[Eril-l] Celus vs. Alma for SUSHI harvesting?

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Hi all,

I sent the original poster a direct email, but also wanted to chime in that
we are on Alma, but started using CELUS a few years ago after some
frustrating experiences with Alma's SUSHI module and wrecking our usage
data beyond repair. (My fault as much or more than Alma's, but still
frustrating.)  Since switching, we've been very happy customers of CELUS
and I'd echo David's comments.

No tool is perfect, but I find CELUS much easier to use than Alma,
particularly for reporting and reharvesting (when necessary). I admit it's
a luxury to have a stand-alone usage tool when we already bear the sunk
cost of Alma, but I think it's a worthwhile investment. Happy to talk more
off-list.

Best,
John

John Kimbrough
Electronic Resources Librarian
Georgetown University Library
jwk77 at georgetown.edu | eresources at georgetown.edu

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 9:50 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion
list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> We are new to Alma so I can't comment on its SUSHI capabilities but I can
> tell you that the Celus is the best statistics aggregation tool that I ever
> used by a long shot. We've been using it for a couple of years now.
>
> Celus can handle both COUNTER and non-COUNTER stats and, once you get it
> set up, requires little maintenance. If you provide them with the data,
> Celus will set up the SUSHI harvests as part of the implementation. There
> are some canned reports but you can create custom ones from a dashboard.
> It's inexpensive and the support is amazing. They often identify and
> address issues before I've even noticed them. They're also very open to
> development ideas.
>
> Best,
> David
>
> A. David Hill
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>
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 9:34 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
> discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> I would love to hear more about this as well!
>>
>>
>> *C.M. Flynn MLS*
>>
>> Resource Management Librarian
>>
>> Health Sciences Library
>>
>> Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
>>
>>
>>
>> NYU Langone Health
>>
>> NYU Grossman School of Medicine
>>
>> 577 First Avenue
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>> C.M.Flynn at nyulangone.org
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>> *Sent:* Sunday, February 4, 2024 9:01:05 PM
>> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
>> *Subject:* [Eril-l] Celus vs. Alma for SUSHI harvesting?
>>
>>
>> *[EXTERNAL]*
>> My library uses Alma, and we currently manage database usage statistics
>> manually. We are interested in moving to SUSHI and are wondering...
>> Are there any Alma libraries who choose to use Celus
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.celus.net/__;!!MXfaZl3l!YOBB7vtR53_QsrUBGKDkyCmPb1FNlgfsaAkNRatdHmS2tj_nSdulzsir5tV7SDqvb9JLM7fHmaMHw8ZTv1Amc69q$>
>> for SUSHI harvesting and usage analytics even though Alma has these
>> capabilities built in?
>> It seems like Celus users really love the product, and I'm wondering if
>> anyone has seen a benefit to subscribing to Celus despite also being an
>> Alma library?
>> Thanks,
>> Lacey
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Lacey Mamak *Library Faculty, Electronic Resources/Reference &
>> Instruction
>> Normandale Community College
>> 952-358-8310 | www.normandale.edu
>> lacey.mamak at normandale.edu
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