Alma and Primo VE Project updates: Week of 3/18/2019

For a collated list of past weeks, please review the Weekly highlights of the Alma and Primo VE project page.

Highlights: Week of 3/18/2019

• CARLI Office staff:
  • Reviewed the Alma Collaborative Network training for consortia.
  • Are preparing to test the extraction of Vanguard library data from Voyager. 
  • Discussed date options with Ex Libris for the upcoming in-person Vanguard Library workshop. 
  • Ex Libris granted the CARLI staff and the Vanguard Library primary contacts access to the implementation project in Basecamp. Basecamp is a project management software program, which we will use to track deadlines, manage communication, and share documentation.
• Vanguard Libraries
  • Vanguard primary contacts are becoming familiar with the Basecamp software's features, and are reviewing the uploaded documentation.
  • Watched the Navigation and Searching training using the Alma/Primo VE sandboxes for hands-on exercises.
• Your library can:
  • Continue working on the Pre-Migration Database Maintenance page's prioritized data cleanup projects, starting with the "Critical" projects. All Critical projects must completed by the end of August 2019.
    • We want to thank you for your efforts so far. The 40 reports that are available via CARLI Web Reports have been run over 700 times in the week since we announced this list.
  • Stay tuned for patron record/circulation/UB strategic cleanup priorities. 
  • Review the CARLI Alma & Primo VE webpage and Frequently Asked Questions.