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Home > Our Services > Service Catalog

Service Catalog

These are the services offered by PALS. Standard PALS SLAs apply to all except customized training.

Name 

Description 

PALS Provides 

Cost 

Alma/Primo VE 

Library system 

Maintenance, development, support/training 

According to User Fee Funding Formula 

Booking 

Alma API provides a calendar interface that allows patrons to find and book study rooms and equipment and allows staff to view those bookings

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free for MnPALS members 

Broken Link Reporting 

This tool allows patrons to report broken links to electronic resources in Primo VE

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free for MnPALS members 

Course Reserve Browse 

Alma/Primo VE API provides a browsing interface for course reserve materials 

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free for MnPALS members 

Customized Training

PALS will provide customized training upon request. Used for things like training new employees or training multiple staff members on a specific functionality

Training

At customer site: $1000 per day

At PALS office in Mankato or virtual: $500 per day

EZproxy 

Secure remote access to licensed e-resources 

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

$500 for initial setup and $700/year 

Inventory/Shelf Report 

This tool checks item order and compares Alma holdings with items not scanned

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free for MnPALS members 

Islandora 

Store and share digital assets 

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Request quote 

LibKey Suite Configuration 

LibKey Suite integrates with Primo VE to eliminate clicks for users 

Configuration of LibKey products in Primo VE 

Free for MnPALS members who subscribe to LibKey Suite separately 

LibStats 

Record data about questions asked at service desks 

Hosting, maintenance, support/training 

Free to MnPALS members 

MNLINK Request Integration

Allows MNLINK to transfer requests into Alma

Hosting, maintenance, support/training

Free for MnPALS members

Matomo Analytics 

Used with Islandora and SubjectsPlus to provide users with data regarding application usage 

Hosting and maintenance

Free for users of Islandora and SubjectsPlus 

Patron user load Minnesota State 

Minnesota State IT loads user data from the student information system into Alma

Mediation 

Free, only available to Minnesota State libraries 

Patron user load non-Minnesota State 

Flat file load of user data into Alma 

Editing and maintenance of PLIF load from member library into Alma system 

Free, only available to non-Minnesota State MnPALS members 

ReadMETRICS/ezMetrics

EZproxy statistics using ezPAARSE and ezMESURE

Hosting, maintenance, support/training

Free for our PALS-hosted EZproxy members

Scan’N’Toss 

Alma/Primo VE API streamline the process of withdrawing physical items

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free for MnPALS members 

SubjectsPlus 

Content management system for research guides and database lists 

Hosting, maintenance, development, support/training 

Free to MnPALS members 


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  • Do you need help with Alma/Primo VE?
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
3022 Memorial Library
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.389.2000
Toll Free: 1.877.466.5465

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