This month, the Ex Libris Implementation Team welcomed back Megan Drake from Ex Libris for our follow up to the six-month health check. Following two days of meeting with representatives from various Ex Libris working groups, Megan provided some very… Continue Reading
As we move into spring semester, the Ex Libris Implementation Team is working towards optimizing our workflows and resolving remaining issues in the systems. We passed a major milestone in December with the end of our subscription to Symphony. Integrated… Continue Reading
As we reach the midpoint of the semester, the focus of the Ex Libris project has begun to shift from planning and implementation to maintenance and support. Since its formation, the team has received close to 700 questions, comments, and… Continue Reading
The fall semester has started, and September 5 marks the third month of Alma and QuickSearch implementation. We have focused on rectifying known problems in preparation for the new school year, and have made many improvements to the system and… Continue Reading
After much planning and preparation from all of the Libraries, QuickSearch and Alma went live on June 5. It’s so hard to believe that we are already almost four weeks past go live! The implementation team would like to thank… Continue Reading
Our new library system Alma and Primo (a.k.a QuickSearch) are expected to go live next week. It is incredibly exciting to be in the home stretch after more than a year of hard work. We truly appreciate what library colleagues,… Continue Reading
Alma Workshop From March 13 to 15, an Ex Libris consultant came to the Libraries and facilitated a three-day workshop on Alma workflows. The first one and half days of the workshop were devoted to technical services topics, from ordering… Continue Reading
Migration Milestones in February The implementation project continued to move forward at a brisk pace. The Libraries’ Implementation Team finished the Alma configuration form and the Primo Central Index activation form. Ex Libris completed the Alma test data load and… Continue Reading
New Milestones in January Throughout January, the Ex Libris Implementation Team focused on preparing for Symphony to Alma test load. Thanks to the hard work of Chris Sterback, Gracemary Smulewitz, and other team members, we successfully turned in the migration… Continue Reading
The entire Ex Libris Implementation Team attended the State of the Libraries on December 6 and appreciated the opportunity to engage library faculty and staff there. We thank everyone who came to our table and talked to us about the… Continue Reading