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Breaking Up with Bad Configs: Modernizing Alma for an Always-Changing Library

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Alma configurations without consistent oversight can become bloated, redundant, or misaligned with current workflows, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and increased maintenance challenges. This session will walk attendees through a systematic approach to auditing, restructuring, and standardizing Alma configurations to ensure long-term sustainability and alignment with changing library operations. We will share a phased Alma remediation initiative that will address legacy configurations alongside changes in staffing for system maintenance and workflow management, with a focus on maintaining, improving, and future-proofing inherited system settings.

Breaking Up with Bad Configs
Alma
Apply practical methods for auditing Alma configurations and documenting system touchpoints.
Implement strategies for standardizing user roles, groups, and item policies without interrupting services.
Develop approaches to maintaining Alma over time in order to prevent configuration drift and reduce technical debt.
Apr 30, 2026 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM(America/Los_Angeles)
Venue : San Fernando
20260430T1215 20260430T1300 America/Los_Angeles Breaking Up with Bad Configs: Modernizing Alma for an Always-Changing Library

Alma configurations without consistent oversight can become bloated, redundant, or misaligned with current workflows, leading to inefficiencies, errors, and increased maintenance challenges. This session will walk attendees through a systematic approach to auditing, restructuring, and standardizing Alma configurations to ensure long-term sustainability and alignment with changing library operations. We will share a phased Alma remediation initiative that will address legacy configurations alongside changes in staffing for system maintenance and workflow management, with a focus on maintaining, improving, and future-proofing inherited system settings.

San Fernando Ex Libris Knowledge Days and ELUNA Conference 2026 eluna-conf-planning@exlibrisusers.org
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Systems Librarian
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Nevada State University
Library Specialist - Access Services
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Nevada State University
 Wendy Crist
Metadata & Discovery Systems Librarian
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Arkansas State University
 Donna Bacchiocchi
Manager of Library Technical Services
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Bentley University
 Catherine Busselen
Metadata Management / Cataloging Librarian
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University of California, Santa Barbara
 Shannon M. Smith
Chair, Collection Management
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University of Wyoming
 Michelle Owens
Technical Services Librarian
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Linda Hall Library
Systems Librarian, Senior Librarian
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California State Library
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