Dear Colleagues,
The SILS Phase 4 Cohort is introducing a new pilot communications initiative intended to provide a monthly high-level summary of information for both project implementation and the end-user service.
Key SILS Project Updates for March
- All 10 UC campuses have received their Alma-Primo testing environments, and are also working on third-party integrations through May.
- A UC SILS Training Documentation Hub (External link) has been introduced to provide information about trainings and workflow documentation related to the UC’s implementation of Alma and Primo VE.
- A proposal to consolidate the nine different campus subscriptions to the Marcive Documents Without Shelves (External link) service into a single subscription has been approved, as has a new UC-wide contract for GOBI’s OCLC Cataloging Plus Service (External link).
- Both initiatives enable SILS to develop increased efficiencies, as well as UC-wide cost-savings.
Key UC Library Search Updates for March
- A Google Drive-hosted “Resource Lake” (External link) will serve as the hub for all patron-facing outreach materials, with contributions welcome across the UC Libraries.
- An approved UC Library Search wordmark, and accompanying usage guide has been approved.
- These creative assets are available for download (External link) from the aforementioned Resource Lake.
- The second UC Library Search news release, with an emphasis on sunsetting Melvyl, will be distributed at the campus level between March 8 and 19.
Please explore the SILS Confluence wiki (External link) for ongoing progress. If you have any questions or comments, please contact AskSILS-L@listserv.ucop.edu.
Best,
Ben Alkaly & Adrian Petrisor
SILS Communication Operation Leads