NOTE: This page is meant to provide a one-stop shop for those library staff and faculty new to the CSU’s Unified Library Management System. Below are some tips for now to get involved in the various conversations going on and how to get up to speed on the various committees and methods used to govern our use of the system.

Communications

• Mailing Lists

  • Generally used for more formal communications, questions to peers at other campuses

  • Email CO to be added to ulms-announce

  • Email subscription emails for ulms-access, ulms-analytics, ulms-discovery,ulms-techservices

  • Subscribe to ExL lists if interested – alma-l, primo-l, content-l, eluna, eCAUG

• Slack

  • Generally used for less formal announcements, quick questions

  • Get an invite to Slack from the CO or from a co-worker already on Slack

  • Subscribe to any channels of interest

Confluence

• NOTE: accounts are not needed or provided unless directly involved with editing pages

• Bookmark spaces of interest – ULMS, Functional Area pages, ULMS Policies

• Review important pages if relevant

  • Best Practices for SalesForce

  • Reporting Performance Issues in SalesForce

  • Alma/Primo Enhancement cycle

  • Training Materials if not familiar with Alma/Primo

Other Info

• Attend open forums in your area when scheduled – announcements are made on Slack and mailing lists

• Sign up for and take advantage of voting in Ideas Exchange

• Participate in Enhancement cycle voting, both local and for use of CO votes

• Minutes for ULMS Steering Committee and Council of Library Deans meetings are available on Confluence