Abstract
One of the powers of Java is the ability to build reusable modules (objects)-modules that are highly portable across hardware and OS environments, that are extremely flexibility and very scalable. This means they can be shared by organizations that have common needs-like many of us in higher education. The "shared solutions" potential of Java encourages institutions to join together to share best practices, innovative methodologies, tools, and actual modules. The purpose of this session is to continue building the awareness of JA-SIG-its purpose and plan, how it works, and how you can plug your institution into this Java technology repository.