August 14, 2019 Meeting of Life Sciences

Time and Location of Meeting

August 14, 201910:30 am - 12:00 pm 206 Funk Library

Agenda Details

Agenda

  1. 10:30-11:00am – Alma/Primo Implementation (Michael Norman, Cherie’ Weible, Janelle Sander, Chris Prom)
  2. Approval of 5/8 minutes (taken by Erin) 
  3. LSD Subject Areas for Library website (Kelli)
  4. Review onboarding for Janis (Sarah)
  5. Committee assignments and reports – AC, CDC, others
  6. Round Table
  7. Adjourn

Minutes Details

Minutes

  1. 10:30-11:00am – Alma/Primo Implementation (Michael Norman, Cherie’ Weible, Janelle Sander, Chris Prom)
    1. Alma/Primo VE- Implementation and Cut-Over/Go Live Timeline.
      1. Same information/slides from Main meeting that Kelli attended.
        1. https://www.library.illinois.edu/geninfo/discoveryservices/ils-coordination-team/ (slides link in middle page under “PowerPoint presentation on Alma/Primo VE implementation”).
      2. Janelle mentioned that being a tester is great because we can see what data we want to migrate and wipe when we retest.
      3. Michael mentions Alma says that we can use the analytics side to look at withdrawn items, things like that, but it remains to be tested.
      4. Have to get certification and pass a test in order to configure Alma during second test phase.
      5. Cataloguing: can use non MARC, e.g. pulled Ideals data over recently.
        1. While there is a digital library component we did not buy that for now.
      6. A lot more functionality in ALMA- instead of charge and discharge it says loans and returns.
        1. While Alma does have anonymization, it might not be immediately, they have to test that, it might be every 24 hours or so.
    2. Qs: Erin asked about vet med self checkout
      1. Michael said they have asked Alma to help them figure that out and they agreed to help them work on it for VM and UGL.
    3. Qs: Ryan R.: What about the nursing collection and how will it circulate?
      1. Michael and Janelle think it would be a separate login. They had not thought about it, but will check into it.
    4. Qs: Susan: Do we have access to the test interface.
      1. Michael says you will in October, they want early adopters at each library-at least one. After January they will hit training hard.
    5. Peg: Can patrons play with it ahead of time?
      1. Michael says lessons learned last year, power users got pretty frustrated. CARLI is supposed to give everyone a head’s up and then allow us to create a user testing group and keep people in the loop.
    6. Qs: Susan: How will permissions transfer?
      1. Michael says some will automatically come over, but also they will go in and review. They are looking now at mapping. They will actually meet next week to try to figure it out.
  2. Approval of 5/8 minutes (taken by Erin)
    1. Unanimously approved.

  3. LSD Subject Areas for Library website (Kelli)
    1. Terms and specialists clarified. Kelli will submit our final suggestions re: LSD to RMT then RMT will send out list one last (hopefully) time via the division reps to confirm.
    2. RMT subgroup of Alex Cabada, Joe Lenkart, and Kelli Trei plan to suggest that RMT oversees this list in the future.
      1. This is contingent on an edit to the bylaws that states that divisional representation on RMT is mandatory.
  4. Review onboarding for Janis (Sarah)
    1. Sarah has meetings set up with Janis.
  5. Committee assignments and reports – AC, CDC, others

 

  1. Round Table
  2. Adjourn