Administration
Student Employee Training: A Rational and Engaging Approach
Summit & Fulfillment Day 2018 presentation by Patty Vanier
Learning How Students Want to Learn: Developing Effective Training for Access Services Student Assistants
Summit & Fulfillment Day 2018 presentation by Raven Keppinger
What Data? Balancing Patron Privacy and Staff Need in Alma
Summit & Fulfillment Day 2018 presentation by Lori Hilterbrand
Calendars
Configuring calendars is important to ensure items check out as expected. They can also be a helpful tool when the “unexpected” happens.
- Calendars and Due Dates Basics (Google Doc)
- Events vs Exceptions (Google Doc)
- Terms of Use and Calendars (Google Doc)
- Institutions vs Libraries (Google Doc)
- Adding and Updating Holidays in the Institutional Calendar (Video Clip) – This demo also gives a great example of using export and import to make changes. Presentation by Paul Gardner (OHSU) and Molly Gunderson (PSU)
- Alma Calendar Configuration (Google Slides) – Summit & Fulfillment Day 2017 presentation by Eric Clark
Hot tip – did you know you can download the calendar, edit it, and then re-upload it, doing all the work in Excel? (Just remember to apply and save).
Scenarios
- Two Libraries, Different Hours (Google Doc)
- Unexpected Weather Closure (Google Doc)
User Management
Below you will find some resources to help you manage users at your institution.
- Alma’s CSV User Load Tool is a new app that will load a spreadsheet of new users into Alma. And there’s even a cheesy demo video available right here!