[LIBRARYDIR] Alma questions

[Hersh-tudor, Andrew]

I'll give this a shot, Nina.  This is a rapidly moving target but we're
starting to close in.

 

-          Re joining later - the focus is on structuring the project so
that we get as many participants as possible in three waves of
implementation. The system is contributing some funds to help colleges
that would struggle to participate because of implementation costs.
We're still working out how to allocate those funds.

-          Support is the next item on our list. We need to have at
least a plan to present to the state board by the end of next week. We
have structured the project cost so that we would have two full-time
technical support folks (similar to Shellie's role, and including
Shellie), and we are well aware that Voyager support may need to
continue.  Just FYI, we're currently looking at having all of the
Voyager libraries in the first two cohorts simply because that will make
implementation easier for everyone.

-          I honestly can't reply to the question re Voyager for 3rd
party purposes.  I suspect that's simply part of the implementation
process, but I'll ask our Ex Libris rep to verify that.

 

Thank you for your questions, Nina!

 

-Andrew

 

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Nina Pitts
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:26 PM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Alma questions

 

Greetings, all,

 

I'm coming in a little late to the Alma discussions, and trying to come
up to speed with all the information. As we at Peninsula consider
whether or not we can move to Alma, I hope you can help me fill in a few
gaps in my understanding. Thanks in advance!

 

First, I would assume that the Presidents, in unanimously endorsing the
project, believe that it has the potential to benefit the whole system.
Yet, since they authorized this as an opt-in project, they must have had
concerns about whether everyone is in a position to participate. As
such, are there provisions for institutions that can't join now, but
wish to opt in at a later date?

 

As a corollary, if institutions choose not to opt in for now, but
currently utilize ORCA support, is there a continued support model
available for them, ORCA or otherwise? 

 

If colleges do join, under the proposed cohort model for Alma
implementation, colleges that belong to the later cohorts will still
need Voyager support until we go live with Alma. Will the current ORCA
contract be valid throughout the implementation period? If not, how will
Voyager support occur?

 

Also, what provisions have been made for institutions that utilize
Voyager for 3rd party purposes? For instance, we utilize SIP2
functionality to authenticate for our computer/print management system.
I know other colleges use SIP2 for 3M SelfCheck. How will this factor
into a migration cost-and-support model?

 

Thanks so much!

 

Nina

 

Nina Pitts

Library Supervisor

Peninsula College Library/Media Center

1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

(360) 417-6274

npitts at pencol.edu 

 

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