The Alma/Primo Project Overview
2 Minute Version
2 Minute Version
Our project website for those external to the project is: http://gil.usg.edu/alma
Our wiki for project leads (volumes of information, behind a password): http://goto.gil.usg.edu/g3
What are some of the key events of this project?
Voyager will go away / Alma will go into production (5/26)
The OPAC interfaces found at gilfind.<institution>.edu (VuFind) and gil.<institution>.edu (WebVoyager) will be decommissioned
gilfind.<institution>.edu will redirect to the new OPAC interface called Primo
gil.<institution>.edu will redirect to the new Alma ILS
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) will remain functional
SFX, the OpenURL link resolver will be decommissioned / The Alma link resolver will go into production
The 'Network Zone' is introduced
Printing in Alma is different, check with your institutional leads
External Authentication will likely be introduced at your campus
Here is the Alma Glossary to reference the new terminology
The complete list of Institutional Leads can be found here: http://gil.usg.edu/alma/implementation_information/institutional-leads
Your Institution has/will have access to:
Production Alma Environment
Sandbox/Development Alma Environment
Production Primo Environment
Sandbox/Development Primo Environment