CSU+ Loan Period Project

Why are we doing this?

The current loan period for CSU+ materials is 60 days with no renewals. Users who need materials for longer are directed to request a second copy and wait for it to arrive even if the copy they have is not needed by another user. This is a poor user experience.

Goals:

  • Re-evaluate CSU+ loan period to see if user needs are being met.

Major Milestones

Stage

Description

Notes

Status

Date

Stage

Description

Notes

Status

Date

Milestone 1

Compare CSU+ loss rates to loss rates for materials with longer loan periods.

 

IN PROGRESS

 

Milestone 2

Test CSU+ renewals in sandbox

 

NOT STARTED

 

Milestone 3

Draft recommendation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/189NkoHb44UuonEAh6EpCFBlJ5LXVmqtq/view?usp=sharing

COMPLETED

 

Milestone 4

Submit recommendation

The recommendation was accepted by COLD with the request that a report be provided to them prior to Jul 1, 2021.

COMPLETED

Jun 12, 2020

Milestone 5

COLD approved restarting the project

The project will be restarted because the data from 2020/2021 wasn’t typical due to the pandemic.

 

 

Project Resources and Supporting Documentation

Top 5 Risks

  • Fear over more materials becoming lost

  • Manual renewals may require staff intervention

  • May not be able to retrieve CSU-wide statistics as a result of Alma Analytics deficiencies