Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that the Library of the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam, or UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam, or HvA) have selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform. The Alma adoption will help the universities improve the management of their growing e-resource collection and introduce operational efficiencies that will free librarians to deliver enhanced services. The Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution, which is already in use at the library, will be integrated with the Alma platform.
In 2009, the library implemented the Ex Libris Aleph® integrated library system, which has fulfilled the library's needs thus far. However, the library recognised that it must now move to a platform that can manage the universities' print collection and rapidly growing collection of electronic and digital resources. With the library's system hardware due to be replaced in 2019, an extensive investigation into the possibilities of upgrading to a next-generation library management platform was carried out.
In particular, the library sought a solution that would provide smooth, integrated workflows to minimise the increasing burden that the management of e-resources places on librarians. Moving to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution would free up resources that could be redirected to support of education and research. Furthermore, by unifying workflows for print, electronic, and digital resources, the library would be able to showcase all collections, including heritage collections.
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