Alma Reviews

To my opinion Alma supports the entire suite of library operations, selection, acquisition, metadata management, digitization, and fulfillment.

Alma is serving our library operations just as we thought it should and therefore i haven't experienced any disappointment.

This software is continually updated to support and promote open standards and initiatives.

Through my interactions with Alma i

To start with i surely enjoy the user friendly interface provided by this software. It is email enabled and this communication is simple, quick and cheap.

I hard for me to point out any dislikes for now about this software.

Since i started using this application it have been running smoothly and the fact that new updates keeps coming up i love using it even more. I hope you will try it out

It is easy to primary integrate functions of the library in one browser and this makes work easier. It also wonderful in cataloging and the whole management process.

As a circulation desk assistant, I use this software every day at work. It is much more modern than the last system we used, and I enjoy the functionality.

It was difficult to understand it all at first, and there were some issues that arose that had to be worked out.

If you are considering ALMA, go for it! While you may be hesitant to change or try something new, after working with ALMA for a short time, you will love all that it has to offer. It is a great asset for businesses and now that I use it, I'm not sure how our business functioned beforehand.

The main librarians using ALMA had some conflicts between each other at first, simply due to the updated change. It also resulted in some issues with item check-outs. However, the benefits outweigh the problems greatly. This updated version is easier for all users, and provides accurate information.

Alma automatically generates receipts and reminders via email to members of our campus community who use our Classroom AV equipment. It cuts down on the additional phone calls we receive in our busy office about due dates.

There isn't anything specific I don't like about Alma. It's pretty straightforward.

Alma is a good choice for organization looking to more efficiently manage rentals of equipment and library materials. It offers the opportunity to classify your clients into categories. that determine the level of permissions they have regarding the types of equipment they have available to them and the length of loan time.

We are easily able to manage the length of equipment rentals to users based on the permissions afforded to them based on their role in the university. If an extension is needed for legitimate reasons we can make adjustments to the due date fairly easily.

The ease and user-friendliness. It is better than the previous software.

It did not perform as well when using internet explorer. Thus, now we use google chrome and it works better.

Not any problems at the moment.

I used this program at my school library to check out and check in books. Look up books and process. It is very easy to use and teach. There are several student workers who use our system on a daily and we never have issues.

Updates can set you back. There should be an offline back up for books. Changing passwords too frequently- this is hard to keep up with. We normally rotate between 2 passwords as a means to deal with the demands of this program.

Practice

Easy way to find out what is there and whats not. Who has what and who doesn't. I like the times that are incorporated checking out items.

Alma makes it easy to organize requested books by their location, which largely increases efficiency and productivity.

Sometimes Alma generates duplicate slips, which can cause an employee to mark a book as missing, when in reality it has just been checked out already.

The largest benefit of Alma is how it streamlines many tasks at the library.

I love the ability to add notes to accounts and it makes item circulation very simple.

With every update that fixes or augments the software, some unrelated problems seems to pop up. Right now, we have to wait for the quick print pop up to go away before we can scan another book in and it slows down our process. Also, whenever I access the calendar, the copy option pops up and blocks the view of some of the calendar's contents (mainly the month).

It's really good and useful overall, but there are some kinks that need to be worked out before I can fully recommend it to someone. It being cloud-based means that sometimes there are outages in all of our libraries, but it helps to be able to access your personalized version of Alma anywhere and have the information and tools where you expect it to be.

With the ability to look at the history of patron accounts and item records we are able to problem solve and verify information that patrons give us. It is also very useful to be able to see what emails Alma has sent out to patrons.

Customization of quick links on the main page allows for easy access to most-used tools and pages. Tools for various departments can be in the same place while allowing differing levels of access based on user. There is lots of customization available to best fit our needs, and we are able to link new patrons to pre-existing institutional records.

Instead of circulation staff having their own log-in, we had to switch to one log-in for each of the two circulation computers because there was a limited number of users allowed within our budget.

It's a much more intuitive and user-friendly system that we previously had, with easy catalog, user, or material search.

I enjoy the friendly user-interface.

i also enjoy the aesthetic and overall simplicity of the home screen.

The advanced features could be more user friendly. There could be more admin options to help resolve client issues easier.

I recommend this to anyone having a system where they are loaning out equipment.