[Wactclc-alma] Course Reserves End Date

[Thomas, Kirsti]

Because we have so many courses that will always be taught and will always have textbooks on reserve, we set the course end dates way out.  Right now we have a bunch with 2030 end dates.

On a tangent: If you’re creating a new course from scratch in Alma, it’s possible to create it without any expiration date at all.  That’s what I’ve recommended my Reserves folks do when they create new Courses.

But we’ve learned that if an existing course already has an expiration date (because Voyager required it(?) and you imported the course record from Voyager), you can’t clear the expiration date field and make it blank no matter how much you try. ☹

Kirsti S. Thomas
Library Technical Services Manager
Seattle Colleges
kirsti.thomas at seattlecolleges.edu



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Tammy,

I can use the API to update the expiration date on those courses.

I don’t think there’s any update tool in Alma proper.

Just let me know what new date you would like to use.

If the courses are pretty set (ie, they don’t change much over time), it’s safe to push the expiration date out further into the future (2 years, or whatever).

You can always adjust the courses that end up being discontinued.


Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
wadeg at bigbend.edu<mailto:wadeg at bigbend.edu>
(509) 760-4474
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Course Reserves only show up in Primo if the course is active and the Course End Date is in the future.  Currently all our courses are set to end 6/17/18.  Is there a way to update all of the course end dates in a single job instead of editing each course?  I keep thinking there was a new job I could run but I can’t find it.  Or do you recommend a new date far in the future?

Tammy

Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS
Director – Library & Media Services  ​
Yakima Valley College
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