2024 Core Forum

In 2022, our library migrated to a new library management system, joining an established shared implementation of Alma and Primo. Integrated resource sharing and document delivery was partially available to our user community at go-live, and expanded considerably over the following year, with the addition of a new network and new partners. In this presentation, we will share our experiences over the past two years. We will discuss challenges that we have encountered with an expanding resource sharing network - both high-level and "on the ground" for our User Services staff - and how we have worked to address them, as well as the benefits we have found. We will also share insights on how making our collections, especially our legacy physical collections, more visible has opened them to new users beyond our local community and supports the larger movement in academic libraries toward greater emphasis on sharing collections across institutions.