Ex Libris (Germany) is pleased to announce the signing of a contract for the implementation of the ALEPH 500™ library automation system at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK). Previously a member of the Baden-Wuertenberg library servicing network, TUK will join the ALEPH-based North-Rhine-Westphalia university libraries consortium (HBZ) at the end of this year-- becoming the twelfth HBZ participant to adopt ALEPH as its local library system. An in-depth evaluation and demonstration process including a number of library systems was held by the University from which ALEPH 500 emerged as the clear winner.
Ralph Werner Wildermuth, Head of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern Library, commented on their decision as follows: “We aim for an optimal compatibility between the network and local systems. We shall benefit from the uniformity of the two ALEPH 500 systems.”
“We welcome the University of Kaiserslautern to the rapidly expanding family of local ALEPH users and consortia in Germany,” said Michael Luetgen, General Manager of Ex Libris Germany. “We are pleased to be affiliated with this growing Rhineland-Palatinate institution which focuses on natural sciences and technology.”
About the Technical University of Kaiserslautern Library:
The Technical University of Kaiserslautern Library is the central institution that services the University's teaching and research departments. The library contains items pertaining to mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer sciences, mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering, architecture, ecology, economics, social sciences as well as holdings in other faculties.
Serving as a public scientific library to the outside community, the library offers access to 863,000 books and periodicals. During 2003, over half a million users visited the Technical University of Kaiserslautern central library and its seven branch libraries, borrowing 331,000 items and making extensive use of the university's electronic resources.
For more information about the TUK, see www.ub.uni-kl.de
About Ex Libris
Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer and provider of high-performance applications for libraries, information centers and researchers. ALEPH, the Ex Libris integrated library solution, has been installed at over 1250 sites and consortia in over 50 countries. MetaLib, the information portal for library collections, and SFX, the context-sensitive link server for heterogeneous electronic resources in the scholarly information environment, have been purchased by more than 600 institutions in 32 countries. DigiTool, a solution for constructing digital collections, and the new Verde Electronic Resource Management (ERM) system round out the Ex Libris product suite.
