Skip to main content
ExLibris
Ex Libris Knowledge Center

Best Practices Toolkit: Activating E-Resources With the Activation Task List

What is it?

The steps laid out in this toolkit can be used to activate e-resources using the Electronic Resources Activation Task List (Manage Electronic Resource Activation).

Why shall I use it?

The Electronic Resources Activation Task List helps manage the process of activating electronic collections in Alma. This is useful for efficient activating collections in a repeatable manner.  

Where is the Electronic Resources Activation Task List?

Resources > Manage Inventory > Manage Electronic Resource Activation

Steps to use the E-Resources Activation Task List

The following is the general process for using the task list:

  1. Using the CZ for ordering? If so, skip to step 3. If not, then create a Local Collection.
  2. Add titles to Local Collection via:
    1. Bulk Import
    2. Manual Entry
  3. Set up the billing
    1. Search for the collection and select Order if billing as one line item for the whole collection
    2. OR create multiple orders if billing is done for each title in the collection
  4. Activate the eResource
    1. Receive the eResource from the vendor
    2. Activate electronic material
  5. Await or create an invoice
  6. Optional Step: Test access to the e-resource
  7. Finalize the process by updating the resource status to Done in the task list.

Additional info: How to activate an Electronic Collection from the Community Zone

Step 1

Search the Institution Zone to double check that the Electronic Collection is not already activated at your Alma. If the “People” icon shows up – it means the collection is already active in my Alma (and users will find the information in Primo). 

eactivation1.png

Step 2

If the collection is not found, click the Community tab to proceed in the Community Zone (CZ).

E.g. here for “EBSCOhost Health Business FullTEXT” - Click: Activate

eactivation2.png

Step 3

Follow the Wizard - most important is to fill the Full Text Service switches - activate this electronic collection service, make service available, and as relevant - automatically activate new portfolios (as they are added through the Community Zone updates)

eactivation3.png

Fill full text parameters as relevant. Most important - decide on Proxy setup (usually - Yes).

eactivation4.png

Decide if to activate all portfolios immediately, or via Excel, or individually later:

eactivation5.png

Confirm to Activate

eactivation6.png

  • Was this article helpful?