Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that it has brought together an international group of renowned library experts who will provide input during the formation of the Alma Community Zone, a catalogue of bibliographic records shared by all libraries that are using the Alma library management service.
The Community Zone is tightly integrated into Alma workflows, enabling libraries to work directly in a collaborative environment. Libraries are encouraged to contribute records to this open environment, without limiting the records' terms of use. Side by side with the Community Zone is the Library Zone, a catalogue for each library, in which the library stores the records over which it wants to exercise local stewardship. In this hybrid environment, libraries can leverage community expertise and streamline their processes while maintaining control over unique local resources.
Members of the Alma Community Zone Advisory Group will provide guidance to Ex Libris on policies, standards, and procedures that should be used in the governance and stewardship of metadata records that reside in the Community Zone.
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