The Consortium of MnPALS Libraries Executive Committee has asked for feedback on the existing Strategic Vision. Please attend one of the three Zoom sessions (October 29, 30, or 31) to offer input on this vision. Details about the online meetings…
Category: Alma
PALS Job Opportunity
Hello all, I’m excited to announce that we’re hiring for a Systems Support and Training Specialist (ITS3) in the PALS Office! Click here for the full position description and for application information. The position exists to provide customer support for…
Alma/Primo Training Update February 25, 2019
The PALS Staff is continuing a series of webinars and Q&A sessions to assist you in making the most effective use of Alma and Primo. We will post the links to the recordings as they become available. Recording links can…
Alma/Primo Update February 22, 2019
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. We are almost through February and are nearing a month of being in production on Alma and Primo. The PALS Staff continues to work our…
Alma/Primo Training Update February 4, 2019
This week the PALS Staff will begin a series of webinars and Q&A sessions to assist you in making the most effective use of Alma and Primo. Many of the sessions being held during the first two weeks of February are Q&A…
Alma/Primo Update February 1, 2019
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Congratulations! Congratulations to all of our consortium libraries on being live on Alma and Primo! Johnna, Gretchen, and I have enjoyed speaking to staff from many of…
Alma/Primo Update January 11, 2019
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Coming Up See the calendar for event details Wednesday, January 23, 5:00 pm: Data acceptance notification due to the PALS office (for all but Fulfillment data) Thursday, January…
Alma/Primo Update December 18, 2018
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Coming Up See the calendar for event details 2019-01-18: All data will be loaded on Alma production; some libraries’ data will be ready sooner 2019-01-23: Data…
Weekly Alma/Primo Training Update December 10, 2018
Looking for the full training plan in document form? Find the details here. We have only one session left in this round of training which is preparing you for go-live. There is a final Primo Q&A session on Tuesday. If…
Alma/Primo Update December 4, 2018
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Important activities and dates Recently Completed 2018-11-02: All tables were frozen on Aleph; please do not make any table changes on Aleph 2018-11-04: November Alma and…
Weekly Alma/Primo Training Update December 3, 2018
Looking for the full training plan in document form? Find the details here. We are very close to wrapping up training in preparation for go-live. Some new sessions have been added, so look at this week’s schedule carefully. If you…
Weekly Alma/Primo Training Update November 26, 2018
Looking for the full training plan in document form? Find the details here. We have completed training for all of the major functional areas. This week we have sessions on a variety of topics – something for everyone! Some new…
Weekly Alma/Primo Training Update November 19, 2018
Looking for the full training plan in document form? Find the details here. We have a short week this week, but we do have two training sessions, along with two Q&A sessions related to the migration form if you are…
Alma/Primo Update November 16, 2018
Looking for more than milestones? Find the full details including information about system availability dates here. Important activities and dates Recently Completed 2018-11-02: All tables were frozen on Aleph; please do not make any table changes on Aleph 2018-09-17: Began functional…
Weekly Alma/Primo Training Update November 12, 2018
Looking for the full training plan in document form? Find the details here. This week we will continue to focus on the user services functions in Alma, namely Fulfillment (Circulation) and Resource Sharing (ILL), but there are two ERM sessions…