Advocacy
The ANZREG Committee meets quarterly with Ex Libris, where we raise issues of concern to our community. Topics we’ve discussed recently include:
28 July 2021 with Katelin Grammer, Vice President Sales | Oceania
- Primo Analytics user actions in UTC only, with no time data and only date, with the impact for our region of actions recorded on the incorrect day by between 8-14 hours depending on timezone
- Ex Libris Premium Services promotion for our members
- Follow up on Informit issues (as raised in Feb and May 2021)
- Follow up on Resource Sharing and Partner updates (as raised also in May 2021)
19 May 2021 with Katelin Grammer, Vice President Sales | Oceania
- Ex Libris plans in the resource sharing areas, with hope for regional NLA collaborative efforts for automated partner updates
- APAC support for Chat (as raised also in Feb 2021)
- Options for highlighting regional issues via Salesforce
- Informit content issue update (as raised also in Feb 2021)
- Clarifying relationships with site representatives between customers and Ex Libris and ProQuest, and potential for additional complexity with the Clarivate acquisition
- Inclusiveness of the term “Higher Education Platform” (as raised also in Feb 2021)
24 February 2021 with Katelin Grammer, Vice President Sales | Oceania
- Status of Director’s Day in 2021
- APAC support for Chat
- Informit platform issues
- Inclusiveness of the term “Higher Education Platform”
- Encouragement for Ex Libris representatives to engage with our community in our regional anzreg-l listserv, to improve open and transparent communications and collaboration
