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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)
(Based on actual dates shared with Alma-L and Primo-L listservs)
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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) | March 31 –Apr. 13, 2019 | First round of voting (2 -3 weeks) | Apr. 14 - 17, 2019 | Enhancement team Enhancement Team reviews results, prepares to send to Ex Libris for pointing (1 week) April 17, 2019Enhancements to point sent to Ex Libris | April 18 – June 13, 2019 | Ex Libris pointing work (6-8 weeks, includes including ELUNA meeting)June 16 -June 29, 2019) Second round of voting on pointed enhancements (2 weeks) |
Primo enhancement timelines
(based on dates from 2017 & 2018 cycles)
(Based on actual dates shared with Alma-L and Primo-L listservs)
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February 9, 2019
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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: https://ners.igelu.org/February | ||
Jan 10 - March Feb 29 | The Primo Enhancements Team reviews, dedupes, scopes, verifies, transfers to Alma NERS when necessary, and sets up the vote. | ||
March 31 1 - April 2115 | First round of voting (three weeks) in NERSApril 22 - April 28 | ||
The Enhancements Team reviews the results, and prepares them for ExLibris pointing | April 29 - June 13 | 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. | |||
June 16 - June 29 | 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). |
| late-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. |
| MidMay-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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