Alma Acquisitions Integrations
Transferring vendor integrations into Alma will take time. The bigger vendors (Ebsco, GOBI (YBP), ProQuest, etc.) are aware of the ULMS and have begun reaching out to affected CSU libraries. If you haven't already started those conversions and obtained the info needed transfer your services, contact your reps soon (like, asap.) See the info and links below to get started and help guide your decisions to implement (or not) things like EDI invoicing, the GobiAPI, Ebsco Serials Mgmt integration, etc. But please talk to your reps. They have done this before and can provide lots of info specific to your services and needs.
General Information on Alma Acq Integrations
Alma Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) (Everything you wanted to know, from the Ex Libris Knowledge Center)
EDI communication has successfully been verified with the following vendors:
- Baker & Taylor
- Coutts (ingramcontent)
- Dawson
- EBSCO
- Harrassowitz
- Midwest Library Service
- ProQuest Ebook Central
- YBP
- EDI Overview: EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
- For more; see https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/ed
Also Related:
- APIs: Ex Libris Developer's Network list of Acquisitions API functionality
- Vendor Management
- Configuring Acquisitions Activities
Specific Vendor Integration Info
(ExLKC = Ex Libris Knowledge Center)
Vendor | Integration/Product Available | Documentation/Training | Current Usability Status | Other Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDLC/CO | via Alma (i.e. when SDLC is vendor for opt-ins) | Available via Alma | CO Opt-Ins treat the SDLC as a vendor in Alma. | |
| YBP | YBP-Alma EDI Ordering |
| Established and widely used (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EDI Ordering with Alma. |
| YBP | YBP-Alma EDI Invoicing | Established and widely used (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EDI Invoicing with Alma. | |
| YBP, Coutts & Harrassowitz | Ordering APIs (as in the GobiAPI) | Semi-established; becoming more widely used with improved functionality; currently supported by YBP, Coutts & Harrassowitz | CSU campuses planning to use the GobiAPI for YBP in Alma:
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| YBP | EOCR & EOCR+ Service (not required if using GobiAPI) | Established and widely used; (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EOCR or EOCR+ service with Alma | |
| Ebsco | Ebsco Invoice EDI | Established and widely used; (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Ebsco rep Jesse Holden (who coordinated the ORBIS-Ebsco EDI setup) will be working with all CSUs to establish Ebsco invoice EDI functionality in Alma - Jesse Holden, MLIS, MA Account Services Manager, EBSCO Information Services (661) 644-1641 jholden@ebsco.com | |
| PDA/DDA in Alma | General Alma functionality for DDA integrations |
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| Amazon | Amazon Search via Alma | |||
| ProQuest | OASIS (ordering) |