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**Alma/Primo VE Main Resource Guide

This guide is one-stop site for everything related to FLVC's integrated library system (Alma) and discovery tool (Primo VE). Included are sections on training courses, basic functions of Alma, access to test environments, managing staff accounts, and more

Welcome

This LibGuide and the guides that are linked to it are designed to assist library staff affiliated with FLVC information and instruction on how to use the various components of Alma and Primo VE. Our goal is to create a one-stop resource for all aspects of our system including resources for learning how to use Alma and Primo VE, how to configure certain customized components, and links to documentation and training videos. FLVC staff will continually add new content. Re-visit often in order to see this site grow!

Announcements

FLVC Alma/Primo VE Webinars

Rialto: ExLibris presented the, What's New with Rialto, webinar for FLVC Libraries on July 25, click below for links to the recording, slides and Q&A.

Go to the the Training Materials and Webinars page for recordings of past sessions.

Enhancements

Visit the Enhancement Process tab for more information about the Alma/Primo Enhancement process, the new CDI Enhancement update and Rapido/RapidILL enhancements. 

There is new voting software, ElectionBuddy, that will be used for the 2024 RapidILL/Rapido enhancements.  ELUNA institutional members are required to update their software profiles in the membership directories by Friday, July 27th.  Visit the  2024 RapidILL Enhancements on this page: Enhancement Process for details about updating your software profiles.

Alma and Primo VE Releases

The August Release of New Features will occur on the following dates:

  • Sandbox environments were updated on July 21, 2024.
  • Production environments were updated on August 4, 2024.
  • The Sandbox environments were refreshed from Production on August 11, 2024.
  • Alma Release Notes
  • Primo Release Notes

August 2024 New Feature Sneak Preview

Past New Features webinars from FLVC.

ExLibris Alma New Features Videos

ExLibris Alma/Primo VE related Aug-Sep 2024 Webinars

ALMA

See ExLibris Webinars and Learning page to register

  • New "All titles search" User Experience, Sep 4 @ 10AM ET
  • Alma Analytics become an Expert Overview and introduction to Analytics, Wed, Sep 18 @ 1pm ET
  • Alma Analytics: Physical Inventory and Fulfillment in Alma Analytics: Wed, Sep 25 @ 1pm ET
  • How to Use Local Extensions for Member Institutions of a Network Zone consortia: Wed, Sep 25 @ 10am ET

See the  ALMA 2024 Roadmap and Themes Webinar Series for details about the upcoming webinars listed below.  

Primo

Here are links to the Primo VE Roadmap Highlights for 2024. 

Roadmaps for other ExLibris products, such as Rapido, Leganto, Library Mobile, Rialto and others, are also available. 

Content Training & Information

Mastering Metadata with CZMG (Community Zone Management Group) : Navigating the Community Zone: Thursday, Sep 19, 2024, 12pm ET

Content 2024 Roadmaps page

Status of outreach to the Ten new providers selected in the 2024 content NERS cycle.

Building pipes and fixing leaks: Demystifying and Decoding Scholarly Information Discovery & Interchange, Article

Open Office Hours Continue!

Alma Analytics Open Office Hours: Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET​

Technical Services, E-Resource Management, and Primo Open Office Hour (Acquisitions, Cataloging, E-Resources, and Discovery): Second Wednesday of the month 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET

Resource Sharing Standing Committee Open Office Hours: Third Wednesday of the month 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET​