Rialto
Resources from a wide range of leading publishers
Rialto provides a centralized vendor-neutral marketplace for the purchase of ebooks.
Extensive Ex Libris partnerships with publishers and platforms ensure that the Rialto marketplace is diverse and up to date. As we expand these partnerships, libraries have seamless access to an ever-increasing catalogue of content they need.
AI-assisted analytics for informed decision-making
Rialto saves librarians time and effort with AI-powered title searches and custom recommendations for selection, acquisition, and access.
ExpandRecommendations can be tailored to meet your library’s unique needs, with Rialto’s analytics and AI capabilities constantly refining results based on past purchases and patron engagement. Librarians can easily and quickly review the titles and make informed decisions as to the best option for current and future fulfillment decisions.
The Rialto roadmap includes expanding its AI capabilities to offer broader decision-making assistance. Alongside a recommendation to acquire items from the Rialto marketplace, the system might suggest alternatives such as borrowing from the institution’s resource sharing network, providing students with an open access version, or other options.
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Rialto simplifies collection development by integrating workflows, informed fulfillment, and a unified marketplace.
ExpandCollection development today requires coordinating among multiple data sources, multi-step processes, and various stakeholders. It can be a highly siloed and labor-intensive process, with library staff spending too much time stitching everything together in an effort to make informed collection decisions.
Rialto completely rewrites that equation, with more efficient and streamlined collection development based on cross-system analytics. Librarians are able to make better decisions, with greater insight – and save time doing so.
Read LessDirect and instant access to all library systems
Rialto boosts productivity with seamless end-to-end fulfillment, fully integrated with Alma and other library solutions like Rapido and Leganto.
ExpandRialto surfaces and directly incorporates essential data — such as Alma library holdings and Leganto reading list information — to ensure the best decisions are made based on predefined budget constraints and specific user needs. The tightly integrated resource management and marketplace solutions empower libraries to enhance productivity, improve user experience, and focus more on providing strategic services.
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Insights and feedback from the community are invaluable as we continue to shape Rialto’s future
ExpandWe are committed to collaborating with our user community as Rialto grows and develops. Working closely with members of the Rialto Working Group ensures we can continue to bring value to libraries worldwide based on real-world feedback and user insights.
Read LessRialto
Resources from a wide range of leading publishers
Extensive Ex Libris partnerships with publishers and platforms ensure that the Rialto marketplace is diverse and up to date. As we expand these partnerships, libraries have seamless access to an ever-increasing catalogue of content they need.
AI-assisted analytics for informed decision-making
Recommendations can be tailored to meet your library’s unique needs, with Rialto’s analytics and AI capabilities constantly refining results based on past purchases and patron engagement. Librarians can easily and quickly review the titles and make informed decisions as to the best option for current and future fulfillment decisions.
The Rialto roadmap includes expanding its AI capabilities to offer broader decision-making assistance. Alongside a recommendation to acquire items from the Rialto marketplace, the system might suggest alternatives such as borrowing from the institution’s resource sharing network, providing students with an open access version, or other options.
Read LessCost-effective, equitable and integrated processes
Collection development today requires coordinating among multiple data sources, multi-step processes, and various stakeholders. It can be a highly siloed and labor-intensive process, with library staff spending too much time stitching everything together in an effort to make informed collection decisions.
Rialto completely rewrites that equation, with more efficient and streamlined collection development based on cross-system analytics. Librarians are able to make better decisions, with greater insight – and save time doing so.
Read LessDirect and instant access to all library systems
Rialto surfaces and directly incorporates essential data — such as Alma library holdings and Leganto reading list information — to ensure the best decisions are made based on predefined budget constraints and specific user needs. The tightly integrated resource management and marketplace solutions empower libraries to enhance productivity, improve user experience, and focus more on providing strategic services.
Read LessShaping Rialto’s future together
We are committed to collaborating with our user community as Rialto grows and develops. Working closely with members of the Rialto Working Group ensures we can continue to bring value to libraries worldwide based on real-world feedback and user insights.
Read LessRialto’s Ebook Marketplace
When it comes to purchasing ebooks, choice is essential. With Rialto, your library can search, select, and order from more than 20 leading publisher and aggregator platforms within a single, easy-to-use marketplace. We’re continuously expanding our network of providers to ensure libraries have even more options to meet their evolving needs.
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The future of Rialto is the future of collection development, with informed fulfillment and an expanded marketplace. Make better decisions, support your users and patrons more thoroughly, and adopt a cost-effective solution
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Rialto is an ebook marketplace of publishers and aggregator platforms. Currently, we are significantly expanding the Rialto offering with tools to enhance collection development and library workflows.
Rialto will soon expand from a selection and acquisition tool to a broader informed fulfillment solution, backed by analytics and recommendations, to help libraries make the best decisions for their institution and users.
Rialto offers ebook content from many publishers and aggregators, with over 3 million unique titles. You can use Rialto to purchase from any of our other publisher-direct platforms. We also look forward to growing our publisher partnerships to bring you more publishers in the future.
In addition, we will be expanding Rialto beyond purchasing to help you make informed fulfillment decisions. The new areas covered by Rialto will foster collaboration across departments, ensuring that decisions about acquisitions and collections are informed by diverse perspectives and aligned with the broader goals of the institution. This reflects a more inclusive and strategic approach to collection management, empowering the entire institution to play a role.
Our vision for Rialto includes enhancing the marketplace with broader publisher coverage, data-driven collection insights, and AI-powered recommendations. Rialto will expand from title selection and collection development to an informed fulfilment solution, empowering libraries to make the best decisions for their institutions, better support student needs, and ensure timely, cost-effective access to essential resources.
Rialto acts as a bridge, seamlessly connecting with other Ex Libris solutions. Its goal is to simplify and unify librarians’ workflows, making day-to-day tasks more efficient. Rialto will continue to offer deeply integrated workflows across our platform, delivering value and efficiency to libraries so they can better serve their users.