<div dir="ltr">IT is taking over Chromebook lending at the end of the summer. I'm not sure what they plan to use. We have two circulation desks for student leadership and for STEM that use Alma, but we don't do any cataloging for them. <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><br></b></div><b>Claire Murata, MLIS</b><br>Associate Dean, Library and Learning Resources<br>Edmonds College<br>20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood WA 98036 | <a href="http://edmonds.edu" target="_blank">edmonds.edu</a><br><a href="mailto:claire.murata@edmonds.edu" target="_blank">claire.murata@edmonds.edu</a> | (425) 640-1522<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="https://employees.edmonds.edu/prtools/brand-guidelines/images/ec-college-logo.png" alt="college logo" width="155" height="37" style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><br></p></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 1:22 PM Julie Nurse via LIBRARYDIR <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg6727075964077662482">
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Centralia is the same - we use Alma/Primo for everything including technology.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The library uses Alma / Primo for everything that it manages, including technology, including laptops. I would probably lose my mind if we were asked to use another circulation system…
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<p class="MsoNormal">IT does have an internal platform for cataloging/tracking state resources (can’t recall the name) but it doesn’t integrate or otherwise connect with Alma.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The library circulates laptops to students via ALMA/Primo. IT circulates tech to employees. Not sure what they use. Dawn</p>
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