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Alaska Library Network Catalog (ALNcat). February 2005. Agenda. Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement Overview of ALNcat Demonstration Questions & Answers. Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement (GSA). Went into Effect February 1, 2005
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Alaska Library Network Catalog (ALNcat) February 2005
Agenda • Status of Alaska Group Services Agreement • Overview of ALNcat • Demonstration • Questions & Answers
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
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
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
Availability of ALNcat • March 1 • Database added to FirstSearch authorizations • Libraries new to FirstSearch will receive their authorizations ?? • Custom interface configurations set