Further response from Ex Libris as of Apr 5, 2017:
Dolph Chaney
Hi Nikki (and other 360 Counter customers - SLO, Fresno, Long Beach, and SDSU): I have updates on what will need to be accomplished to get your usage data to Alma.
First of all, access to 360 Counter w/ DRS is confirmed through the go-live date and beyond. Fresno, Long Beach, and SDSU are renewed through end of 2017. For Cal Poly SLO, we have confirmed that you will retain access to 360 Counter w/ DRS until a switch-off date of Oct 1st. Below, I will clarify what is (and isn't) provided by that access.
Migration services for usage data, unlike the 360RM and 360Link data, were not part of the scope of the 360 development partnership agreement, made in 2016. In order for usage data migration to have been accomplished, work would have needed to be done in the kind of time frame we have had for the 360RM and 360Link data, with the Migration Team providing test load(s) and review periods. Therefore, usage data will not be migrated by our Migration Team from 360 Counter w/ DRS to Alma.
Instead, what you will load into Alma is actually the usage report from each vendor, not the consolidated reports that 360 / Intota provides. This will keep anything from being lost in translation between how 360 handles COUNTER vs. how Alma does (it’s all COUNTER-compliant, but each product implements the standard differently).
So, what the overlapping access to Alma and 360 Counter will allow you to do is prepare any reports you need using 360 Counter, if time necessitates it while you're still getting usage data into Alma and learning how to perfect your reports in Analytics.
- For non-SUSHI vendors, the Alma process will involve more manual work -- you will need to go proactively to the provider site and download the reports for uploading to Alma.
- For vendors who use SUSHI to allow harvesting, this is straightforward and requires little intervention once initially configured in Alma.
You can begin SUSHI configuration now in your vendors (I note that SLO has already done so), until your Alma config freeze. Vendors are retained at cutover, so this work will still be in place when we deliver you Alma with your final data.
The process is documented in our Online Help (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Acquisitions/090Acquisitions_Infrastructure/010Managing_Vendors/Managing_COUNTER-Compliant_Usage_Data) and the following recordings:
- COUNTER Report Management in Alma Functionality and Rollout
- COUNTER Report harvesting and Uploading in Alma
- Advanced topics in Analytics
ExLibris responded to questions via Basecamp. Transcript as of Feb 27, 2017:
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