Selecting a Shared 21st Century Management System

Authors

Al Cornish, Washington State UniversityFollow
Richard Jost, University of Washington LibrariesFollow
Xan Arch, Reed CollegeFollow

Abstract

This paper describes the factors that led the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a 37 institution academic library consortium in the Pacific Northwest, to move to a shared library management system. The steps that the Alliance and its 37 member libraries took over a period of years are summarized, including the work of several research and planning groups and a formal Request for Information process. A subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP) process ended in the selection of Ex Libris Alma management system and Primo discovery services for Alliance libraries. The paper also describes the Alliance’s vision for the shared library management system, including collaborative technical services and cooperative collection development.

Recommended Citation

Cornish, Al; Jost, Richard; and Arch, Xan (2013) "Selecting a Shared 21st Century Management System," Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 3.

Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol5/iss1/3