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Alma NERS Enhancement process and voting (from Alma-L Jan 28 2019)
Alma enhancement timelines
(based on dates from 2017 & 2018 cycles)
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Submit new Alma enhancements to NERS (2 weeks)
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Alma 1st Round Enhancement Descriptions here
Alma 2nd Round Enhancement Descriptions here
| When | What | ||||||
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Feb. 9-Apr. 25, 2020 April 26-May 10, 2020 May 11-13, 2020 May 14, 2020 May 15-July 9, 2020 July 12- July 25, 2020 | Enhancement Team reviews, dedupesdedups, scopes, verifies , and sets up vote in NERS (5-6 weeks) | End of March – Mid-April | First round of voting (2 -3 weeks) Mid-April – End of April
Enhancement team Team reviews results, prepares to send to Ex Libris for pointing (1 week) | Mid-April | Enhancements to point sent to Ex Libris Mid-April – early/mid-June Ex Libris pointing work (6-8 weeks, includes including ELUNA meeting) | Early/mid-June – early July |
Second round of voting on pointed enhancements (2 weeks) |
Primo enhancement timelines
(based on dates from 2018 cycle)
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Mid-January – Mid February
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submit new Primo enhancements to NERS (4 weeks)
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Mid-February – mid-April
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Community voting (2 weeks)
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Ex Libris rates complexity of requests with points (4-5 weeks)
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Primo Enhancement Descriptions here
Primo Second Round Descriptions here
When | What |
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January 10, 2020 | Final day to submit new enhancement requests in NERS |
Jan 10 - Feb 29 | The Primo Enhancements Team reviews, dedupes, scopes, verifies, transfers to Alma NERS when necessary, and sets up the vote |
March 1 - April 15 | First round of voting |
The Enhancements Team reviews the results, and prepares them for ExLibris to assign complexity points. | |
ExLibris adds complexity points to the top voted results. The Enhancements Team determines if a second round of voting is needed | |
If necessary, a second round of voting takes place at this time |
Suggested meeting/decision schedule for campuses
| Suggested approx dates | Suggested Steps |
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| December-January | IGeLU/ELUNA member campuses should submit all pending enhancement requests to NERS. |
| Mid-January | Compile enhancement requests for Alma and Primo & submit requests via NERS (or via the Chancellor’s Office for those without IGeLU/ELUNA membership). |
| End of March-mid-April | Review Alma and Primo enhancements and determine local voting priorities (if IGeLU/ELUNA member). Participate in voting on CSU Chancellor’s Office survey. |
| Mid-April | Review Primo enhancements and determine local voting priorities (if IGeLU member). Participate in voting on CSU Chancellor’s Office survey. |
| EarlyMay-June | Review 2nd round Alma enhancements and determine local voting priorities (if IGeLU/ELUNA member). Participate in voting on CSU Chancellor’s Office survey. |
| July/August | Submit feedback on the enhancement process to the Chancellor’s Office. |
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