Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Unitec Institute of Technology has selected the Ex Libris Alma library management service and is consolidating its Ex Libris solutions into the cloud-based platform of Alma and Primo, unifying both resource management and resource discovery.
In the rapidly changing academic landscape, Unitec Institute of Technology found that Alma and Primo together offered the best solution for its users and staff. As a fully cloud-based solution, Alma offers extensive opportunities for collaboration with libraries worldwide, and its open interfaces enable the library to integrate with other systems on campus and externally. In parallel with adopting Alma, Unitec has moved its Ex Libris Primo implementation to a cloud deployment, thereby relieving library staff of unnecessary technical burdens.
Among its reasons for selecting Alma from the available commercial systems, Unitec cited the solution's energetic user community and comprehensive vendor support. The institute also considered Alma to be a 'strategic fit' with both its own Technology Strategy, and a recent look-ahead report for the Library.
