6 November 2018
ProQuest is starting the development of the Rialto service, aimed at unifying selection and acquisition in academic libraries. Through benchmark analytics, recommendations, and a marketplace with content of all types – books, e-books, video and more – from many sources, libraries should have the tools to become more effective and efficient. Built on the Alma platform, the ProQuest Rialto tool is a collaborative project between colleagues at ProQuest and Ex Libris.
Ten universities are partnering with ProQuest to guide the development of Rialto. North American development partners are Boston University, Northeastern University, San Jose State University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Dallas and University of Windsor. Development partners from the United Kingdom are University of Edinburgh, University of Leicester, Northumbria University and Imperial College London. The intention is to recruit universities in Australia and New Zealand in early 2019.