The University of Utah, together with the College of Eastern Utah, has chosen Ex Libris Group solutions to replace their legacy software system.
The University of Utah selected the Primo discovery and delivery solution and the Aleph integrated library system. This brings the international Primo community to over 150 institutions in 22 countries.
As a member of the Association of Research Libraries, one of the University’s most important criteria in the selection process was the ability to accommodate and make available a complex range of content from existing and future repositories. Together these solutions encompass both sides of library activitythe management of collections and the discovery and use of resources by students and researchers. With the Ex Libris software, the University’s library users will be able to access all of the library’s resources at any time, whether on or off campus.
University of Utah university librarian Joyce Ogburn said, “Primo will lay the foundations for future collaboration with other academic libraries in the region.”
The University of Utah is the state’s oldest and largest institution of higher education and is a major research university. The University has over 28,000 students, and is ranked as one of the top public research universities in the US.
Jerusalem-based Ex Libris is a leading provider of automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. The company was bought by US private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners for a reported $150-200 million in August.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 25, 2009
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