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We hope you enjoyed your summer! The ODIN Office has some important information for you as the new school year begins and Fall approaches.
General Announcements:
- We are excited to welcome Central Valley School Library as the newest member of ODIN! They plan to be live on Polaris before the end of 2024.
- EBSCO’s Academic Search Complete was renewed through June 30th, 2025 thanks to a collaborative agreement between ODIN libraries and Minitex which ensured statewide access for an additional year.
- The ODIN Office, along with representatives from the ND State Library, CDLN, and the Fargo Public Library, has submitted a Request for Information (RFI) to vendors evaluating the technical and financial potential for a statewide ILL ‘Bridge’ solution.
Alma News:
- The Alma/Primo VE August Feature Release was installed in our Production environment on August 4th.
- The semi-annual refresh of our Premium Sandbox Environments occurred August 11th.
- During a refresh, data from our Production environments is copied over to our Sandbox (test) environments. This ensures our sandbox environments remain up-to-date with our most recent system configurations.
- During a refresh, data from our Production environments is copied over to our Sandbox (test) environments. This ensures our sandbox environments remain up-to-date with our most recent system configurations.
- The ODIN Office will conduct an online highlight session covering the August Feature Release on Wednesday, Aug. 21st at 9am CST. Please reach out if you did not receive an invite.
- Reminder: If your Resource Sharing was suspended over the summer, make sure to remove your ‘Temporary Inactive for Borrowing/Lending’ dates once your end date has passed. Please contact us if you need assistance with this.
Databases:
- Reminder: Please check all relevant database links for your library to ensure you still have access and submit a Help Ticket if you run into issues.
- List of Statewide E-Resources: https://www.odin.nodak.edu/databases
Staff Resources on the ODIN Website:
- Please visit your designated Library Details page to verify your library’s current Contact Information, Staff Directory, and ILL Information.
- Let us know if any updates are needed. Please provide Name, Title, Phone #, and Email address for new staff.
- Let us know if any updates are needed. Please provide Name, Title, Phone #, and Email address for new staff.
- All upcoming events, meetings, and trainings can be found on the homepage calendar.
- Alma and Primo VE tutorials are available under all areas of interest.
- New staff will need a login for access to certain areas of the website, request one here.
Listservs/Mailing Lists:
- ODIN offers a variety of listservs for library staff to stay informed:
- ODIN-ACAD-LIBS – General announcements and information
- ODIN-ACAD-OAC – ODIN Academic Library Directors
- ODIN-ACAD-LIBS – General announcements and information
- User Group Listservs (meeting invites, agendas, updates, and relevant discussions)
- ODIN-ACAD-CAT – Resource Management (Cataloging)
- ODIN-ACAD-FULFILLMENT – Fulfillment (Circulation)
- ODIN-ACAD-RESOURCE-SHARING – Resource Sharing (Interlibrary Loan)
- ODIN-ACAD-DISCOVERY – Primo VE/Discovery
- ODIN-ACAD-ACQSER – Acquisitions & Serials
- NDAC – staff from libraries participating in ND Academic Consortium (Overdrive)
- ODIN-ACAD-CAT – Resource Management (Cataloging)
- Just let us know if you or other library staff would like to be added or removed to any of the above listservs. Please provide Name & Email address for updates.
User Groups:
- Online Alma/Primo VE user group meetings are available for any and all interested staff members to attend.
- They are a great way to connect with your fellow library staff across ODIN-land to discuss relevant topics and receive updates from the ODIN Office.
- Invites for meetings are sent out on each user group’s designated listserv. If you are interested in attending, but have not received an invite, please request one from the ODIN Office.
- All meetings are recorded and posted to the ODIN website for those unable to attend live.
The ODIN Office is here to help!
- Please submit an ODIN Help Ticket whenever you need us. We welcome all questions, requests, and feedback.
- One-on-one visits/trainings with ODIN Staff, in person or virtual, are always available upon request.