Library System Migration Project

Alma

Using Alma as of Aug 2024: 1,814 academic libraries worldwide, including Princeton University Library, Duke University Libraries, Yale University Library.

Marshall Breeding, 2024 Library Systems Report: "Ex Libris continues as the major provider of technology products to academic, national, and other large-scale libraries. Its Alma LSP has now been selected by more than 2,500 libraries. Despite recent competition from FOLIO, Alma continues to see strong sales, securing 83 contracts in 2023. These sales include Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, which will be transitioning away from its involvement with FOLIO development; New York University; OhioLINK, a statewide network of 117 academic libraries in Ohio; University of Wyoming in Laramie; and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut."

Market share: Library Technology Guides: Alma Profile

WorldShare Management System (WMS)

Using WMS as of Aug 2024: 534 academic libraries worldwide, including Bennington College, Fachochschule Gesundheitsberufe, New York Institute of Technology, Reinhardt University, University of Balamand, University of Tulsa. Of special note, 43 theological libraries across North America use WMS under a discount program through the American Theological Library Association (Atla). 

Marshall Breeding, 2024 Library Systems Report: "WorldShare Management Services, an LSP used primarily by academic libraries, gained new subscribers last year, including Lee College in Baytown, Texas; Shorter University in Rome, Georgia; and University of Arkansas–Fort Smith. International libraries also signed for the platform in 2023, including Auckland Institute of Studies in New Zealand; Buckinghamshire New University in the UK; Canberra Institute of Technology and the Parliamentary Library in Australia; and Comfenalco Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. Last year, WorldShare Management Services rolled out more than 200 enhancements, 70% of which were the result of community input."

Market share: Library Technology Guides: WorldShare Management Services Profile

FOLIO

Using FOLIO as of Aug 2024: 173 academic libraries worldwide, including Columbia University Libraries, Amherst College Library, Lehigh University Libraries, University of Chicago Libraries. Additional FOLIO libraries.

Marshall Breeding, 2024 Library Systems Report: "EBSCO reported 128 contracts for EBSCO FOLIO in 2023, bringing total selections up to 142, with more than 100 in production. This data does not include libraries implementing FOLIO independently or through another support provider. Other major organizations that selected EBSCO FOLIO recently include Notre Dame University–Louaize located abroad in Lebanon (migrating from OCLC’s discontinued OLIB ILS); Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands (from the Virtua ILS); Oklahoma State University in Stillwater (from Alma); Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut (from the Sierra ILS); University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand (from the Horizon ILS); and University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut (from the Voyager ILS)."

Market share: Library Technology Guides: FOLIO Profile