InC-Lib-Vendor

[Ann West <>]

BTW, as I mentioned, I'm happy to have you or someone else pick this stuff up 
if you want it done earlier. I have the UK list and can forward that along. 

I can then catch up with you when I get back from Educause...

Ann


----- "Ann West" <> wrote:

> David,
> 
> I'd be happy to pitch this on the call tomorrow.
> 
> In thinking a bit more, here are the tasks. There are a couple of new
> ones (like the sponsoring offer...do we want to do that?):
> 
> - Develop the letter draft and vett
>   - includes invitation to join InC
>   - includes list of customer campuses willing to test/work with them
>   - includes invitation to optional conference call to talk more
>   - offer on behalf of lead campus to sponsor vendor into InC
>   - X person will follow up with them
> - Compare InC and UK lists and develop list of potential vendors
> - Develop wiki page where campuses can indicate interest
>   - are they willing to "sign" a letter that includes library and IT
> contact names
> - Publicize and give InC participants X weeks to complete
> - Review after x weeks and determine which vendors to contact
> - Send list out to InC participants to vett. Give one week.
> - Identify lead campus for each vendor contact. Choose appropriate
>   person to send the letter to the vendor.
> - Send out letters (emails really)
> - Follow up with vendors if no response (who does this? campus?)
> - InC set up conference calls as needed
> - InC help do the sponsoring letters for campuses, as requested
> - Vendors join
> - Campuses pilot with vendor
> - Vendors go into production
> - Declare project success
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Ann
> 
> 
> ----- "David Kennedy" <> wrote:
> 
> > Ann
> >
> > Are you planning on being on the call tomorrow? If so, would you be
> > willing to pitch the idea to the larger group? There may be some
> from
> > the use case subgroup that would be willing to join this effort.
> >
> > I can start work on comparing the membership lists.
> >
> > For advancing the conversation both at my own university and for
> > recruiting other universities, I think it is important that we have
> a
> > draft letter quickly and a list of potential vendors that we
> consider
> > in that 2nd tier.
> >
> > I was assuming that you would be the one to do the initial draft of
> > that letter. Would you be able to do that part sooner than
> > mid-November? Or would you want one of us to take the first stab at
> it
> > if we wanted it sooner?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> > -----
> > David Kennedy
> > Application Developer
> > Perkins Library, Duke University
> > (919) 613-6831
> > 
> >
> >
> >     From:   Ann West <>
> >     To:     David Kennedy <>
> >     Cc:     inc-lib-vendor <>, Dean
> > Woodbeck <>, Andy Ingham
> <>
> >     Date:   10/29/2009 12:39 PM
> >     Subject:        Re: [InC-Lib-Vendor] Support from UNC for letter
> discussed
> > during 10/16 inc-lib-vendor call
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > All,
> >
> > This is good news! Now to just compare the membership lists and
> start
> > the letter.
> >
> > FYI...I'm happy to do this but won't get to it until mid-November.
> If
> > someone would like to start something earlier, that would be fine
> too.
> > I'm happy to pick up/join in at the later date.
> >
> > Best,
> > Ann
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- "David Kennedy" <> wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > -----
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > > 
> >
> > --
> > Ann West, Sr. Program Manager
> > Internet2/InCommon/Michigan Tech
> > 
> > 
> > office: +1.906.487.1726
> 
> --
> Ann West, Sr. Program Manager
> Internet2/InCommon/Michigan Tech
> 
> 
> office: +1.906.487.1726

-- 
Ann West, Sr. Program Manager 
Internet2/InCommon/Michigan Tech 
 
 
office: +1.906.487.1726