What Six Months Can Do for You

Abstract

Wendy Robertson, Electronic Resources Systems Librarian, University of Iowa; Rob Van Rennes, Acquisitions Librarian, University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota are both planning to spend concerted effort implementing Verde during the first six months of 2008. This presentation will cover what we were able to accomplish during that time. Iowa will be focusing on the SFX-Verde synchronization, followed closely by adding licensing information to display through SFX (particularly for ILL concerns and for selectors to get information regarding our archival access). We will also be working on the connection with ALEPH in preparation for SUSHI statistics. By the end of the six months we also hope to have established basic workflows for new materials as well as for A&I databases. Minnesota will also be focusing on the SFX-Verde synchronization, license maintenance, and acquisitions. Additionally, we are analyzing and improving our internal workflows. Minnesota also hopes to have a solution for e-books and database resources.