[opal_migration_leads] Week of 11/4 OPAL Migration Digest

Mon Nov 4 17:38:53 UTC 2024

Hello everyone,

Here's this week's digest summarizing focus areas for the Alma migration -

There are no new OPAL meeting recordings.
Upcoming Meetings & Deadlines

  *   OhioLINK/Ex Libris Project Leads meetings: Letters and Notices<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19*3ameeting_ZmVkYTE4ZTUtNjVlNi00OGU1LTk3ZTUtMmM3YThhMDUzNjFi*40thread.v2/0?context=*7b*22Tid*22*3a*22127fa96e-00b4-429e-95f9-72c2828437a4*22*2c*22Oid*22*3a*2213cff950-2c2c-40a2-b0f0-fbb06afbc726*22*7d__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!1xPnd3w0yvu4TEfIlbXZ82EL5DgoI_RCd7PCl9AXq79kX_5DxiRO7TILQ4TquuzCe1uC-wtivfxqJWB9Eb0YxPnSMteB1A$> - Thursday, November 7 at 1 pm.
  *   Next OPAL Project Leads meeting<https://info.opal-libraries.org/calendar> - Friday, November 15 at 10 am.
  *   EBSCOhost New UI Training and Customizations<https://ebsco-training.zoom.us/j/87908464970> - Friday, November 15 from 2 - 3:30 pm. You will need to create your EEM account and request access to the EBSCO Configuration Module<https://connect.ebsco.com/s/share-video?language=en_US&vtui__mediaId=a1h5a000008epkhAAA> to make updates to your system.
  *   Some 3rd party integration configurations and Alma workflows from the Go Live Readiness Form may be covered during future Friday morning Project Leads Open Discussion meetings. More to come on this from OhioLINK.

Authentication

  *   ProQuest/ExLibris is again changing the way they handle authentication cases. You may see them consolidating everything into one case where they had previously opened separate cases for Alma and Primo. They are still working their way through these. If your authentication case is still open, please keep an eye on it and let us know if you have any questions.

Fulfillment Testing

  *   You will see a separate message come through today with information about testing your Alma fulfillment settings.

General

  *   EBSCO Updates:
     *   EBSCO has confirmed that OhioLINK libraries using EBSCO's Full Text Finder as their link resolver can remain on the classic FTF interface through August 2025.  Alma has its own integrated link resolver that will be live with the new system in June 2025.
     *   OhioLINK libraries using EDS for discovery will have access to EDS through August 2025.  The new system's discovery service, Primo VE, will be live when libraries migrate to Alma in June 2025.

  *   Rapido training will begin in mid-November 2024 continuing into April 2025. Libraries participate in waves that correspond to their go-live waves. Part of the training will also cover Rapido ILL if that's an option you are interested in. Rapido for print resource sharing will be set up for everyone and Rapido ILL is entirely optional.

  *   A "Go Live Readiness Form" will be due to ExLibris by March 28, 2025, before cutover. It confirms you've tested essentials and identifies training issues. While the form will be completed online, a downloadable worksheet<https://3.basecamp.com/3765443/buckets/36778639/vaults/7980482858> is available in Basecamp to make notes and prepare.

  *   Ashley has updated the To-Do's in Basecamp and added a separate list of completed meetings, so recordings are easier to find (newest still at the bottom).

  *   Updates to Alma are made quarterly (the most recent release just launched on Nov. 3). Details are available in Alma by going to Help > Alma Release Schedule. Generally, features are automatically turned on. For special features that might require an opt-in for activation, see the roadmap information.

Training
ExLibris has not linked anything to the  "Letters and Notices Core Skills Inventory" they refer to in Basecamp yet.

Have a good week!

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