ULMS Primo VE Evaluation : Decision: Go to VE or remain on PBO?

Status	IN PROCESS
Impact	HIGH
Driver	brandon dudley (Unlicensed) David Walker
Preliminary Approver	Discovery Functional Committee: Gabriel Gardner (Unlicensed), Christian Ward, Christine Holmes, Cathy Outten, Andrew Carlos, Paul Hottinger
Final Approver	COLD
Contributors	Each campus Primo admin; Discovery Functional Committee
Informed	All Primo admins, ULMS Steering Committee
Due date	For DFC: May 21st, 2021 For COLD: June 17th, 2021
Outcome	Switch to Primo VE

Background

The Discovery Function Committee was tasked with an evaluation of Primo VE to see if it would meet the CSU Libraries' needs. The two main drivers being that Primo VE is where all new customers are being directed and thus is receiving more development energy from Ex Libris and that VE is required for Rapido. Refer to the early Go VE Forums for details.

Relevant data

Linked above are all the raw response data from the four areas of testing requested by the Discovery Functional Committee. All responses have had identifying email information removed and obvious campus-identifying codes hashed or redacted.

Summary charts (not reflecting some late submissions from campuses) were presented at a Go VE Forum on April 30th, a recording is available on the Go VE Forums page; slides are available here.

Original forms for reference:

Action items

Discovery Functional Committee adopted the Moving to VE report and recommendation to the ULMS Steering Committee on May 21st, 2021 by a 5 to 0 vote with one member absent.

Outcome

Recommended, pending COLD approval: All campuses move to VE together this summer. Campuses may switch any date between July 5th and August 5th, 2021.