Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the University of Mary Washington (UMW) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service and Primo discovery and delivery solution.
In 2015, after using various VTLS library solutions, including Virtua, for more than 30 years, the University of Mary Washington Libraries embarked on a process to evaluate next-generation solutions. The Libraries’ main goal was to implement a robust, cloud-based system that would include workflows for handling the various material types, both print and electronic, and thus enable the UMW Libraries to optimally manage their collections and meet users’ expectations of a first-class library experience.
UMW libraries had opted to be ProQuest Intota development partners, and with the acquisition of Ex Libris by ProQuest, the UMW libraries decided that the best way forward would be to adopt both Alma and Primo. The implementation took place during the spring of 2016, and UMW is now live with the two solutions. UMW is the first of the Intota development partners to implement the Alma service for unified resource management.
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