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Summary
Central management of e-resource and vendor records in the Network Zone (NZ) for e-resources acquired through OCLS’s eResource Management service.
Rationale
Introduction
Alma presents opportunities to manage aspects of the eResource acquisition and access process centrally. The centralized management of electronic collections and portfolios in the NZ has the following benefits.
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Activities that we propose that colleges/third parties will need to undertake are noted in the Out of Scope Activities table. These out of scope activities are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all activities for the colleges, but rather to identify activities that OCLS will not be undertaking on behalf of the colleges post Go Live.
OCLS Activities
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OCLS will be responsible for these activities.
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Activity
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- Electronic Resource Management
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Configuration may include, for example, enabling for proxy (remote) access and entering customer linking parameters. |
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Enhancements may include, for example, overriding title, description, and URL fields, with a priority focus initially on meeting basic functional requirements. |
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Create vendor records in the Network Zone (NZ) and distribute to college Institution Zones (IZs). |
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Records will only be created for vendors of the e-resources activated in the NZ. |
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, troubleshooting and liaising with the e-resource vendor and ExLibris. |
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Integrate CLEAR permitted uses in the Page 1+ Alma/Primo environment. |
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Records will only be created for vendors of the e-resources activated in the NZ. |
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Access Requirements
To create and maintain the records, OCLS staff will require administrative access to the NZ Alma instance.
To test and troubleshoot issues with the records, OCLS staff will require the following.
Access to each college’s Primo (public access is sufficient)
User credentials for each college’s:
Local user authentication systems (SSO or EZproxy as applicable)
Alma (view-only access is sufficient)
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Manage or support “upload electronic holdings” integration profiles in the NZ
Manage trials in the NZ
Submit NZ collections to the CZ for use by colleges outside the Page 1+ network
Use Alma as a consortial ERMS (manage complete acquisition workflow in NZ, including but not limited to funds, orders, invoices, and licences) or connect Alma with our existing consortial ERMS (ConsortiaManager)
Create negotiation licences to further streamline the colleges' acquisition workflow in Alma
Include the colleges' independent e-resources in the NZ
Proposed Funding Model
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