| Time Period |
Activity
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 January 8, 2002 |
The University of Florida Board of Trustees in cooperation with the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, signs contract with Ex Libris.
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| August-December, 2001 |
Contract negotiations with "first choice" vendor ExLibris.
|
| August 28, 2001 |
SUS and Community Colleges select ExLibris as the "first choice" vendor for contract negotiations.
|
| August 22-23, 2001 |
SUS and Community Colleges visit Corporate Headquarters - Aug. 22 (ExLibris) and Aug. 23 (Endeavor)
|
| August 1, 2001 |
Community Colleges site visit to Georgia Perimeter College (Endeavor)
|
| July 17, 2001 |
Community Colleges site visit to Notre Dame University (ExLibris)
|
| July12, 2001 |
First meeting of the new combined SUS and CC Library Management System committee
|
| May 21-22, 2001 |
Vendor scripted demos for Community College members (Endeavor)
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| May 17-18, 2001 |
Vendor scripted demos for Community College members (ExLibris)
|
| May 2001 |
Community Colleges read and evaluate short list vendors' written responses
|
| April 18-20 2001 |
SUS Site Visit to McGill University (ExLibris)
|
| March 27-30 2001 |
SUS Site Visit to University of Georgia and Georgia State (Endeavor)
|
| March 19-20 2001 |
SUS Site Visit to University of Iowa (ExLibris)
|
| March 18 2001 |
The vendors were notified that the community colleges and possibly
the State Library would be participating. An addendum to the ITN
asking for software/hardware specs was sent with a response date of late
March, early April.
|
| March 6-7 2001 |
Vendor scripted demo included CC observers: ExLibris
|
| February 27-28
2001 |
Vendor scripted demo included CC observers: Endeavor
|
| February 2001 |
FCLA and CCLA were notified of proviso language in the governor's budget
that specified that the sam LMS software was to be used by both. Collaboration
between FCLA and CCLA on new LMS software selection began.
|
| February 2 2001 |
Short list announced: Endeavor, ExLibris
|
| January 29-31
2001 |
LMSC/FAC's scoring retreat
|
| December 2000 |
FACs scored responses from vendors
|
| October 2000 |
Issued ITN (due Dec 1, 2000):
Six vendors responded: DRA, Endeavor, epixtech, ExLibris, Innovative,
VTLS
|
| April 2000 |
LMS workshop:
Panel on RFP process with representatives from IN, SUNY, GA, WI, MI
Functional Advisory Committees working session with 45 people
|
| Spring 2000 |
Legislature appropriated $3.77M to SUS for new LMS
|
| Fall 1999 |
Funding request to BOR
|
| August 1999 |
Informational site visits to Emory University (Sirsi) and Ga. State
(Endeavor)
|
| December 1998 |
Eight Responses Received: DRA, Endeavor, EOSI, epixtech, ExLibris,
Innovative, VTLS, Sirsi
|
| October 1998 |
Issued an RFI (due Dec 1998)
|
| Summer 1997 |
SUS library directors appointed an SUS wide LMS committee to investigate
existing library systems
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