
selection of the Ex Libris Alma library services platform (LSP) and
Primo discovery interface. DALNET has now signed a letter of
understanding with the Ex Libris company and has begun work on
contracting. Planning and preparation work for a highly
anticipated 2016 migration to the new hosted system has begun.
The DALNET office will be working with Ex Libris and DALNET
Project Managers for developing and implementing a project plan for the
migration. Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University plan to remain on their current separate systems. More information coming soon!
To read the Task Force final report, and keep track of the project, visit the Future System Planning project page. [Member Login Required] |
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DALNET Annual Call to Committees
"DALNET is a community of libraries working together to provide access
to information for research, cultural enrichment, and lifelong learning
opportunities." Our Annual Call for Committees is now open.
Send us an email at dalnet@wayne.edu for more information or if you would like to be a part of one of these groups:
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Cataloging and Database Standards (Standing Committee)
DALNET Annual Meeting Committee
Migration Work Task Force
Web Applications Specialist (Search Committee) |
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A New Way to Connect
TurboMeeting, used by DALNET for webinars,
virtual meeting access,
and remote support, is now available as a free app,
for
use
on iOS and Android devices. Users can now connect to DALNET
on
their phone or tablet with this free app. Use of the app allows you the
ease of using
integrated speakers and microphones on your device.
TurboMeeting is
also still available as a
free download for use on computers. Links to download the
free
app are below.
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The Cloud Catalog: One Catalog to Serve Them All
"So
how do institutions that supply nearly half of all the books read in
the U.S. end up so invisible on the web? Well, it’s not from a lack of
customers, that’s for sure."
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Access
for Free Online!
Growing
up digital: Media research symposium
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In Catalog
Media mentorship in libraries serving youth / Written
for
the ALSC by Cen Campbell, Claudia Haines, Amy Koester, and Dorothy
Stoltz
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In Catalog
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Corrections
made this month for commonly misspelled words in the shared catalog:
challang*
/ challeng* (15 times)
popluat*
/ populat* (2 times)
socail*
/ social* (5 times)
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Guggenheim Art Publications
Over 100 free access titles from the archives of the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum in New York
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Covers
– A series of 55 animated vintage book graphics
How would these great book covers from the past look like when set in
motion? Here we go…
Animation: Henning M. Lederer
Music: Jörg Stierle
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| The DALNET eLibrary recently added collections for FDR Fireside Chats, Gutenberg eBooks, and University of California Press. |
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