No code, no problem: Automate library workflows with ease

Flinders University Case Study

hbz and the North Rhine-Westphalian Scientific Libraries Unify with Alma

Putting students first: How MacEwan University modernized resource sharing with Rapido

University of Rochester - Pioneering Discovery with the NDE UI

The Bavarian State Library’s Journey with Alma’s Library Open Workflows

The California State University System-Consortial Success with the Alma Library Platform

Los Rios Libraries - Empowering Automation and Efficiency with Alma’s Library Open Workflows

“Our Rialto implementation was really straightforward”

Jacqui Evans
Charles Sturt University

“As soon as we implemented Leganto, we began using it to manage informed purchases of materials for teaching, with our integrated, cross-team workflow seamlessly handling requests.”

Angela Laurins
The University of Edinburgh

“There are a lot of clicks to ordering through Alma, I could see that Rialto would save me a lot of time.”

Bonnie Hauser
St. Edwards's University

“I’d love to say choosing Rialto was the result of a big event, but really it was a process.”

John Lassiter
Georgia Northwestern Technical College

“The process for us was exceptionally easy, because the Rialto team did all the configurations for us”

Neil O’brien
National University of Ireland

“We are very focused on usability, flexibility, and equity of access—and that also contributes to one of the reasons we selected Rialto”

Richard Levy
UniSA

“UCLAN already implemented Ex Libris Alma and Leganto, so Rialto was the obvious next step”

Juliet Ibbotson
UCLAN

“By staying true to these values, we created a search and discovery experience that balances usability, flexibility, and innovation.”

Early adopter
Clarivate

“Switching to Leganto was a lot easier than I anticipated”

Justin Hill
Temple University

“RapidILL was the perfect service at just the right time.”

François Renaville
University of Liège

“When I learned that there was an API available for our university's library, I thought, ‘Fantastic! 
 This gives my research team the ability to create experimental search interfaces using real data.”

Dr. Orland Hoeber
University of Regina

"the implementation discussions with the Ex Libris team, we engaged in direct conversations about how to adapt existing tasks to the new system and streamline our workflows"

Library Staff
National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

“The university has an overarching aim of connecting globally, and Rapido helps us achieve that."

Stacey Brown
Nottingham Trent University

"For us... it’s about being able to quickly step in, understand what’s going on, and have conversations."

Kevin Braim
St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London

"Attendance capture is one of the best engagement indicators."

Rupert Frankum
University of Plymouth

"The number of registered users since the launch of Alma and Primo has increased by almost 20,000 - it's great!"

Jaroslav Sivák
Charles University

“Thank you to the Clarivate team for leading and supporting the UNE Library’s implementation of Rapido!”

Rebecca Higgins
University of New England

“Sourcing and filling each request in Rapido takes few steps compared to the multiple steps involved with our old system”

Roshan Thapa
Charles Sturt University

"Having an open solution is important because it allows us to connect all of our systems to other systems across campus."

Eduardo Prieto
University of Miami

"The last Alma release is very exciting. It's a major milestone for Ex Libris in the Linked Data development."

Xiaoli Li
University of California, Davis

"When we migrated to Alma in 2018, one of our goals was to have one system to manage everything."

Jamen McGranahan
Vanderbilt University

“We wanted a system that could handle the complex nature of our consortia.”

Wendy Ellis
Florida Virtual Campus Library Services

"Our staff can go pull it, scan it, and send to them in a lot easier and faster method."

Jane Davis
Linda Hall Library

"By making full use of the options offered by campusM, we can bring a real game changer in communication practices with the generation of students born in the age of smartphones."

Philippe Federici
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

"Alma benefits me in all aspects of e-resource management."

Danielle Ostendorf
Colorado School of Mines

“[Rapido] makes the process as seamless as accessing items in the library’s own collection.”

Jennifer Young
East Tennessee State University

“We were looking for certain requirements and Alma met all those criteria.”

Van Duong
Royal Melbourne Hospital

"In the last three years, we’ve seen growth of 40% of faculty members using Leganto."

The Library Team
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

"...I can't imagine life or work without Alma. Too many things have changed...When we wanted to trigger the shift from print to electronic and digital, we did that with Alma."

Gijs Noels
LIBIS

“With all the change we have seen … you can’t wait too long to adapt. Every five years, at least, you have to put everything on the table and rethink, from scratch.”

François Renaville
University of Liège

"The unique full integration with Alma allows people to serendipitously find our content while searching the catalogue."

Alison Harvey
Cardiff University

“Primo was the one place where we could integrate all the different resources that we have and give differentiated access to the different user groups.”

Knut Bøckman
Royal Danish Library

"With Rapido, requests arrive in a more timely manner, and we’ve reduced our price per item."

Peggy Glatthaar
Florida Gulf Coast University

“We saw a 300% usage increase, but we didn't feel that as a staff team.”

Heather Cripps
University of Derby

"I don't think we would have been able to do a lot of the things that we've done without that type of customization framework."

Allen Jones
The New School Library and Archives

"The adoption of Ex Libris Leganto... has led to significant improvements in workflows and streamlined access to the university library resources."

Silvia Trevenzoli
University of Verona

“The immediacy of the data with campusM...means we can get early intervention going right away.“

Gary Brewerton
Loughborough University

"Creating a seamless experience where we take analytics and the actions in Alma and turn them into one."

Raphael Gabbay
Ex Libris, Part of Clarivate

“Whatever problems you have, don't let interlibrary loan be one of them.”

Kip Darling
Birmingham City University

"Users go to Primo, find the article, and make the request right there."

Jane Campbell
St Olaf College

"It has saved so much time and effort now that we have a cloud-based system."

Molly Beisler
University of Nevada - Reno

"Alma lets us get materials out so much faster and so much easier"

Matthew Farthing
Washtenaw Community College

"There's a lot of benefits with Rialto and I think just that transparency right there makes it worth investigating Rialto."

Jennifer Matthews
Rowan University

“It has been a really big shift.. yet this was the smoothest implementation I’ve ever been through.”

Jane Davis
Linda Hall Library

"Requests [are processed] directly, without any intervention needed by ILL staff."

Rachel Watters
University of Wisconsin-Madison Library

"Linked Data is a new technology and this is an important next step in the future of libraries."

Itai Veltzman
Ex Libris, Part of Clarivate

"Now, students go straight to Primo, expand their results and get their materials"

Swetta Abeyta
Saint Mary's College of California

"The features that excite me most about Alma are automated holdings, Alma Analytics, and the quarterly releases of new functionality."

Charlie Remy
Dartmouth Library

"Our goal is to make the network open to any library using any integrated library system"

Katie Birch
Ex Libris, part of Clarivate

"[Leganto] puts us in a position to be at the very forefront of course creation"

Erin Beach
Northeastern University

“A small library can use Alma effectively and efficiently.”

Karen WaitE
Spokane Community College

"We want to ensure that our patrons get the right materials for their studies as quickly as possible"

Christopher Lee
California State University System

"My favorite thing in Alma is analytics, it's so powerful, it really helps me with assessment and figuring out how we want to change our services..."

Christina Hennessey
California State University - Northridge

“…It was refreshing that the project was as quick as it was and that we were able to go live as fast as we did”

Shelly Hypes
University of North Carolina

"Rapido brings resource sharing to student searches, and they don’t have to do anything else"

Matt Cox
University of Derby

“Because we pay a set fee annually for RapidILL, we now have no limits on the number of articles and chapters our users can request.”

Will Grady, Collection Services Librarian
Manchester Metropolitan University

“We've seen higher engagement in submissions, and can see the better user experience in those figures.”

Dr Rachel Schulkins
University of Liverpool

"Among the many compliments we receive from [students], the one we hear the most is 'Thanks for supplying so quickly."

Kip Darling, Library Supervisor
Birmingham City University

"campusM has been flexible in being able to meet the needs of our students."

Bill Young ,Vice President of Digital Transformation and CIO
Butler Community College

“We've had people saying that they’ve booked a study space on their commute, The feedback has been really positive.”

Angela Walker
The University of Salford Library

“…we needed an enterprise system to support our course materials with a consistent process … Leganto had exactly what we needed.”

Director of Library Enterprise Systems
Research University

"The question that we’re trying to solve with the app is: how can we make it easier for them to make the most of these opportunities?"

David Goddard, Head of Digital Experience
University College London

“Our average turnaround time for articles was somewhere between 2-5 days, now they are coming in around 9 hours. That’s absolutely brilliant."

Chris Beevers
University of Huddersfield

“Leganto is extremely versatile, and extremely easy to use.”

Ben Hogben
Ithaca College

“Our continuously expanding knowledge of the new system allows us to improve our workflows, everyday IT skills, and user experience."

Sara Melchior, Art Library Manager
documenta archiv

“We want to be that helping hand that gets you where you need to go.”

Dave Hyman
University of San Francisco

“The campusM portal is a one stop-shop for all our students’ needs.“

Jānis Laizāns
Riga Stradiņš University

“The goal was to make the digital experience as seamless as possible.”

Joseph Namey
University of North Florida

“As soon as we implemented Leganto, we began using it to manage informed purchases of materials for teaching, with our integrated, cross-team workflow seamlessly handling requests.”

Angela Laurins, Library Learning Services Manager
The University of Edinburgh

Explore how SBART improves user experience and increases visibility using Alma & Primo

SBART

"Rapido brought circulation and ILL staff into a closer working relationship."

Rachel Watters, Director of Resource Sharing
University of Wisconsin-Madison

"When you take a look at Alma and what Alma can do and how that can be restructured that can open your mind to new possibilities."

Julie Kane
Washington & Lee University

"The University of Siena decided to go live with Alma, joining other universities in our region."

Guido Badalamenti
The University of Siena

“Together with all of my colleagues in the network, and of course with the help of Ex Libris, we overcame all problems"

Wolfgang Hamedinger
OBVSG

Ex Libris is privileged to be part of the DP community and is proud to share a case study of a unique institution, TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology.

Micky Lindlar
TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology

"We've been able to do a lot of streamlined workflows with the same amount of staff, and we really appreciated working with the tools."

Pascal Calarco
University of Windsor

"During the Covid-19 pandemic the library was one of the few services that continued to be open and to serve patrons and the whole community.”

François Renaville
University of Liège

Find out how campusM is helping students at TCTC get to the right information at the right time to take the right action.

Luke VanWingerden & Dr. Mark Dougherty
Tri-County Technical College

“We have the best possible relationship with Ex Libris, as we share exactly the same objective - creating valued services for our faculty.”

Ming-Jiu Hwang
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

"Collaboration with Ex Libris has been a journey of true partnership, which we hope will continue into the future."

Thomas Marty
The Swiss Library Service Platform

“After the curation is over, the output lives on.…The lists and resources are used after the fact in all kinds of ways, so the students leave a lasting legacy.”

Catherine Stephen
University of Surrey

"Centralizing resource sharing through one platform gave Brandeis a better experience while lowering the administration burden."

Mark Paris
Brandeis University

“This API is exactly what we were hoping for ever since we migrated to Alma.”

Brian Yost
Hope College

“The campusM App Manager makes it really easy to set up this type of survey and run with it."

David Gilani
Middlesex University

"Alma Analytics help highlight the value of the library's collections."

Simon Huggard
Swinburne University

“The list of things we like about Alma is quite long – and getting longer, as we still have more to discover."

Bas Vat
Leiden University

"The implementation of Library Mobile app allows us to be more available to our students and to provide them with all the necessary support."

Eric Lams
The Library of the University of the Littoral Côte d’Opale

"What I really enjoy is the worldwide community. It makes you aware that even as a small library you are not alone.“

Christian Kieslinger
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

“RapidILL was the perfect service at just the right time.”

François Renaville
University of Liège

“We were given a very good hand from Ex Libris project management and then we managed the migration well.”

Falk Hartwig
The Nuremberg University of Music

"Thanks to the Alma Community Zone, we could activate or deactivate sections of our ebook inventory at any time."

Bettina Kaldenberg
Library of the University of Mannheim

“The ability to coherently manage these various constellations of licenses and patron types was one of the reasons we selected Alma."

Knut Bøckman
The Royal Danish Library

"Thanks to the possibilities provided by APIs, Alma is well prepared for the future.”

Leon Krauthausen, System Librarian
Freie Universität Berlin

“Ex Libris solutions helped us broaden the use of technology within the library and provide innovative learning experiences for our students.”

Dr. Brandon A. Owens
Fisk University

Taking Resource Sharing to the Next Level with Rapido

Peta Hopkins, Jessie Donaghey, Sarah Fredline
Bond University

"Ex Libris Alma checks off all the boxes to meet our needs and leaves us with a lot of room for growth in the future."

Judith Drescher
Molloy College

“The ability for students to use both mobile apps and web browser to interact as a single platform is very powerful.”

Rabindra Das
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

"The Alma platform has proven to be an excellent library system, smoothly integrating with other university systems."

Dalia Mendelsson
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

"The major benefit is the automated processing which allows borrowing requests to be fulfilled without staff mediation."

Jacinda Boivin
University of Otago

"During the first term with Leganto, almost 47,000 students were accessing reading lists in nearly 1,000 courses."

University of Sydney

"Alma has provided a different vision of the future of health libraries, allowing us to explore services beyond what we’ve previously considered."

Chris Parker
The Prince Charles Hospital Library

"The Alma-based workflow is quick and efficient, from licensing all the way to getting the right content into the hands of our students."

Sarah Falls
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

“Alma has made it possible for us to adapt our services and workflows so that we can operate effectively in an online environment."

Jane Saunders
University of Leeds

"When you take a look at what Alma can do, and how that can be restructured, that can open your mind for new possibilities for your entire work life."

Julie Kane
Washington and Lee University

"The library with the largest collection in Australia needed to streamline integration for accurate archival management."

Lynne Billington
State Library of New South Wales

“Find out why an academic library at a specialist college transformed its services and operations through Alma, Primo and Leganto."

Laura Pilsel
Harper Adams University

Unifying systems and workflows with Alma at the Library of Ara Institute of Canterbury

Claire Brocklehurst
Ara Institutue of Canterbury

New authentication process simplifies admin and user experiences

Stephen Dashfield, Claire Hammersley
University of Derby

Supporting the Imperial College Library Mission with Ex Libris Higher-Ed Cloud Solutions

Katherine Rose, Katharine Thompson, James Garry
Imperial College, London

The Leganto-Rialto workflow: The key to streamlining the purchase of course materials

Angela Laurins and Elize Rowan
The University of Edinburgh

Hear how Rapido meets the vision for resource sharing for some leading librarians

Mark Parris, Curran Riley, Dan Taylor
Brandeis University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ithaca College,

Promoting Student Affordability with Leganto

Kelly Ann Sam
Reserves Coordinator, California State University San Marcos

Librarians from Brandeis University and Ithaca College talk about leaving their previous resource sharing systems and moving to Rapido.

Mark Paris, Dan Taylor
Brandeis University, Ithaca College

How Rapido works at a large institute with 13 campuses and part of the big ten group of libraries.

Katie Sanders
Library Systems Administrator, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Leganto Solution as a Facilitator in Cross Team Collaboration

Sarah Bateup & Moraig Vuurman
Faculty Librarian, Technology Enhanced Learning Designer, Bond University

Turning resource sharing into a streamlined, user-friendly process helped benefit staff and patrons while reducing Ithaca College's costs.

Dan Taylor
Library Systems Specialist, Ithaca College

"campusM allows us to stay connected and maintain an engaging and unique experience."

Francisco Esteban
University of Barcelona

Alma for Digital Resources Provides Critical Digital-Based Access at the University of Liège

François Renaville, Paul Thirion, Fabienne Prosmans, Stéphanie Simon
University of Liège

Alma as Part of a Strategy to Become an International-Level Institution

Celine Qiu
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

PNW seniors use campusM sandbox to improve wayfinding services

George Stefanek, Carol Coupet
Purdue University Northwest

University of Mpumalanga Brings Together Two Academic Libraries with Alma

Zanele Mathe
University of Mpumalanga

Streamlining Student Access to Course Resources

Linnaeus University

Unifying Library Services Across Several Small Campuses

Alison Harding
UWTSD

Students, Faculty & Staff Get the Most Out of Interlibrary Loan

Joy Pohlman
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Efficiently delivering course resources and managing copyright licensing

Margaret Ann Trotter
Vanderbilt University

Increasing OER use and lowering student costs

Rosemary Arneson
University of Mary Washington

Alma & Summon at Johnson County Community College

Michael Frisbie
Johnson County Community College

Smart & Efficient Interlibrary Loan at Harvard Library with RapidILL

Leila Smith
Harvard University

Partnering with academics and educational developers

Alison Neil
University of New South Wales

Demonstrating and Deepening the Library's Value with Ex Libris Higher-Ed Solutions

Helen Woolfries
Kingston University London

Alma & Primo at Vanderbilt University

Dale Poulter
Vanderbilt University

Alma at California State University: A Consolidation of Efficiency and Savings

Jessica Hartwigsen
California State University

A Faculty Perspective of Leganto – Making Course Resource Lists Easy

Sara Branch
Formerly an Associate Professor of Psychology

A Fulfillment Round Table: Invisible Convenience

Brian Thompson & Todd Vandenbark
University of Iowa & Wartburg College

Middlesex University Transforms Student Engagement with campusM

Mary McLaren, Student Communications Officer
Middlesex University

Greater control over copyright and improved service to faculty

Susan Lafferty
Australian Catholic University

Supporting teaching strategy and improving learning affordability

Pascal Calarco, University Librarian
University of Windsor

Leganto at the University of Edinburgh: Improving Library Productivity and Student Experience

Angela Laurins & Sarah Ames
University of Edinburgh

How can you provide a digital one-stop shop to college services for your students? Learn from Miami Dade's example.

Ewie Marais, Director of Enterprise Applications
Miami Dade College

What does a successful campus app marketing plan look like? Learn how the University of Montana launched their campusM app.

University of Montana

A Resource Sharing Round Table: How Macquarie University is Streamlining Interlibrary Loan

Tony L.H. Wai
Annette Schryver
Jim Kelly
Matthew Pinson
Macquarie University

"Our students and staff really engage with campusM. They enjoy and appreciate accessing our services directly from their devices."

Iain Bruce
Edinburgh Napier University

Rosetta at the National Library of New Zealand: Keeping the Nation’s Digital Heritage Secure and Accessible

Steve Knight
Programme Director, Preservation Research and Consultancy, National Library of New Zealand

“Because of the streamlined back-office processes, we're able to reinvest staff time in more front-facing, student-focused activities.”

Richard Milne
Robert Gordon University

Streamlining Researcher Access to Funding

Ryan Champagne
Director of Systemwide Digital Library Services, California State University

An Instructor's Perspective of Leganto: Improving Teaching & Learning Effectiveness

Dr. Siobhan MacAndrew
Psychology lecturer, Abertay University

Moving to a Modern Course-Resource List Solution

University of York

“We have a vision for how the library can help the university, and Leganto has facilitated our ability to provide that help.”

Greg Argo
Associate Director for Access & Digital Services, University of St. Thomas

Alma at the University of Wisconsin: The New UX and Consortium Collaboration

Crystal Buss
Head of Access Services, University of Wisconsin

“Leganto makes library resources more visible and showcases the library for the entire institution.”

Asbjørn Risan
BIBSYS Consortium

“Having Leganto is bringing the focus back to what the library really is, which is delivering resources and providing service.”

Jean McGuinness
Library Services Team Leader, Abertay University

"Crucially, campusM helps us communicate the Aston student experience."

Tony Lyons
Digital Project Manager, Aston University

"With Leganto it's a Year-Long Dialogue with the Academics"

Sinéad McGhee
Academic Librarian, Abertay University

Leganto at Washington State University: Impacting Learning Affordability

Blake Galbreath
Core Services Librarian, Washington State University

Primo at KU Leuven: The New Primo UI and the Primo Community

Mehmet Celik
Senior Business Consultant, KU Leuven

Leganto at University of New South Wales: Creating a Community around Course Reading Lists

Cath Ellis
Associate Dean of Education Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of New South Wales

Rosetta at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Configurable Digital Asset Management

Jenny Thoegersen
Data Curation Librarian, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Primo at City University of New York: Higher Usage of Electronic Resources and Better Indexing

Allie Verbovetskaya
Web and Mobile Systems Librarian, City University of New York