PALNI has the following training sessions available at INCOLSA in October, November and December 2006.

Aleph version 17:

October 10 & 11 – Cataloging
October 17 & 18 – Acquisitions
October 19 – Systems Librarian
October 24 – SFX
October 25 – Serials

November 6 – Circulation
November 7 & 8 – Cataloging
November 15 & 16 – Acquisitions
November 16 – MetaLib
November 30 - Serials

December 5 & 6 – Cataloging
December 12 – Systems Librarian
December 13 & 14 – Acquisitions
December 20 – Serials

If anyone is interested in Course Reserves training, please contact Susan Fipps at susan@palni.edu.

The link below will take you to the INCOLSA Calendar where you can register for any of the training sessions. Just click on the training session to register. Please keep in mind that registration will close one week prior to session.

http://www.incolsa.net/WebCal/MonCal.html

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Chelsa Rowley at chelsa@incolsa.net or 317-298-6570 ext. 130.

The November, 2005 Issue of SMUG 4 EU, The European Newsletter for SFX/MetaLib Users is attached. This issue includes articles on

• The MetaLib/SFX KnowledgeBase
• An interview with Chris Roberts, one of the Ex Libris MetaLib Product Managers
• The Importance of MetaData sharing
• Configuring Local SFX Targets

The 20 page newsletter is in Acrobat 'pdf' format, so you will need an Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC to open the attachment.

Version 3 of SFX went live at appx. 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. We did encounter a few problems and delays along the way, but the process was completed in amazingly short order and, it was hoped, with relatively little pain. The entire process took exactly six weeks, from software download to final switchover. Some of the enhancements in Version 3 are:

+ An updated look to the web pages, including improved CSS stylesheet support.
+ An improved Admin interface, with the inclusion of several previously "Unix only" controls.
+ The ability to include local objects.
+ An enhanced A to Z list of e-journals.
+ Plus numerous software fixes and improvements.

Our thanks to the systems librarians who had to work very fast to migrate their SFX customizations to the new version.

Next Up: Upgrading MetaLib!