Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, has announced that Germany’s largest universal and research library, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library, or BSB), is making the transition to the cloud-based Ex Libris Alma® library services platform after almost 20 years of providing library services through an increasingly complex and limited local system.
One of Europe’s most renowned universal libraries, the BSB will be using the Alma platform to manage print, electronic, and digital materials in a single interface. As a cloud-based solution, Alma services will help the BSB standardize its workflows, provide a better user experience, achieve significant gains in efficiency, and save costs in the short and long term.
According to Ofer Mosseri, Ex Libris and ProQuest general manager of EMEA, with its digital transformation, the BSB is joining top institutions that are leading the way in Germany—and across Europe. In addition to realizing significant gains in performance, the BSB will become part of the Ex Libris global user community and benefit directly from sharing knowledge and expertise with libraries around the world.
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