Going Live with Alma Three Library Experiences: Getty Research Institute Tarrant County College California State University, Fullerton Charleston Conference | November 5, 2015
Susan Flanagan Getty Research Institute Los Angeles, California Collection Development Librarian Moon Kim California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Acquisitions Librarian Ann Kutulas Tarrant County College Hurst, Texas Cataloger
Getty Research Institute
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Private art library 1,000,000 volumes of books, serials and auction catalogs 100,000 ebooks & 350 databases 20,000 linear feet of Special Collections archives Research Institute for graduate level or above Readers stay one week or forever Scholar themed year 85% of materials in closed stack vaults; printed material 30 miles in off-site storage Getty Research Institute
Getty Research Institute’s Timeline Planning, planning, planning Voyager and Primo live July 2012 Alma and Primo September 2012 Added Rosetta September 2013
Tarrant County College Located in Tarrant County Five separate campuses in Fort Worth (3), Arlington, and Hurst; as well as other satellite campuses First campus opened in 1965 Fall 2014 enrollment: 50,628; Spring enrollment: 46,917 Offering seven types of Associate degrees, as well as degrees and certifications in more than 60 different occupational/technical programs, includes 70 Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees and about 130 Certificates of Completion Mission statement: Tarrant County College provides affordable and open access to quality teaching and learning.
One technical services department that works with all five libraries No print card catalog, began with a main frame catalog Implemented Voyager in 2001 Implemented SFX and Primo TotalCare in 2012 Migrated to Alma on August 15, 2015 (about 4 month migration timeframe) Collection includes print materials, e-books, periodicals, standing orders, etc… Tarrant County College’s Timeline
CSUs
California State University, Fullerton’s Timeline Part of the CSU consortium Currently on Millennium, SFX, and Verde Go Live in summer 2017
Preparing to Migrate and Early Issues The long and short timeframes What if you get a migration re-do?
Current Workflows Adapting to changes Re-evaluating workflows Constant learning Interoperability with other ExLibris products Third-party integration
Future is Bright It gets better Monthly and weekly updates Submitting cases and enhancement requests Regular ExLibris service calls Keeping up with Alma, Primo, and Rosetta via listservs Institutional meetings Increased collaboration
Questions and Comments Ann Kutulas Moon Kim Susan Flanagan