InC-Lib-Vendor

[David Kennedy <>]

Andy,

That is great news!  I had a similar
conversation here at Duke a few weeks back with the AUL for IT in our library.
 We are in the same boat in terms of institutional support for this.
 And we have confidence that we can get the appropriate signatures
here as well.  I think it might be helpful if we could have a draft
of what we will be asking them to sign.

Dave

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David Kennedy
Application Developer
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831

From:	Andy Ingham <>
To:	inc-lib-vendor <>, Ann West <>, Dean Woodbeck <>
Date:	10/29/2009 09:36 AM
Subject:	[InC-Lib-Vendor] Support from UNC for letter discussed during 10/16 inc-lib-vendor call

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All --

I had a conversation with the Head of Library Systems here yesterday 
around the following topic, as quoted from the minutes of the 10/16 
call--> 
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/inclibrary/Minutes+from+Vendor+subgroup+call+10-16-09>

"So far we have concentrated on vendors that are already in InCommon.
Will want to invite, encourage, recruit vendors that are not yet 
InCommon members.  There is a second tier of vendors, those that are
already SAML based and work with UK Access Management Federation.  These
should be the next to target.  Tact might be strength in numbers;
10 or 
so institutions to sign some sort of letter asking vendor to join 
InCommon; vendors respond to their customers more than federation. 
Desirable to have signature of CIO or UL."



He felt confident that getting the signature of our University Librarian
(Associate Provost for University Libraries) wouldn't be a problem.  We
would indicate to her how building this sort of momentum and laying this
sort of groundwork is critical to any number of future initiatives.

Anyway, FYI.  We are ready to proceed with bringing that together
when 
others are.

Andy

Andy Ingham
Assistant Head, Library Systems
University Library
UNC-Chapel Hill
919-962-1288