Ex Libris™, part of Clarivate, has announced that the Duke University Libraries have successfully upgraded their resource management capabilities by adopting the Alma library management system and integrating it with multiple technology platforms. The selection and use of Alma enables Duke Libraries to execute their long-term strategic technology vision to address and best meet library, patron, and university needs.
Duke and Ex Libris, trusted and long-term partners, collaborated on a swift implementation of Alma in under a year. Alma is streamlining the everyday work of Duke library staff, by aligning processes and simplifying the management of the 7.5 million physical and electronic resources that comprise the Libraries’ collections. Specifically, it is enhancing core functions for the Libraries’ operations—including selection, licensing, metadata management, and circulation—while also integrating systems for interoperability and accessibility.
Duke Libraries join nearly 2400 institutions that are live with the Alma cloud-based platform. They’ll benefit from continued training, support, and enriched services based on an extensive, two-year forward looking Alma product roadmap – which will add to current Linked Open Data services and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
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