May 24, 2012
SLUB is building a digital repository of Saxony with Ex Libris Rosetta
Jerusalem, Israel—May 24, 2012. Ex Libris® Group, a world leader in the provision of library automation solutions, is pleased to announce that the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) has chosen to preserve the digital assets of the Saxon libraries with Ex Libris Rosetta. SLUB is the legal deposit library of the Free State of Saxony and works closely with the Dresden Digitization Center, one of Germany’s leading centers of mass digitization.
In collaboration with the Dresden Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing, SLUB will launch an in-house digital repository, with a view to expanding the solution to the university libraries of Saxony. ”The long-term availability of digital assets is much less in the public and media spotlight than the production and presentation of new digital information. But it is equally important,” commented Achim Bonte, deputy director general of SLUB. ”Rosetta’s wide range of functionalities, all of which comply with international standards, enable us to plan for the future with complete peace of mind.”
”We are delighted with the decision of SLUB to adopt Rosetta,” remarked Ullrich Jüngling, vice president of sales, Central and East Europe, at Ex Libris. ”Following the successful implementation of the Primo discovery and delivery solution at SLUB, we are now expanding our partnership in the direction of the long-term preservation. For us, the SLUB Dresden, with its innovative approach is an ideal partner.”
About the Saxon State Library – State and University Library Dresden (SLUB)
The Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) is one of the largest research libraries in Germany. As a classical state library it archives and collects comprehensively publications on Saxony and publications published in Saxony. As university library of the University of Technology Dresden it guarantees the information supply to a strong research university with an unusually wide range of subjects. Furthermore it fulfills important coordination and service functions to the libraries in the Free State of Saxony.
For more information see http://www.slub-dresden.de/en/home/
About Ex Libris
Ex Libris is a leading provider of automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. Offering the only comprehensive product suite for electronic, digital, and print materials, Ex Libris provides efficient, user-friendly products that serve the needs of libraries today and will facilitate their transition into the future. Ex Libris maintains an impressive customer base consisting of thousands of sites in more than 80 countries on six continents.
Dedicated to developing creative solutions in close collaboration with customers, Ex Libris enables libraries to maximize productivity and efficiency and, at the same time, greatly enhance the user experience. By empowering users to discover and obtain the information they need, libraries ensure their position as the bridge to knowledge.
For more information about Ex Libris Group, see our Web site, join us on Facebook, view our videos, and follow our Twitter page.
