Case studies

The University of Plymouth Maximizes Its bX Trial The bX scholarly recommender service from Ex Libris is the first service to provide recommendations that point to specific scholarly articles and that are based on actual usage data. Following a successful 30-day trial of bX, the University of Plymouth subscribed to the service in mid-July 2009

A 21st Century Library at Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic Library had been using the Dynix integrated library system (ILS) originally implemented in the early 1990s. With the introduction of new technologies over the years, TP library began looking for a new ILS that could utilize the latest technologies to meet the changing needs of the Polytechnic’s staff and students. The search was thus on for an ILS which would be easy for both librarians and users to navigate, as well as being customizable to suit the Library’s unique needs such as integration with other polytechnic platforms. For more Aleph case studies

Preserving Digital Heritage at the National Library of New Zealand The National Library of New Zealand identified digital preservation—a solution for storing, preserving, and providing access to the ever-growing digital heritage collection under the library’s guardianship—as an important part of its mission and one that required immediate action.

Primo Provides Vanderbilt University with a Platform to Serve User Needs   With holdings of over three million volumes, approximately 30,000 serials and journals, and a unique compilation of digital content, Vanderbilt University needed a powerful integrated discovery and delivery tool that would provide easy access to its vast collections.   For more Primo Case Studies

Linking with SFX at RWTH Aachen University Library The RWTH Aachen University central library serves as the main lending library for several branch libraries in Aachen, and a large number of departmental libraries. As such, it provides access to the information resources required for research, learning, and teaching, including over 1,200,000 printed volumes, approximately 4,000 journals, and an extensive set of high-quality electronic resources. In the mid-2000s, the library’s e-resource collection began to increase markedly. For more SFX case studies

Enabling unified access to e-resources at Vienna University Library, Austria The Vienna University Library licenses more than 1000 e-resource databases, which were made available to library users via various interfaces of different types. Library staff required a solution for federated searching of and access to all library e-resources from a single entry point. For more MetaLib case studies

Data at librarians’ fingertips with Voyager Analyzer at Arthur Lakes Library, ColoradoSchool of Mines While Voyager has continually helped the library in automating certain operational processes, recent increases in the number of reports required for addressing specific projects necessitated an investigation into alternative reporting tools. For more Voyager case studies

DigiTool Enables the University of Melbourne to Make the Most of Its Digital Collections Tasked in 2003 to take its library into the next generation of technology and service delivery, the University of Melbourne sought to broaden the institution’s search interface for all material types, with a metasearch portal and digital asset management (DAM) system.   DigiTool and MetaLib from Ex Libris were found to be the solutions of choice.

Managing Electronic Resources with Ease at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany For its user body of 1,200 students from 93 nations and 390 staff, Jacobs University’s library urgently needed an electronic resource management (ERM) solution that could provide a single point of entry from which all of the institution’s e-resources could be administered, while streamlining the management of the library’s extensive e-collection. For more Verde Case Studies