Make a specific recommendation on whether to implement the Consortial Version of Serials Solutions at both institutions or hold off on integrating e-resource management and data migration until we have a shared LMS;
What do we need to know/estimate
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How ready is/will be Alma when it will be available and/or when we go live (Boston College?)
How does the consortial version affect workflow - can we activate a resource at both places. Can we handle migrations simultaneously.
Benefits
Allows some amount of standardization of records between 2CUL partners before moving to single LMS
Know what each other has. Common and different content - apples to same variety of apples. This can be a building block for Coll Dev activities.
Mess of merging can be addressed in Ser Sol, making it cleaner in Alma.
Costs/Risks
$ for licensing Serials Solutions system at Cornell and consortial for 2CUL
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If Alma wont be available until ?????
Serials Solutions shortcomings
Speed of web based processes
Searching (same as Ser Sol KB) needs contacts and other elements for searching