Talis is delighted to announce that England's newest University, the University of Cumbria, has successfully implemented the Talis Library Management Suite to manage its University libraries and innovative learning space – The Learning Gateway. The University of Cumbria was formed on 1st August 2007 following the amalgamation of St Martin's College, Cumbria Institute of the Arts, and the Cumbrian campuses of The University of Central Lancashire. The University of Cumbria has campuses in Carlisle, Penrith, Ambleside and Lancaster and a specialist teacher-education centre in London.
As the lead institution of Cumbria Higher Learning, a Distributed Learning Network for Cumbria, the University serves 17,500 students across seven library service points. The University is committed to providing an outstanding student experience, and to bringing the transformational and opportunity-giving qualities of Higher Education to all who can benefit. Key to this is the development in all students of new skills and knowledge, in a supportive learning environment, to equip them for success and fulfillment throughout their lives wherever they live and work. The University is committed to learning that is innovative, flexible and student centered, and which utilises the latest technology.
Working in partnership with the University of Cumbria, Talis has supported the merger by amalgamating the library management systems at St Martin's College, Cumbria Institute of the Arts and the Carlisle and Penrith campuses of University of Central Lancashire, into a single system that enables the University to offer high quality library services to its students.
Margaret Weaver, Head of Learning and Information Services, the University of Cumbria commented "This has been an exciting time for all involved. There has been an enormous amount of work carried out behind the scenes for us to reach this stage and this amalgamation is definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts, as envisioned by Sir Martin Harris in 2005. Our students will benefit from £145 million of new investment over the next ten years to improve their University experience. We have worked with Talis for ten years and our partnership has helped smooth the transition and formation of the University of Cumbria."
Lee Cox, Senior Manager of Services at Talis commented "We have been delighted to work with colleagues at the University of Cumbria in this major service transition. We wish them every success with the new University and look forward to continuing our partnership to help them in providing innovative library services."
Talis' Library Management System underpins over 112 academic and public libraries in the UK and Ireland. At the heart of the Talis Library Management Suite are Talis Alto and Talis Prism. Talis' software tracks the borrowing history of 8 million UK citizens and students, throughout libraries with 9,000 staff users and 2.5 million Web users. For additional information visit www.cumbria.ac.uk or to find out more about Talis' products visit www.talis.com/products.
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