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Alma/Primo VE Implementation

Membership

Oversight Team 

TRI-CHAIR: Clifton Pee (DO), Budget and Technical Advisor
TRI-CHAIR: Robynn Turley (DO), Administrator
TRI-CHAIR: Ann Roselle (PC), Project Lead
Lucas Rooney (DO), Project Manager 
Nikol Price (EMCC), DLC Chair 
Barb Howe (CGC) and John Chavez (PVCC), past and present LDG Chair 
Eva Jean Smith (CGC Pecos), Core Co-Chair
Sean O'Brien (GCC), LDG, Technical Expert - Systems Integration/Customization
Trevor Smith (MCC), ERC, Technical Expert - Usage Data and Analytics

Working Groups 

Fulfillment/Circulation

Charge: 1) Review relevant training materials, 2) recommend configuration settings, 3) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, and 4) determine and develop workflows and documentation.

Anticipated term of activity: immediately through post-implementation.

LEAD: Evelyn Lisitzky, library specialist (GCC Main) 
Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO) 
Theresa Santa Cruz, library specialist (CGC Pecos)
Eva Jean Smith, library specialist (CGC Pecos)
Jessica Tjan, temp level 1 (CGC Williams)
Nikol Price, library faculty (EMCC)
Andrew Silva, library specialist (EMCC)
Betty Murphy, library specialist supervisor (GWC)
Reed Smith, temp level 2 (MCC Main)
Meena Patel, library specialist (MCC Main)
Jerice Eckels, library specialist (PVCC)
Whitley Abrams, library specialist (PVCC)
Jen Whitt, library specialist supervisor (PC)
Analicia Chavez, library faculty (PC)
Kim Watson, library specialist supervisor (RSC)
Nancy Iwanicki, library specialist supervisor (SCC)
Edlyn Medina De La Cruz, library specialist (SMC)

Acquisitions/Tech Services

Charge: 1) review relevant training materials, 2) recommend configuration settings, 3) collaborate on preparation of data for extraction, 4) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, 5) decide on whether to recommend full migration of acquisitions or re-creation post-migration, determine and develop workflows and documentation and 6) over-see post-migration cleanup or re-creation of data.

Anticipated term of activity - immediately through post-implementation. 

LEAD: Rachael Miller, library specialist senior (DO)
Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Kathy Ewing, library specialist (CGC Pecos)
Mandy Huang, library specialist (EMCC)
Tara Summus, library faculty (GWC)
Megan Jimenez, library specialist (GCC Main)
Zoe Luter, library faculty (MCC Main)
Candace Hickey, library specialist senior (MCC Main)
Whitley Abrams, library specialist (PVCC)  
Marisela Chavez, library specialist (PC)
Gretchen Lebron Weed, library faculty (PC) 
Chris Orf (RSC)
Alicia Edmonds, library specialist (SCC)
Edlyn Medina De La Cruz, library specialist (SMC)
Cate McNamara, library faculty (SMC)

Lending and Interlibrary Loan

Charge: 1) review relevant training materials, 2) recommend configuration settings, 3) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, 4) determine and develop workflows and documentation, and 5) help assist with any necessary integrations with external products (e.g., ILLiad).

Anticipated term of activity - immediately through post-implementation. 

LEAD: Eva Jean Smith, library specialist (CGC Pecos)
Robynn Turly, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Bethany Bastert, library specialist supervisor (DO)
Catalina Sandoval, library specialist (EMCC)
Sonya Kelley Rolfe, library specialist (GWC)
Ann Riley, library specialist (GCC Main)
Michael Felix, library specialist supervisor (MCC Main)
Jerice Eckels, library specialist (PVCC)
Conrad Farias, library specialist (PC)
Kim Watson, library specialist supervisor (RSC)
Nancy Iwanicki, library specialist supervisor (SCC)
Edlyn Medina De La Cruz, library specialist (SMC)

Cataloging/Resource Management 

Charge: 1) review relevant materials, 2) recommend configuration settings, 3) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, 4) determine and develop workflows and documentation, 5) determine and facilitate any necessary integrations with external products, and 6) assist in training for those cataloging in the new system.

Anticipated term of activity: immediately through post-implementation

LEAD: Bethany Bastert, library specialist supervisor (DO)
Kennedie Nava - temp level 1 (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO) 
Kathy Ewing, library specialist (CGC Pecos) 
Betty Murphy, library specialist supervisor (GWC) 
Megan Jiminez, library specialist (GCC Main)
Maria Purchine Salza, library specialist (MCC Main)
Livia Herrera, library specialist (PC) 

Systems Integration

Charge: Work with others to ensure integration with relevant software/systems (e.g., SIS) and integration with other Ex Libris products connecting to different resources (e.g., ILLiad). Responsible for system configurations, system integrations, and authentication.

Anticipated term of activity: immediately through post-implementation

LEAD: Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Jason Gherna, system administrator (DO)
Sean O’Brien, library faculty (GCC Main)

E-Resources

Charge: 1) Review relevant training materials, 2) recommend configuration settings, 3) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, and 4) determine and develop workflows and documentation.

Anticipated term of activity: kickoff through post-implementation.

LEAD: Trevor Smith (MCC, ERC Chair)
Rachael Miller, library specialist senior (DO)
Mary Beth Burgoyne, library faculty (CGC Pecos)
Monica Johnson, library faculty (CGC Williams)
Kathy Ewing, library specialist (CGC)
Elisabeth Rodriguez, library faculty (EMCC)
Emi Kawasaki, library faculty (GWC)
Stacy Dzbenski, library faculty (GWC)
Elizabeth Saliba, library faculty (GCC Main)
Haneen Odeh, library faculty (GCC Main)
Analicia Chavez, library faculty (PC)
Ann Roselle, library faculty (PC) 
Gretchen Lebron Weed, library faculty (PC)
John Chavez, library faculty (PVCC)
Jessica Parsons, instructional services specialist (PVCC)
Sarah Stohr, library faculty (RSC)
Nancy Deegan, library faculty (SCC)
Stephanie Allen, library faculty (SMC)

 

Discovery 

Charge: 1) Determine preferred language/layout options for the public interface, 2) review relevant training materials, 3) recommend configuration settings, 4) conduct testing and make recommendations for migration configuration, and 5) determine and develop workflows and documentation.

Anticipated term of activity: immediately through post-implementation.  On-going monitoring by LDG.

CO-LEAD: Barb Howe (CGC, LDG Past Chair)
CO-LEAD: John Chavez, (PVCC, LDG Current Chair)
Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Kelsy Martinez, library faculty (CGC Pecos)
Barb Howe, library faculty (CGC)
Thomas Sleeper, library faculty (EMCC)
Tara Summus, library faculty (GWC)
Sean O’Brien, library faculty (GCC Main)
Ed McKennon, library faculty (GCC Main)
Haneen Odeh, OYO (GCC Main)
Sheila Afnan-Manns, library faculty (MCC Main)
Ann Roselle, library faculty (PC) 
Karen Docherty, library faculty (RSC)
Robin Amado, library faculty (SCC)
Nancy Deegan, library faculty (SCC)
Cate McNamara, library faculty (SMC)

Digital Local Collections/Repositories

Charge: 1) review relevant training materials, 2) evaluate digital and digitization options, and 3), if applicable, recommend configuration settings.

Anticipated term of activity: kickoff and possible post-implementation, depending on if additional products will be implemented
 
LEAD:  Paula Crossman, library faculty (PVCC)
Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Monica Johnson, library faculty (CGC Williams)
Barb Howe, library faculty (CGC Pecos)
Sean O’Brien, library faculty (GCC)
Analicia Chavez (PC)
Nancy Deegan, library faculty (SCC) 
Cate McNamara, library faculty (SMC)

List Management Systems (Leganto)

Charge: Plan for and assist in the implementation of Leganto.

Anticipated term of activity - Phase 2 after Alma Primo VE go-live

Robynn Turley, system administrator  (DO)
Monica Johnson, library faculty (CGC)
Janelle Yoder, OYO library faculty (EMCC)
Stacy Dzbenski, library faculty (GWC)
Emi Kawasaki, library faculty (GWC)
Alexia King, library faculty (MCC Main)
Megan McGuire, library faculty (MCC Main)
Sami Lange, library faculty (PVC)
John Chavez, library faculty (PVC)
Kali Van Nimwegen, library faculty (PC)
Sarah Stohr, library faculty (RSC)
Serene Rock, library faculty (SCC)
Cate McNamara, library faculty (SMC)
Canvas and Rio Learn Administrators
Faculty first followers

Public Services 

Charge:  1) assist with the creation of documentation/instructions for users, and 2) strategies for advertising/promoting Alma Primo VE

Anticipated term of activity - After training (late Sept) and through post-implementation


LEAD: Rebekkah Downey, library specialist (MCC Red Mountain)
Jessica Tjan, library specialist (CGC Williams)
Monica Johnson, library faculty (CGC Williams)
Christine Kilbridge, library faculty (CGC Pecos)
Andrew Silva, library specialist (EMCC)
Stacy Dzbenski, library faculty (GWC)
Michelle Petry, library faculty (GCC Main)
Marjorie Leta, library faculty (MCC Main) 
Kristina Santiago, library faculty (MCC Red Mountain) 
Sami Lange, library faculty (PVCC)
Robin Amado, library faculty (SCC)
Danielle Carlock, library faculty (SMC)
John Whitla, library assistant (SMC)

User Experience (Testing and Evaluation) 

Charge: to determine and execute best processes for evaluating the system with users after implementation

Anticipated term of activity - Much later in post-implementation 

LEAD: Karen Docherty (RSC)
Steven Pelphrey, library specialist (CGC Pecos)
Kim Chuppa-Cornell, library faculty (CGC Pecos)
Monica Johnson, library faculty (CGC Williams)
Thomas Sleeper, library faculty (EMCC)
Sonya Kelley Rolfe, library specialist (GWC)
Ed McKennon, library faculty (GCC) 
Laney Greynolds, temp level 2 (MCC Main)
Skylar Duran, temp level 1 (MCC Main)
Mary Carter, adjunct librarian (MCC Red Mountain) 
Conrad Farias, library specialist (PC)
Kali Van Nimwegen, library faculty (PC)
Paula Crossman, library faculty (PVCC)
Krissy Cwengros, library faculty (SCC) 
Lora Largo, library faculty (SMC) 
Tavey Johnson, library specialist (SMC)
Ema Havea, library technician (SMC)

Usage Data and Analytics

Charge: 1) review relevant training materials, 2) determine recommended statistics based on reporting needs for all colleges and preferred means of retrieval, 3) determine and develop preferred templates/preformatted reports, and 4) support training and educational opportunities.

Anticipated term of activity: After go-live

Trevor Smith, library faculty (MCC)
Robynn Turley, system administrator (DO)
Tura Dover, library specialist senior (DO)
Bethany Bastert, library specialist supervisor (DO)
Jennifer Wong, library faculty (EMC)
Ed McKennon, library faculty (GCC) 
Zoe Luter, library faculty (MCC Main)
Cate McNamara, library faculty (SMC) 
John Chavez (PVC)



 

Meeting Notes

This Google Drive folder contains select notes from working group meetings.  These are not official minutes but key takeaways that others may find valuable.