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
- USMAI E-News
Present and past issues of the electronic newsletter for the USMAI consortium - 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
- MetaLib (Research Port) and SFX (Find It)information
Gateway to electronic resources and link resolver - Submitting RX Requests and Trouble Reporting
Emergencies, 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.
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
- 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
- WorldCat Local (powerpoint presentation)
- WorldCat Local Demonstration Part I
- WorldCat Local Demonstration Part II
- 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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