Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Turn and Face the Strange ILS KIRSTEN DAVIS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR (ALMA ILS) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SHAY BEEZLEY MANAGER, METADATA & CATALOGING UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
About Chambers Library, pre-implementation Existing ILS (Voyager) had been in use for 12 years Dedicated to staying with Ex Libris, so no questions of “which ILS?” FTE of ~12,500, but data was on the smaller side (compared to the served population) with about 625,000 bibliographic records representing the collection Along with Alma, our locally hosted instance of Primo would migrate to the cloud
Questions? Chambers Library staff hard at work learning Alma with the help of Ex Libris’ trainers
Timing Committee Formation Communication
Timing
Committee Formation
Communication
11x17 poster displayed on the library’s bulletin boards Created by Emrys Moreau, Metadata & Cataloging Librarian Communication
Modified version for social media (mainly Facebook and Instagram) Communication Announcement in campus newsletter
Lessons Learned Co-Leadership
More Questions? Chambers Library staff still hard at work learning Alma with the help of Ex Libris’ trainers
Kirsten Davis Application Administrator (ALMA ILS) University of Central Oklahoma Shay Beezley Manager, Metadata & Cataloging University of Central Oklahoma