Publications and Research
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
7-26-2024
Abstract
On January 17, 2024, The City University of New York (CUNY) library system and the State University of New York (SUNY) library system went live with Alma Peer to Peer Resource Sharing partnership. This partnership significantly expanded CUNY and SUNY patrons’ ability to access materials easily and efficiently through their Onesearch interface, enabling them to browse through and request physical items from both library systems. Coming from a two-year community college and a graduate institution respectively at CUNY, the presenters shared their experiences and lessons learned in their different campus environments through this project. The discussion included initial concerns, priorities, project timeline, progressive steps, cross-training and outreach, and some lessons learned so far. Presenters also discussed next step and changes in the opt-in functionality to borrow from partner libraries outside of CUNY.