(14 Feb 2025) Ex Libris™ has introduced Alma Specto, an AI-driven platform designed to enhance the management, discovery, and preservation of digital collections. This innovative tool aims to address the challenges faced by libraries in connecting their digital resources to users, such as time-consuming metadata creation and fragmented management tools.
Alma Specto leverages artificial intelligence to streamline several key processes. It includes an AI-powered metadata assistant that efficiently generates metadata at scale for digital materials, making collections more accessible. The platform also enhances user engagement by offering SEO-optimized online exhibitions and AI-generated suggestions for related materials, improving discoverability. Furthermore, Alma Specto ensures the long-term preservation of digital assets with technology designed specifically for this purpose.
The platform’s integrated approach brings together cataloging, discovery, and preservation stages, enabling libraries to focus on sharing their collections’ stories with wider audiences. Alma Specto promises to support libraries in overcoming current challenges and embracing the potential of AI to showcase their digital collections.
For more details, libraries are encouraged to watch Ex Libris’ latest webinar on how Alma Specto can transform their digital collection strategies.
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