Alma 2023 Roadmap Webinar Series

Date (2023)

Session Name and Description

Accompanying Resources

Asia Pacific  Registration

The Americas and Europe  Registration

Resource Sharing Document delivery requests and copyright rules

During this session we will discuss how articles can be requested by the paton via Primo and then supplied by a partner.  We will also discuss the copyright management aspects of the process.

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Moshe Shechter

Registration closed

Berlin 08:00

Jerusalem 09:00

Taipei 15:00

Seoul 16:00

Adelaide 17:30

Sydney 18:00

Melbourne 18:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Boston 10:00

Jerusalem 17:00

Chicago 09:00

London 15:00

Zurich 16:00

Berlin 16:00

Los Angeles 07:00

Other World Times

Recording (YouTube)

Recording (Vidyard)

Alma Digital in the Alma 2023 Roadmap Webinar Series

This session will show many new developments related to how digital files display in the Alma viewer.  Among the topics we will cover are:

• Configuring the Alma Viewer with the new options
• Maximum use of "web real estate" in displaying the file to provide a richer user experience
• Option to expand or not expand by default the content panes and description panes
• Make a default zoom percentage for viewing pdf files

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Daniel Greenberg

Improved file display in the Alma Viewer (February 2023).pptx

Internet Archive Book Reader (IABR) Now Supports Right-to-Left Paging (February 2023).pptx

How to add a video with captions and view it in the Universal Viewer (Nov 2022).pptx

Registration closed

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 13:00

Seoul 14:00

Adelaide 15:30

Sydney 16:00

Melbourne 16:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Boston 11:00

Jerusalem 17:00

Chicago 10:00

London 15:00

Zurich 16:00

Berlin 16:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Other World Times

Recording (YouTube)

Recording (Vidyard)

New and improved Alma Analytics Interface inside Alma

Analytics tools are important and sometimes crucial for the everyday work of librarians both as decision making tools and as status indicators.
The new and enhanced Alma user interface for handling Analytics reports is designed to offer more information and transparency about analytics objects such as widgets, reports, dashboards, and scheduled reports. Additionally, the new methodology allows for searching, viewing and sharing the analytics objects in an easy and intuitive manner.  

In this session we will review some of the features and capabilities that will increase analytics integration within Alma:

• A Next Generation Analytics Objects List
• Report Preview within Alma
• Creating an Alma Landing Page from a DV Workbook
• Sharing reports via a report URL
• Creating Favorites

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and  Raphael Gabbay

Registration closed

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 13:00

Seoul 14:00

Adelaide 15:30

Sydney 16:00

Melbourne 16:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Boston 11:00

Jerusalem 17:00

Chicago 10:00

London 15:00

Zurich 16:00

Berlin 16:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Other World Times

Recording (YouTube)

Recording (Vidyard)

Digital Fulfillment

Digital Fulfillment in Alma (also known as "Patron Waitlist for Digital Resources") allows the institution to

• Determine how many concurrent users can view a digital object
• Control how long each user can view a digital object
• Enable patrons to join a "waitlist" to view a digital object at a later period if it is currently not available due to maximum concurrent users viewing it.

This session will cover the configuration of Digital Fulfillment and also show live workflows of its use.

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Daniel Greenberg

Long Term Digital Fulfillment in Alma.pptx

Registration closed

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 12:00

Seoul 13:00

Adelaide 13:30

Sydney 14:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Boston 10:00

Jerusalem 17:00

Chicago 09:00

London 15:00

Zurich 16:00

Berlin 16:00

Los Angeles 07:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

New Unified PO Line Task List

The new layout is designed to provide users who manage PO lines with a more streamlined experience, in which more information is available at a glance and new search and facet options make it easier to locate PO lines with certain characteristics.

Some of the main new features of the new UI are:

• Details pane: A work area, called the Details pane, can be opened on the right side of the PO-line list. Most aspects of a PO line can be edited in the Details pane without losing sight of the task list, and the new arrangement speeds up the editing process.
• Sections menu in the Details pane: The fields of the Details pane are divided into sections, and a collapsible Sections menu enables users to quickly navigate between the sections.  
• Multiple-facet selection: Multiple criteria can be selected in each facet category, providing more flexibility in the creation of a filtered PO-line list.

During this session we will provide a live demo and explanation of these and other new features and advantages.

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Noam Fass

The New Unified PO Line Task List.pptx

On Line Help page for the New Unified PO Line Task List

Registration closed

Adelaide 13:30

Hong Kong 12:00

Honolulu 18:00

Islamabad 09:00

Melbourne 14:00

Seoul 13:00

Shanghai 12:00

Tokyo 13:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Algiers 16:00

Amsterdam 17:00

Capetown 17:00

Casablanca 16:00

Chicago 10:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Miami 11:00

New York 11:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

New User Interface for Customizing Letters in Alma

In the August release a new letters configuration interface was implemented to create an improved and more intuitive user experience. Some of the new features are:

• XSL/XML and preview of the output, now all in one window.
• Error detection and reporting while editing.
• Enhanced preview pane with easy navigation between visual and html view.
• Quicker access to configuration of labels and letter examples.
• New save draft feature

During this session we will provide a live demo and explanation of these and other new features and advantages.

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Yifat Lulav

YouTube Video:

Letter Configuration in Alma

PowerPoint:

Letter Configuration in Alma

Registration closed

Adelaide 13:30

Hong Kong 12:00

Honolulu 18:00

Islamabad 09:00

Melbourne 14:00

Seoul 13:00

Shanghai 12:00

Tokyo 13:00

Other World Times

Registration closed

Algiers 16:00

Amsterdam 17:00

Capetown 17:00

Casablanca 16:00

Chicago 10:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Miami 11:00

New York 11:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

New and Improved Alma Overlap Analysis Tool

While the Alma Overlap Analysis tool has already been released for several months,  the May 2023 release includes a new option to compare titles with the physical inventory of the institution. 

Additionally, there are plans to include overlap for “Related” titles in the August 2023 release.

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Noam Fass

Register

Adelaide 13:30

Hong Kong 12:00

Honolulu 18:00

Islamabad 09:00

Melbourne 14:00

Seoul 13:00

Shanghai 12:00

Tokyo 13:00

Other World Times

Register

Algiers 16:00

Amsterdam 17:00

Capetown 17:00

Casablanca 16:00

Chicago 10:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Miami 11:00

New York 11:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

Nov. 7

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Nov. 8

Linked Open Data

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Adina Marciano.  During this session we will discuss both newly added existing features as well as upcoming road map plans for Linked Data as well as.

One of the newly added existing features which we will show:

• How to add a BIBFRAME recoed to Alma via an API and how the BIBFRAME recored in Alma supports the same workflows as MARC records.

Some of the upcoming road map plans (time permitting) to be discussed include:

• Supporting BIBFRAME side by side with MARC and other formats
• Info Cards
• Incorporating the Alma Refine cloud app into the Metadata Editor
• Using Sinopia with Alma

Linked Open Data​ in the Alma 2023 Roadmap Webinar Series​.pptx

How to create a BIBFRAME record in Alma via an API

Nov. 7

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 13:00

Seoul 14:00

Adelaide 15:30

Sydney 16:00

Other World Times

Nov. 8

Boston 10:00

Jerusalem 17:00

Chicago 09:00

London 15:00

Zurich 16:00

Berlin 16:00

Los Angeles 07:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

Nov. 13 and Nov. 14

Sets Functionality in Alma using the New UI for Managing Sets

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick .  During this session we will show the new user interface for managing sets in Alma.

Some of the main points of the new interface for managing sets, which we will show via a live demo,  are:

• Manage List of Sets via Facets
• Top List Actions
• Clear Information Hierarchy
• Responsiveness to screen size and resolution
• Split View (Side-By-Side View)

Nov. 13

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 13:00

Seoul 14:00

Adelaide 15:30

Sydney 16:00

Other World Times

Nov. 14

Boston 11:00

Jerusalem 18:00

Chicago 10:00

London 16:00

Zurich 17:00

Berlin 17:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Other World Times

Recording on YouTube

Recording (Vidyard)

Pre-filtering an analytics report by library per staff user (library independence)

This session will be delivered by Yoel Kortick and Raphael Gabbay

• This webinar will explain how it is possible to have one analytics report which will filter by different libraries per staff user.
• This is useful in institutions where each library in the institution is a completely independent entity and staff users are allowed to see data only from "their own" libraries or certain libraries.

Register

Nov. 29

Berlin 06:00

Jerusalem 07:00

Taipei 13:00

Seoul 14:00

Adelaide 15:30

Sydney 16:00

Other World Times

Register

Nov. 29

Boston 11:00

Jerusalem 18:00

Chicago 10:00

London 16:00

Zurich 17:00

Berlin 17:00

Los Angeles 08:00

Other World Times