Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Turn and Face the Strange ILS KIRSTEN DAVIS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR (ALMA ILS) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SHAY BEEZLEY MANAGER, METADATA & CATALOGING UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

About Chambers Library, pre-implementation  Existing ILS (Voyager) had been in use for 12 years  Dedicated to staying with Ex Libris, so no questions of “which ILS?”  FTE of ~12,500, but data was on the smaller side (compared to the served population) with about 625,000 bibliographic records representing the collection  Along with Alma, our locally hosted instance of Primo would migrate to the cloud

Questions? Chambers Library staff hard at work learning Alma with the help of Ex Libris’ trainers

 Timing  Committee Formation  Communication

Timing

Committee Formation

Communication

11x17 poster displayed on the library’s bulletin boards Created by Emrys Moreau, Metadata & Cataloging Librarian Communication

Modified version for social media (mainly Facebook and Instagram) Communication Announcement in campus newsletter

Lessons Learned Co-Leadership

More Questions? Chambers Library staff still hard at work learning Alma with the help of Ex Libris’ trainers

Kirsten Davis Application Administrator (ALMA ILS) University of Central Oklahoma Shay Beezley Manager, Metadata & Cataloging University of Central Oklahoma