Alma NERS Enhancement process and voting (from Alma-L Jan 28 2019)
Alma enhancement timelines TBD
Primo enhancement timelines
When | What |
February 13, 2021 | Last chance to submit new enhancement requests for this year’s voting in NERS |
February 14 – March 27 | The Primo Enhancements Team* reviews, dedupes, scopes, verifies, transfers to Alma NERS when necessary, and sets up the vote |
March 28 – April 10 | First round of voting |
April 11 – April 15 | The Enhancements Team reviews the results, and prepares them for Ex Libris to assign complexity points. |
April 17 – June 12 | Ex Libris adds complexity points to the top voted results. The Enhancements Team determines if a second round of voting is needed |
June 13 – June 26 | If necessary, a second round of voting takes place |
And then? | The NERS agreement states that Ex Libris will develop the accepted enhancements within one year, customarily from September |
Suggested meeting/decision schedule for campuses
| Suggested approx dates | Suggested Steps |
|---|---|
| January-February | IGeLU/ELUNA member campuses should submit all pending enhancement requests to NERS. |
| Mid-February | Compile enhancement requests for Alma and Primo & submit requests via NERS (or via the Chancellor’s Office for those without IGeLU/ELUNA membership). |
| 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. |
| 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. |