[Wactclc-alma] Flailing Around : Seven Questions

[Kitchens, Rhonda]

I am not going to be at the meeting. I have spent a substantial period of time reviewing ALMA essentials and related tutorial information in an effort to get certification. I am really starting a zero on this. ?



1)  Is there anything really important to do and communicate about the PRIMO VE and when will that take effect?


2)  My EBSCO ebooks are not showing up in the PRIMO search.  I believe I figured out how to do this. But then I questioned if the Bib records may have been suppressed. While I was in the electronic resource section, how can I tell what my EBSCO subscription is and if it will get me say..the Classic eBooks.  And I don't understand this form.  What is the Level URL? What does Bib Suppressed really mean? Will it show up in a PRIMO title search if the bib is not suppressed?  On the Full Text Service,  Are those top things checked correct? What "active until date" does one select?

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3)   The Resource management portion of ALMA Essentials is particularly oblique to me.  In the real world of daily or monthly tasks - how/what does one do with "creating sets, running, and monitoring jobs"?  I need it translated into real world tasks one might do to understand it.  The context eludes me.


4)  In all of these tutorials, what phrase am I looking for that will help my toggle search results in terms of preferences?  As in, if I want to weight one resource over another?


5) In the meetings, Sales Force is frequently mentioned.  I am not sure what the connection to Sales Force is.  Is that Ex Libris's help center? Are there charges or other issues when using live help?  I don't know my sign in to start a case. Where do I get that?


6) Where is the Resource Management Wizard?


Which may lead to:  How can I tell what tutorials are up to date in ExLIbris Knowledge Center?


7) AND finally -- what do I really need to know in terms of the Knowledgebase to get my electronic collection organized and up to date?  What goals should I set? What recurring tasks should I do?










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Rhonda K. Kitchens
Librarian
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