Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business unit, has announced the institutions that are collaborating with the company to develop Intota, a Software-as-a-Service solution that supports the entire resource lifecycle for libraries, including selection, acquisition, cataloguing, discovery, and fulfillment regardless of resource type. The six development partners reflect a broad spectrum of visionary institutions and academic research libraries - from public and private, community college and university, to single university and consortia systems.
The development partners that have committed to collaborating with Serials Solutions include Ball State University, Johnson County Community College, Marist College, Oklahoma State University, The State University of New York at Geneseo and University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
The development of Intota addresses the complex operations facing libraries today - from inefficient and redundant workflows, to costly and time-consuming system maintenance and lack of interoperability within the library and the institution at large. Intota claims to be industry first because it leverages a linked data model, lowers total cost of ownership, addresses inherent interoperability and is built entirely around workflows – not legacy platforms.
Developing an end-to-end unified system that integrates the full spectrum of materials and disparate operations requires expertise in many facets of library management services. Intota development partners are currently using Serials Solutions products and highly value the company's track record for building solutions designed to meet the real-world challenges of libraries.
