Address:
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes,
England
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom
County: Buckinghamshire
Phone: (+44) (0) 19086-53138
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: The Open University Library is an Academic library.
This library is affiliated with The Open University (view map)
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The library serves a population of 83,883 FTE Enrollment.
Other Info: Member of SCONUL
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Administration: The director of the library is Gary Elliott-Cirigottis .
Organizational structure: It operates on a Non-profit financial model.
Academic Level: The library Serves an educational institution at the University level.
Affiliations: The library is a UK Higher Education institution.
| Statistics Academic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 83,883 | FTE Students |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2014 |
| Previous Automation System | Voyager | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | LIBERTAS | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Ex Libris CDI | 2014 |
| Previous Discovery Index | EBSCO Discovery Service | |
| Discovery Interface | Primo | 2014 |
| Authentication Service | EZproxy -- Local Installation | 2010 |
| Institutional Repository | EPrints | |
| Archives Management | Fedora | |
| Reading List Manager | Leganto | 2018 |
| Web Content Management | Drupal | |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | DTech | |
| RFID Tag Type | UHF | |
| RFID Tag Vendor | DTech | |
| Self-Check | D-Tech | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Alma.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 4796 |
| OCLC Symbol | HS0 |
| WorldCat Registry ID | 49954 |
| Ringgold ID | 5488 |
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 30, 2000 and was last modified on Apr 10, 2025.
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