2019-07-25 Meeting Notes

ISPIE Reviews

• • IDS Logic presentation—similar to what Alma RS already does
  • Floating collection—mentioned at ISPIE but will be a big topic in the coming moments
    • Received with mixed feelings (?)
    • Concerns of space
    • A lot of CSUs working on weeding analyses (with GreenGlass)

ULMS Summer Training

• • Jamie (analytics) – will go over reports:
    • Overdue reserves report – can explain how to expand to any other collection
    • Usage & subject areas
    • Overdue certain amount of time and not marked lost
    • Combining multiple functional areas
  • Fulfilment analytics drop-in session will be the first session
  • Waiting to hear back from Joana regarding student training –
  • Want to do high level talk about topics that people want to hear about
    • Should we do these at open forums?
    • Keep it open to suggestions?
  • Link to sandbox: email Mallory for link at mdebartolo@calstate.edu

Open Forum Scheduling and Topics

• • 4-5 per year
  • First open forum—October 10^th or 17^th
  • Topics: stuff that we can continue to work on or topics that are suggested at summer training
  • Standing order: Every time we get new enhancements, try them out and display at open forums
  Fulfillment configuration utility tool: can specifically target and save a lot of time searching

Alma Release Highlights

• Awaiting shelving: instead of in place/not in place
  • Can configure some period of time
  • Maybe in August release
• Pop up messages for patron accounts – super helpful to get attention of students/staff

Ex Libris Seminar

• Ex Libris has offered to do a webinar for CSU employees. Maybe more than one. Brandon doesn’t want it to be a sales presentation. Nor does he want to be just a complaint session. What topics would lead to the most productive discussion and practical improvements for ULMS staff?

Course Reserves - Continuing the work from last year

• Course Reserves - Continuing the work from last year
  • Interviewing campuses – is this still something we want to pursue?
    • Can be interesting to learn how other campuses are processing reserves
    • Analytics only showed that maybe we did not have a clear goal?
    • Another way we can go about it is have people demo what their workflows/procedures might be
    • This could be an area where we can shine a light a bit
    • How do we make Course Reserves more successful?
    • What kind of marketing strategies do we need for Course Reserves?
    • Need a new approach for this
    • Maybe we can find differences in how reserves are processed (suppressed locations, faculty copies, notes, reading lists, etc.)
      • Maybe we can demo
    • REMEMBER TO RECORD NEXT MEETING FOR RESERVE PROCESSING DEMOS
    • FFC Meeting next week moved to 2pm instead of 1pm!

• Can be saved for another meeting!
• Outlines how everyone made their choices