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Cloud environment: the implementation of Alma means the vendor maintains the system and provides support, minimizing downtime and maximizing staff user experience & efficiency.

Consortia capabilities: shared metadata management and centralized e-resource management.

Primo is the user interface. It is known as "OneSearch" at CUNY and has been in use at the CUNY Libraries since Fall 2015. It replaces the OPAC ("CUNY Catalog" or "CUNY+") since Alma does not come with a public-facing user interface.

The Primo Central index (soon to be replaced by the Central Discovery Index or "CDI") is a mega-aggregation of hundreds of millions of scholarly e-resources.

Everyone!

• Technical services staff will use Alma for their day-to-day operations vis-a-vis acquisitions, cataloging, processing, collection development, etc.
• Access services staff will use Alma for their day-to-day operations vis-a-vis managing patrons, circulating items, maintaining holdings, sending courtesy notices, etc.
• E-resources staff will use Alma for their day-to-day operations vis-a-vis acquiring e-resources, managing licenses, trialing databases, maintaining accurate holdings/links, etc.
• Public services staff will use Primo for their day-to-day operations vis-a-vis information discovery. (There will be no Aleph OPAC to fall back on.)

Ex Libris Knowledge Center (no login required)

• Documentation
• Training (including Discover Alma, Alma Essentials, Implementation Tutorials, Extended Training, and more)

CUNY Libraries' Implementation LibGuide

• Working groups
• Calendar of events
• Glossary