USMAI Communities of Interest

A community of interest (COI) for the USMAI consortium consists of a group of individuals from the participating libraries who share a common interest in a particular aspect of consortium activities. Anyone from the participating libraries is welcome to join any (or all) of the COIs.

The COIs are part of the new USMAI structure, outlined in the Committee Report on Restructuring. This web site will grow with the Communities.

How to join:

Pick which one or ones you want to join by reviewing the descriptions below. Then, following the instructions for the ITD Mailing Lists, subscribe to the lists that interest you.

Remember you must be a staff member of a USMAI Library to join a Community of Interest.

How to post:

Address your email to the reflector list, for example. To:COIuserinter@itd.umd.edu. The software will redirect your mail to all of the people who have signed up on that list.

COIall:

When you wish to reach everyone on all COI lists you can use the address COIall@itd.umd.edu. The email will go to everyone on the 5 COI lists, the Campus contact list and the USMERC@itd.umd.edu list.

Available Communities of Interest:

Circulation, Reserves, and ILL (COIcircresill@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan issues relevant to the consortium participants, including Aleph modules; relevant technologies, products, and services, policies, and shared needs. COI Resources Page.

Cataloging, Database Maintenance (COIcatdbmaint@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on issues related to cataloging, holdings and items, data loading, database maintenance, and shared needs. COI Resources Page.

Serials and Acquisitions processing (COIseracq@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on issues related to serials and acquisitions processing and procedures, technologies such as EDI, and shared needs. COI Resources Page.

User Interface (COIuserinter@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on designing appropriate user interfaces for all consortial electronic access, including technological approaches and user testing. COI Resources Page.

Desktop Technologies (COIdesktech@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on technology requirements and configurations for all consortial products and services, including staff and public access and mobile technologies.COI Resources Page.

Collection Management (COIcolldev@itd.umd.edu)
Focuses on collection management issues and their relationship and relevance to consortium participants. COI Resources Page

How to resign from a list

Follow the instructions for unsubscribing to the ITD Mailing Lists.

Aleph Rxes:

When someone submits an AlephRx the default is to have it copied to the relevant COI list. The purpose of this is for others to be aware of potential problems. For more information on AlephRx go to the AlephRx Help page.

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