Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform to integrate with the university's Ex Libris Summon® discovery and delivery service. This decision comes as an increasing number of libraries in the University of Texas system elect to use the Alma platform, making it easier for the consortium to work with a standardized and proven technology infrastructure.
The Alma-Summon combination will provide strong synergy between the back-office management of resources and patron-facing discovery of, and access to, scholarly resources needed for learning, teaching, and research. The Alma platform will replace the school's Innovative Interfaces Sierra integrated library system.
By streamlining the management of electronic and print resources, UTPB plans to raise staff productivity significantly, improve workflows, and optimize resource use by applying data received through Alma analytics. The University also anticipates greater sharing across campus-wide systems, enabling them to connect to student management and bursar systems, among others. Taking advantage of the Ex Libris open-platform philosophy, the library will be able to connect to other university systems via APIs, collaborate with other libraries via consortial networks, and benefit from extensions contributed by an energetic customer base.
In its evaluation of products that met UTPB's selection requirements, the University noted the Alma platform's core functionality, interoperability, and easy integration with Summon discovery.
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