Alma

What it does

Analytics

Alma Analytics provides reporting and data insights for library decision-making.checked 14 Nov 2026

Analytics subscription

Alma Analytics is included in an Alma subscription.checked 14 Nov 2026

Cloud delivery

Alma is presented as a cloud-based solution that provides access to new features.checked 14 Nov 2026

Community knowledge base

Alma Community Zone includes a Central KnowledgeBase of vendor offerings for electronic resources maintained by Ex Libris.checked 14 Nov 2026

Consortia

Alma supports collaborative library networks that can share metadata management and other services or manage needs independently.checked 14 Nov 2026

Integrations

Alma integrates with vendor, ERP, metadata-management, and remote-storage systems, and supports more than 200 APIs.checked 14 Nov 2026

Open standards

Alma supports standards including NCIP, SRU, z39.50, SIP2, and OAI/PMH.checked 14 Nov 2026

Primo integration

Alma and Primo share a unified backend for discovery and library workflows.checked 14 Nov 2026

Purpose

Alma is a library management system for managing library resources and materials in a unified platform.checked 14 Nov 2026

Security and compliance

Ex Libris describes a multi-tiered security model based on international protocols and standards and states it has received FedRAMP Tailored Authorization and is committed to GDPR compliance.checked 14 Nov 2026

Support documentation

Documentation includes online help, release notes, best practices, training materials, Libguides, and knowledge articles, and is freely available.checked 14 Nov 2026