2CUL TSI Knowledge Base Task Force
Membership: Adam Chandler, Susan Marcin, Evelyn Ocken, Jesse Koennecke
Charge:
The team will examine the Knowledge Bases (KB)\ we maintain for e-resource related services across 2CUL. The urgency for this comes from the assumption that the Alma KB is expected to handle a number of services that we currently rely on other knowledge bases for and it will likely act as the origin of knowledge base information for many third part services as well. The team will examine the current and future landscape of KBs in use at each CUL. Additionally, the team will provide the 2CUL Alma negotiating team with the information it needs to be able to push ExLibris to ensure certain quality and functionality is met, and recommend some specific requirements and milestones for Alma regarding knowledge base quality, functionality, and interoperability with third party systems.
The team will produce a brief (est. 10 pages) report, by July 15, addressing the following:
- Inventory of KB-dependent services at each CUL and which KBs are central to each service
- Identify dependencies on core KBs, such as Serials Solutions
- Explore harmony and discord across KBs generally and specific to our environments including workflow and input/output streams.
- What changes to the above are expected with Alma as a central KB
- Alma negotiation questions – Identify any specific KB questions and milestones that should be part of the Alma negotiating team's specifications