March 10, 2025
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LSP Migration
- Mar 11: Register for the next LSP Milestone Update. (Note this meeting has been changed to require registration so that it’s added to your calendars.) The meeting will be recorded.
- Mar 17: Register for E-Resource Management Working Group Open Discussion on March 17 at 2-3PM. Details below.
- Mar 19: Register for Discovery and User Experience (DUX) Working Group Open Call: Do Looks Matter? Introduction to Primo Configuration," on 3/19, 10AM. Details below.
- Mar 19: Register for the Walk Through the Go Live Checklist: Primo VE (Part 2) March 19, 11-12PM. Details below.
- Check the Technical Freeze page for dates and impacts, a short video with recommendations for local record cleanup with more on InfoHub. Details below.
- New micro-learning recordings available: Searching in Alma, Customizing Primo VE using Primo Studio
- New recordings available: Walk Through the Go Live Checklist: Primo VE (Part 1).
- Your LSP Project Lead can address any LSP question or concern.
Announcements
New record cleanup recommendations
An Acquisitions, Cataloging, and E-Resources (ACE) project team was formed from the relevant LSP working groups to produce recommendations for local record cleanup projects as well as the new Record Contribution to the Network Zone Policy. The Recommendations for Pre-Cutover Sierra Cleanup and Decision Tree for E-resource Migration to Alma documents have been reviewed by the Training & Documentation Working Group and can be utilized prior to technical freeze on March 28th. The ACE team created a short video on cleanup recommendations and 3 new documents on step-by-step record cleanup have been added to InfoHub. More detailed information will be shared with functional teams.
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Webinars
LSP E-Resource Management Working Group Open Discussion, Mar 17, 2PM
The Electronic Resource Management LSP Working Group invites those who work directly with electronic resources, as well as any other interested library staff, to register for another open discussion on March 17 at 2-3pm about the migration to Alma and what it means for e-resources both within the consortium and on your campus. Bring your questions and plans for the upcoming data load and technical freeze. Topics may include data cleanup for electronic resources, maintaining e-resources in Alma, usage statistics, and activating collections in Alma. Please feel free to submit questions or topics for discussion in advance. This session will be recorded.
Discovery and User Experience Working Group Open Call: Do Looks Matter? Intro to Primo Configuration, Mar 19, 10AM
Please register to hear colleagues from the DUX Working Group share inspiration and tips for making configuration changes to the look and feel of your Primo interface. Simon Robbins from University of Dayton will share how they applied custom CSS, HTML, and JavaScript to their Primo instance and will detail the rationale behind their design decisions, the steps they took to implement those decisions, and how others can apply a similar approach at their institution. Sharon Gravius from Ursuline College will share how she’s tackled Primo VE configurations at a small school with a single librarian focusing on using existing documentation and creative searching to accomplish customization tasks without a coding background.
Walk Through the Go Live Checklist: Primo VE (Part 2), Mar 19, 11AM
Register for Walk Through the Go Live Checklist: Primo VE (Part 2), March 19 at 11AM-12PM. Required roles can be found on the session’s calendar page. It will be recorded. Covered in this session—can you:
- renew loans via Primo VE for test patrons?
- create a request in Primo VE for external and internal test patrons?
- view fulfillment activities for test patrons via My Library Card?
- view links to e-resources?
- access full text on campus?
- access full text off campus through proxy?
Vendor Information
CANCELED For Authors: OhioLINK Wiley Open Access Author Workflow, March 11, 11AM
This webinar will be rescheduled. Anyone who had already registered for it received a cancellation directly from Cisco Webex.
