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Overview and Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA) - February 2005 Agenda

This agenda outlines the status of the Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA) effective from February 1, 2005. It includes an overview and demonstration of ALNcat, the Alaska Library Network Catalog, which holds updated listings from all Alaska libraries. Key highlights include training sessions in multiple locations, automatic renewal for the next three years, and details on services such as unlimited interlibrary loan and cataloging. For more information, contact Rich Greenfield at Alaska.edu.

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Overview and Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA) - February 2005 Agenda

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  1. Alaska Library Network Catalog (ALNcat) February 2005

  2. Agenda • Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement • Overview of ALNcat • Demonstration • Questions & Answers

  3. Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA) • Went into Effect February 1, 2005 • Library profiles created based on survey info; existing IDs upgraded for unlimited use • Bills to be sent early March 7, 2005, for first 5 months (Feb-June) of GSA • Automatic renewal each July 1 for next 3 years • Basic services covered: unlimited ILL, cataloging and WorldCat

  4. Review of Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA) cont. • Training: post-AkLA in Anchorage, Fairbanks & Juneau • Training travel grants from ASL for GSA members • Questions & problems: contact rich.greenfield@alaska.edu • Extra GSA benefit: ALNcat, Alaska subset of WorldCat

  5. Overview of Alaska Library Network Catalog (ALNcat) • Holdings of all Alaska Libraries • Scopes by library type and geography • As holdings are updated so is the catalog • Part of FirstSearch • Custom Interface Changes

  6. Availability of ALNcat • March 1 • Database added to FirstSearch authorizations • Libraries new to FirstSearch will receive their authorizations ?? • Custom interface configurations set

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