Training
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- Getting To Know Alma
- If you're just getting started with Alma, watch this series to learn the basics in Alma. This kit, developed in English, is available in German as well.
- Alma Essentials
- The Alma Essentials training is the primary way to learn how to work with Alma. Alma Essentials kit, developed in English, is translated to other languages.
- Alma Administration Certification
- Alma Administration Certification prepares Administrators and Systems Librarians to respond to Alma library configuration requests. Certification is a required part of Alma implementation at your library, although any Alma users at your library can watch the training sessions.
- Alma Collaborative Networks (Alma Consortia)
- The Alma Collaborative Networks training sessions show how to make use of Alma with your consortium, including the network institution, the Network Zone, acquisitions, cataloging, resource sharing, and much more.
- Resource Sharing
- These sessions introduce and detail the three models of resource sharing in Alma: broker-based, peer-to-peer, and fulfillment networks. Sessions cover resource sharing background, staff workflows, and configuration. These are useful for independent institutions as well as those in a collaborative network (Alma consortium).
- Extended Training
- Advanced Alma Topics and Supplementary Training
- Alma Fiscal Period Closure
- Bindery
- Documentation From Institutions
- Hebrew Cataloging in the Alma Metadata Editor
- Keep Up With Alma Previous Editions
- More Information About Resource Sharing
- Presentations and Documents
- Presentations and Documents - Acquisitions
- Presentations and Documents - Analytics
- Presentations and Documents - Analytics - Usage and Cost Per Use
- Presentations and Documents - APIs
- Presentations and Documents - Authorities
- Presentations and Documents - Consortia
- Presentations and Documents - Digital
- Presentations and Documents - E Resources and CZ
- Presentations and Documents - Fulfillment
- Presentations and Documents - Letters
- Presentations and Documents - Miscellaneous
- Presentations and Documents - Physical inventory
- Presentations and Documents - Primo and Alma
- Presentations and Documents - Related Records
- Presentations and Documents - Resource Management
- Presentations and Documents - Rules
- Presentations and Documents - Serials
- Alma Digital
- The Alma Digital training series walks through the process of using the Alma Unified Resource Management (URM) framework to manage your digital resources in Alma. This training is intended for Alma customers who have purchased the Alma Digital add-on for managing digital collections directly in Alma.
- Alma Digital: Overview
- Alma Digital: Managing Collections
- Alma Digital: Managing Digital Resources Manually
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Introduction to Import Profiles
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Asset File Naming Conventions
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Preparing Dublin Core XML Files
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Preparing MARC XML Files
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Preparing CSV Files
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Creating Import Profiles for Dublin Core
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Creating Import Profiles for MARC
- Alma Digital: Bulk Workflow - Using the Digital Uploader
- Alma Digital: Configuring Viewer Services
- Alma Digital: Submitting Patron and Staff-Mediated Deposits
- Alma Digital: Approving Patron Deposits
- Alma Digital: Creating Deposit Profiles
- Alma Digital: Customizing Labels, Reasons, and Templates
- Alma Digital: Configuring Dublin Core Forms
- Alma Digital: Configure a Deposit Form
- Alma Digital: Configure a Deposit Profile
- Alma Digital: Patron Deposit Overview
- Import Metadata of Digital Records from a Remote Repository
- Migrate a Digital Repository to Alma
- Migrate a Digital Repository to Alma
- Patron Waitlist for Digital Fulfillment Workflows
- Learning Paths
- These role/functionality-based learning paths are curated from existing video tutorials and are designed to provide a targeted and quicker onboarding experience for anyone starting to learn Alma.
- Acquisitions Workflows Videos
- Learn more about Acquisitions Workflows; includes how to set up the Acquisitions Infrastructure, how to perform Purchasing, Receiving, and Invoicing for physical materials, and how to update purchase order lines via Acquisitions Jobs.
- Electronic Resources Management Workflow Videos
- Learn more about activating, ordering, and searching electronic resources in the Community Zone.