Ton Duc Thang University Goes Live with Ex Libris Library Solutions

 August 16, 2017

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam—August 16, 2017. TED Engineering Documents JSC, sole distributor of Ex Libris library solutions in Vietnam, is happy to announce that the Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) library has successfully implemented and gone live with a number of Ex Libris library software solutions, including the Aleph^® integrated library system (ILS), Primo^® discovery and delivery solution, SFX OpenURL link resolver, and MetaLib^® gateway and metasearch solution. Along with Primo, the library will benefit from cloud-based data services such as the Primo Central Index—a mega-index of over 1.7 billion records from hundreds of global scholarly e-resources; the bX^® recommender service, which provides recommendations of related articles for further reading; and other features that facilitate exploration and serendipitous discovery.

Truong Thi Ngoc Mai, vice director of the TDTU library and a member of the coordinated implementation team, remarked, ”We are pleased to be implementing Ex Libris library solutions to provide a stable and professional back-end environment for our librarians and a unified one-stop shop for our patrons, enabling them to easily discover all print resources, digital collections, and e-resources. We are particularly thrilled by the Aleph Course Reading and Reserves module, which produces a search scope for course materials—a capability that was unavailable in our previous ILS.”

Duong Tich Dat, a developer team leader in TDTU’s Department of Computing and Computer Services and a member of the coordinated implementation team, commented, ”The openness and flexibility of the Ex Libris solutions enabled us to integrate them successfully with other management applications, such as our access control system, LDAP and single sign-on (SSO) system, training and student information, finance management systems, and elearning management system. Furthermore, Ex Libris APIs, Web Services, and comprehensive documentation will facilitate system integrations.”

Librarian To Sanya Minh Kha of the TDTU library’s Information Resource Division and a member of the coordinated implementation team noted, ”The Ex Libris solutions are in line with international standards and conform to the university’s user-oriented learning commons environment. The Aleph ILS, for example, interconnects effectively with library automation equipment such as our 24/7 RFID return system with automatic sorting and self-check stations, and librarians enjoy flexible configuration options for cataloging and circulation policies.”

Trinh Phi Cuong, head of the TDTU Department of Computing and Computer Services and leader of the coordinated implementation team, added, ”The excellent collaboration between the implementation teams from TDTU and TED overcame challenges that arose during the implementation and configuration process and brought the new library management system into operation on time as scheduled by the university.”

Ex Libris VP for Asia Pacific Ziv Benzvi commented, ”We warmly welcome Ton Duc Thang University to the expanding global Ex Libris user community, and we are delighted that TDTU is now benefiting from the Aleph ILS, Primo discovery, SFX, and MetaLib. We hope that many other academic institutions in Vietnam will follow this successful example.”

TED Engineering Documents Director Vu Sy Dzung said, ”TDTU is a young university with a strategic vision of creating a research-oriented, innovative, and friendly learning commons environment. With the Ex Libris solutions, the university is now able to provide better library services and technological facilities for patrons and lecturers.”

Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) is a public institution under the auspices of the Vietnamese General Confederation of Labor. Established in 1997, TDTU has become a prestigious name in offering training programs in Vietnam, and it is one of the first Vietnamese universities to earn an overall rating of three stars (out of five) granted by the UK’s QS Stars University Rating System (in which a mark of five stars is specifically for facilities and a mark of four stars is specifically for teaching and employability). The school received an Environmentally Friendly Campus certificate awarded by the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations and is also the first university in Vietnam to be ranked among the world’s top 200 green campus and sustainability universities by UI Greenmetric World University Ranking.

Currently, TDTU provides programs for nearly 22,000 students in 16 faculties, and graduate degrees are offered in 37 academic fields. The university also participates in 10 international collaborative college programs.

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