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* [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/ProtGesamt20071129 Minutes of the meeting]
* [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/ProtGesamt20071129 Minutes of the meeting]


The Aleph Server is currently used by [http://www.gwdg.de/service/info-mpg/aleph/#bib 30 libraries belonging to 35 MPIs]. MPDL is responsible for overall coordination and licensing matters. Hosting, Support and most of the system librarians' tasks are done by [http://www.gwdg.de GWDG]. The [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/AlephTeam Aleph team] is a group of MPI librarians and members of MPDL and GWDG. They meet about twice a year to discuss different topics, e.g. ongoing developments, roll out of software upgrades and the cooperation of the partners. The Aleph Team also issues a bi-monthly [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/Newsletter Newsletter] informing the librarians of its ongoing work.
Aleph is an integrated library system (ILS) by [http://www.exlibrisgroup.com Ex Libris]. Since 2000 the Max Planck Society and the [http://www.gwdg.de GWDG] have been running a central Aleph server for MPI libraries.
 
The Aleph server is currently used by [http://www.gwdg.de/service/info-mpg/aleph/#bib 30 libraries belonging to 35 MPIs].
 
MPDL is responsible for overall coordination and licensing matters. Hosting, support, and central system librarians' tasks are done by GWDG. System librarians in the MPIs take care of their libraries' individual setup and, in a joint [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/AnsprechpartnerInnen#Setup-AG working group] with GWDG, of a standardized setup for those libraries wishing their setup to be maintained centrally. Another [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/AnsprechpartnerInnen#Web-OPAC-AG working group] develops and keeps up to date a corporate design for the [http://aleph.mpg.de/F Aleph OPAC].
 
The [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/AlephTeam Aleph team] is a group of MPI librarians and members of MPDL and GWDG. They meet about twice a year to discuss different topics, e.g. ongoing developments, the roll out of software upgrades and the participation of the partners in national and international Aleph user groups. The Aleph Team issues a bi-monthly [http://alephwiki.gwdg.de/index.php/Newsletter Newsletter] informing the librarians of its ongoing work.


* [http://www.gwdg.de/service/info-mpg/aleph/ General information on the MPS Aleph Server] (public)
* [http://www.gwdg.de/service/info-mpg/aleph/ General information on the MPS Aleph Server] (public)

Revision as of 10:27, 15 January 2008

Aleph meeting on Nov 29th, 2007, in Göttingen[edit]

Aleph is an integrated library system (ILS) by Ex Libris. Since 2000 the Max Planck Society and the GWDG have been running a central Aleph server for MPI libraries.

The Aleph server is currently used by 30 libraries belonging to 35 MPIs.

MPDL is responsible for overall coordination and licensing matters. Hosting, support, and central system librarians' tasks are done by GWDG. System librarians in the MPIs take care of their libraries' individual setup and, in a joint working group with GWDG, of a standardized setup for those libraries wishing their setup to be maintained centrally. Another working group develops and keeps up to date a corporate design for the Aleph OPAC.

The Aleph team is a group of MPI librarians and members of MPDL and GWDG. They meet about twice a year to discuss different topics, e.g. ongoing developments, the roll out of software upgrades and the participation of the partners in national and international Aleph user groups. The Aleph Team issues a bi-monthly Newsletter informing the librarians of its ongoing work.