The mission of USMAI is to support effective access to library resources by providing and promoting a range of resource sharing services which support the objectives and maximize resources of the individual libraries of the member institutions.
About USMAI
- Members
A total of 16 libraries on the 12 campuses of the University System of Maryland and the 2 affiliated institutions of higher education in Maryland - Council of Library Directors
The governing body of the consortium - Information Technology Division
The office that supports the shared services of the consortium. - Committees, Groups and Communities of Interest
Information about the work of various consortium groups.
Services
- USMAI System Alerts
- USMAI Workplan
- Local Site Equipment Purchase Request Form: (PDF) (WORD)
- MetaLib (Research Port) and SFX (Find It)information
Gateway to electronic resources and link resolver - Submitting RX Requests and Requesting Aleph Users
Emergencies, Aleph user requests, troubleshooting, reporting problems, requesting reports, parameter change requests, etc. - Aleph Ad Hoc Reports
Reports staff can request run against the Aleph database. - Aleph Client Information
Aleph Client download and installation instructions. - Aleph Client Password Change Policy and Instructions
Provides information and instructions to help Aleph users change their Aleph passwords. This feature will be activated in Aleph Live on April 28th.
Resources by Areas of Interest
- Acquisitions Serials
- Cataloging and Database Maintenance
- Circulation, Reserves and Interlibrary Loan
- Collection Management
- Database Licensing
- Desktop Technologies
- Scholarly Communication
- User Interface
Resources of General Interest
- WorldCat Local information
- Ex Libris E-Book Report: Report from Focus Group [pdf] | Response from Ex Libris [pdf]
- Shady Grove Ad Hoc Working Group Report
- Shady Grove Report Appendices
- Report of the USMAI Serial Records Study Group
- Study Group on the Future of the USMAI Web Presence - Charge
- Study Group on the Future of the USMAI Web Presence - Report
- Study Group on the Future of the USMAI Web Presence - Criteria for Evaluation of Discovery Tools
- Ex Libris Information
- Ex Libris User Community
- V18 User Guides
- V19 User Guides
- Web 2.0 presentation video
- Mail Archive
- Aleph Tables
- Archived Webpages/Documents
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