Alma Implementation

• Determine the needs and priorities of CUNY libraries for data analysis relative to resource management (e-resources and print), sharing and discovery
• Evaluate capabilities of Alma to analyze usage of resources and CUNY-wide collections to inform coordinated collection analysis and development.
• Develop and recommend best practices for the Alma ’s analytics functionality.
• Make recommendations to the Technical Services related Working Groups about Metadata practices and policies in a consortial environment, and recommend policies which will be required specifically to facilitate analytics across libraries.
• Collaborate with the other WGs to recommend shared analytics based on the identified needs and priorities.
• Evaluate the Alma's data sharing platform and recommend configurations in support of data sharing.
• Identify potential gaps where Alma ’s interface cannot meet identified needs and priorities, and seek supplemental resources as needed.
• Assess the need for support and training to ensure the application of best practices and effective use of available analytics.
• Collaborate with the Training WG to develop and implement training to meet those needs.
• Develop a common list of desired analysis/reports that may be difficult for campuses to create until there is distributed expertise among campuses.
• Identify data points to be gathered from previous systems that will be useful for future analytics and determine best way to capture for future use.
• Develop best practices for creating/capturing data for historical analysis.
• Cultivate a CUNY Culture of collaborative learning about how to facilitate best analytics practices by several campus librarians (by the CUNY librarians, for the CUNY librarians....).

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