Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the fourth partner release of the Alma library management service is now available for testing by development partners. Delivered on schedule, this fourth release is being deployed to partners in the Ex Libris cloud environment and represents a major milestone on the road to the solution’s general release, planned for early 2012. The fifth and final partner release is scheduled for November 2011.
Highlights of the fourth partner release include advanced integration with the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution, offering a seamless experience for end users; incorporation of development partners’ feedback and requests, particularly regarding the user interface; further enhancements of the Alma resource editor, which streamlines and facilitates the management of inventory and cataloging; and enhanced fulfillment capabilities.
As with all new Ex Libris solutions, the features for this release were defined in close collaboration with development partners. Their in-depth feedback on the first three partner releases has significantly improved the ease with which Alma handles the full spectrum of library workflows.
The number and diversity of institutions that have committed to acquiring Ex Libris Alma as their next-generation library resource management infrastructure continues to increase with the recent addition of libraries in Europe and North America.
By consolidating the disparate systems used by today’s libraries to manage electronic, print, and digital resources, the Ex Libris Alma solution accelerates libraries' move toward next-generation services. Alma’s cloud infrastructure helps libraries increase their efficiency through data sharing and collaboration. As a result, libraries can focus their resources on extending services within and outside their institution and on supporting the institution’s teaching and research missions.
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