Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced the launch of the North American early adopter programme for the Alma library management service. Initiated with an intensive two-day workshop in Chicago this October, the programme enables its pioneering member libraries to become fully engaged with Alma's final development - ahead of the solution's general release in 2012.
Over 60 institutions across three continents have so far committed to adopting Alma through various collaborative and early adopter programmes, including four development partners - Boston College; Princeton University Library; Purdue University Library; and K.U. Leuven, which includes the LIBIS library network.
Among the early adopters in North America are the Boston University Libraries; Fort Hays State University; Midwestern State University; North Dakota State University Libraries; Northeastern University; Texas Woman's University; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; University of Minnesota Libraries; University of Texas at Dallas; and Virginia Commonwealth University. Almost all the early adopters have also decided to deploy the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery solution to enhance their users discovery experience in advance of realigning their current library systems into a unified resource management environment, with Alma.
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