Ex Libris, part of Clarivate plc, has announced that Japan’s University of Electro-Communications (UEC) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo® discovery solution to upgrade the university’s library system. UEC is the first national university in Japan to adopt the Alma platform.
Through the central management of print and electronic resources, which were previously handled in separate systems, the Alma and Primo services will make users’ access to academic resources more efficient. The Alma platform will enable the university to further its digital transformation by simplifying library workflows and applying analytic data for smart decision-making.
The Alma platform at UEC will link to this service (https://www.nii.ac.jp/en/news/release/2021/0617.html), is scheduled to go live in the second quarter of 2022. Members of the network anticipate further improvements in users’ access to academic resources.
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