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<p class="MsoNormal">Good job, Amy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve started a list on the web site of people who have passed the VE certification (it’s under the ‘Alma / Primo Project’ menu):<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wactclc/alma-primo-project/primo-ve-certified-staff">https://sites.google.com/view/wactclc/alma-primo-project/primo-ve-certified-staff</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, continue posting to our Primo listserv as you pass the test, so I can add you to the list.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wade Guidry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-primo [mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Herman, Amy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 29, 2018 1:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Primo discussions <wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-primo] [External] {Disarmed} Primo VE Certification (and success)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have passed the VE admin certification exam. VE is more confusing than I anticipated, based on the training videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Amy Herman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Library Faculty | Olympic College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">1600 Chester Avenue | Bremerton, WA 98337<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:aherman@olympic.edu">aherman@olympic.edu</a> | 360-475-7256<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-primo <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guidry, Wade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 22, 2018 4:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [Wactclc-primo] {Disarmed} Primo VE Certification (and success)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some of you on the call today mentioned the Primo VE Certification program, which as those folks know, is available and ready.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As per the attached Primo Articles email sent out by Ex Libris yesterday (5/21), both the self-paced training materials and the self-scheduled test are available now:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Training/Primo_VE/00_Primo_VE_Administration_Certification_Overview">https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Training/Primo_VE/00_Primo_VE_Administration_Certification_Overview</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Those who have expressed interest in being a part of the early adopter working group will want to consider doing the certification test sooner rather than later.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The process of reviewing the training materials and passing the test will give you a better sense of what Primo VE is all about.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just FYI, I just took the test cold this afternoon, without any preparation (other than what I learned at ELUNA), and passed without too much trouble (100% score).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I actually learned a lot about Primo VE configuration in those 40 minutes. (The test covers some nuts-and-bolts stuff that I didn’t see presented at ELUNA.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And I don’t see any big technical hurdles in implementing Primo VE. You can get as fancy, or stay as simple, as you want with Primo VE.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The upside is that Primo VE does give you the flexibility to do more with Primo configuration than we can do now, particularly with managing search scopes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are 14 questions total, and you do need to score 90%+ to pass. (So, don’t miss more than one!)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You are given 60 minutes to complete the test. It took me about 40 minutes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obviously, I spent that 40 minutes referring to the course materials as I took the test.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And as I said, that 40 minutes of time with the training materials gave me a basic sense of Primo VE mechanics and functionality.<o:p></o:p></p>
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