Library Technology Guides

University of the Free State selects Alma and Primo. Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, announced that the University of the Free State in South Africa has selected the Ex Libris cloud-based unified library management and discovery services platform. Implementation of Alma and Primo will support the library's vision to be a world class digital and virtual information hub for its users. [Full Announcement].

University of the Free State is the first library in South Africa to select Serials Solutions Summon Service and 360 Link. Serials Solutions announced that the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, selected the Summon web-scale discovery service and 360 Link OpenURL link resolver to further increase the discoverability and access to its library collections. Internationally recognized for its excellence in advanced research, UFS is one of country’s oldest multi-lingual institutions serving more than 33,000 students, and the first library in South Africa to adopt the Summon™ service and 360 Link. [Full Announcement].