Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group, Israel, has announced that the library of Fort Hays State University (FHSU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma library management service. FHSU has run Ex Libris solutions for many years, including the Voyager integrated library system, Primo discovery and delivery solution, and bX Recommender.
The library has now completed its transition to next-generation services by replacing the multiple systems previously used for managing its print, electronic, and digital collections with just two solutions - Primo, which provides a single discovery platform, and Alma, which offers unified resource management.
All of FHSU's Ex Libris solutions are now running in the Ex Libris cloud environment. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment reduces librarians' technical burden and frees them up to concentrate on supporting users' research and learning activities.
By consolidating the disparate systems used by today's libraries to manage electronic, print, and digital resources, the Ex Libris Alma solution accelerates libraries' capacity to deliver next-generation services. Alma's cloud infrastructure helps libraries increase their efficiency through data sharing and collaboration. As a result, libraries can focus their resources on extending services within and outside their institution, while supporting the institution's teaching and research missions.
