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
Alma timeline
Cost - Cornell to switch to SerSol, additional cost for 2CUL consortial? 2 years? 3 years?
Implementation effort vs. how much effort might this save during Alma implementation
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
Cornell maintains database and ejournal discovery through III ERM. These services would need to be replicated.
Scenarios
ASAP - put Serials Solutions system in place
If Alma available soon? - Go "live" with e-resources before the rest?
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