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October 2023

Ex Libris Connects with the Open-Source Community at WOLFcon 2023

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate™ is committed to taking the lead on continuous innovation in developing library software solutions. We are driven to transform the future of library technology for all users and work in close collaboration with the entire library community. This is demonstrated through our open solutions, as well as reflected in our current work with open-source services such as FOLIO and Sinopia.

October 2023

Yale University Selects Clarivate to Provide Their Next Library Services and Discovery Platforms

Improving efficiencies and achieving more unified workflows with cloud-based Ex Libris Alma and Ex Libris Primo, both part of Clarivate

October 2023

The Alma Transformation that Revolutionized the Bocconi University Library

The Bocconi University Library in Milan, Italy embarked on an ambitious transformation beginning in 2022 to usher in new enhanced services and modernized tools.

September 2023

How can library employees enhance library efficiency? A webinar discussion on community-driven development

This in-depth conversation will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of how library employees can and do play a central and vital role in moving the Alma library management solution forward...

September 2023

Clarivate Brings IGeLU Community Together in Leuven, Belgium

September 2023

Ex Libris Introduces campusM Library to Support Academic Success and Drive Student Engagement

Ex Libris is proud to announce the launch of campusM Library, an integrated mobile application designed to bolster student engagement and facilitate streamlined access to institutional resources. This app empowers academic librarians to play a more central role in fostering student success.

September 2023

Charles Sturt University improved efficiency of ebook ordering through an integrated marketplace

Charles Sturt University Library explored a series of process improvements during the pandemic, including ways to streamline their ebook ordering workflow and reduce manual steps. As part of this process, the library decided to adopt Rialto, a modern academic books marketplace fully integrated with Alma.

September 2023

Alma Starter from Ex Libris – The Latest Innovation to Meet Library E-Resource Management Needs

New Unified and Flexible Solution Available Through Alma

September 2023

Drew University and Ex Libris bring the benefits of Rapido to FOLIO/EDS

Libraries using FOLIO with EBSCO Discovery Service will soon be able to connect their students straight to the Rapido libraries’ shared collection

August 2023

Leganto Expands to Academic Institutions in Switzerland

Leganto, the Ex Libris course materials solution designed to support student success and streamline reading list accessibility, has made its debut in Switzerland. The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) kick-started the implementation of Leganto earlier this year, and recently ETH-library Zurich has selected the solution as well, with their project set to start in early autumn.

August 2023

Synergy in Action -The Collaborative Approach of Ex Libris and Alma’s User Community

Our user community is at the heart of the work we do. Through the establishment of several diverse working and focus groups, we take a collaborative approach to developing leading library software solutions – and we have done so from the beginning.

August 2023

Article Galaxy by Research Solutions is Available in Rapido

Struggling to find lending libraries for special article requests? The Article Galaxy add-on in Rapido has got you covered.

August 2023

OhioLINK selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo as next library services platform

The cloud-based SaaS has demonstrated successes with complex consortial systems and will achieve OhioLINK’s user-centered vision

August 2023

Leganto Unveils Revamped UI to Reading List Experience

In a move aimed at enhancing the learning journey for instructors and students, Leganto has launched a new user interface (UI) for its platform. This development marks a significant shift in optimizing the experience within the learning management system (LMS) environment.

August 2023

Four U.S. Institutions Go Live with the campusM Student Engagement Platform

four prominent educational institutions in the United States have successfully launched the campusM student engagement platform.

August 2023

Ex Libris Trust Center moves to Clarivate website

To provide an improved and more convenient experience for Ex Libris customers, a consolidation effort is underway to integrate the Ex Libris Trust Center into the Clarivate Trust Center.

August 2023

Duke University Joins Alma & Leganto Community

Duke Extends Relationship with Ex Libris for Library Management & Collaboration

August 2023

Alma August 2023 Feature Release – Streamlining the User Experience and Empowering Users

We are excited to announce the deployment of the Alma August 2023 Feature Release. This is a bumper release in what has been a bumper year of new of developments in 2023, now totaling close to 150 new features and approximately 60 new enhancements.

July 2023

Introducing the New User Experience for Purchase Order Lines Management in Alma

By actively involving users, listening to their needs, and incorporating their feedback, we are introducing an interface that enhances productivity and user satisfaction.

July 2023

campusM’s New Mobile Platform – Building for Future Engagement

after 18 months of arduous work, we are proud to introduce our next generation mobile platform.

July 2023

eLABa Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo for Nationwide Library Services

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to announce that the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library Consortium (eLABa) has selected Ex Libris Alma and Primo to implement at their dozens of libraries nationwide.

July 2023

The University of Minnesota adopts Rapido and Alma Digital

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is pleased to announce that the University of Minnesota is adopting Rapido.

July 2023

Alma Roadmap Update – A Look Ahead

Ex Libris is pleased to present the latest version of the Alma Roadmap for 2023 and 2024. This updated roadmap brings a range of new features and functionalities across various aspects of Alma, including Acquisitions, Metadata Management, Resource Management, Fulfilment, and more.

July 2023

Manchester Metropolitan University unlocks unlimited borrowing capacity

Since becoming a member of the Ex Libris resource sharing community, MMU has cut its turnaround time by 70%. In parallel, it has unlocked unlimited borrowing capacity. Read how the library made it happen.

July 2023

University of Pavia, Italy, Continues Strong Relationship with Ex Libris, with Alma and Primo

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to announce that the University of Pavia in Italy will extend their strong relationship with Ex Libris with Alma and Primo as their library management and discovery systems to be implemented in their libraries.

July 2023

Marquette University Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo

Marquette University Libraries to Benefit from a Proven Unified Library Management and Discovery Solution

July 2023

The University of East Anglia Library reduces monthly interlending fees

“With one annual subscription fee, rather than having to reconcile individual transaction payments, [RapidILL] helps us manage our interlending budget more easily.” Discover how the University of East Anglia reduces its budget management workload with RapidILL.

June 2023

Charles Sturt University Selects Rapido for a User-first Approach to Resource Sharing

Ex Libris welcomes Charles Sturt University into its library resource sharing Community. By adopting Rapido, the Australian University maximizes patron exposure to external collections by making resource sharing as intuitive as possible

June 2023

Birmingham City University cuts 85% of annual resource sharing expenses and invests the savings back into the collection

The Birmingham City University Library reduced its turnaround time from several days to 7 hours in one year. At the same time, it also dropped its transaction costs by 85%. Learn why BCU and a third of all UK academic libraries are already part of the Ex Libris resource sharing community.

June 2023

The Bavarian State Library in Germany Implements Ex Libris Alma & Primo for Seamless Integrations & Greater Library Benefits

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is thrilled to announce that the Bavarian State Library (BSB) in Munich, one of the leading academic libraries in Europe and an internationally renowned memory institution, has successfully made the transition to unified resource management through the Alma library services platform and Primo for resource discovery.

June 2023

Butler Community College on how campusM is helping them help their students

Butler Community College (BCC), located in El Dorado, Kansas, has shared its positive experiences with the campusM student engagement platform in a newly released video testimonial.

June 2023

Three Universities Select Leganto to Support Student Success and Learning Affordability

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to announce the recent adoption of Leganto's course resource list solution by three prestigious universities, highlighting the rapid growth and expanding influence of the Leganto Community.

June 2023

Victor Valley Community College Selects CampusM as Mobile App and Web Portal Solution

Victor Valley Community College (VVCC) has selected campusM, Ex Libris’ mobile app and web portal solution, as their chosen platform for enhancing student engagement and success.

June 23

Idea Exchange: A Dynamic Platform for Collaborative Innovation at Ex Libris

Join us in shaping the future of Ex Libris' products. Share your ideas on the Idea Exchange platform, vote for those that resonate with you, and let us create innovative solutions together.

June 23

Ex Libris Demonstrates Commitment to its Global Customer Base through Expanded Multiple-Language Support for Solutions and Training Materials

Since the first release of Alma, Ex Libris has recognized the value of enabling customers to work in their native language. As a result, Ex Libris has made major efforts to accommodate many languages across its product offerings.

June 23

CCC interview on 24/7 article delivery with Get It Now in Rapido

In our discussion with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), we explored the evolution of our long-standing partnership and the benefits of the Get It Now article delivery service, now available as an Add-on in Rapido.

May 2023

The University of Wyoming Selects the Ex Libris Higher Education Platform for Multiple Library Services

UW, a leading public research university in the United States, recently chose the Ex Libris Higher Education platform for its cloud-based library solutions of the Alma library management system, Primo discovery, Library Mobile app, and Leganto for course resources.

June 2023

New York University Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is pleased to announce that the New York University (NYU) recently chose the Alma library management system and the Primo discovery solution. A growing number of member institutions of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have joined the Alma community, and NYU is the 81st to do so.

June 2023

Making preservation accessible to all institutions with Rosetta

Ex Libris begins multi-year project to migrate Rosetta, a preservation and digital asset management solution to the cloud platform

June 2023

Get It Now Add-on expands Rapido options for fulfilling user requests

No borrowing request should go unfilled. When a user initiates an article request and the article cannot be found at another library, the new Get It Now Add-on from CCC allows Rapido members to purchase the article with just two clicks, and without leaving the Rapido interface.

June 2023

Ex Libris and Innovative Users Groups Host Successful Conferences

User groups for Ex Libris and Innovative hosted their annual North American conferences earlier this month; the Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) gathered in Los Angeles, California, while the Innovative Users Group (IUG) met in Phoenix, Arizona.

May 2023

A Unified Approach to Fulfill a Library’s Strategic Plan

The challenges of both digital transformation and the pandemic have impacted everyone within the library – from library leadership, middle management, to frontline staff. Each has caused libraries to assess where and how they are operating today, but more importantly think about how they should evaluate and prepare for the future.

May 2023

Can new technologies reduce bias? A webinar discussion on innovation

Last month, Ex Libris and Innovative, both part of Clarivate, hosted professor and author Orly Lobel for an engaging conversation on new innovations in technology. Lobel advocates for a pragmatic approach to new technologies. She challenges us to explore how organizations and individuals can effectively harness these technologies to foster equality and create a better future.

May 2023

UCL Enhances Student Experience with Revamped App ‘UCL Go’

In a move to enhance the student digital experience, University College London (UCL) recently revamped its mobile campusM app. One of campusM's earliest adopters in 2012, in 2022 UCL reevaluated and repositioned the app to better serve its student body.

May 2023

100 libraries simplify the discovery of external collections

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to celebrate that the resource sharing solution Rapido has welcomed 100 member institutions, after only a year on the market. Libraries worldwide use Rapido to help students more easily access other libraries' collections.

May 2023

What role does the library play in adopting and furthering DEI initiatives?

The adoption of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles is becoming widespread in academic institutions globally. Among these institutions, libraries are at the forefront of practical exploration and action on this issue.

May 2023

Three Liberal Arts Colleges in Maine Select Alma and Primo for a Shared Library Services Platform

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is pleased to announce that three prestigious liberal arts colleges in Maine – Bates, Bowdoin and Colby Colleges – selected Ex Libris Alma and Primo to improve their library services, and provide a better user experience for students, faculty, and staff. The colleges will go live on their new system this summer.

May 2023

Discover Top Tech Trends to Attract and Fulfill User Expectations

Academic libraries serve as a crucial resource for connecting users with the content necessary for their studies and work. However, user expectations are often shaped by the convenience and ease they experience with consumer platforms or newly emerging AI tools like ChatGPT. Join us for an online discussion live hear from peers about new approaches, technologies, and methods that links the institutions’ education mission and users’ expectations for convenience.

May 2023

Over 700 participants Come Together for Knowledge Days, Developers Day+, and the ELUNA 2023 Annual Meeting

This week, over 700 participants are coming together at the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Los Angeles, California for three coordinated events: Knowledge Days hosted by Ex Libris, and Developers Day+ and the ELUNA 2023 annual conference hosted by the Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA). Over the course of five days, the combined events offer nearly 200 sessions led by library professionals and Ex Libris staff.

April 2023

Liverpool University empowers students with a wider world of resources

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is delighted to announce that the University of Liverpool has integrated Rapido, its new intuitive borrowing solution designed for modern library experiences.

April 2023

Elevate your library’s role across campus

Today’s academic librarians are stepping beyond internal reports on service and resource usage and demonstrating the library’s role in research, teaching and learning. Discover how simple to implement services can support your library to streamline processes, improve transparency and deliver insights about the library’s pivotal role on campus.

April 2023

Upcoming InCites and Alma integration enhances collection development reporting

Combining bibliometric data with collection data to better inform collection development can be challenging. The new integration between Alma and InCites Benchmarking & Analytics enables mutual customers of both services to conduct multi-faceted collection development and utilization analyses with little effort or manual start-up.

April 2023

Huddersfield U takes its ILL turnaround time from 2-5 days to 9 hours

Always on the lookout for ways to improve their services, Huddersfield University has recently integrated RapidILL into its suite of solutions to automate its interlibrary-loan request processing. In 6 months only, the University has seen its average turnaround time drop from 2-5 days to 9 hours.

April 2023

Why I Like ELUNA

Guest post by Bill Slauenwhite, Manager, Novanet – A Consortium of Libraries At the core of any ELUNA conference are the sessions by Ex Libris product users tackling, solving, and sharing real-world solutions for real-world problems. The sharing of ideas and solutions is what makes ELUNA valuable, and I have always returned from the conference with several new ideas to implement that have already been stress-tested and refined at another Ex Libris site.

April 2023

Insights and Highlights about the Ex Libris Knowledge Days at ELUNA 2023

The Ex Libris Knowledge Days is always a highly anticipated event preceding the ELUNA Annual Meeting. Are you planning to attend the Ex Libris Knowledge Days at ELUNA 2023? If so, you are in for an exciting and informative experience! This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in learning more about Ex Libris products and solutions, as well as networking with other professionals in the field.

March 2023

Virtual Customer Panel presented by Library Journal

Power Extraordinary User Experiences with Integrated Online Academic Library Services Academic library users expect the online experience and interactions with the library ecosystem to be easy, fast and personalized. Meet and hear from peers who are empowering their users by building rich, integrated online ecosystems that streamline the user journey and simplify library workflows.

March 2023

Linda Hall Library partners with Rapido to make +1M research titles available

“In an average year, we receive over 39,000 document delivery and interlibrary loan requests with an average fill-rate of over 70%. While we have been very successful in providing access to researchers all over the world, Rapido offers the opportunity to broaden our reach to a new audience and improve services.” Jane Davis, Linda Hall Library

March 2023

Establish the library as a partner for student success- in English & Spanish!

Wouldn’t it be great if students could access all their course materials, resources available from the library, and any other resources of any type through the course page in their learning management system? Now they can, with Leganto. Leganto enables faculty members and library staff to collect physical, electronic, and digital resources from across the university, library, and web in one resource list.

March 2023

Inspirational webinar – Orly Lobel to present on how technology can ensure a better world

Join us April 27, 2023, at 8 a.m. PDT for an insightful webinar hosted by University of San Diego Warren Distinguished Professor of Law Orly Lobel as she explores the potential of promoting diversity and inclusion through design.

March 2023

ELUNA 2023 Annual Meeting

We are very excited about the 2023 ELUNA events coming up this May 8-12. The conference will bring librarians and technology professionals together with a wide range of Ex Libris staff. It will offer a platform for participants to share best practices, and to learn about the latest developments in Ex Libris products and services.

March 2023

USF is personalizing the digital experience with campusM

The University of San Francisco (USF) implemented campusM in June 2022. In addition to utilizing the app’s out-of-the-box features to give students visibility into their daily tasks and schedule, USF has leveraged the app’s developer tools to improve accessibility across campus and to streamline the delivery of real-time information.

March 2023

Transparent borrowing journey for students at the University of Derby

The University of Derby takes a new step towards modernizing the resource-sharing experience at the library. Students have now access to a world of resources at their fingertips with Rapido. “Rapido has truly helped make the discovery and attainment of resources easier and more transparent for our students.”

February 2023

Riga Stradiņš University uses campusM to meet mobile expectations

The campusM student engagement platform has helped RSU to: Meet student mobile expectations, customize with ease, incorporate the student voice into their digital strategy and delegate access to allow students and staff to manage different parts of the app.

February 2023

University of Delaware Selects Ex Libris Unified Suite of Services

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate plc (NYSE:CLVT), is pleased to announce that the University of Delaware (UD) has selected Ex Libris Alma®️ for library management, Primo for library resource discovery, Leganto™️ for course resource delivery, and Esploro for research information management.

February 2023

Three More Content Providers Supporting Ex Libris Quicklinks

The addition of American Society for Microbiology, Edinburgh University Press, and INFORMS, brings the total number of Quicklinks supporting providers up to thirty-one. Quicklinks takes user convenience and linking to a new level within Primo and Summon, by enabling users to go directly to the full text with one click.

February 2023

Alma Analytics – “Become an Expert” webinar series

Starting in mid-February and running through early April, this free webinar series, comprised of eight 90-minute sessions, will provide learning opportunities for Alma Analytics operators at all levels. These sessions include information on using Analytics to manage inventory, monitor Acquisitions and Fulfillment activities and more.

February 2023

Provide Access to Library Collections and Services on the Go

Learn first-hand how the University Libraries the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) address users’ digital expectations by providing access to library content and services via the Ex Libris’ Library Mobile app.

January 2023

2023 Product Roadmaps Available

Ex Libris is maintaining the same pace of innovation to enhance its library software services in the upcoming year. Find out what's planned in 2023 across the library service roadmaps to help librarians become more efficient, provide better patron experiences, and deliver impact across the institution.

January 2023

Read how Imperial College London enhances collaboration between library and academic staff to show the power of their library services

Teaching and learning have changed, and the shift to hybrid learning forces libraries to accelerate services related to course materials and provide alternatives to physical resources. Additionally, keeping students engaged is a huge challenge that libraries face nowadays and giving them direct access to content without leaving their learning environments, is a key.

January 2023

The Key to Streamlining the Purchase of Course Materials.

the library team at the University of Edinburgh leverages the Ex Libris Leganto course resource list solution and Rialto, a comprehensive academic marketplace.

January 2023

ELUNA 2023 – Submit a proposal and registration details

Call for proposals and early-bird registration are open for the Ex Libris-Users of North America (ELUNA) 2023 Annual Meeting. Join 1,000+ library colleagues, from May 9-12, 2023, for the first annual in-person meeting since 2019. Call for proposals are due by January 20 and early-bird registration ends on April 3. Remember, any Ex Libris-customer can attend.

January 2023

Three Additional Content Providers Supporting Ex Libris Quick links

Ex Libris has collaborated with three new content providers to support Quicklinks. The addition of American Chemical Society, Cambridge University Press, and 高等教育出版社 (Higher Education Press) brings the total number up of supporting providers up to twenty-eight. Quicklinks takes user convenience and linking to a new level within Primo and Summon, by enabling users to go directly to the full text with one click.

December 2022

University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo

Ex Libris®, part of Clarivate, is pleased to announce that University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium (USMAI) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library services platform and Primo for search and discovery.

November 2022

New Journal Citation Indicator Cloud App

A new Ex Libris JCR Cloud App was released in November 2022 for integrating with the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) of the Web of Science. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI), ranks journals by their citation impact and displays this ranking for subscribed Web of Science journals. Alma staff users can easily download the Cloud App from the Cloud App Center..

November 2022

Customers celebrate the 10th birthday of Alma

Boston College deployed Alma ten years ago, becoming the first customer to go live and embrace the new frontier of resource management. Now Alma delivers value to more than 2,200 customers worldwide and continues to evolve with the support of the growing community. Listen to well wishes of librarians gathering at the recent IGeLU Annual Conference as they celebrate its birthday milestone.

November 2022

New enhancements for Rapido customers

The November release for Rapido includes some notable features delivering more impact for both librarians and patrons. The Article Galaxy Add-on, a Cloud App, can check whether an article is available for acquisition, including pricing information, using Reprints Desk. Another enhancement delivers you the ability to push borrowing requests for further processing in Relais.

November 2022

New report: Supporting academic research

With opportunities for open access and interdisciplinary collaboration, there are new challenges in demonstrating the real-world impact of research and diversifying revenue streams for funding. We worked with Alterline, an independent research agency, to assess the experience of researchers and senior members of university research offices.

November 2022

‘Under pressure’ research offices seek to diversify funding

Searching for funding is a ‘heavy burden’ for academics and research offices alike, survey finds. Our new study on understanding the challenges of supporting academic research revealed some interesting results. 37% of research office leaders feel that diversifying income is a priority in 2022.

October 2022

Consortial Approaches to Next Generation Resource Sharing

Listen to the recording to learn how Rapido delivers greater impact to enhance the user experience, fulfill requests faster, and expand resource sharing communities.

October 2022

Experience Library Mobile as a patron

Library Mobile has integrations with Ex Libris Alma, Primo, Leganto, an intuitive library events calendar, targeted push notifications and content and more.

October 2022

Leganto achieves a global milestone

The Leganto course resource list solution is now used by 300 institutions in 35 countries.

October 2022

Twenty-five content providers now support Ex Libris Quicklinks

Ex Libris continues to collaborate with content providers to take user convenience and linking to a new level through Quicklinks.

October 2022

Refreshed and new Web of Science content in the Central Discovery Index

With more than 80 million articles, the Web of Science content and its frequent updates enhance CDI metadata to deliver more relevant search results in both Primo and Summon.

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