About
The Community Zone Management Group (CZMG) functions under the auspices of the joint IGeLU and ELUNA Alma Product Working Group (PWG). It is a liaison and advisory group consisting of Ex Libris staff and library customers.
Membership
| Members | Organization |
|---|---|
| Galen Jones, Co-Chair | The Open University |
| Elizabeth York, Co-Chair | Rutgers University |
| Amanda Perez, Deputy Chair | Portland Community College |
| Kevin Balster | University of California |
| Michelle Beau | Harvard University |
| Sasha Frizzell | Binghamton University |
| Lars Iselid | Umeå Univeresity Library |
| Tim Kaneshiro | Getty Research Institute |
| Ryan McNally | Northeastern University |
| Katie Peterson | University of Iowa |
| Craig Rosenbeck | Ball State University |
| Joanne Rowan | University of Auckland |
| Carla Savarè | Università degli studi di Milano |
| Hans Schuermann | Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP) |
| Steve Shadle | University of Washington |
| Laura Simpson | Johns Hopkins University |
| Marisa Tolbert | Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) |
| Stacie Traill | University of Minnesota |
| Xiaocan Lucy Wang | Brown University |
| Tamar Ganor | Ex Libris |
| Amotz Movshovitz | Ex Libris |
| Dahlia Wisner | Ex Libris |
Alma Community Zone Management Group Revised Remit
May 2025
Responsibilities
- Review, update and advise Ex Libris on policies and procedures related to Alma Community Zone bibliographic metadata and Alma Community Zone Electronic collections metadata, including, but not limited to:
- Field editing restrictions
- Locking of records for editing
- Record merging and overwriting
- Record quality indicators (such as Brief Level Rules)
- Analysis of batch-loaded records from vendors, publishers, and aggregators
- Electronic Collections descriptive fields (such as management levels and bibliographic rank)
- Advise on Community Zone training needs and the development and delivery of educational resources encompassing existing and evolving functionality
- Advocate for adherence to international metadata standards by content providers, industry bodies, and the community
- Address misunderstandings or disagreements regarding detrimental editing, or the addition of incorrect metadata, to the Community Zone
- Engage with the library community via discussion lists, conferences, and other appropriate channels, to communicate completed work; consult on proposed Community Zone projects; and share best practices for use of the Alma Community Zone
- Advise Ex Libris, the Alma Authorities Focus Group, the Content Working Group and the Linked Data Community of Practice on matters concerning bibliographic records and functionality in the CZ and beyond
Membership
CZMG members are appointed directly by the CZMG and must work for organizations that have current IGeLU or ELUNA membership. The CZMG seeks a diverse membership including varying institution sizes and types, geographical locations, and languages spoken to represent the diverse community of institutions that use the Alma CZ. The group membership includes the following liaison roles:
- Alma Working Group Liaison
- Content Working Group Liaison
- Alma Authorities Focus Group Liaison
- Linked Data Community of Practice Liaison