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Training Overview
New staff: Go to the Functional Curricula section on this page
Current staff: Review the Alma Overview Online Courses and Functional Area Trainings in Sequence
Managers: Review the Alma Overview Online Courses section, especially the Information for Managers
Alma Overviews Online Courses
The Alma Overviews Online Courses are video- and documentation-based introductions to the basics of Alma and general functional training. They is are designed to provide an introduction or refresher to the Alma unified resource management system and how it has been implemented at Harvard Library. Each course covers a different area, and is made up of Alma wiki pages and video segments accompanied by the script.
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Each course consists of tasks that must be completed in order. Some tasks are required to complete the online course, others are optional.
Confirm with your manager which 'optional' tasks are required for your work; since these courses are for all staff across the library, we needed to make them some tasks "optional" in the portal.
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- For new staff, we recommend the Functional area Area Curricula below
- For existing staff - either as a refresher or for new work responsibilities - courses may be suggested individually
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- Wiki Documentation Sections
Fulfillment (Circulation
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, Patron Services, and Course Reserves)
- Alma Overviews Online Courses
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Any of the courses can be taken individually, but we have there are also create functional area curricula to make it easier to onboard new staff. Managers can ask staff to enroll in a functional area curriculum, which automatically registers staff for all courses in that sequence. Staff do not have to repeat the basic courses between curricula; the training portal tracks course completion, so staff only need to progress to the newer courses.
Acquisitions Curriculum - has two paths, - choose a Path from the drop-down: one for Physical OrdersMaterials, one for Electronic OrdersMaterials
Fulfillment Curriculum - has two paths, - choose a Path from the drop-down: one for Circulation Desk/student workers, one for all other Fulfillment areas
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