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LSP (Alma) Migration Archive

Context and history of the migration to Alma/Primo VE, 2018 - 2020

Course Overview

The Alma Acquisitions Training course was taught in February and March of 2019
by Maggie McGee (Oneonta) and Alana Nuth (Geneseo).

Module 1

Session 1: Budget and Fund Structure

This training session outlined the process of creating ledger(s), summary fund(s), and allocated fund(s) in Alma. Trainers share example budget structures.

Session 2: Budget and Fund Structure, Continued

This session was a follow-up training to the first session. Topics included allocating and transferring funds as well as basic analytics.

Homework:

Attendees of the live training were asked to document the fund structure they planned to use in Alma.

Relevant Readings:

 

 

Module 2

Session 3: Vendors

This session covered the creation and editing of vendor records.

Homework:

Attendees of the live session were asked to create a spreadsheet with three to five vendors, and then create vendor records for these vendors in Alma.

Relevant Readings:

 

Session 4: Purchase Orders and Purchase Order Lines

This session presented the process to create and edit purchase order lines for a print book and an electronic collection.

Module 3

Session 5: Workflows, Additional Configurations, and Analytics

Session 5 outlined different workflow processes for acquisitions, trainers presented different configuration options in Alma and relevant Analytics functionality.

Session 6: Physical Material Ordering: Monographs, Serials, and Gifts

Session 6 presented the process to place orders for print books, print serials, and gifts, and receive these items.

Homework:

Attendees of the live session were asked to create a purchase order and place an order for a print book and print serial.

Relevant Readings:

 

Module 4

Session 7: Electronic Material Ordering: Databases and Electronic Collections

This session covered the process to create purchase orders and order electronic materials as one-time purchases and subscriptions. The session also included the process to create and edit invoices, basic configurations for invoicing, and basic activation for aggregator packages.

Session 8: Standing Orders

The final session of the series presented the process of ordering and managing standing orders.