Black = Questions Asked; Blue = Answers to Questions; Red = Questions still outstanding; Orange = Question deferred to "Ask an Expert" Green = Answer/procedures updated and/or changed int he course of the implementation
General Situation:
Response (3/28/16) via Brandon: Ex Libris and ProQuest are currently reviewing their 3 statistical packages (UStat, Alma Analytics and Intota) and determining what they want to do with them in a merged Ex Libris/ProQuest environment.
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- Availability of usage statistics during Test Phase and Beyond (June 2016 - May 2017)
Response (3/30/16) via Brandon: I will ask ExL to update us on their plans in as much detail as they can currently provide as well as address what functionality will be present in our test instances.
Response (9/23/16): CSU CSU can access COUNTER report service on ALMA starting in October 2016
- USTAT Availability From 2016 Q3 to Go Live Date
Response (3/28/2016 (Email on 10/4 indicated functionality was activated; Email of 10/14 indicated de-activation to load data from USTAT for 10/14 to 10/22)
Response (ExL HQ email to Brandon, 10/14): Alma Analytics COUNTER should be active starting October 23 (and COUNTER data will be retained at cutover)
- USTAT Availability From 2016 Q3 to Go Live Date
Response (3/28/16) via Brandon: Ex Libris announced in Feb 2016 that the ALMA roadmap for 2016 Q3 includes uploading and SUSHI retrieval of COUNTER usage data moving from UStat to ALMA. As part of this transition, UStat will no longer be available to ALMA customers.
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Response (9/26/16): SUSHI Configurations will be retained from testload to "Go Live," but COUNTER data will not be retained.will be retained at cutover (ExL HQ email to Brandon, 10/14)
Follow-up (9/26/14): Since all COUNTER data loaded during testload (October 2016 and Summer 2017) will not be retained, will we continue have access to USTAT through summer 2017?
Follow-up (ExL HQ email to Brandon, 10/14):
- Campuses should move from USTAT to Alma Analytics on October 23
- existing COUNTER data will be migrated from USTAT (October 10-22)
- COUNTER data on Alma Analytics will be retained at cutover
- ALMA support for COUNTER reports
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