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Project Managers
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Millennium and Sierra (III) to Alma Migration Guide (III libraries) | 47 pp. | Alma Migration Form Instructions - Non-Ex Libris (III libraries) | 1 hour |
Voyager to Alma Migration Guide (Voyager libraries) | 72 pp. | Alma Migration Form Instructions - Voyager (Voyager libraries) | 43 min |
Getting Ready for Alma and Primo Implementation (optional - some general info) | 27 pp. | From SFX To Alma | 8 min |
Electronic Resource Handling in Alma Migration (All libraries) | 14 pp. | The Physical to Electronic (P2E) Conversion Process | 30 min |
Alma Migration Considerations for Consortia (All libraries, about records in the NZ) | 15 pp. |
Individuals performing data extraction should read the following:
- Extracting Records from Millennium and Sierra (III) for Migration to Alma, 19 pp.
- Millennium and Sierra (III) to Alma Data Delivery Specification, 32 pp.
- Voyager to Alma AutoExtract Migration (Voyager libraries), 14 pp.
- Sarina's Data extraction document
Access Services
Analytics
Discovery
Systems
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All You Wanted To Know About Authentication and Authorization in Alma | 10 pp. | 3rd Party Integration | |
All You Wanted To Know About Remote Storage in Alma | 10 pp. | EOD Import | 4 min |
All You Wanted To Know About Security in Alma | 8 pp. | External Resources Search | 4 min |
All You Wanted To Know About User Management in Alma | 15 pp. | Resolver Proxy | 3 min |
Self-Check Machines | 5 min | ||
Student Information System | 3 min | ||
How to Fill Out the Integration Form | 3 min | ||
LDAP Authentication | 3 min | ||
Repository Import | 2 min | ||
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) | 2 min | ||
SAML-Based User Authentication | 3 min | ||
Finance | 3 min |
Tech Services
Acquisitions
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01 Acquisitions Conceptual Background | 11 min |
02 Purchasing Workflows | 30 min |
03 Receiving and Activation Workflows | 26 min |
04 Invoicing Workflows | 28 min |
Advanced | |
MF-02 Invoicing Workflows | 41 min |
MF-03 Invoicing and Tax | 36 min |
MF-05 A Little about Fiscal Period Close | 26 min |