Hello All,

Since our ai-sig listserv has been created, I figured that I would kick off the conversation.  This week, I discovered a new cool tool, called Zapier (https://zapier.com/), which allows one to automate workflows.  Zapier includes Microsoft Co-Pilot to help one create workflows and some workflow templates already exist.  As the new Aha admin, I'm using Zapier to create a "zap", which retrieves the CSV file attachment in Gmail, which I'm sending of all the enhancements at 2am PST and it uploads and replaces the file as a Google spreadsheet on Google Drive.  I'm then able to share the link to the Google spreadsheet in Aha.  It is labeled "Export all enhancement requests (current as of 10am UTC)".  We're using UTC as the Aha system is being used both ELUNA and IGeLU.

Zapier.com seems like Microsoft's Power Automate (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-automate) as well as Ex Libris's new open workflows tool (n8n).

Does anyone know of any other tools, which may be useful in automating processes, even with built-in AI?

Thanks,

Ryan

Tenured Systems Librarian/Associate Professor

ASCCC OERI Liaison

ZTC Degree Program Grant Faculty Coordinator

ELUNA Steering Committee Rialto Liaison and Secretary

West Los Angeles College

Library and Learning Resources Division

9000 Overland Avenue

Culver City, CA 90230

(310) 287-9020

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